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It is very difficult to find a Salvage Facility that is willing to sell a nose that is not complete - unless the RF fender was already damaged on the donor vehicle. Front end crash parts are always in demand. Keep the spare set of fog lights - being down low, they are very susceptible to stone damage... Nice job on the alignment and gaps of the panels. Had the hit been lower and the airbag deployed, it could have been a game changer. The OE core support - was it welded or bolted in?
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Ok lets see those pets!
oliver2-44 replied to Wheel Horse 3D's topic in non tractor related discussion
We’ve been taking care of my son’s dog Dirk over Christmas. His wife trains dogs and is certified to trading attack dogs. They will raise and train pups to 1 year old. Then sell the to police departments who do the final training either dog and officer. Dirk had competed and won several Attack competitions. His attack commands are in a foreign language so he is not confused by surrounding talking. The 3” x 18” Oak log is his chew and catch toy. He destroys any kind of rubber toy. He can catch the log mid air. Can you imagine him jumping Ang grabbing your arm like he casually catches that log -
You’ll also want to confirm clearances at the center steering shaft and the spindle arms.
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Impressive!
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Some of you members who go to the Wheel Horse show, know my Grandson Mason. Well on December 14, we had our first snow, and Mason has his first time driving in it. Unfortunately, he and his Subaru Outback had an untimely meeting with an F-350 pickup truck, his own. This was in the driveway. The F-350 won. He was quite upset but said that it would be back on the road in time for reopening of schools. So, Mason did not want to report it to insurance for obvious reasons, and he did not want to take it to a body shop, so he proceeded to disassemble it. After determining there was no frame or engine damage, he started his search for parts. He found a bumper cover, left fender, and hood, all the same color. He purchased a new core support and radiator, two new headlights, and a grill. He brought the car over to my house yesterday. The whole job was done outside in 15 to 35 degree weather. Total cost? $1400. That's perseverance.
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This from the guy with no idea how many tractors he has? BTW I'm not hoarding. I'm..... ummm. Carefully storing some stuff.
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CD Long Jr joined the community
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The way you hoard ... not ... I may have some Project.
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Don't Salvage Your Broken SUVs
ebinmaine replied to T-Mo-(Moderator)'s topic in non tractor related discussion
We tarp ours to keep out the SUN 🌞 ☀️ The rain & snow does very little damage to the top or its sealers. Ice jams and dams definitely can be an issue. It's the sun that kills them - like many other things. We have a half 🫏 plan to use the frame of a portable garage as the main structure for a storage space for this camper and some other items. As stated above.... we ran outta time because of the need to take care of Trina's Momma's living space needs this year. Hopefully..... next year we can play catch up. -
Believe it or not... no. A few of them extra hitches came from @Handy Don with a parts pile last year. The rest are my own extras. I use a receiver style for much larger loads. I "only" have about 10 or 11 hitches. Maybe 2 are Trina's?
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I hope you don't find it I don't wanna see animal abuse...
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Happy Borned on Day, Ryan
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Happy Borned on Day, Mopar man
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Happy Borned on Day, Mopar man
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Don't Salvage Your Broken SUVs
JoeM replied to T-Mo-(Moderator)'s topic in non tractor related discussion
curious, I see a lot of people putting cheap tarps on their campers for winter, why? Are those that fragile. -
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Bah Humbug ... let's just get this holiday nonsense over with so I can get down to some serious tractorin.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Blue Chips replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
The right-rear axle seal in my 522xi failed rather suddenly, as evidenced by the oil slick that appeared overnight on the garage floor. I jacked up the rear end and checked for play in the bearing, as well as end play in the axle. All was snug and smooth, so I figured that the rubber portion of the seal probably split or became detached from its metal ring. So, off with the hub. I loosened the set-screw jam nuts, heated the set screws just enough to soften up the factory-applied thread-locking compound, and removed them, using a 3/8” square (4-point) socket. I was going to use a three-jaw puller to remove the hub, as shown in the service manual. However, the hub appears to be cast iron, and I saw that some forum members had broken a hub flange with a puller. I could have used a bearing separator to pull the hub by flipping the jaws front-to-back and placing it directly right behind the flange, contacting the hub reasonably close to the center, but I opted for a more ‘elegant’ solution: I made a custom hub-puller that I could use again for future repairs if/when needed. It didn't take long to make. I traced the wheel hole pattern onto a scrap piece of 3/8" steel plate, drilled five 15/32” holes (for 7/16” bolts), drilled a 25/32” hole in the center, and welded a 3/4” grade 8 nut to the plate. I would have made the plate round, but I didn't have a wide enough piece of 3/8" plate, so it's in the shape of a pentagon. I figured that pulling from five points instead of three, and with those points closer to the center of the hub than its edge, there wasn’t much chance of breaking the casting. Also, before applying any pulling force, I snugged up all five of the 7/16” bolts finger-tight to make sure it would pull evenly from all five points. It worked “slick as snot on a glass doorknob,” as an old employer of mine used to say. As I suspected, the rubber portion of the seal had partially separated from its steel outer ring. I pried the seal out, being careful not to scratch the axle or transmission mating surfaces. I also checked for burrs on the axle, to avoid scratching the new seal when installing it. I made a simple seal installation tool by turning down a piece of schedule 80 PVC pipe in my lathe, which worked fine for installing the new seal. I’ll improve that tool later by inserting a thin sleeve inside it for a closer fit over the axle. Here's my hub service 'kit,' consisting of the puller, the 3/8" square socket, and the plastic seal installer, which I'll keep together in a bin for later use. I re-installed the original plastic thrust washer, which had a few thousandths of wear, but was still in good condition. I also installed a new key, even though the old one looked fine, and I cleaned and dried the set screw threads in the hub, so that the Loctite would work properly. The hub was still a snug fit on the axle, and I tapped it into place with a dead-blow plastic hammer to the point where there was only about .002 or .003 inch of end play in the axle (in other words, I tapped the hub far enough on to the axle to make up for the slight wear in the plastic thrust washer). I then installed new grade 8 square-head set screws with Loctite 271, torqued them per the service manual specs (28-32 ft. lbs.) and tightened the jam nuts. Done, no leaks, and I have a tool that will make any future hub work easier. -
Wishing you all a healthy and happy New Year.
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@855project Always good to have another cheese head here. @Achto and I are just a little north of you and have some parts. Yes pics please!!! Holy crap Bear more than a few ... now that is hoarding! You see all those Dan?!?!? All is needed Project is one of those and a hitch pin for tub pulling. Just a 3/4 rod ... easy to make. Guys just cheat and use a 3/4 bolt too. Send him some spacers too EB bet you hoard them as well ...
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I Think This Group Might Be Bad For Me - Meet My New B100 Automatic
BradKahler replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I should be getting the v-belt later today so I'm hoping that sometime tomorrow I will be able to run the engine with belt attached to see if/how the hydro drive works. I still haven't done anything to try and resolve the engine smoking, that will probably happen this weekend. However, the engine smoking got me to thinking....which is a bad thing About 15 years ago I bought a Struck mini dozer and it came with Kohler K341AQS-71221a engine installed. It's my understanding it came from a mid 70s Cub Cadet. I was told the engine was running when I bought the dozer but I've never tried to run it. The engine is just too big for the dozer so I pulled it and sat it on a shelf. Last night was when I actually remembered I still had the engine. This all leads to my question, other than the oil pan being wrong, is there any reason this K341 wouldn't fit in the B100 chassis? Prior to deciding not to use the engine in the dozer, I bought an oil pan off of ebay (see last picture) to replace the existing oil pan. I'm not 100% certain the oil pan picture matches what I bought, I need to find it because it's buried somewhere in my shop. Thoughts anyone? -
Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉
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Governor control assembly and wire clip ready to be installed to blower housing. Governor control assembly ready to be installed to blower housing. Blower housing ready for governor control assembly to be installed. Cable bracket installed to blower housing with the bolt ran down finger tight. Flat washer and bushing sat on cable bracket. Governor control arm placed onto bushing then a flat washer was placed on top then the bolt was installed. Both bolts then tightened. Wire clip ready to be installed to blower housing. Note the different threads on this bolt. Blower housing ready for wire clip to be installed. Wire clip installed to blower housing. Governor control assembly and wire clip installed to blower housing.
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You really don't want me to get started about on FB. Way too much molesting and stupid things going on for a purist like me. Just can't take the mauling of thoroughbreds. I had to block all things horse there including RS on FB. I don't know why but when the morons ask stupid questions there I scoff at them but here I gladly answer dumb questions. Only one there with a brain is Bob Ranger. Forget what his handle is here but he is the only one who knows what he is talking about. Posts many references & links to posts here ... I have a feeling most ignore his references to manuals here. Once in a blue moon is there a market place listing to a a horse or implement that needs saving for a fair price. Then there is the guy that has a parts tractor with no motor for absurd money. I once sold a running driving Charger 12 there to a guy there for 200. Needed a lot of love it never got but a day later he had it on MP for 500! Called it a rare collectors model.
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I hate it when you open a different tab to research something specific to a post, and you come back to the fb tab and the page refreshes Poof! Gone!
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It was at show so anything goes... 'Sides all that pork renderins can really mess up the grill so mighta been the clean up crew.
