That's a sweet tractor...looks real clean too. I'm guessing it has low hours. My dad bought a new 312-8 with 48" deck in '97, still using it today and it works great with around 400 hrs I believe. Personally, I prefer the 8 speed UniDrive over the hydro's, guess that's just what I'm used too. I come from a family who has owned nothing but Wheel Horse's for the last 40 years, so I can appreciate their quality. Too bad they still don't make the Classic Series GT's anymore.