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My first Wheel Horse OHV 315/8

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T-Mo
19 hours ago, Pullstart said:

Cool find!  Funny question about badging… and a little off topic… but Kohler is a very integral part of so many Wheel Horses.  How do they have an engines division and a plumbing/fixtures division?  Like imagine Wheel Horse also selling refrigerators or toilets…?

IH was made about everything back in the day, refrigerators, trucks, tractors, implements, nuts and bolts, etc.  So did Allis Chalmers, and I imagine a few other tractor companies.

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Retired Wrencher

Mike you are riding in style now Bud. Nice woods shot.

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grinchsr

You are going to love it.  I use it for grass cutting only.  I find that it is a little quieter than my 416's and also starts faster.

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Sparky
13 minutes ago, grinchsr said:

You are going to love it.  I use it for grass cutting only.  I find that it is a little quieter than my 416's and also starts faster.

  I agree that it’s quieter. And it does start up instantly! 
  I’ve only had it here for a day, but looking forward to mowing with it this spring. See how it performs.

   Yours looks like it’s brand new :handgestures-thumbupright:

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grinchsr

Yours is making me want to buy gray paint. Nice look.  I might be interested in that deck. You mentioned you might be selling it. 

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ebinmaine
48 minutes ago, grinchsr said:

 

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In general I'm much more attracted to the older horses with the mid 70s being a favorite. 

Gotta say....

You've got one sharp lookin' rig.  

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Maxwell-8

1700 hours of mowing, and still looks so sharp! wow

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midpack
On 1/16/2022 at 9:20 AM, pfrederi said:

Interesting to see the Electric PTO (Usually covered up).. That is a modern style (easy to fond) can you take a couple of close ups on how it is mounted.  Would be great if we could figure out how to use that newer style on the older WHs.

I have one of those style electric PTO's that came off a 315 on a Magnum 18 in a C-175. It wasn't too tough, there were holes to mount the anti-rotation arm already in the block. IIRC figuring out the on/off switch wiring was the trickiest part, I never got the safety switch wired into it (lazy... lol) but with some thought and time, it can be done.

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kpinnc
9 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

1700 hours of mowing, and still looks so sharp! wow

 

I think thats 172.9 hours run time. Still can be alot for residential use. Most folks mow about 20-40 hours a year.

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kpinnc
1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

I think thats 172.9 hours run time. Still can be alot for residential use.

 

I should've said that would be alot for one or two years. For clarification, Mike's tractor isn't even broke in yet.

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Maxwell-8
2 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

I think thats 172.9 hours run time. Still can be alot for residential use. Most folks mow about 20-40 hours a year.

Hahaha oeps my bad!:lol:

Those meters always get me. 

Ignition left on stuff like that.

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