mattd860 162 #1 Posted February 22, 2012 My local Toro dealer that is about 1 mile from my office takes in a lot of Wheel Horse tractors for trade-ins. Last fall they took a trade-in of a 1987 418-A with plow, snow thrower, and 42" RD deck. The only problem is the 418-A transmission/pump is shot because it only goes in reverse but that's no big deal because I have a spare pump and tranny sitting in my shed. Anyways, the shop owner was asking $400 for everything which is a good deal but I still wasn't buying it. Well, last Friday I went in and slapped $300 down on the table and he agreed!! Other than the transmission, the tractor & motor are in very good condition with only 540 hours on it. The attachments, especially the deck are also in good shape although the snow thrower chain is a bit stiff because it sat outside since last September. This unit will be going to my Father who is in bad need of a hydro tractor. He currently uses a C-101 but his arthritis makes the manual lift uncomfortable. By the way..... this near perfect condition $200 find will also be installed on the tractor for my pop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 993 #2 Posted February 22, 2012 nice,this must be the one youve been asking about the tranny issues :thumbs2: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,705 #3 Posted February 22, 2012 Way to go Matt, that is keeping them alive. Thumbs up :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Crazy 23 #4 Posted February 22, 2012 Great score!! I am going to have to start going to my local Toro dealers to see if I can find anything!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheelhorse656 20 #5 Posted February 22, 2012 Nice Find hope it comes in handy for your dad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,554 #6 Posted February 22, 2012 Great deal! I bet your father will be very happy to have it! Jake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #7 Posted February 22, 2012 Looks like a great snow removal set-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #8 Posted February 22, 2012 looks mint! the 417 A had the Eaton 700 right? will you change to a 1100 tranny? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattd860 162 #9 Posted February 22, 2012 Looks like a great snow removal set-up. If only we got snow!!!!!!!!!!! what a terrible winter. looks mint! the 417 A had the Eaton 700 right? will you change to a 1100 tranny? The tractor above is a 418-A, not a 417-A. The 418-A came stock with the Eaton 1100 transmission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #10 Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome find!!! I sure wish there were more horse for sail down here in my part of the country. Good job taking care of your dad, sure hope my boys will do that for me when I get older. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smoreau 658 #11 Posted February 23, 2012 Good for you Matt! Your dad will be very happy with that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,968 #12 Posted February 23, 2012 Three hundred bucks for all that??? Ahh, NICE:) I love a deal like that :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
