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JimD 
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 Topic: Scored a little one!
Posted: 09 Mar 2010 at 1:59pm |
Don't ya love it when you look on graigslist, and what you want is 8 miles away?
Just snagged this little 611. Needs some deck work, but parts are available, so I think I'm in business for the season. I don't think teaching my son's how to drive on the mower is so good for the mower. We've managed to wipe out 1 every-other year. I'l bet this one lasts a little longer :)
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skipwelte
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Posted: 09 Mar 2010 at 4:17pm |
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Does that one have the 5 speed trans Jim?? If it does then its a 611LTD, if its the 3 speed then its a 611LT. I think they also made some hydros in a higher horse power. I sold a lot of those for less than 2000 bucks a pop new. The ladies in town loved em, easy to get on, easy to run, turned short, just a nice little mower and I would fix them when they ran over junk in the yard!!!!!!
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 09 Mar 2010 at 4:32pm |
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Jim, I hate to say this, but the old Cub Cadets are as close to indestructible as can be. Old Wheel Horse is right behind them in that category. Still a nice little find though.
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"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford
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JimD
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Posted: 09 Mar 2010 at 4:39pm |
Skip, It's the hydro. Still just 11hp, or at least it was from the factory. Seems little weak, but the gov was completely out of adjustment when I brought it home.
Brian, the 1 mower they killed was a big, old Wheel horse. I just couldn't get parts anymore, and the deck needed too many pieces to make it worth it. The #2 was a lawn boy. Piece of junk. Worked nice for 1 season, and then started to disintegrate too. Needed 3 spindles because of the way it held the blades, if nut were just a bit loose, it spun, and ruined the spindle. I welded them on to finish out last year and had just started looking.
Would have loved to grab the 3cyl diesel advertised here, but it had "issues" and was $1100. This one was $275.
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skipwelte
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Posted: 09 Mar 2010 at 4:45pm |
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they were a nice mower, the hydro might be weak, not much fix to em as they are a gerotor motor. Might try a little heavier oil if it slips to much when warmed up. Good luck Jim
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JimD
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Posted: 29 Mar 2010 at 7:55pm |
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Finally got the arbor and other deck parts all installed. It's not cutting right. One blade is lower than the other by about 1/2 inch. Any way to fix, other than shim the whole arbor assembly?
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norm [ind]
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Posted: 29 Mar 2010 at 8:22pm |
we have some wheel horse parts what model????/ hope it is not the D-SERIES
1-800-254-3116
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JimD
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Posted: 29 Mar 2010 at 8:31pm |
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typical Norm. Who is looking for Wheel Horse? Let's see, I'm an Allis dealer, wonder where I would buy parts?
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 29 Mar 2010 at 8:36pm |
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Nice score Jim. Brian, I had a Cub Cadet 70 with a retro 10 hp and later put that engine in a 100. They were heavy duty mowers but when I got tired of fixing things(after using them for 10 years) I bought an $800 throw away MTD. I wished I'd have done it years sooner cause I cut my mowing time in half. I ran that thing for 12 years and have parts of it on my backup mower and it is still going.(2 89 models and 1 90 model made a good usable mower).
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 29 Mar 2010 at 8:38pm |
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Looks like you did good there Jimbo! Good Luck with that one. Hope that one lasts longer than the others...
Steve@B&B
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