Tractors. yellow wheel horse

[Retired Wrencher 5,441]

 Posting this for friend. Did Wheel Horse make a yellow WH made in Belgium. His says it is yellow and made there? Any info would be helpful.  Thanks.

[ebinmaine 67,248]

I've read about wheel horses that were colored a couple different shades of yellow for municipal reasons.

Do you have any pics of where it says it was made in Belgium?

 

@Maxwell-8

 

[equipment guy 55]

I think I read about that in history class. The Belgian Horse, or was it the Trojan Horse… anyway, beware of friends bearing yellow paint.😁

I believe the D 250 was built in Germany for Wheel Horse. That company may have had operations in Belgium? I’m not sure what color their branded tractors were.

[Retired Wrencher 5,441]

43 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

I've read about wheel horses that were colored a couple different shades of yellow for municipal reasons.

Do you have any pics of where it says it was made in Belgium?

 

@Maxwell-8

 

I can ask Eric. It is not mine.

 

[Achto 27,502]

37 minutes ago, equipment guy said:

That company may have had operations in Belgium? I’m not sure what color their branded tractors were.

 

Gutbrod's were painted red & white or blue & red.

 

[equipment guy 55]

The red and white one reminds me of a Bolens. 

[Achto 27,502]

1 minute ago, equipment guy said:

The red and white one reminds me of a Bolens

 

Blue one looks like a Simplicity.

[equipment guy 55]

Yes, Simplicity foot dragger…

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,300]

  Maybe a state or municipality got ahold of it and painted it yellow to match their equipment?

  A picture would be great 

[AMC RULES 37,127]

Russ used to say you could special order any color you wanted them, back in the day, from the factory.  

Remember, he had that black, Briggs powered Work-Horse he claimed came from the factory in black.

[ebinmaine 67,248]

4 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

could special order any color

I vaguely remember reading about a municipal or airport yellow one that the owner claimed not to have any red paint under it anywhere.

 

[ri702bill 8,282]

I have the funny feeling that if someone ordered a WH tractor in JD Green with yellow wheels the factory would have cancelled the order!!

[Retired Wrencher 5,441]

1 hour ago, Sparky said:

  Maybe a state or municipality got ahold of it and painted it yellow to match their equipment?

  A picture would be great 

I will ask Mike.

[stevasaurus 22,704]

Indy Wheel Horse (Indiana) has a yellow horse.  I'm thinking it is a 701??  It is original yellow, no red paint.  I want to say it was his uncle's.  Yes, there are some original yellow horses out there.  We've talked about this before...try doing a search.  

   We need the model number of the horse in question to verify if it was made in Belgium.  

[WHNJ701 4,165]

Friend of mine has or had an early 60s suburban that was painted white and red that was dealer/factory?  painted requested by the customer.  They had the paperwork from when it was sold new

[Retired Wrencher 5,441]

1 hour ago, stevasaurus said:

Indy Wheel Horse (Indiana) has a yellow horse.  I'm thinking it is a 701??  It is original yellow, no red paint.  I want to say it was his uncle's.  Yes, there are some original yellow horses out there.  We've talked about this before...try doing a search.  

   We need the model number of the horse in question to verify if it was made in Belgium.  

Steve, I am in contact with the father of the owner. He will get the info. Where would it be under the steering wheel?

 

Edited March 3, 2022 by Retierd Wrencher

[Maxwell-8 4,275]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I've read about wheel horses that were colored a couple different shades of yellow for municipal reasons.

Do you have any pics of where it says it was made in Belgium?

 

@Maxwell-8

 

Not to my knowledge.

5 hours ago, equipment guy said:

I think I read about that in history class. The Belgian Horse, or was it the Trojan Horse… anyway, beware of friends bearing yellow paint.😁

I believe the D 250 was built in Germany for Wheel Horse. That company may have had operations in Belgium? I’m not sure what color their branded tractors were.

The D-250 was build by Gutbrod in Germany. 

5 hours ago, Achto said:

 

Gutbrod's were painted red & white or blue & red.

 

 Only the 1030 and 1040 were blue and red. 

1 hour ago, stevasaurus said:

We've talked about this before...try doing a search

Found it, 

They also talked about Wheel Horses originally painted in olive drab for the military.

 

[Maxwell-8 4,275]

5 minutes ago, Retierd Wrencher said:

Steve, do you think it was made in Belgium? 

 

Haven't seen one around, haven't heard of one. 

Belgium production of Wheel Horses ran from  spring of 1969 up to 1991. They got the parts from The US, at first they only did assembly, later did also did the painting as well. maybe then 

Edited March 3, 2022 by Maxwell-8

[stevasaurus 22,704]

Sent you a PM Gary.  And the Belgium model number chart.

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

This may become like the "gold" coleman lanterns and be worth 100 times as much due to the color! 

[kpinnc 11,892]

8 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

They also talked about Wheel Horses originally painted in olive drab for the military.

 

I would love to see one of those!

[Retired Wrencher 5,441]

16 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

Haven't seen one around, haven't heard of one. 

Belgium production of Wheel Horses ran from  spring of 1969 up to 1991. They got the parts from The US, at first they only did assembly, later did also did the painting as well. maybe then 

Thanks Maxwell. As soon as I get the #`s I will post the info.

[WHX?? 48,754]

Here's a yellow one ... I suspect he came from the same crew as the guys who think they should be painted green.  Or maybe a recovering Cub guy?? 

[ebinmaine 67,248]

30 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

maybe a recovering.....

Baby steps Big Guy. Baby steps. At least they are headed in the right direction.

 

 

[Handy Don 12,129]

4 hours ago, WHX?? said:

The "sewer grate" footrests on that are kinda interesting but the rest seems pointless to me except to show it could be done.