New Toy... no its not red...

[Docwheelhorse 2,660]

Hello All,

Wanted one of these for awhile ... made by Garden Way and marketed as Troy Bilts, Cub Cadets, Bolens, MTD, Craftsman... etc... the "new" 33" cut mowers suck compared to the older ones (this ones a '98) and are not made by Garden Way. Its clean, not worn out, does everything it should the right way and look at that BEAUTIFUL  Briggs flathead with a REAL HP rating! I like walking to cut my lawn for excersise and this makes it fun. Anybody else cut with something other than a Wheel Horse tractor? 

 

Tony

[Achto 27,505]

Nice looking mower!! I have a few 's but for cutting grass, this is my mower. This thing is such a blast to drive. It's like a 32" cut carnival ride.

 

Edited May 20, 2020 by Achto

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Yep I just use the  to trim with... If I can't mow it I'll just dig it up 

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314]

Haven't mowed with a Wheel Horse in about 4 years since blowing the engine on my 1277. 

 

I use this for the small jobs up close to the house.

 

Then for the bigger parts of the yard I picked up this Deere for a good price at a consignment sale this past weekend. 

 

And for the really big jobs out in the pasture the old Farmall M and John Deere pull type brush beater come out.

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

Doc—that is a nice vintage Bolens.  I picked up a NOS Bolens Chipper/Shedder (that was made in the 90’s) a little over a month ago.  

The guy had bought it to clear brush at his new property before building his house and then ended up piling it and burning it.  He hung on to the chipper thinking that one day he would use it.  

That day apparently never came and he got sick of moving it around and so I got to purchase it.  I’m amazed at how durable it is and that Briggs runs strong.

 

 

Back on topic, we mow our acre and a half regularly with Kelli’s 523Dxi, Caleb’s 418-C and soon we will be mowing with Zach’s GT-14.  However, as far as other brands:

 

my daughter likes using her Case 224

 

and my go to mower is my Diesel CC 1772.

 

When I’m really fortunate, both Caleb and Claudia help me now.  With three of us working, we can tackle our lawn in about 40 minutes😉

[Docwheelhorse 2,660]

I like the Cub in the pic behind the Briggs 8 pic... ---BUT--- I think its a violation of Redsquare policy to have 300/400 series Wheel Horse rear wheels on it!! 

 

Those Briggs Horizontals (most of the Briggs flatheads for that matter) are great little motors... no there not a Kohler K... but I'll take 'em all day!!

 

Tony

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

For sure...those rims are the ones that came on GhostRider (314-8) and they sit on overflow storage for situations where they are needed.  I was in the process of refurbishing that 1975 Cub with/for my buddy and we were painting the rims...

 

Finished product with Cub wheels.  The 314 rims are back “safely” in storage without too much yellow on them😂😂😂

[Razorback 1,035]

I like your walk-behind Bolens. I don't have one of those, but I DO have a close cousin:

 

What used to be a Yazoo, but Yazoo was bought by Garden Way. This is a "Tuff-Cut" 22.... it's like a mini brush hog...... it's quite a machine, but it doesn't get any use these days.

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2020 by Razorback

[Dan.gerous 2,696]

On 5/20/2020 at 1:42 AM, WVHillbilly520H said:

Yep I just use the  to trim with... If I can't mow it I'll just dig it up 

That's an awesome looking horse!

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

1 hour ago, Dan.gerous said:

That's an awesome looking horse!

Not a 🐎... Mahindra emax22... Just a bit bigger than the xi series.

[bottjernat1 2,190]

I own lots of toys not red!