Bud348 3 #1 Posted March 27, 2022 Have a wheel horse with a serial number of 47428 wondering if anyone would know what model it is …missing quite a bit …thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,820 #2 Posted March 27, 2022 Pictures of the sides showing the engine, engine data label, and side views of the tractor would be very helpful. Unless this serial has been reported and identified by a member, and since these records are not exhaustive, the S/N can be inconclusive. This could be a lot of models. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J854D 134 #3 Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) I’m thinking it is an 854. Your serial number 47428 is in line with the serial numbers listed in the Wheel Horse reference section on this forum for the 854 model. I have an 854 Wheel Horse with serial number 47547. -JD- Edited March 27, 2022 by J854D Additional info 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud348 3 #4 Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) It has a k181 with the early vacuum fuel pump with no lever with a starter/generator but wasn’t sure if it was a 753 with a swapped engine…pics soon Edited March 27, 2022 by Bud348 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J854D 134 #6 Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) It sure looks like my 854. Mine has the same tires front & rear as yours has, & the same 2 spoke steering wheel. But I do believe the engine has been swapped though. The engine serial number in your picture is dated as being built in 1984. Also the spec number for my Kohler 8HP engine is 30108D (yours is 30536) which I believe mine to be from the mid 1960’s. It’s also possible that the blower housing that the engine numbers are on has been the part that has been swapped. A1984 Kohler engine would have had a Bendix style starter. -JD- Edited March 27, 2022 by J854D Additional info 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud348 3 #7 Posted March 27, 2022 Thanks for the help suspected it was a swapped engine! Appreciate it!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,877 #9 Posted March 27, 2022 Best guess it is a model 854 The engine was a new service replacement https://www.partstree.com/models/k181-30536-kohler-k-series-engine-service-version-8hp-6kw/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,035 #11 Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) Surprise!! Two shift levers! NOT an original 854 (I did the 1979 C81 Unidrive swap on my 854 a few years back - the model that Cecil & Elmer never built, but should have...) In 1st low this thing could climb walls straight up as long as it did not lean out... Edited March 27, 2022 by ri702bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud348 3 #12 Posted March 28, 2022 Mine has or sure looks like the 5060 trans …what would have original came with the 854 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,877 #13 Posted March 28, 2022 30 minutes ago, Bud348 said: Mine has or sure looks like the 5060 trans …what would have original came with the 854 854 came with model 5025 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 47,854 #14 Posted March 28, 2022 Either way nice lookin survivor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,820 #15 Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bud348 said: Mine has or sure looks like the 5060 trans …what would have original came with the 854 Check list for 5060 or 5071: - 1.125" axle - brake drum on the shaft close to the rear axle (vs. the more forward and lower shaft) - no hole for a dipstick on top at the right rear - jack up rear end and turn one rear wheel by hand--opposite rear wheel should turn in the same direction (limited slip differential) I can see that your's has a dipstick (plugged) so likely a 5073 or later. Also, it looks like the input pulley on the transmission is a "fan" style (5"?) that would have been on a hydro transmission. Normal 854 would have been 2.5" on the engine and 4" on the transmission. There was an optional "PTO" package a couple years later which put larger pulleys on both the trans and the engine. 854 frames, like yours, had a bolt-on (vs later welded on) battery box. It looks like your fenders are welded to the underseat toolbox--originally they were bolted. No way to tell from the outside if the fuel pump is lever or vacuum pulse--same housing on both. 1 hour ago, gwest_ca said: 854 came with model 5025 A three-speed. Looking good. Enjoy! Edited March 28, 2022 by Handy Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud348 3 #16 Posted March 28, 2022 Found some photos I thought I lost of when I first got it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,148 #17 Posted March 28, 2022 854 is a great looking tractor with enough power to do a lot of work and look good at the same time. Hope you saved that seat, the crop of moss should be ready for harvest soon! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,820 #18 Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, 953 nut said: Hope you saved that seat, the crop of moss should be ready for harvest soon! Isn't that one of those new "green" enviro-seats? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
