312-8

[limited12 360]

Going tomorrow to look at a 312-8 with 421 hours with a 37" deck. Been looking for a 300 series for a while. Owner (second) thinks it is around a 95 to 97 model, he can not remember.

this unit looks very clean in the pics.

My question is anything i need to look for or any problems these may have had.

If i pick it up i will post pics

 

thanks

[HokieAg07 129]

You are not allowed to have something that new Tommy!!!

 

Nothing crazy or unusual with this era, Magnum 12, might have PTO belt cover.

[Phatboy 565]

1 hour ago, limited12 said:

Going tomorrow to look at a 312-8 with 421 hours with a 37" deck. Been looking for a 300 series for a while. Owner (second) thinks it is around a 95 to 97 model, he can not remember.

this unit looks very clean in the pics.

My question is anything i need to look for or any problems these may have had.

If i pick it up i will post pics

 

thanks

Hey limited look at the post i just made in classifieds ,, 310-8 for sale... You will be glad ya did...it is the tractor on the left as my avatar/ Profile pic...

Edited March 13, 2016 by Phatboy

[can whlvr 993]

with only that many hours there shouldn't be too much if it looks well taken care of,look at the oil in tranny,it might be a slight bit milky but not much,watch for smoke out of the engine when running,some at start up is normal,maybe look at air filter,will give you an idea of how strick his maintenance was,look for grease at all the grease zerks,check the manual lift although I woulnt think it would be worn yet,but you never know,this is a pic of a hood from a 312-h I bought,the whole tractor looked like this,only 400 hours,so you never know

Edited March 13, 2016 by can whlvr

[slammer302 2,155]

312-8 is a solid machine not much to go wrong make sure the wiring isn't all hacked up even if it is it can be fixed but can be a headache. I've had a 314-8 with wiring problems once fixed it was great sold it a guy down the road far as I know he is still using it.

[limited12 360]

Thanks for all the responses guys, well i went to look at it today and it looked better in person than the pics, been garage kept since it was new, local shop preformed the maintance and everything look in great condition, no smoke on start up, trans did have a slit milky color, air filter was good. went ahead and brought it home. I think this will make a great addition. 

[Amcwheel85 2,059]

Wow that thing is in awesome shape!!

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,290]

Damn you did great . Was the tractor local to us ? Still try to figure where all the tractors from our area were exported. Did you wax it before taking the pictures ?

[limited12 360]

3 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Damn you did great . Was the tractor local to us ? Still try to figure where all the tractors from our area were exported. Did you wax it before taking the pictures ?

Local to us, 25 min from my house, pics are just like i picked up

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,290]

Man you really did good. I keep looking but always a date late or it is a 5 hour round trip or can't get the seller to reply by phone or email. What year is it? Is the PO hiding any more  around his house?

[can whlvr 993]

looks really nice,usually when a person treats the machine that good you know you have a good machine,i would change the tranny fluid,like I stated its very usual for it to be a but milky,thats condensation,it might go away when it warms up and you give her a good run,but for 2 quarts of 80-90 oil I would change it

[857 horse 2,581]

59 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Man you really did good. I keep looking but always a date late or it is a 5 hour round trip or can't get the seller to reply by phone or email. What year is it? Is the PO hiding any more  around his house?

Hey guys........Im sitting right here....I know you can hear me !!!!!!!   Normally when a Horse breaths we all can hear it !!!!!     not this time..lolololo

 

Tommy yeah did good,,,,congrats.....

                                                                                Howard in Virginia...

Edited March 14, 2016 by 857 horse

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,290]

Ok Howard , Tommy got one , you are probably setting on a barn full of horses and pieces and parts. Here I am in Richmond checking every where I can think of and I got zip. Going to check on one tomorrow if I can connect with seller. Connecting with sellers has gotten me a big fat zero so far. Some days you bite the bear and some days the bear bites you.

[Tankman 3,518]

Spend a little extra for the gear oil. Use Mobil 1 Synthetic Gear Lube.

UPS only uses Mobil 1, their maintenance history proved long lasting gear boxes.

UPS's data base is second to none, lots of recorded history on one of the worlds largest fleets. 

[cleat 5,771]

10 hours ago, can whlvr said:

with only that many hours there shouldn't be too much if it looks well taken care of,look at the oil in tranny,it might be a slight bit milky but not much,watch for smoke out of the engine when running,some at start up is normal,maybe look at air filter,will give you an idea of how strick his maintenance was,look for grease at all the grease zerks,check the manual lift although I woulnt think it would be worn yet,but you never know,this is a pic of a hood from a 312-h I bought,the whole tractor looked like this,only 400 hours,so you never know

Holy, did that thing live in a salt mine ?

Never saw a Wheel Horse that rusty before !!

[can whlvr 993]

the hood was rotted right off,the motor smoked so bad you coulnt see to drive it and she only had 400 hours,the oil was never changed once

[dells68 7,498]

Alright Tommy,  Next trip to Johnson City you can just drop it off at my house  Congrats!!!

[Racinbob 11,030]

Great find Tommy. That's as clean as they come.

[limited12 360]

21 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

 

Thanks guys, picked some oil and tranny fluid today, will get that changed this week and sharpen the blades and be ready for action.

2 hours ago, dells68 said:

Alright Tommy,  Next trip to Johnson City you can just drop it off at my house  Congrats!!!

hope to be heading that way in a couple of months, but sorry the trailer will be empty 

 

20 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Ok Howard , Tommy got one , you are probably setting on a barn full of horses and pieces and parts. Here I am in Richmond checking every where I can think of and I got zip. Going to check on one tomorrow if I can connect with seller. Connecting with sellers has gotten me a big fat zero so far. Some days you bite the bear and some days the bear bites you.

i can't believe you are Howard didn't see this one, was on craigslist for about a month, kept watching knowing it would be gone, but got lucky

 

thanks for all the information, now i would like to get some hubcaps 

[TDF5G 2,069]

She looks like she's in great condition!