Toro Wheel Horse 520
The Toro Wheel Horse 520 garden tractor cuts excellent at 2.5" and higher. Any lower and you will probably have issues, unless your lawn is really flat. Works excellent with the 48" deck and the seat is very comfortable and accommodating. Its a powerful, yet stable garden tractor that will last you along time - especially if it is cared for properly
Toro Wheel Horse 520 Price Comparison:
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 WHEELHORSE 520H $799.99 |
 BRAND NEW TORO WHEEL HORSE OEM114000 520 H TRACTOR HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE $299.00 |
 Wheel Horse 520H Hub Caps Set Of 4 Nice $91.00 (10 Bids) |
 Toro Wheel Horse 518xi FUEL GAS TANK 522xi 520xi $50.00 |
 Toro Wheel Horse 518xi DASH 520xi 522xi $69.99 |
 Toro Wheel Horse 518xi HYDRAULIC LIFT VALVE 520xi 522xi $100.00 |
 Toro Wheel Horse 520 H Hydro Garden Tractor w 48 Deck w 44 Two Stage Blower $2,075.00 (3 Bids) |
 Wheel Horse 520 H Tractor Forward Swept Front Axle $99.95 |
 TORO Wheel Horse 520H Mower Deck $350.00 |
 Wheel Horse 520HC tractor with 48 deck NICE $1,895.00 |
Pros:
Stripes excellent with the 48″ deck. Couldn’t ask for a better cut. The seat is really nice and it has a really nice spring on it. The tires (Dico Turf Trac) are great as well as they cushion bumps pretty well and get good traction even on my hills. The tractor is very stable and heavy duty. If it has the Onan engine, you should see at least 2,000 hours even if it hasn’t been taken care of. Alot more if it has. The steering has good gears in it, it steers easy and fairly fast. Can steer with one hand easily. The hydro is nice.
Cons:
It has a larger steering radius than alot of garden tractors.
Can’t think of any more off the top of my head. LOL. As you can see I love it. But you can’t compare it to a commercial ZTR mower. It is commercial duty, built heavy, but not built to be efficient at mowing.
I would recommend it as a garden tractor but not as a productive, efficient mowing machine. It does have a great cut and stripe with the 48″ deck and I’m sure the cut quality is no less on the 60″ deck. The 20hp should be plenty of power on the 60″ deck and it’s more than enough on my 48″.