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It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
sqrlgtr replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I have used saran wrap and a little oil over the ends of the axle to get seal started, but always deburrrrr everything good first. -
Great tractor, I have a 1979 c-101 with many many hours on it and has been one of my best tractores. You can see it in my picture along with my daughter which I also acquired in 1979.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@MainelyWheelhorse brought up today... and someone else I don't recall just recently... That I MAY have a few tractors. A problem? An addiction? No no no of course not. So I commenced to countin'.. Running and usable: 1. 1974 "Cinnamon Horse" C160-8. 2. My own fully restored 1975 C160 Automatic. 3. "The Ugly Bruce" tractor. 1978/9 C121 Automatic. Projects: 4. 1974 C160-8 Tecumseh/ Briggs Vanguard swap tractor. 5. 1977 B80 8 speed that needs an engine repair or swap. 6. "Hollis" 1975 C160-8. So named for the town it came from. 7. Pile o' parts to build a complete new (520-8 based with C series sheet metal) chassis for the Wally Digger Backhoe. 8. Enough other parts to build at least one more 8 speed mid 70s C series. Maybe two??? So maybe 9......??? Oh man..... -
It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
AlexR replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
This! I destroyed 2 seals on one axle, until I chamfered it some more with a small file. -
What did you do today?
MainelyWheelhorse replied to Mickwhitt's topic in non tractor related discussion
Today, I swapped some old rugs under my snowmobile that’s on the bottom of some racks outside to deter grass from growing up and rotting it out. I cleaned out my front garden and took care of the weeds. And I worked on this… It’s a David Bradley walk behind tractor that’s from somewhere in the 40’s or early 50’s. It’s been in the family since I was a child or possibly before that so at least 40 years+. My youngest brother had it and though with my tractor expertise, I could get it working. So far the gas tank has been taken off and as you can see the absolutely shredded tires. There is no motor but it’s not uncommon to Harbor Freight repower these or put another newer engine on them. I’d like to put a Kohler or Honda as both seem to be bulletproof. For being outside for multiple decades it’s in remarkably good shape. A repower, new tires some brake and throttle cable with a paint job and this should be good. I don’t know what I’m going to do with it once it’s done but I’ll figure it out. -
reminds me of the time I tried liquid glass in a little Nissan truck trying to "fix" a head gasket leak. My thinking was if a little helped a whole lot would really do the trick. It didn't.
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if I was a betting man my money would be on rod/rod bearing going first, defiantly check fer cracks b4 sinking any money into her.
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It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
ebinmaine replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Not counting anything to do with Trina's tractors... I have .... a few... -
It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
ebinmaine replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I'm hoping you used new set screws. You'll definitely want to reset the torque on the set screws after a short amount of driving time. I've done quite a few sets of those seals. Some fought me hard. Others flew right in. I have had to hand chamfer the outer edges just a hair. -
It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
MainelyWheelhorse replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I’ve seen it and experienced it…..I built an entire working tractor from parts I got from @ebinmaine and still have some left over… That reminds me, @ebinmaine.I didn’t forget about the 520 hydraulic lift setup that you’ve been storing for me either😁 I’ll be in touch. I’d say that’s like me and @ebinmaine, but I’m pretty sure he has more of both parts and tractors so it may be the reverse😄 @BradKahler could a little grease lube it up to slip into place? Tap it in with something softer like a rubber hammer etc…It might slip enough greased so nothing catches like what happened before. -
@Blue Chips You ever take things to Owl's Head Transportation Museum shows?
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It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
Handy Don replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Since you have machinist skill, consider making a collar to act as a funnel for the seal as you push it into the case to keep the seal’s edges away from the case’s sharp edges? - Today
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I pulled the cab off the M37 today. I managed to do it by myself with no issues. Before lifting it, I removed the doors and all of the removable floorboard panels to lighten it and make it easier to set up the lifting straps. I raised the chassis on my lift and set it down on the car dollies so that I could roll it sideways into the empty bay and use my engine hoist to lift the cab. The frame under the cab looked very good. There was practically no rust at all, other than a few very small areas of thin surface rust that should clean up easily by hand with some sandpaper, and there was no flaking paint anywhere, so it should be really easy to prep for priming and painting. After I de-grease and pressure wash the transfer case, I'll have a closer look at it to see what it might need. At a minimum, I would install new seals and gaskets, and change the oil. I'll check the U-joints while I'm at it. While I have the cab off, it will be much easier to remove and replace the rest of the wiring, fuel lines, and brake lines. The engine block is still at the machine shop; I'll give them a call tomorrow to see how things are progressing.
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Tempting but I’m hearing it’s also meets the drive belt specs for the short frame 3 speed rigs ..which I have one of.
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It's now confirmed...y'all are a bunch of enablers! Meet my B100 8-Speed
BradKahler replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
During the past few weeks I finally found some time to dive into the B100. Without a good engine it's not going anywhere so I started with the engine first. I tidied up the wiring a little, installed a replacement tank, fuel lines and installed a battery. It cranked over just fine and had spark. I disconnected the fuel hose at the carburetor and cranked it over until fuel started coming out. Reconnected the hose and cranked it for about 5 seconds and it started! There was no smoke and it sounded great...for about 15 seconds....and then it started sputtering. After looking things over, I found fuel pouring out of the carburetor throat. Dave had installed one of the Chinese clones and my guess is the float was sticking. I decided to borrow the carburetor from the B100 Automatic and once it was installed the engine fired right up and runs like a top!!! My biggest worry about this tractor was the engine, that worry is now over so I've started prepping the tractor for use. So far, I've finished getting decent tires on the front, found a replacement for one of the rear tires, installed a new battery, rebuilt the PTO system, replaced the hood pivot rod with one that I made, replaced the v-belt, the idler pulley, and pulled the wheel hubs to replace the axle seals. When I pulled the rear hubs I found that the key way in each hub was totally destroyed. The key way had worn to more than twice the size from original. I took the hubs to a local machinist where he cut new key ways and I added new threaded holes over the new key ways. The axles themselves appear to be in reasonable condition. They have a little wear but I think will be ok. In the attached picture, the red lines show the width of the key slot with all of the wear. Both hubs are the same. I ran into a problem today trying to install the replacement seals, SKF 11050. In order to install them I bored out a piece of pipe on my lathe to slip fit over the axle shaft. I used that to tap the seal into the housing. The problem I ran into was, apparently the entire rim of the seal didn't quite slip inside the bore so as I hammered it into the bore it tore the rim of the seal. There is no chamfer in the casting, just a nice sharp edge. So bottom line is I destroyed the first seal. I then tried to be much more cautious with the other seal and was more successful but still caught part of the seal lip and it is destroyed as well. $20 down the drain Is there some sort of trick to getting these seals installed without damage? Looking for suggestions so I'm all ears.... -
When the paint bubbled on my freshly restored C-121 I showed it to the man himself,Cecil Pond. I asked him about this and he said flat out, well I guess that’s a poor design! That little picture in the upper left corner was taken 10 minutes after we had that conversation. Me, Betty and Cecil 2004.
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414 8 3 wire seat safety switch wiring
gwest_ca-(File Mod) replied to BIGRSC18's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
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Oh man. My Dad’s ’64 came to me in college. 28¢ a gallon to a guy scraping to pay for school seemed like a lot!
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Ahh, 1958. My dad had a brand new VW van for work. Salesman told him to drive until the engine quit. Then you reach under the seat and open a knob that gave you enough gas to get to the filling station...but no gas gauge.
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If owning it is troubling you, I’d swap you some beer money for it.
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All creatures great and small
meadowfield replied to meadowfield's topic in non tractor related discussion
already got three kids too many! -
Friend of mine had a 68 bug in HS. He would pick me up to go crusin, Always ran it in the "R" Put 2 bucks in it to get it to " E"
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Napa cross is a 4L700W so yes it's a drive belt for the 7 and 8 short frame tractors 3 speed.
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You’ll have to excuse my ignorance about whats what’s what… the valve is closed tightly.. I turned it to push it outta the way but then I tightened it back… im disgusted… about this… im eagerly anticipating your reply
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2026 Big Show Buy/Sell/Trade Thread
squonk replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
Paul I'll take that 3 spd.
