Wheel Horse 500 Special
Type: Garden Tractors
Contents:
Production | |
| Manufacturer: | Wheel Horse |
| Type: | Garden tractor |
| Factory: | South Bend, Indiana, USA |
| Original price: | $600 (1968 ) |
| The Wheel Horse 500 Special was special edition tractor to commemorate the Indianapolis 500. Wheel Horse has provided tractors to the Indy 500 as pit tractors for a number of years. The 500 Special was built to celebrate this; they were not actually used at the race. | |
Mechanical | |
| Chassis: | 4x2 2WD |
| Steering: | manual |
| Cab: | Open operator station. |
| Transmission: | 3-speed gear |
500 Serial Numbers | |
| Location: | Model code in parentheses. |
| 1968: (1-3631) | |
Engine Detail | |
| Tecumseh H60 | |
| gasoline | |
| 1-cylinder | |
| air-cooled | |
| Existing documentation indicates that a recoil-start H60 was the only engine offered in the 500 Special by the factory. A number of 500s have been found with electric-start Kohlers, suggesting that it was a popular swap, either by the original dealer or early in the tractor's life. | |
| Displacement: | 221 cc 13.53 ci |
| Bore/Stroke: | 2.625x2.50 inches 67 x 64 mm |
| Power: | 6 hp 4.5 kW |
| Starter type: | manual recoil |
Transmission | |
| Transmission: | Wheel Horse Uni-Drive 5053 |
| Type: | gear |
| Gears: | 3 forward and 1 reverse |
