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I use a tablespoon of gasoline, carb cleaner is $44 per gallon.
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Yea, I was looking into stuff and realized that if the skids sit up, ill always have a half inch of snow left, where with the pipe method it gets it alot cleaner.
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It will.
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to the forum.
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I use a shot of carb cleaner into the carb as a starting aid. Not near as violent as starting fluid.
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I suspect the envelope with the cash wasn’t on the table....
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Tractors for sale to a good home
sgtsampay commented on Treepep's classified in Wheel Horse for Sale
on the C120 what kind of tires are on it? May I have a photo as I would liek to check them out. They look great for field use. -
so true, so true
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Thanks for the update. I trust the job will move along, and you can return to a more normal life.
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Wheels could use some paint and the tires are in great condition. No shipping
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Download the Onan manuals here they will have the procedures for troubleshooting and maintenance.
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1987 310-8 key switch to plug match problem
Armadillo👍 replied to Armadillo👍's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
It’s clear that diagram logic is more difficult than identifying wires, tracing them out and testing for continuity. If I understand correctly the diagram just shows the seat and key switch just have a common ground. The diagram answered my second question because with the key switch in the run position has the battery terminal and rectifier terminal connected. I may be slow but I get there. Thank ya’ll again for all the help! -
1987 310-8 key switch to plug match problem
953 nut replied to Armadillo👍's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
Your wiring on the 310-8 was designed for a battery powered ignition system and you have installed a Magnum in place of the old engine, is this correct? The safety switch wiring for a battery powered system is different than that of a magneto system. With the battery powered system the safety switches remove voltage to the coil if you leave the seat with the PTO on. With a magneto system the ignition becomes grounded if the driver gets off the seat with the PTO on. If you want to have your safety switches to work as they should the ignition switch socket needs to be changed back to the way it came from the factory, a 103990 switch and a kill relay installed or completely rewire the safety switches. Going back to the 103990 and kill relay would be much easier. -
Welcome to the Forum. You will find plenty of “analysis” here and some of it will be relevant
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WH voltage reguators need solid grounding to work properly. The Onan engine’s voltage regulator is attached to the cooling air shroud. Make sure the body of the regulator has clean electrical contact with the shroud and that the shroud has clean electrical contact with the engine block. For giggles, make sure the battery negative to engine block cable is making solid electrical contact at both ends. If you have an accurate voltmeter (i.e. the tractor stock meters are “approximate”) measure the AC voltage between the two outer pins of the voltage regulator while the engine is running at wide open throttle (WOT). It should be ~40 volts.
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Any interest in a Caprice? Will be sold at auction tomorrow probably for cheap. Message me if interested.
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I will go ahead and suggest replacing fuel pump with an electric one. My 520H would take forever to fire if it set any length of time, and the factory pump would squirt fuel across shop so must have been draining back. Here is a pic of mine so to give you an idea where and what kind I'm using. I can now turn key on let fuel pump run a sec or two and will fire right up. Your sanity and starter will thank you..
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1987 310-8 key switch to plug match problem
gwest_ca-(File Mod) replied to Armadillo👍's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
One side of the seat switch is grounded. With operator in the seat and the pto ON the switch is open so the magneto wire is not grounded and the engine runs. Operator leaves the seat the switch grounds the magneto and engine stops. If the pto is OFF the magneto ground can not get to the seat switch so engine will run operator or no operator in seat. -
There is but they want to charge $150 to weld them. My buddy has a cheap mig but it runs off 120v, which makes him not sure its gonna get hot enough.
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Just be careful about the quills
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You might be better off. Our driveway has some soft spots where the water settles a bit. Once it freezes here, it stays solid for a couple months or more. Several years ago we started tilting the plow blade forward one hole further than standard. That works very good and also helps the snow roll off to the sides better.
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Nice to hear the house is getting started on!
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1987 310-8 key switch to plug match problem
Armadillo👍 replied to Armadillo👍's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
Finally got back to work on the Wheelhorse. Pulled the key start. Turned engine over with wire connection from battery to solenoid. Engine started. Yay! Rechecked all the wiring and realized the ground wire attached to the 103991 switch wasn’t grounded. Reading the diagram for 1987 301 models the ground wire from the key switch goes to the seat switch. The seat switch, when the seat is sat in, seems to not be grounded but the diagram shows another ground between the key switch and the seat switch. If that is true, is the ground for the seat switch controlled by the key switch?? Second question. It would be useful if the battery was charged when the engine is running. The diagram shows a ground and 1 hot wire for the battery. Does the battery charging circuit (if there is one) go through the key switch? Thank you diagram reading gurus for your answers. -
has to be someone close that could weld on brackets , pete
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Maybe I should just use the pipe trick then? I dont want skids digging into my driveway either.
