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Wheel Horse D-250

The Wheel Horse D-250 was built by Gutbrod of Germany from 1976 to 1981. It is a garden tractor in the D Series, featuring a 19.9 hp Renault 845cc 4-cylinder gasoline engine. The tractor has an 8-speed gear transmission with 8 forward and 2 reverse gears, dry disc clutch, and mechanical rear differential lock. It is two-wheel drive with manual steering and drum brakes. The D-250 has an open operator station and was built in Bubingen, Germany. It features a rear transmission PTO and an independent front PTO. The tractor supports various attachments including a 60" mid-mount mower deck, snowblower, blade, and front-end loader. It has a wheelbase of 55 inches, weighs 1160 lbs, and uses lawn/turf tires sized 18x8.50-8 front and 26x12.00-12 rear. The original price ranged from $4,200 to $4,795 during its production years.
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Technical Specifications

Detailed specifications and technical data for Wheel Horse D-250

Engine

Type:gasoline
Model:Renault 800-01
Cooling:liquid-cooled horizontal-shaft inline
Starter:electric
Cylinders:4-cylinder
Point gap:0.018 inches (0.457 mm)
Rated RPM:3000
Sparkplug:Champion L87YC
Air cleaner:oil bath
Bore/Stroke:2.28x3.15 inches (58 x 80 mm)
Displacement:845 cc (51.57 ci)
Firing order:1-3-4-2
Oil capacity:2.6 qts (2.5 L)
Power (gross):19.9 hp (14.8 kW)
Sparkplug gap:0.020 inches (0.508 mm)
Starter volts:12

Capacities

Fuel:3.7 gal (14.0 L)
Hydraulic system:0.65 gal (2.5 L)

Dimensions

Width:44 inches (111 cm)
Height:45 inches (114 cm)
Length:78 inches (198 cm)
Weight:1160 lbs (526 kg)
Rear tire:26x12.00-12
Wheelbase:55 inches (139 cm)
Front tire:18x8.50-8
Ag rear tire:27x8.50-15
Ag front tire:4.00-10
Lawn/turf rear tire:26x12.00-12
Lawn/turf front tire:18x8.50-8

Electrical

Ground:negative
Battery AH:18
Battery volts:12

Hydraulics

Capacity:0.65 gal (2.5 L)
Pressure:2100 psi (144.8 bar)
Total flow:2.14 gpm (8.1 lpm)
Front valves:2

Production

Type:Garden tractor
Notes:The Wheel Horse D-250 was built by Gutbrod of Germany and was similar to the Gutbrod 2500S. An adapter kit (8-3225) was available to convert the D-250's rear PTO to a standard 540 RPM clockwise rotation.
Built in:Bubingen, Germany
Distributor:Wheel Horse
Manufacturer:Gutbrod
Original price:$4,200 (1976), $4,475 (1977), $4,795 (1978)

Attachments

Notes:Garden tractors are capable of using tillers, plows, or other ground-engaging attachments. TractorData does not list details of these attachments.
59" Blade:Wheel Horse 6-59BN01, front-mount, 59 inches width (149 cm), 214 lbs (97 kg)
48" Snow blower:Wheel Horse, 48 inches width (121 cm), front-mount
7-72FL01 Loader:built by Ark, 400 lbs lift (full at pin) (181 kg), 45° dump, 24.5 inches reach (dumped) (62 cm), 48 inches reach (ground) (121 cm), 8° rollback, 85 inches height (at pin) (215 cm), 67 inches clearance (dumped) (170 cm), weight 655 lbs (297 kg), Bucket width 48 inches (121 cm)
60" mid-mount mower deck:mid-mount Wheel Horse 5-60XS01, 3-blade, Cutting width 60 inches (152 cm), Weight 250 lbs (113 kg)

Transmission

Type:gear
Gears:8 forward and 2 reverse
Notes:Four gears, plus reverse, in two ranges.
Clutch:dry disc
Manufacturer:Gutbrod

Tractor hitch

Rear Type:0 Optional

Drive and Steering

Drive:Two-wheel drive
Brakes:Drum brakes
Steering:Manual
Operator station:Open
Differential lock:mechanical rear

Power Take-off (PTO)

Clutch:manual idler pulley
Rear PTO:transmission
Front PTO:independent
Rear PTO Type:35mm
Engine RPM (rear PTO):1000@3000 (CCW)
Engine RPM (front PTO):1500@3000

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Model:D-200