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ineedanother replied to ineedanother's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Anyone who's ever replaced the pesky brake pedal return spring on a sundstrand hydro unit knows that it's in the hood stand and can be an exercise in patience. I've seen some workarounds so that's what I chose to do this morning. I'll swap the angle bracket out for something more appropriate but this was effective for testing purposes. I can't recall what these springs are for but I have a few in the shop so they're likely a common part. -
Bob - good thing you did not nick the unsecured Romex on the right while cutting to find the Pulling Elbow...
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This is true. Thanks for the reminder!
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Well done!
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2026 Big Show Buy/Sell/Trade Thread
pfrederi replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
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I have done it on two 48 SD decks. Not tried an old style 36 RD
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Sounds like time for a new rectifier....
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The geometry of the deck support that can handle lifting yet keep the blades very slightly pitched down at the front over a range of cutting heights is pretty baked in. Mess with one variable and it can throw something else off.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
peter lena replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@lynnmor interesting opportunity , did it years ago ,cleaned out my tanks , replaced all fuel lines , cleaned out fuel bowls , filter at tank start and just before carb , started adding STA BIL FUEL STORAGE , an ounce or two , to every related tank top off , guess what ? not a speck of crud in any related fuel area , instant starts , no carb issues . a clean tank is the FOUNDATION of fuel start , I also use regular leaded gas , the emphasis of this experiment , was the clean fresh start , also have clean fuel rated hose up to carbs ? I can see the clear fuel going to carb , perfect REPEDITIVE PROBLEM , TO TRY ELIMATATION ON . also have it on my stand by gen , STA BIL in that tank , related hose , clean and clear , instant starts . think the IRONY of this , is the solid reliability , thats easy to set up . this led me to try ,similar failure areas , like pto lever , set up , you are looking right at it . pete -
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If they get the bright idea to go with E-lectric Racecars, it may take days to finish (seven hours just to recharge!)... and perhaps firesuits will need to be worn by the spectators...
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Mine has the "L" shape connector plug, indicating a 15A charging system then I guess. So I started with simply adding a battery ground connection to the case of the rectifier with so change seen in voltage, so then I took it off completely cleaned all the electrical connections with fine sandpaper, contact cleaner and compressed air, also took the 3 wire connector plug apart and did the same thing. I added a wire from battery ground to under the bolted connection that holds the rectifier to the frame. Once back together I was seeing 13.65vdc with the engine running, but not a steady state 13.65, it slowly fell back to about 12.40, Once there it would maintain that level when adding load to it (headlights) The fact it holds voltage under load makes me think it's working, but then why won't it hold 13.5 +, and then the 12.4vdc looks to me like the ignition is running on the battery alone. Does my new ground sound sufficient and I do in fact have a defective rectifier ? Or should I add a tapped screw to one of the cooling fins on the rectifier to make grounded connection Any of you guys been down this path before ?
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2026 Big Show Buy/Sell/Trade Thread
JoeM replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
yep got one, i’ll throw it on the truck, no charge -
Side shot Saturday... AND SUNDAY !
ineedanother replied to Sparky-(Admin)'s topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
The 312 got a bath today! Interesting story about this tractor is that I never intended to own it but it came non-running in a package deal with a c-165 I was in search of. It eventually got repowered when I swapped one from a 12 Auto. A huge limb fell across its hood so that's been pounded out. No Purple Heart ceremony for that yet but it's got character and surprisingly my "preferred" machine depending on what I'm doing. -
I have a front cutter bar for sale. Will bring to the show if paid for prior. Very good shape and works as it should.
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I'm getting set to install a whole house generator and was checking things out yesterday. Even though I replaced the panel shortly after we moved in I never had a reason to check into how the feeder from the meter base made the trip. Now I needed to know. Looking at the 2" PVC feeding the panel something looked a bit odd because I assumed it went outside. Nope. It went up the wall and into the back of the meter base. Can't do that in a 3.5" wall cavity. I started thinking that there might be a LB in the wall. The meter base was mounted right at the end on one of the master bedroom closets so I decided I needed an access panel. I had to know. A few measurements and some drywall saw work and there it was. Oddly the wall stud measures 6.75" so they must have ripped down a 2x8 just for that small section of wall at the end of the closet. Clearly some thought was put into a code violation. I have an 8" x 12" access panel on the way to cover the hole. Now that I'm making this code compliant it will soon no longer be needed.
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JoeM replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
I think I got one will look today -
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Guessing at the deck model number here is an operator manual. May help. Click on the picture in the link
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The 1919 race took nearly seven hours to run, the 2026 race took less than three hours. High octain racing gas was about 50 or so at the time, today it is about 105.
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lynnmor replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
You went that far I hope you pulled the gas tank and cleaned the crud under there. You can clean the cooling fins easier and the dirt between the seat mount and gas tank causes rust. -
axel seal leak, how difficult is the repair
rjg854 replied to John99's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
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axel seal leak, how difficult is the repair
rjg854 replied to John99's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
If it just the seal that is leaking, to change that is not a big deal. Sometimes the hub will come off easily because it been saturated with oil because of the leak. Then there are times when removing the hub can be a bane to your existence, we call it a right of passage. You won't know until you get into it. There are threads here on how to remove a stuck hub. A 3-claw puller usually ends up breaking the hub, so check those threads.
