I say venerable 'cause I've got a 1966 856 thats still earning it's keep. Even after loaning it out to some demoltion minded relatives who promptly ran the deck out of grease which locked it up and then let it sit under a deck for about 4 yrs..
Yeah, shame on me.... :tsk:
Yet even after all that abuse and a 4 yr sit, a new battery, rebuilt carb, drained and cleaned out fuel tank, new inner tube in right front tire and unjamming a stuck exhaust valve, the venerable ole WHeel Horse starts right up and performs it's utility role just like it did nearly 40 odd yrs ago.
Sometimes I get more excited wrench'n & playing on it than the practically new BX23!
Funny, when I put down $500 to buy it from a Wheel Horse dealer back in 86 I thought I was giving way too much for a 20 yr old L&G tractor. Even considering it was a one owner whose decendants brought it back to the dealer where it was bought & always had it serviced because they didn't know what else to do with it when the original owner died. It was in mint condition and I could tell it was kept up right.
I had just aquired alittle over 4 acres of a former small farm that we were going to build on within a few yrs and I needed a small tractor that would do more than just mow, and after checking out what was out there for the same $$$'s I went with it. And man, I do believe I made a good deal :bannana:
Since reclaiming and resurrecting it, I've been adding OEM implements and other mods to it and it just keeps on keep'n on! I'll post some pic's later on if'n anyones interested.
Volfandt.
Yeah, shame on me.... :tsk:
Yet even after all that abuse and a 4 yr sit, a new battery, rebuilt carb, drained and cleaned out fuel tank, new inner tube in right front tire and unjamming a stuck exhaust valve, the venerable ole WHeel Horse starts right up and performs it's utility role just like it did nearly 40 odd yrs ago.
Sometimes I get more excited wrench'n & playing on it than the practically new BX23!
Funny, when I put down $500 to buy it from a Wheel Horse dealer back in 86 I thought I was giving way too much for a 20 yr old L&G tractor. Even considering it was a one owner whose decendants brought it back to the dealer where it was bought & always had it serviced because they didn't know what else to do with it when the original owner died. It was in mint condition and I could tell it was kept up right.
I had just aquired alittle over 4 acres of a former small farm that we were going to build on within a few yrs and I needed a small tractor that would do more than just mow, and after checking out what was out there for the same $$$'s I went with it. And man, I do believe I made a good deal :bannana:
Since reclaiming and resurrecting it, I've been adding OEM implements and other mods to it and it just keeps on keep'n on! I'll post some pic's later on if'n anyones interested.
Volfandt.