I’ve been helping a friend restore a B80. As it turned out it needs a four speed transmission because the bearings are rusted. The gears are fine but I figured it would be save time by slipping in a new rear. Thought I had one located but the gentleman has yet to get back in touch with me.
To make a long story short, I was telling another friend about my quest and he advised that his aunt had an Old Wheel Horse in a shed. I went over to look at it this morning and it’s a 161 with a front end loader. She told me that it’s been sitting for about 15 years and appears to be in good shape (not running). Now I’m a farmall cub and cadet guy so I don’t know much about Wheel Horses . I’m thinking about getting because it looks like a fun little project. Worse case is if the transmission guy doesn’t get back it looks like I can pull the rear in the 161 and put it in the B80 and part out the rest of the 161 along with the loader. I think the loader “ARK” may fit on a cub cadet anyway. My question is: are the 161 good units? Thanks in advance for any input.
To make a long story short, I was telling another friend about my quest and he advised that his aunt had an Old Wheel Horse in a shed. I went over to look at it this morning and it’s a 161 with a front end loader. She told me that it’s been sitting for about 15 years and appears to be in good shape (not running). Now I’m a farmall cub and cadet guy so I don’t know much about Wheel Horses . I’m thinking about getting because it looks like a fun little project. Worse case is if the transmission guy doesn’t get back it looks like I can pull the rear in the 161 and put it in the B80 and part out the rest of the 161 along with the loader. I think the loader “ARK” may fit on a cub cadet anyway. My question is: are the 161 good units? Thanks in advance for any input.
