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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
pfrederi replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Got my latest C-160-8 to pop off today. Think she was auctioned off because starter motor was bad. Fixed some wiring issues replaced starter and she popped.. ( can't spray carb cleaner and film at the same time) This is the tractor with the unique K 431 engine. -
C-Series Hybrid Idea
kpinnc replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Soft start clutch controller works well for this issue. I've used one for 8 years and it works great. I didn't use hydraulics on this one but it can be done! Not a C-series but has alot of those parts in it. -
C-Series Hybrid Idea
Ed Kennell replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Agree with Bill. I addition to bringing gold prices if you can find one this was not a good Wheel Horse idea. I understand the need for idiot safety switches, but IMO, the original PTO engagement lever used on the Raiders was the best. Looking forward to seeing this build. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ML3 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Doing some mid season maint/inspection on the 702. Relocated exhaust because it was originally turned down towards the snowblower controls. Used whatever pipe/connectors I had. Didn't wanna drive out in the rain to get parts......all the cars are washed & clean in garage 😆 Also installed some rear wheel weights that I cant even remember where they came from. There's only 2 bolt holes in weights & of course only 1 hole lines up. They really fit well into the rim tightly so I think just the 1 bolt is enough because they they fit so good. -
My apologies to Richard for pirating his Betcha Y'll didn;t know #9. But, when mentioned Aswan High Dam, you opened 47 years of memories in this old brains storage shed.
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Being only 9 years old in 1953, I was not involved in the building these turbines or the dam that failed in 2005. At the time this was the largest Pump/Turbine project in the US. I did through lab model testing develop the runners that were used for the plant upgrades in 1972 and again in 1998. It is interesting to note these hydro turbines, primarily due to pitting damage from cavitation, had a 20-25 year life. It wasn't till 1975 during the Raccoon Mt. testing that we found a way to do high speed underwater observation of the cavitation and could then make the necessary shape changes to eliminate the problem thus extending the life of these machines.
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Electric conversion
JoeM replied to Richard’s 314-8's topic in Wheel Horse Electric / Battery Powered Tractors
The sky is the limit. Got them all over Amazon https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rhino+lithium+battery+51v&crid=1L76NJXAWZPW5&sprefix=rhino+lithium+battery+51v%2Caps%2C277&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 -
Interesting small world Don. I built and tested the Lewiston P/T model as well as the Robert Moses model that was used to land one of Voith Hydros largest contracts with New York Power. $275,000,000 for the upgrade. This picture of the model runner still hangs in my shop. The actual model runner should still be on display at the visitor center.
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Absolutely beautiful trails in the snow! Always good to take the horses for a brisk walk on occasion!
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Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station is one of those electric generators, that I think you all are talking about, south of St. Louis, Missouri that is the largest "roller compacted concrete" dam in North America. We visited the state park below the dam and noticed huge boulders scattered around. We were later told that in the dam had burst in the early morning on December 14, 2005 that sent one billion gallons in a 20 foot wall of water down towards the campground below. Being as it was winter no campers were around however the campground director and his family was swept away but all survived. Interesting video and read if one googles it. You all come up with some interesting conversations.
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Nice save! Glad you got it running again!
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I figured I should get in a ride while the getting is good because of the uncertain weather conditions nowadays. I used the Side x Side to pack roughly 6 '' of snow on the ground. The 418-A is my mowing tractor and it's nice to get behind the wheel with no mower deck and wind it up some. This was on Thursday after lunch.
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Page 6-18 Walbro carb
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Thank You. When ever I rebuild a carb I always check and adjust the float settings. I understand that there is lee-way but I try to get as close as possiable to factory settings.
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Thank You. Yes those settings are for a kohler carb not for a Walbro carb I can't find any settings for a Walbro carb.
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Candlewood Lake in Connecticut (not far from @stevebo) is actually a reservoir created specifically for pumped storage. The Rocky River project connects it to the Housatonic River. Not in constant use, its goals are partly to maintain the lake as a recreational resource, partly to hold reserve power, and partly to moderate extreme water level variations in the river. It came online in 1929. I did some analytic work for the refurbishment of the Lewiston pumped storage reservoir near Niagara Falls.
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Hello, I have another question. When I move the lever to lift the mower deck, it does not go down. Note that I do not have the deck attached when I'm doing this. My question is, does it need the weight of the mower deck for it to go down? sorry if this doesn't make sense. Thank you.
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Wheelhorse 414-8 with a Kohler 14hp Magnum engine.
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It was a flame spray process involving high temp preheat, noise , and gas. Obviously requiring air conditioned heat resistant self-contained breathing suits. Not a fun job. BTW, after commissioning the first runner the process was changed to correct some failed areas.
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Thank You, What I want to know is the proper setting /adjustment specification for the carb.
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The holes were correct originally. The correct install “scrunches” the diaphragm to provide slack for the pumping action. This is done by manually holding the pump actuator lever so that it is pulling the diaphragm. While holding, successively adding tightness (i.e. not all at once on each screw) squeezes the seemingly excess material evenly. A taut diaphragm install causes poor pumping and early diaphragm failure. Glassing as noted above.
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Just according to where you get the diaphragm from, some are pretty thin. The last one I done leaked so I made a gasket that goes between diaphragm and pump body, took care of leak so far. Used the rubberized gasket making material. The diaphragms isavetrctors used to sell were superior to others I've had and did not require a second gasket. I wish I knew where he sourced them from.
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Agreed, I will point out the Pump/Turbine storage projects can be designed to have a much lower environmental impact than a run of the river hydro turbine. The P/T does not require a dam across a river and can use an existing natural or man made swimming pool lake for the upper reservoir like Seneca Falls. No need to flood thousands of acres of farmland. Many of these P/T are buried deep underground like Raccoon MT. Secena Falls P/T upper reservoir The river dam is not used by the P/T only for river run turbines installed in the dam. Raccoon Mt P/T upper reservoir
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If you know someone with a lathe, you're better off just having the snap ring groove squared back off. I've had this done a couple times because a PO pulled on the hubs without knowing how the axles were retained. Mine have never given any trouble since, and I never have to worry about a pin moving around.
