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Post by sc397 on Sept 1, 2015 14:17:40 GMT -8
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Post by 69Rebel on Sept 1, 2015 19:20:40 GMT -8
4WD? Awesome!
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Post by 71sc360 on Sept 2, 2015 2:24:29 GMT -8
Nice rig Rick! I had a 64 Wheel Horse garden tractor, years ago. Ended up selling it to a collector...
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Post by sc397 on Sept 2, 2015 4:05:12 GMT -8
It worked out pretty well. I had been keeping a eye out for something to leave up north at my cabin to mow lawn with. I saw this on my rout to work every day and had to take a look at it. Of coarse the AM connection was in the back of my mind as well. 16 HP Kohler on it, hydrostatic drive and deck lift. It will be fun..
Borrowed from Wickipeda: The business was acquired by American Motors (AMC) on May 24, 1974.[8] The company paid $30 million as it expanded into non-automotive markets.
In 1982, Wheel Horse was spun off from AMC to Munn Investment Group. During this time some cosmetic changes were made, but frame and attachment design remained the same. In mid-August 1986, Wheel Horse was sold off from Munn and purchased for $8 million by Toro.[10][11] Tractors were built under the Toro banner for the next two decades. Under their new owner, economically priced Wheel Horse tractors shared the same pressed-steel frames, attachments, and other parts used in bargain-built Toro family equipment. In fact, even larger garden and compact tractors were "cookie cutter" units identical in construction to New Holland models built under contract by Toro[citation needed]. The Wheel Horse name was eliminated from production after 2007
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Post by 71sc360 on Sept 2, 2015 18:42:21 GMT -8
Interesting history. I remember hearing that a few years back..
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