Ford CEO admits 'the customer has spoken' amid company's worst performance slip since 2008 financial crisis: 'It's a big miss'

[woodworker]

They were bought out by American Motors in 1974 for $30 million. In 1982 an AMC management buyout occurred, and the robust designs that made them so popular continued. That all changed when Toro purchased the company in 1982 for $8 million. Toro started labeling their cheap steel stamped economy lines as WheelHorse. They finally dropped the Wheelhorse name completely in 2007.

For several years you could request Toro to build an original Wheelhorse tractor, but the price was extremely high. It ceased being an option when the Wheelhorse parts inventory was exhausted.

Mine is easy to maintain, and use. It is staying as long as I am. I own a modern cub cadet that cuts better, but it is not the industrial machine that the Wheelhorse is. The PTO on the Wheel horse is really nice, simple to maintain and allows for all kinds of options.

The neighbor guy next door saw dads Wheel Horse and how handy it was so he went and bought the next size up. It was a different engine and it used the generator for the starter, pretty cool.

Sponsored

 

[woodworker]

The neighbor guy next door saw dads Wheel Horse and how handy it was so he went and bought the next size up. It was a different engine and it used the generator for the starter, pretty cool.

These systems were used on early Wheel Horse models equipped with Kohler engines (often K-series) that lacked built-in starter ring gears.

 

[TJC]

These systems were used on early Wheel Horse models equipped with Kohler engines (often K-series) that lacked built-in starter ring gears.

Clever engineering

 

[mtsoxfan]

I believe AMC bought out Harley Davidson in the 70's? as well. Turned the product into crap, by Harley riders standards, then Harley bought back. But, they may have not survived if AMC didn't help them out at the time.

 

[dtech]

I believe it was AMF - the bowling machine people.

 

[Friday yet?]

Hyundai's EV biz is profitable and from a global perspective 25% of their sales are EVs, so they are invested in ICE, Hybrids and EVs , both Hyundai and KIA are very vertically structured, making most of what goes into their vehicles, including steel.

Also still major league developing hydrogen commercial vehicles. Covering all the bases with their business.

 

[Grumpaw]

Also still major league developing hydrogen commercial vehicles. Covering all the bases with their business.

Cows produce copious amounts of methane, which scientists say is bad for the environment,,,,,,,,,sooooo, have manufacturers invest in producing methane powered vehicles, collect bovine methane, which is a free by-product, and sell it to power our new vehicles !!!!!!
A true win.....gets rid of the methane in the atmosphere, and powers vehicles by burning it off !!!!!!
Think of it.....a fart powered vehicle for the masses.....

 

[TxOTRRanger]

They were bought out by American Motors in 1974 for $30 million. In 1982 an AMC management buyout occurred, and the robust designs that made them so popular continued. That all changed when Toro purchased the company in 1982 for $8 million. Toro started labeling their cheap steel stamped economy lines as WheelHorse. They finally dropped the Wheelhorse name completely in 2007.

For several years you could request Toro to build an original Wheelhorse tractor, but the price was extremely high. It ceased being an option when the Wheelhorse parts inventory was exhausted.

Mine is easy to maintain, and use. It is staying as long as I am. I own a modern cub cadet that cuts better, but it is not the industrial machine that the Wheelhorse is. The PTO on the Wheel horse is really nice, simple to maintain and allows for all kinds of options.

Grandpa and Grandma had a Wheelhorse lawnmower when I was a kid. First real vehicle that I ever learned to drive. Before being taught how to drive Grandpas old 4240 John Deere tractor and his old F150 farm truck. Good learning experience. IMHO

 

[dtech]

Cows produce copious amounts of methane, which scientists say is bad for the environment,,,,,,,,,sooooo, have manufacturers invest in producing methane powered vehicles, collect bovine methane, which is a free by-product, and sell it to power our new vehicles !!!!!!
A true win.....gets rid of the methane in the atmosphere, and powers vehicles by burning it off !!!!!!
Think of it.....a fart powered vehicle for the masses.....

this has been a focus of several bills in the US, don't know which ones have passed but one study revealed that methane from cattle comes predominatly from their burps and not farts. Maybe we should equip cattle with methane collection apparatus, of course paid for by the gov. I'm easily amussed so I thought it iteresting that 1st name below was one of the bills sponsors.

Crapo, Bennet, Baldwin, Moran Introduce Bill to Voluntarily Reduce Methane Emissions from Livestock

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) introduced the Enteric Methane Innovation Tools for Lower Emissions and Sustainable Stock (EMIT LESS) Act to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle across America’s family farms and ranches.

 

[AzScorpion]

this has been a focus of several bills in the US, don't know which ones have passed but one study revealed that methane from cattle comes predominatly from their burps and not farts. Maybe we should equip cattle with methane collection apparatus, of course paid for by the gov. I'm easily amussed so I thought it iteresting that 1st name below was one of the bills sponsors.

Crapo, Bennet, Baldwin, Moran Introduce Bill to Voluntarily Reduce Methane Emissions from Livestock

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) introduced the Enteric Methane Innovation Tools for Lower Emissions and Sustainable Stock (EMIT LESS) Act to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle across America’s family farms and ranches.

I saw this a while back and just shook my head! Again, we have 340 million people in this country and these are the ones people vote in to represent us?

If there ever was a time (and need) for age and term limits it's now!

 

[Motorpsychology]

I saw this a while back and just shook my head! Again, we have 340 million people in this country and these are the ones people vote in to represent us?

If there ever was a time (and need) for age and term limits it's now!

Sooooo.... BEB's (Battery Electric Bovines)??

 

[AzScorpion]

Sooooo.... BEB's (Battery Electric Bovines)??

I'd rather a hybrid cow.

Half battery half

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Cows produce copious amounts of methane, which scientists say is bad for the environment,,,,,,,,,sooooo, have manufacturers invest in producing methane powered vehicles, collect bovine methane, which is a free by-product, and sell it to power our new vehicles !!!!!!
A true win.....gets rid of the methane in the atmosphere, and powers vehicles by burning it off !!!!!!
Think of it.....a fart powered vehicle for the masses.....

Actually, it would be belch powered….cows and sheep burp out methane from chewing their cud.

However, fart jokes are always better than burp jokes and there’s no universally recognized emoji, so it still gets my vote and a laughing reaction.

Also, there‘s gotta be at least some methane in their farts too.

 

[twk]

Hopefully Ford will now see the light and give us MORE 4 DOOR TRUCKS !!! And hopefully make the back seats more "kid friendly " and expand it further back...MUCH further back really, so groceries and my briefcase and such can be out of the wind and weather...

Personally, I have no need for a 4 passenger truck, but I do like the storage space back there.
More 4 door SCabs please!

 

[mtsoxfan]

I only bough the Screw because my wife insisted we have a 4 door in case we carry people. Everyone drives there own cars, mostly, around here. In 6 years, maybe 6 times I've had people in back seat. My vehicle before was also for "her" convenience. next one won't be a fight. I'll just go out and buy what I want. Too old for this shit.

Sponsored