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Several places offer Lactose free ice cream... but.... It's pricy and it rates right down there with Vegetarian Chilli - not quite the same...
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Stan50 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Some work on new steel box for WH trailer (dump trailer). Undercarriage needed some work,but that is the base for new "dump box" , aside original platform for hauling wood (2 in 1). Materials: old 2 wheel wheelbarrow, old bed frame, scrap metal and some new metal pieces. Fit for wooden pallet 120x80 cm. My original modified patform for hauling wood, hay, grass,branches etc -
Hey all, The little Tecumseh 7 hp in my WorkHorse 700 is getting tired. Tons of blow by and oil leaks. It's also missfiring worse and worse. I would like this forums advice on rebuilding vs replacing it with something newer. It currently has an electric start which I love and I know going to some repower options I would lose that feature. If rebuilding it is the way, any kits or other recommendations?
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Remember boys and girls, Those amp dudes do all the work. You can have a gazillion volts. But if those amps sit and play on their phones nutin happenin. The volts are like the nun with the ruler. They give the amps a whack to get them up and movin!
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Yes, the stock pulley has a ⅝” bore. I think that the largest engine used with 6-speed transaxles was 9hp. With increasing horsepower the width of the engine changed so a longer and thicker transaxle input shaft became necessary, along with other adjustments.
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My 6 speed also has a 5/8 input shaft instead of the 3/4 but it still has the 6 speed brake linkage, did they make the right pulley for the 5/8 shaft or do we have to figure out how to get something else to work
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I've yet to see other than anecdotal suggestions of 2hp loss with hydros, but even if it is so, an 8hp engine is still up to the job. Early WH geared tractors had 4, 5, 6, and 7 horsepower and were able to plow soil, mow grass, and blow or plow snow competently. Yes, higher horsepower can be helpful at times, but isn’t necessarily required.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Chris689 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
At this point I’m looking for any excuse to get seat time lol. Doesn’t matter how small a task I’m busting out one if not both tractors. -
The easier way is to look at the brake drum location and rotation. On six-speeds, the drum & band are very close to the rear axle housing (i.e. within an inch or two). On 8-speeds, they are three or four inches away. If the donor is on a tractor, then you can check the drum rotation: clockwise when the tractor is moving forward on six speeds; counter-clockwise on 8-speeds. Another look is the linkage attachment: six-speed linkage attaches at the end of the band clockwise from the case mounting tab; 8-speed at the end of the band counter-clockwise from the mounting tab. This is a six-speed brake
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I'm thinking of putting a 6-speed in a 953 with a sickle. @953 nut says because of the brakes I need to use a 6-speed and not an 8-speed. So if I look for a high/low transaxle with the setscrew in the drive pulley am I safe to say that's a 6-speed?
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Being a bit of a belt and suspenders guy, I have both an ammeter and voltmeter. A voltmeter tells you the charging system is or isn’t generating adequate voltage but only an ammeter tells you what current is going into or out of the battery. The safety part is adding a fuse between the battery and the ammeter so that a shorting failure doesn’t get out of hand.
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More resistance lowers the amps so no that will not make a fuse blow. It can cause heat though and cause the fuse to melt
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Not my video and has all typical horrible narrated voice , pictures that have nothing to do with Wheel Horse and pictures grabbed from all over the internet . I spy members and pictures from Red Square. Also pictures I remember seeing on marketplace . How many do you recognize or are yours . I barely made it through the whole video it’s so poorly done. I hate this new Ai world . I’d say a lot more but I enjoy my time I do spend here on Red Square. @T-Mo thanks for putting out quality content on YouTube of all makes a models of machinery and not this Ai crap of this channel.
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The transaxle drive pulley on the 6-speeds is unusual in that the sheave must run very, very close to the transaxle body (~.125”) to maintain the proper belt alignment to the small block K181. As well, the input shaft is very short, not leaving enough room for a hub on the side away from the transaxle case. To accommodate both requirements, the stock pulley has the setscrew in the valley of the sheave. My transaxle came without the pulley (which should have gotten my attention!). After not finding a suitable after-market pulley I finally got a used one. I would check with the vendors on this site--AtoZ (CALL Lincoln, don’t email) and K&B horse parts (Brian Badman @76c12091520h)
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Perfect, thank you. Now to try to source an appropriate spring.
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Working on an old Ford Ranger the fuse kept blowing for the AC fan every time I turned it on. I traced wiring, connectors, everything I could find in the whole circuit that would cause a short and found nothing. I put a fuse in the next size up and it's been working ever since for several years. Once I was working on a '99 Suburban that would not start with a fully charged battery. The starter and all wiring looked good. The battery cable to the starter was severely corroded under the insulation not visible from the outside. Replaced the cable and all was good. Thinking when wiring gets so old the resistance increases which blows fuses more quickly Maybe the Ranger has minimal corrosion in the wiring causing the factory recommended fuse to blow
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Help with 520h rear lift cable
oliver2-44 replied to jhillbergen's topic in Implements and Attachments
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My late mother-in-law often observed “there are no pockets in a shroud."
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Handy Don replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
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875 Wheel a Matic!
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I'm thinking it blew when he used the tractor to jump start the quad
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Yeah, it's a lot.
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Good Morning Thanks to everyone who responded. I would appear that Wheel Horse knew what they were doing by not offering a hydrostat powered by a 8 HP Kohler. I don't have a hills per say, just roadside with an occasional slope. I appears that to convert with a loss of a couple of horsepower, combined with the re-engineering of the tractor itself just isn't worth the trouble. Not really looking to acquire another tractor (just sold one), that leaves me with two. Perhaps a swap but not looking to increase the heard. Thanks again to all.
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When a fuse blows for no explainable reason it is likely that the fuse holder is corroded causing a poor connection, resulting in increased current and overheating.
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