rmschaver 18 #1 Posted July 12, 2017 Hello all red square people. I have just purchased my first wheel horse. It is a 520xi year 1999. It is a very clean unit with good paint and functions fine. I bought it from a gentleman who no longer needed it. The hour meter works and reads 12xx hours. I got a 59 inch mower deck, snow/dozer blade and a mid mount grader blade with it. The original owner had all the manuals and service tickets with it. I paid 2200 dollars for it. I bought it for a house and 7 acres my wife and I recently purchased. The house is over a 100 years old and stood in the middle of pastures but has since been over taken by blackberry bushes. My huskvarna was getting it's butt kicked everytime I tried to knock those blackberries down. I am hoping I can mow quicker, clear those blackberries and smooth out that old rough pasture. I will be looking for a tiller as I like to garden and have lots of room to plant in. I will post pics tomorrow for all to see. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,547 #2 Posted July 12, 2017 You are at the right place and have the right tractor!!! Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,570 #3 Posted July 12, 2017 Can't wait to see the pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297 #6 Posted July 12, 2017 Welcome to Red Square. Glad to have another member from Virginia. Have fun with the bushes. Take pictures we love pictures since us ole guy have forgotten all our learning and can't read anymore. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
857 horse 2,581 #9 Posted July 12, 2017 Your near Lake Anna,,,,,,,,,,,,,if you fish AND have a Wheel Horse,,,,,you are certainly home,,,,,,,, Welcome to the club !!!!!!! well its not really a club,,,, lol Howard 857 Horse in VA 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,198 #10 Posted July 12, 2017 Sounds like you got a good buy on a great . I know what you are up against with the wild blackberries, Best advice I can give you is to use a general purpose weed and brush herbicide like Crossbow in the late summer when the new growth is flourishing and cut them in the winter after they have died back. You will end up bleeding to death if you attempt to mow them now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,158 #11 Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) to the With a few searches , you will find manuals and maintenance tips for your tractor. Edited July 12, 2017 by Ed Kennell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #12 Posted July 12, 2017 Mike..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmschaver 18 #13 Posted July 13, 2017 Thanks everyone very busy day today. I would just like to say wheelhouses are AWESOME. Man this thing is just what I needed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #14 Posted July 13, 2017 to We're glad you're here!!! Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmschaver 18 #15 Posted July 14, 2017 Finally pics of my first wheel horse. Last pic is the new friends I found while clearing out those black berries. My first thought was hey theres a grey ball in that bush," OH &*T&". Luckily I saw them before they saw me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,198 #16 Posted July 14, 2017 Look out for the ground hornets too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
