VincentC 5 #1 Posted September 13, 2014 Hi Im Vincent, i'm 27yo and i breed roses for a living. Since a few days i'm the proud owner of a wheel horse 800 3speed. Originally i was planning on restoring it to factory fresh conditions, but then when i went to see it, it was a lot nicer than i expected and as i'm a big fan of "justified" patina i think i'll leave it as it is, and just source a good mowing deck. pics as it stands So now i'm searching for a deck, if anyone can point me in the right direction it'd be much appreciated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,580 #2 Posted September 13, 2014 Very nice. Looks great just the way it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,929 #3 Posted September 13, 2014 Hello Vincent and I agree, that one is too nice to touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #4 Posted September 13, 2014 Nice looking Horse! Wish I had a grass sweeper! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,134 #5 Posted September 13, 2014 Love that "justified" patina too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,410 #6 Posted September 14, 2014 Nice to have another Euro member here , & Dam,,, that's a nice looking tractor welcome to Redsquare Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 2,593 #7 Posted September 14, 2014 Hey Vincent, Nice tractor, welcome to the forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobie01 22 #8 Posted September 14, 2014 Hello from Luxembourg, but why nobody live closer to me? Your tractor has the attach-o-matic system for the deck. There in Belgium isn't it that hard to find a deck for it. Make an annonce on www.2iememain.be . Lots of wheel Horse are there also some whit horizontal engineshaft. I recently bought one close to Namur. But often you have to weld the decks... Probabliy you have to search for a max 42inch deck or less a 48inch will be to big... don't forget to get the muledrive , the pully in the front,and the belt. They are as hard to find as the deck, sou you can save time an often you can get it for free when you buy the deck. Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincentC 5 #9 Posted September 14, 2014 Thanks for the replies guys The welcomming commitee is superb i must say 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jparkes43 329 #10 Posted September 15, 2014 very good welcome from the uk. james Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,605 #11 Posted September 15, 2014 welkom, nice looking horse you got there Koen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,176 #12 Posted September 17, 2014 Welcome to the Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,398 #13 Posted September 20, 2014 I'm a little late but......... Mike.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #14 Posted September 24, 2014 Welcome to RS Vincent, good to have you here.. A great looking 800 you have there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #15 Posted October 19, 2014 Vincent,,,, wellcome aboard, nice looking original. Dont be a stranger. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincentC 5 #16 Posted October 25, 2014 Hiya guys, yesterday i mowed my lawn for the first time with the WH. Which means i found myselve a nice 42" rear discharge deck and a brand spankers mule drive directly from toro in Oevel. The only problem i have now is that the blades on the "new" deck are worn (ie too short), because when i'm mowing it leaves 2 rows of uncut grass between the blades. Now i'm a bit undecisive on which blades to buy; do i get the gator blades, or just go with the normal cutting blades? Everyone is raving about the gator blades being realy good, but the problem i have with mulching is that i frequently don't have the time to cut the grass, so sometimes it gets "a bit" long, and i think the mulching blades will struggle to eject the clippings in time. Any advice from you guys is much welcomed. I'll post some pics of the deck etc asap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh1257 226 #17 Posted November 1, 2014 welcome to the forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
