All Activity
This stream auto-updates
- Past hour
-
You can find Ed at this location, conveniently located at the BIG SHOW.
-
Thirty some years ago I afforded and opportunity for promotion to maintenance planner. The company I worked for wanted to switch from reactive to proactive maintenance. Let me tell you....... that was one tough transformation. It took the better part of a year to convince the maintenance personal, foreman to mechanics, that it was better to service, change filters and make repairs before things became big issues. Prior to, it was just firefighting maintenance. I told the personal that we are a maintenance company, the operators are our customers. It was our responsibility to hand the operator a safe functioning machine. In to the second year it really turned around, equipment was safe and ran good. Production went up and maintenance cost down. We had about 300 pieces of machinery in the fleet. I always made myself available to talk to the operators. No one knew the equipment better. Well after all, they spent more time with those machines than their wife's. So spend some time with you tractor today!
- Today
-
Interested in this. Original thought was to have the sides pivot and follow the contour of the ground, but not flop down and hit the ground when raised. Looks like that was unnecessary. Looking at all the commercial ones, they are all fixed. Maybe a little over thinking? I have been plowing the same driveways for almost 4 decades. I can only remember my plow tripping once and that was recent using the FEL. Was at the neighbors approach and the state road was redone by the state. I had a lot of down pressure and caught the edge where the did not do a good job matching it up. Shucks, I had and original plow that was fixed with no springs for 15 years. Pushed dirt in summer, snow in winter. It had an 11 ga blade for snow, and a 1/2" one dirt.
-
A nice clean 300-400 series dent/rust free hood if you have room in your sleigh.
-
blasterdad...sweeeeet CJ! ML3...beer, crown royal and cigars. talk about like minded! too bad you live so far away. regards mike
-
How to remove twists from tire chains
Razorback replied to 56servi's topic in Implements and Attachments
The untangle instruction is exactly what I have to do, sometimes. I have gotten to where I hang my chains on the inside of the shed doors after I remove them from the tractor, to hopefully avoid a twist like that. Most times I succeed. -
How to remove twists from tire chains
702854boy replied to 56servi's topic in Implements and Attachments
Would you be able to put a new hook on a set if we bring them to the show? -
Looks like we're forecast for another inch or two tomorrow.
-
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Nice. -
This is the tractor we built a few years ago specifically with plowing snow in mind. The frame F plate is already doubled up. Remember... I've been using the BIG 60" wide plow for a couple seasons. In principle I like the idea of having the center moldboard free to pivot forward and keeping the sides free to pivot on their own. I did try to set it up as such. However.... in actual practical usage that just doesn't work. The side plates are just plain floppy if I leave them ANY kind of loose enough to pivot. That said.... the ability to trip this plow is really no longer necessary. We've been maintaining and modifying the yard to make it as plow friendly as possible for 6 or 8 years.
-
Id be wary of that diagnosis, onan 20hp models had valve seat issues but Onans in general were very robust, these were designed off a commercial generator engine platform. Id check valve lash, recheck compression, if it still is low (below say 100psi) then id pull the front head and look at the valves there
-
Usually if there's only one ring in the pack that's chrome faced, its the top ring, typically have a bevel on the inside that will face up..this helps combustion pressure get behind the ring and force it out. The middle ring is use black, and will have a bevel on the outside, bevel faces down. Oil control rings, if its a 2pc with a thick ring with 2 thin contact points, it will have an expander that goes inside. 3pc rings have an expander; the ends must butt up, not overlap. The thin rings go above and below it.
-
That looks like a Tecumseh carb to me.
-
Will do. Further inspection is required, but I do know that it was a problem on some of the later non-gear reduction steering units. It's significant enough that it kind of makes the tractor annoying to drive. Can't believe the owner lived with it like that. Luckily, the gear mesh is not that bad yet. I'll still adjust/remove shims on the support block for the secondary shaft and tighten up the nut on the pinion. Every little bit helps. Thanks for the encouragement. I've never had the time or money to really do one of these the way I would like to, but I do try to be as thorough as I can without grinding the project to a halt. It's a delicate balance. And yeah, I'm not a huge fan of all the cleaning that's required but it is so satisfying to see the end result - a machine you can see all the working parts on and be able to work on without getting covered in filth.
-
I’m dealing with this on my 522xi. I’ve looked at lots of cheap carburetors on EBay and I’m really lost on trying to determine if any of them are the right one. I called my local Toro dealer and a new Kohler carburetor was around $150 if I recall correctly.
-
How to remove twists from tire chains
GeneB replied to 56servi's topic in Implements and Attachments
Going to try and untangle them tomorrow. Will post results thanks everyone for the help -
RJ25 to go with the 35 will do, or if even smaller is needed a hooded walk away Jr. please.
-
How to remove twists from tire chains
Ed Kennell replied to 56servi's topic in Implements and Attachments
Yes, that would correct the twisted side chains in my pic. I did the reverse to create that picture. It may help to hook the two chain ends together when you do this. If you pass only one side thru, you get a twist in that side chain and a twist in the cross chain. If you pass both sides thru the cross chain is not twisted but both side chains are. If you can't get them untangled, come to the Big Show in Pa. in June and I will fix them. Or sell you a new set for $20. Or, buy a chain plier like this. -
Eh, that engine doesn't run. The exhaust valve sticks.
-
Fivehorsetown joined the community
-
.JPG.9f2ecb26065c66527b0730084ab7fc7a.thumb.jpg.7dc8a04d9a53d44ee2b23f26ee94496f.jpg)
Amazing seat cushions from Matt Castagno!
stevebo-(Moderator) replied to RoubaixRider's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Matt’s seats are high quality. Matt does it right! -
How to remove twists from tire chains
GeneB replied to 56servi's topic in Implements and Attachments
Is this what you’re saying to do. Loop red connector under chain and back out -
Amazing seat cushions from Matt Castagno!
sqrlgtr replied to RoubaixRider's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
just found them on facebook and it is him. They do look great . -
When we were up in you're all's neck of the woods on vacation, I was amazed and appalled how rust done it's dirty deeds on vehicles. I've never seen rust like you all up north deal with. A buddy and I were talking today that auto makers have produced vehicles long enough that they know where the rust prone locations are. Of course they are in the business of selling us new vehicles. We finished putting my pickup back together today. Started out replacing front differential's oil seal on the driver's side of my 1992 GMC K2500. We ended up dropping the differential because it simply wasn't possible to pull the axle s o we replaced all three seals. While front differential was down, it was excellent time to replace oil pan that was leaving drips in the garage. Then saw anti freeze drops on the lower radiator hose that was the result of my five year old water pump leaking. Pulled the water pump and decided it was a good time to check timing chain after 235,000 miles which required dropping the oil pan again. The timing chain, by the way, was in great shape. (I'm from the age of when timing chains seldom lasted 100,000 miles and wanted to see the status of the chain.) Before we put it back together, we flushed the oil cooler lines and cooler--which didn't contain much more than a big water glass full of oil. I was relieved to see how clean the engine was inside. There was probably less than a cup full of sludge in the oil pan. I'm hoping the rear engine seal isn't leaking because that requires pulling the transmission and transfer case. I unscrewed the fill plug of the transfer case and fluid came gushing out which may indicate the rear transmission seal is leaking into the transfer case. I'll keep an eye on the fluid level of the transfer case. If the transmission rear seal is leaking then I'll take a look at the rear engine seal at some future date.
-
Amazing seat cushions from Matt Castagno!
Tonytoro416 replied to RoubaixRider's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I haven’t seen them on facebook but generally communicate with him through email. Super easy to deal with and have had the two seats he made for me in hand pretty quick in my opinion -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
WHX?? replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@Ed Kennell says they work great. Was always gonna get a set But believe it or not just plain turfs with weights is workin pretty good. Those fronts are the exact same as what @Achto has on his sno pusher.
