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Exciting night last night. This 8 point was about 20 yards from my ladder stand munching on the neighbor’s beans. I suppose I’ll target him, and a few does this year. We are transitioning to one buck from two, years past. I have to be picky but should have plenty of opportunities to still fill the freezer. copy_897CC3E9-37A5-4A3E-885C-85A67FBFE5A8.mov
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what oldie wh tractor is this ?
Brockport Bill replied to Brockport Bill's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
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Lubrication dilemma
sqrlgtr replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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Car AC problem/symptom and question
lynnmor replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
Most carburetors with an enrichment circuit must have the throttle completely at the minimum (idle) setting for the enrichment to function. I rode motorcycles and snowmobiles for years and found the majority had no clue how they worked. - Today
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Lubrication dilemma
WHX?? replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
The general consensus tho for a hard worker leave the inner seal out and re-grease. Even that said these don't cost that much and super easy to replace. My queens even have the zerk pulled and hole filled in. I always keep a re-packed set on the shelf. -
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Car AC problem/symptom and question
8ntruck replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
thanks for the comments. Last year, I just changed the impeller and plate. This year, it got a new housing, plate, and impeller. The old housing had scratch marks. Light ones, kind of like 320 sandpaper leaves. Don't know if that was the issue or not. The BF20 has an enrichment circuit instead of a choke. I think that is where my cold start issues are hiding. Recent tinkering has improved it, but not eliminated it. -
Another thing to mention about these toys is when raising the gate do so very slowly and careful not to let it slam. You get rough with it the torsion cable can come off the spool then you have a mess. Ask me how I know. The only way to fix it is take the spring tension off and rewind. A real PIA. I don't know why they don't use assist springs on the hinge like the campers. would eliminate a lot of hassle. Use slit pool noodles over the cables so no one gets cloths lined and easy to see when loading or backing off.
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Lubrication dilemma
Racinbob replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Straight out of the box. Maximum lazy. There's no heat buildup at all on the front wheel bearings. It kinda sounded like I used these bearing on the deck spindles. Nope. But I did use a sealed bearings. I don't remember the brand. -
Lubrication dilemma
Kenneth R Cluley replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Thanks for all the replies, I truly value all your advice and opinions. I also felt that pumping half a tube of grease into the wheel hub when a teaspoon of it in the right place would do the job. So, I'm going to open them up flush the OEM lubrication out, repack with Lucas tacky red and seal them back up. -
Lubrication dilemma
JimSraj replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Did you repack them or use them as they came? -
Send @76c12091520h a PM through the forum, or call him, are the best ways.
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Glass Houses will always hold a special place for me. First album I ever owned. I needed it for a music class report back in elementary school. The lyrics are listed in the album jacket.
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I was looking last night and didn't see anything about governor adjustments in any of the K241 documents. EDIT: My issue is not the governor. The throttle plate is wide open when this happens.
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I would often run into a father & son at the Barber Shop. The Richard, the father was a night security guard at a local Hotel - the place where the Company I worked for would have their annual Christmas Party. One year, after the party, my Boss's tipsy wife started to play the piano in the lobby - and not very well. Richard comes over to disuade her from playing & my Boss gets in his face. I intervened - it was all OK once she stopped. We all went off to the Hotel lounge where Richard told us the night Billy Joel did the same. He had returned to the Hotel after his local show, and was playing when Richard told him to stop - it was after midnight - but once he recognized Billy Joel, said to play as long as he wished. That became an informal sing along with the other Hotel guests that lasted until 4 AM.....
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I still vote for bed liner. The best hands down. It's tuff , cleans easy when @Achto has a bowel movement on it , water & oil resistant, non skid & patches easily if damaged. Moisture can not get underneath it to get trapped & cause damage. You really only need e track down the sides Kev. At times it would be nice to have some along the side wall for hauling furniture and such. No backing to screw to tho. A well built trailer would have backing in the side walls and there may very well be. My track was is 12' one piece from a trailer outfit. The recessed tie downs were factory. Buddy Massey Jason has VCT ( glue down tiles ) in a black & white checker board which is cool but gets kinda slick. I also used it on the ass end of the toy hauler after rotted out repairs. It sealed the new deck down nicely to the sidewall against water intrusion.
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July 18, 1980, Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" album tops US charts, featuring "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me".
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I installed the rubber floor tiles 2x2 in my enclosed that lock together. Unfortunately they began to buckle a lot and I have to physically cover the lifting or should I say cupping joints with flatstock metal. I hope this floor holds up better than mine did. it is a tough call on best flooring to install in these trailer. Yours looks good Kev!
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Lubrication dilemma
Racinbob replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I've been using sealed bearings for the front wheels for quite some time now. Excellent results. I decided to try them on a mower deck with some hesitation. The first deck is on the 5th year now and no issues. -
Car AC problem/symptom and question
wh500special replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
Mine is a 90 hp. I think it’s a 2002. Carbureted (four of them!) four cylinder with tiller steering. Starts easy every time, but does require choke the first start of the day Which I guess isn’t a surprise. I remember you posting about your 20 last year. Did you replace just the impeller or did you do the whole setup? If it was just the impeller maybe there is something misshapen or worn in the housing or on the plate under the impeller. Any chance you dock it in shallow, sandy bottom? My cousin had a Mercury motor that was hard starting but otherwise ran great once fired up. He had it tinkered with repeatedly and nothing fixed it. Carbs, plugs, etc. This went on for years. Eventually the fuel lift pump failed and when replaced the hard starting issue went away completely. Hopefully it’s something simple and cheap like that. My motor has been exceptional. My boat was previously owned by a guide in northern Wisconsin and I bought it from him in 2018. When I picked it up we talked about maintenance and whatnot. He wasn’t super obsessive with maintenance. Said oil change every year. He didn’t remember when the waterpump had last been changed and confirmed the timing belt had never been touched. He guessed it had 800 hours on it. I bet it’s more. The boat was 15 years old when I got it and he had only a small transom trolling motor on it. No bowmount. He said he back trolled most of the time. From what I can see from his current postings for his guide service he’s fishing every day through the three month summer and less frequently until ice up. So I bet the hours on this thing are really at least 1500. I trolled crankbaits with it today for about three hours, so I’m getting some time on it periodically too. But nothing like he did. I still haven’t changed the water pump so it is way way way way way past due. At least 9 years old. I bought one in June and will do it at some point over the summer. Mine is a a year where they transitioned ftom one gearcase to another so there’s a chance I got the wrong parts. Honda outboards have a great general reputation but have two drawbacks in my opinion. First, there aren’t very many dealers so service isn’t as available in most areas like it is for other brands…especially Mercury. This is a problem for getting maintenance parts. Second, Honda is clinging to carburetors on everything 30 hp and below. Other makers have fuel injection down to at least 9.9 hp. Fuel injection is one of those things that is under appreciated. The BF20 has a great reputation amoung a number of guide services in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. The Honda 20 has apparently more umph than other 20s and is still reasonably light. I’m sure that’s changing. All that said, I just bought a 25 hp Suzuki and if I was looking for another motor I’d give them a hard look. They’ve garnered a great reliability reputation, have a decent dealer network, and are value-priced. Suzuki parts don’t seem to be badly priced either. I ordered some random things recently and don’t recall any sticker shock. FWIW, the 9.9-20 hp Zukes are all the same motor differentiated merely by different ECU programming for the timing and fuel injection. The 9.9 also has a restrictor at the throttle body that is removed on the 15 and 20. This is handly as people have realized they can get 20hp from a 9.9 with minimal investment by just changing the ECU ($500) and removing the restrictor. They use these on horsepower limited lakes. Same thing goes for the 25/30. Different ECU and a $5 gasket in lieu of the restrictor. Larger engines differ just in programming with no physical differences within a power class (this is not unique to Suzuki). believe it or not, there are places that offer tunes as well. They claim 25hp from the 9.9-20 and 35 from the 25/30. If you’re so inclined. Anyway, I really like my Honda 90. I’d get another without hesitation. I’d like to find a nice 9.9 to use as a kicker since the 8hp Yamaha I use doesn’t match and it drives me a bit crazy, but if it was a standalone I’d be looking at Suzuki. FWIW, that 8hp Yammie is a bit cold blooded and apparently that’s typical. It can take a lot of pulls to fire it up first time on a cold day. It’s also a bit loud compared to the Hondas. But it’s a nice motor…just the wrong shade of gray. Steve -
Best process to restore wheels?
702854boy replied to Natejc_98's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
You learn something new everyday. I didn't know that our bodies made that -
Car AC problem/symptom and question
MainelyWheelhorse replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
My mother has a 2013 Honda Pilot that’s closing in on or possibly over by now 200,000 miles. It’s still going strong. A timing belt gets changed every 100,000 miles and the other various consumables along the way with no big issues yet. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
MainelyWheelhorse replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I took the 42” deck off the 312 because after mowing the fire station lawn. It started to make horrendous noises. After some investigation, the slack adjuster was loose and the bolts holding in the spindles were too. I tightened them down with a wrench this time, but still may put some blue locktite on the spindle bolts, as a bit of added insurance. I also checked and filled the spindles to the top with grease. The grease was coming out the center spindle, so I know that was full. I was being a bit like @peter lena and making sure moving things were lubed up non moving were tightened down and things were good.🙂 I had to fix the 308’s rear left tire as well. it had sat and lost air breaking the bead. My 9 year old nephew decided to stop by then so he got a lesson on how to fix and reattach a tire. I got another set of hands. He was all for moving the 308 out of the workshop in first gear so I could clean out a bit and start to put things back. No pics as it was a busy day. -
Toro 260 Series Snow Blade rear bracket assembly
MichaelF commented on MichaelF's classified in Wanted
Yes - That looks correct
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