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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
sqrlgtr replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Making some wide wheels. got um cut and tacked together but had to come home and get some supper I was getting hungry. -
Happy Indigenous People's Day
SylvanLakeWH replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
Nothing to stir. Columbus Day is a governmental holiday. You are free to celebrate it or not, in any manner you wish or not. That’s what makes this Country unique. And something to be celebrated. Warts and all. Same with all the other days, weeks, months etc. for the myriad of events, causes and remembrances... Perhaps we could all look at things as NOT zero sum comparisons... Just a thought. -
Happy Indigenous People's Day
ebinmaine replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
That only matters if AI stands for Actual Information. A LOT of new information comes out every year all across the many fields of science. 30 years ago we thought humans had been in the Americas for 8,000 years. We now know it's been at LEAST 23,000. Likely many more. -
Happy Indigenous People's Day
davem1111 replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
Right on, Brother. -
Happy Indigenous People's Day
Ed Kennell replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
That was before AI. - Today
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Happy Indigenous People's Day
ebinmaine replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
I don't think that is stirring things up at all. And I don't think there should be any confusion whatsoever about it. I also don't think they should be any controversy whatsoever. Facts are facts. -
widen rear wheels
peter lena replied to sqrlgtr's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
@sqrlgtr while they definitely look neat , the lighter footprint , also creates a traction issue , maybe only for show time ? pete -
widen rear wheels
8ntruck replied to sqrlgtr's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Comments from a retired engineer who spent 40 years in the automotive steel wheel industry. We made many, many sets of prototype wheels in our Product Engineering group using this method. We had big lathes to make the cuts, and I think we had custom jigs and fixtures to make the welds. We'd usually just weld the tire side of the rim - the lathe cut pieces fit close enough to allow that, and there was no weld lump on the ID of the rim to get in the way when pressing the disc in at assembly. Strength was not an issue, as the center of the drop center of a rim is a low stress area. This is especially true on our tractor wheels. The biggest issue is making sure there are no air leaks in the weld. -
widen rear wheels
sqrlgtr replied to sqrlgtr's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Decided to tackle wide wheel project today. Got um all cut and got um tacked together. I believe I can make a set of skinny 5/6” wheels out of the leftovers also. Used the 857 that has the LSD 8speed and it worked wonderfully. I was worried the grinder would overcome the differential but only time wheel would quit turning was when cut was almost all way through. FYI I found it easier to finish cut turning wheel by hand instead of letting tractor drive wheel to finish cut. All that is left is to finish welding and priming/painting wheelz. BTW used high gear and almost wide open throttle and a few cutoff disc later I Ended up with almost 10” wide wheels (between beads). -
Happy Indigenous People's Day
davem1111 replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples'_Day_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas I don't want to stir things up, but what Columbus "discovered" had already been populated for at least 15,000-20,000 years, and new discoveries may be pushing that back into six figure numbers. Kinda like if I said I discovered the automobile in a Walmart parking lot. What happened to the Indigenous people after Europeans came here is fairly well documented but many have been trying to "whitewash" that history... -
Wheelhorse D160 Workhorse
Chav88 replied to Chav88's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
This is helpful. I’ve come across a couple that looked very similar but the tag suggested they were not a match so I wasn’t sure. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
davem1111 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I have both the small and large HF tire rigs. I picked up the large one a while back in a bulk deal and hadn't mounted it yet, so this weekend I drilled holes in the garage floor, put anchors in, and set it up. Then I realized that the 8" fronts I wanted to work on wouldn't fit on that rig. I was going to abandon the small one because the vertical threaded bar got all bent the last time I used it (where do they actually manage to get metal that soft? ) Anyway, I was actually able to get one tire dismounted on the floor, using downpressure on the large rig's arm. These are so bad that the tubes are stuck to the inside of the rusty rims... I have the second one half off, using the small rig. using a lot of soapy water. Rears, no thanks. Belle Tire will mount those for $10 each - that's a better option for me. I don't think they'd want to deal with the rusty fronts I'm working on right now though. Hope the shoulder didn't take any lasting damage. I had cortisone injections in both of mine last year and have been going easy on them since then. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
cafoose replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
From my research, both intake and exhaust is between 0.004 and 0.006. I set mine at 0.005 and it runs great. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Same spec on both intake and exhaust? -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
peter lena replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@Sparky that shoulder issue ? in todays world , joint work is a no brainer , place I went to in waterford / niantic , thats all they do . my 20 year old knees are doing fine , very arduous compared to today , weeks / months of learning how . also had lower spine L 4/5 fused , stroke in eye years back , learn from everything , most important ? ADAPTING TO IT , regularly talk to OBVIOUS PAIN , with people , most glairing ? FEAR every excuse to avoid operation , not me , just sayin . pete -
@Handy Don so 3600 target RPM x 8 is 28,800 / 18 is 1600? So 1600 displayed on the tach is actually 3600?
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Betcha y’all didn’t know 285
Ed Kennell replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Were you Swabbies there to christen her? @WHX?? @shallowwatersailor @953 nut -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Sparky-(Admin) replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Attempted to mount these brand new 4 ply tires. Actually felt something in my shoulder while I was leaning into my Harbor Freight tire mounting rig. Stopped before I did damage to some muscle that doesn’t see much action in my day to day activities ! Was just too much and ya gotta know when to let the pro’s handle it. Local garage popped em on for me. Gotta love all the nubbies…but they won’t last. -
Yeah, the sea was angry when we left yesterday morning.
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Wheelhorse D160 Workhorse
parsonsponyz replied to Chav88's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Glad to hear your making progress on your property and tractor. So, regarding the mower deck, my recommendation would be to find another 48" in good shape and transplant your mounting hardware to you "new" deck. I have done this in the past instead of taking time to prolong a rusting deck. It's been a while since the last time I performed this task but if I'm remembering correctly, it's a bolt on job. -
Beautiful pics Don for sharing.
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@Ed Kennell Speaking of the beach, I thought of you Ed when we piled up this lobster! Another couple that camped with us had a friend who owns a lobster boat. We literally got them fresh off the boat! This was last weekend in Montauk, L.I., N.Y. Water in the background is Block Island Sound.
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yeah .. like kwalshy, we would field dress first - makes a difference between dragging a 210 lb buck and a 180 lb field dressed buck a mile and a quarter over mostly snow-free grass fields (didn't have ATVs or horses back then to help drag over the hills and through the fields) but it'd be a lot easier to dress and skin if we'd been near enough to the hanging "tree" (swing set built from welded up 2 inch iron pipe) to get 'm hoisted .. so the field dress thing was more to do with getting the deer out with the least effort possible.
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@953 nut @Ed Kennell Here you go Richard, I just took this video 5 minutes ago. Talk about waves breaking on the beach! It’s hard to see in the video, waves a little to the right and approximately 1/2 mile off shore have got to be 10’-12’ hitting a sandbar. Last night was pretty wicked here, with the storm coming up from the south bringing heavy rain and strong winds. It’s calming down now though and we are heading home soon. This is just east of the Shinnecock Inlet, Southampton, L.I., N.Y. IMG_2274.mov
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Onan has 18 poles so Vanguard's actual RPM = WH Tach’s Displayed Value x 18 ÷ 8
