Wheel Horse 875

[kasey54 305]

I briefly looked at a Wheel Horse 875 today. I

It has rear brake drums and a break pedal for each. Is this the way it was made, or has it been modified. Sure looked factory.Any description would be appreciated .

[WH nut 553]

Nope

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,412]

I don't think that was an option on the 875 and was only offered on the D series. That tractor should have had just one brake drum setup on the left side. I wish you had snapped a picture.

Mike....

[kasey54 305]

Any Idea what I was looking at? It is a hydro with a manual lift. Has  a kohler 8 hp with starter generator.

Ok , as I said a brief look, it was the left side I saw , from the rear. It definitely wasn't a D series. Hopefully I'll get another look next week end.

As I said it was a brief look. It was the left rear side I saw , from the back, Hopefully I'll get another look next week end. I'll probably snah it. I want a starter  generator  8 hp any how.

[Martin 2,133]

Originally, the 875 had no brake drums of any sort. The only braking on them was the left pedal that when pushed, returned the direction control inside the 'console' of the tractor to neutral.

 

[953 nut 55,837]

9 hours ago, kasey54 said:

It has rear brake drums and a break pedal for each.

[Tankman 3,518]

Never saw a Horse with two brake drums. Perhaps it was a Panzer painted red?

Chrysler rear w/ two 11" brake drums, left 'n right brake pedals.

 

 

Edited February 8, 2016 by Tankman

[midpack 892]

31 minutes ago, Tankman said:

Never saw a Horse with two brake drums. Perhaps it was a Panzer painted red?

Chrysler rear w/ two 11" brake drums, left 'n right brake pedals.

 

 

I don't think Panzer ever made a hydro

[Tankman 3,518]

Panzer never made a hydro.

[kasey54 305]

Ok, guys.

 I called the guy and had him send me some pics . You know I'll share. They aren't the best but here they are.

I'm thinking some one added the brakes , but I don't know from what.

[engineguy63 238]

Hey Guys..................I am new , so I should not be a smart $#S ..BUT cant help Myself, PANZER did make a HYDRO   (Panzer Meteor)  Very short lived....TOO EXPENSIVE. 

[RedRanger 1,468]

Looks completely home made to me.  Custom bands around drums from something?

[Horse46 519]

Why would it need two brakes, thats some braking given they don't go so fast? Down hill mowing??

Looks a decent enough conversion though.

[kasey54 305]

I've  speculated it would aid you in steering while plowing or while rototilling . Who knows, kind of neat though

[953 nut 55,837]

3 hours ago, Horse46 said:

Why would it need two brakes,

I personally love the shade-tree engineering on that braking system! I wish  had put brakes on the wheels rather than the transmission. i live on a mountain side and have had the brakes become rather useless because of the design. Since the brakes are on the transmission and the stopping power goes through the differential, the tire with the least traction will stop rotating and the tire with traction will freewheel. My neighbor was grading his driveway with his 310-8, bumped the shift lever with his knee and it slipped out of gear. He applied the brakes and one wheel was skidding and bouncing as he went faster and faster; when he got to the switch-back on the driveway he and the  went over the edge. God was watching over him because his mid-mount grader blade snagged on some mountain laurel about teen feet down the bank stopping him.

 

I like two brakes! 

[Rob.A.700 306]

whoever designed and made that setup looks to have known what he is doing. I will admit the brake on most of my horses is more for show than anything else...

[DennisThornton 4,769]

First of all that is just awesome!  Second, could you please check to see if he implemented them to have steering brakes?  I sure miss them on my WHs!

And finally, well for now, anybody recognize the brake assys?

 

Maybe he didn't implement steering but maybe he like Richard, saw someone "slip off the mountain"!

[pfrederi 17,887]

Brakes smakes...who needs 'em  Wheel Horses were designed to pull...not stop.

[953 nut 55,837]

4 hours ago, DennisThornton said:

anybody recognize the brake assys?

Don't know for sure but it looks like a couple of old brake drums from a compact Mopar or Ford with home brewed brake bands. Some of them used rather small brake drums though these may be smaller, perhaps Cushman three wheeler?

[Horse46 519]

So the  brakes are cool, an the pics are nice n all but are you going to buy it?

[Phil854 130]

You have to pull the trigger on this one. This would make a great conversation piece at tractor shows. TO COOL!!!

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,176]

On February 8, 2016 at 4:50 AM, Martin said:

Originally, the 875 had no brake drums of any sort. The only braking on them was the left pedal that when pushed, returned the direction control inside the 'console' of the tractor to neutral.

 

No Drum, just linkage to the hydro unit..

[kasey54 305]

Phill, 

  the price is ok, the drive is long, and it has no carb, and the present owner has never heard it run. I probably will. I must be ......

infected with the "alleged" Wheel Horse disease . I had a bad week end last week end and lost the rear end in my truck. A $900 tow, and a $ $1200 fix. But I did get home with a Raider and a couple of mower decks.

[Martin 2,133]

1 hour ago, Terry M said:

No Drum, just linkage to the hydro unit..

 

Technically, the brake linkage doesn't go to the hydro, directly anyway..... 

It connects to the direction control mechanism underneath the console cover and moves it much like the lever used to go forward and backwards. The only area the 'brake' pedal and linkage differs, when comparing to the direction control lever, is that when the pedal is pushed all the way down, it only returns to neutral from what ever direction the tractor was going in.

[953 nut 55,837]

@Martin you are absolutely correct, I hadn't looked at the model being an 875 Hydro.   I was just impressed by the great job done by the builder of this brake system. Hydro or manual, the results are the same; if you put the motion control in neutral the transmission will hydraulically lock up as if you put on the brakes, but this is transferred to the differential where the tire with the least traction will stop rotating. For flat-landers that is no big deal, come down a mountain and this takes on a whole new meaning.