Wild Bill in VA 1,450 #1 Posted September 4, 2022 Way back in the mid 80's Wheel Horse offered a factory pulling kit that you can make a tractor puller from, it only came with a few parts, but it did have VIN on a data tag on the rear fender (the decal type). The son of my local Wheel Horse dealership ordered the kit and built himself a Bad A$$ Wheel Horse pullin' tractor. It was the best in state of Virginia! He brought this pullin' tractor up to the Wheel Horse Show one year and let me take it for a ride, now let me tell ya' this 16hp Kohler was built ... I mean BUILT I know it had a Chevrolet big block piston and ran on methanol, but I do not know the rest of the engine specs. Any how he told me to hold on the steering wheel tight because the tractor will drive out from underneath you when you step on the gas !!! Now y'all know where I stand to announce the parade, I drove that tractor from that spot up to 30 feet from the auditorium and back and burned 1/2 gallon of methanol ! I know of this Wheel Horse and one in North Carolina that are authentic factory Wheel Horse pullin' tractors that still have the VIN tag. Wild Bill in Richmond VA 4 11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #2 Posted September 4, 2022 I remember reading about this along time ago, but had forgotten about it. I don't remember, what were the few parts you got from WH ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 1,369 #3 Posted September 4, 2022 I'm guessing that was other-than-stock compression and bored to the point of needing additional head bolts!!! Crazy!!! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #4 Posted September 4, 2022 Found it 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sailman 1,291 #5 Posted September 4, 2022 I definitely thought my 416-8 "Big Boy" is a hoss but this thing is a MONSTER! Would love to see it in action.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330 #6 Posted September 5, 2022 Bill- Do you know exactly what parts they provided? Hitch, wheelie bars and belt cover? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,005 #7 Posted September 5, 2022 8 hours ago, stevebo said: Bill- Do you know exactly what parts they provided? Hitch, wheelie bars and belt cover? The post that @Moparfanforever furnished a link to has it all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,026 #8 Posted September 5, 2022 Bill do you know anything about this kit? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill in VA 1,450 #9 Posted September 5, 2022 6 hours ago, gwest_ca said: Bill do you know anything about this kit? Garry, I thnik ..... I think it was for a vertical shaft Wheel Horse if you wanted to use a tiller. Somewhere in my collection I have the tiller, the tines are same for the horizontal tractor but something was different ..... I need to pull it and find out what. Wild Bill in Richmond VA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,026 #10 Posted September 5, 2022 If you click on the picture in the link there is a list of what parts the kit included. D-Series rear wheel hubs and wheels 27" tall ag tires Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
