wh5208speed 645 #1 Posted February 12, 2022 It’s been a great fall & winter to find some nice Whee Horses. This is likely the nicest Wheel Horse for the money I have ever bought. $500.00 16 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,808 #2 Posted February 12, 2022 WELL PLAYED!!!! So you got a great deal on a snowblower AND got a free tractor. NIIIIICE. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sailman 1,299 #3 Posted February 12, 2022 Well GOOOOOLLLYYY! Great score!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 13,794 #4 Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) The word that came to mind for me also started with "well SHHH" too, but I shouldn't say that here. If that hour meter is correct, that is a rare find indeed! Edited February 13, 2022 by kpinnc 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,202 #5 Posted February 12, 2022 Good Gracious Man ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 10,025 #6 Posted February 12, 2022 Nice machine, you won't be disappointed. Good Luck 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,771 #7 Posted February 12, 2022 Now that’s a deal and a half right there. Great score. Congratulations. I’m gonna just sit here in jealousy. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #8 Posted February 12, 2022 Great score. That flat rod against the front of the hood needs pushed down to tighten the lift assist spring... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 10,025 #9 Posted February 12, 2022 Even SGT Carter would be impressed with that one. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh5208speed 645 #11 Posted February 12, 2022 11 hours ago, roadapples said: Great score. That flat rod against the front of the hood needs pushed down to tighten the lift assist spring... I am going to have to download the snowthrower manual to see how it's supposed to be setup. I've been a blade user forever, as southern Ohio rarely gets a snow bigger than 3-4". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh5208speed 645 #12 Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Paul Harvey's: The Rest of the story: Saw this tractor online Monday. From the photo, I obviously could tell it was a 94-95 520H with 2-stage snowthrower with weights & chains with newer tires. It didn't list the hours. I called and talked with the owner and when he bought his house, the tractor came with it. He said it ran excellent, but had a weak battery & the snowthrower chain "fell off". I told him I would take it and could drive out this Friday to pick it up. He said that works for his schedule. Out of concern that others would see the ad and try to offer him more to sell it out from under me, I offered to pay for it via PayPal/Venmo. He said, no worries, I will hold it for you until Friday. I didn't want to get too excited, as I knew 4 days is a long time for this deal to just sit there. On Wednesday he sent a confirmatory text that I was still coming on Friday, I replied yes. I figured he was getting messages about it and wanted to make sure i didn't back out, like so many do. To be fair, I thought I would never travel this far to get a tractor, and now my wife officially has evidence that I am crazy ....8.5 hours from Central Ohio to New Jersey. I had planned on staying in a hotel on the way back home. I left at 7:22am, arrived at the seller's house at 5:05pm....started heading home and just kept the hammer down and pulled in the driveway at 4:01am. I am pooped. When I got to the address, I realized this fella had done well in life by how nice his home was. In talking with him, it just came with the house, and they started to use it during the last snowstorm and the "chain" fell off. I have no idea about these snowthrowers, so I am going to have to research how to get the chain adjusted. The tractor was in excellent shape, but I had mixed feelings about how many hours would be on it since it had newer tires on it. I was so excited to see it had 199.5 hours on it and the meter is working. After giving it a jump the tractor ran perfectly. I tried to load the tractor on forward, but the angle of the trailer's tailgate was too steep. Drove it on backwards and it worked. I am going to likely have to use my loader to unload it as the lift height is very low compared to my son's single stage snowthrower. While looking at the tractor I noticed a mower deck deflector. I asked, is there anything else besides this that goes with the tractor. He said let me see....he came back with all the original paperwork & manuals. It appears the original owner bought it with the 48" mower. I am assuming the homeowner at some point traded the mower in for a down payment on the snowthrower and had his lawn cut by contractors. Still can't believe this deal didn't fall apart in 4 days. Feeling pretty blessed. Going to take it to the car wash and clean it up from the long ride and get it unloaded and start digging into this "chain" issue. Might have to take some naps this afternoon. .....and now you know, the rest of the story. Edited February 13, 2022 by wh5208speed 3 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #13 Posted February 12, 2022 When I got my 2 stage the chain was rusted. I had a heck of a time getting it off. There was NO MASTER LINK. No I wasn't drinking. Laid it on the work bench and went around it 3 or 4 times. Both sides. Never seen this before on anything with a chain... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,808 #14 Posted February 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, roadapples said: When I got my 2 stage the chain was rusted. I had a heck of a time getting it off. There was NO MASTER LINK. No I wasn't drinking. Laid it on the work bench and went around it 3 or 4 times. Both sides. Never seen this before on anything with a chain... I have. Pretty common on bicycles with multiple gears. With the right tool it's fairly easy to take care of. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #15 Posted February 12, 2022 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: I have. Pretty common on bicycles with multiple gears. With the right tool it's fairly easy to take care of. Guess I never had anything new enough before to have the original chain... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,808 #16 Posted February 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, roadapples said: Guess I never had anything new enough before to have the original chain... Not a thing wrong with that! 👍 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 27,595 #17 Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) A punch works, but these things make it easy… on and off… Edited February 12, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,340 #18 Posted February 13, 2022 7 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: A punch works, but these things make it easy… on and off… I carry a smaller version of this plus spare links on all my bike rides. Never had to use it except in the shop to install new chains. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
