The Wheel Horse Charger 12 is a 2WD garden tractor from manufactured by Wheel Horse in South Bend, Indiana, USA from 1968 to 1972. The Wheel Horse Charger 12 is equipped with a 0.5 L (29.0 cu·in) single-cylinder gasoline engine and a belt-driven hydrostatic transmission with infinite forward and reverse gears.
The Wheel Horse Charger 12 garden tractor used the Kohler K301S engine. It is a 0.5 L, 476 cm2, (29.0 cu·in) single-cylinder natural aspirated gasoline engine with 86.0 mm (3.39 in) of the cylinder bore and 83.0 mm (3.27 in) of the piston stroke. This engine produced 12.1 PS (8.9 kW; 12.0 HP) at 3,600 rpm of output power.
The Wheel Horse Charger 12 is equipped with manual steering, an open operator station, and 7.6 liters (2 US gal.; 1.7 Imp. gal) fuel tank.
Following attachments are available for the Wheel Horse Charger 12 garden tractor:
- Mid-mount Wheel Horse 5-1362 910 mm (38 in) mower deck with 2-blades
- Mid-mount Wheel Horse 5-7365 910 mm (38 in) mower deck with 3-blades
- Mid-mount Wheel Horse 5-1422 1,060 mm (42 in) mower deck with 3-blades
- Mid-mount Wheel Horse 5-1482 1,210 mm (48 in) mower deck with 3-blades
- Front-mount Wheel Horse 1,060 mm (42 in) blade
Wheel Horse Charger 12 Specifications
| General Specifications | |
| Model | Wheel Horse Charger 12 |
| Length | 1,650 mm (65 in) |
| Width | 910 mm (35.8 in) |
| Height | 1,010 mm (39.8 in) |
| Wheel base | 1,150 mm (45.3 in) |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm (7.1 in) |
| Weight | 305 kg (670 lbs) |
| Fuel tank capacity | 7.6 liters (2 US gal.; 1.7 Imp. gal) |
| Battery | 12V |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Engine | |
| Engine model | Kohler K301S |
| Engine type | Four-stroke, air-cooled, inline |
| Cylinders | 1 |
| Fuel type | Gasoline |
| Displacement | 0.5 L, 476 cm2, (29.0 cu·in) |
| Bore and stroke | 86.0 mm X 83.0 mm (3.39 in X 3.27 in) |
| Horsepower | 12.1 PS (8.9 kW; 12.0 HP) at 3,600 rpm |
| Starter | Electric |
| Transmission and chassis | |
| Chassis | 4×2 2WD |
| Steering type | Manual |
| Brakes | – |
| Transmission model | Sunstrand |
| Transmission type | Belt-driven hydrostatic |
| Gears | Infinite forward and reverse |
| Speed | Forward: 11.3 kmh (7 mph) Reverse: 5.6 kmh (3.5 mph) |
| Tires | |
| Front tires | Lawn/turf: 16×5.50-8 |
| Rear tires | Lawn/turf: 23×8.50-12 |

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