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Whee Horse 102742 belts wearing poorly. Advice on better made ones.
peter lena replied to rustyedge1's topic in Implements and Attachments
@rustyedge1 bet ya dollars to donuts , its lubrication failure related , from that pto cone inner needle bearing , to every related belt / pulley set up , pulleys are probably rough , noisy , COMBINED INCREMENTAL LUBRICATION FAILURE , CREATES BELT BOUNCE / WHINE, STOPAGE , would also not be surprised if the pto lever start area is also hanging up , increasing initial function drag . what does it sound like ? buzzing , vibratition , you need more than belts , pete -
Whee Horse 102742 belts wearing poorly. Advice on better made ones.
Ed Kennell replied to rustyedge1's topic in Implements and Attachments
TSC Aramid blue belts are my go to. -
Nice work above! As soon as the dew dries off, I have my weekly mowing to do. Four hours plus or minus of sitting on the 1997 314-8 with a 1993 48" deck. I'd love to buy a Ferris 300S or 500S 48" Zero Turn mower. 48 inch deck so it will fit on my Holmes 5x10 trailer. A new 42" deck would be nice for the 314-8 as well.
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Whee Horse 102742 belts wearing poorly. Advice on better made ones.
gwest_ca-(File Mod) replied to rustyedge1's topic in Implements and Attachments
You could try a Gates or Napa 6378 made to replace the original 102742 -
Whee Horse 102742 belts wearing poorly. Advice on better made ones.
rustyedge1 posted a topic in Implements and Attachments
Belt in photo is K Force brand A 102742 which is what my local parts place is pushing at 30 bucks plus. This one was bought two seasons ago counting this mowing season and it’s not going to make it looks like.. Any info on better made belts appreciated.. -
@WHX?? that buyer interview , is a glairing , aspect to me , scary thing today, is brain dead aspect , nobody has a clue and or cares about anything . was selling a recovered mower deck years ago , sun baked lubrication , infused , every pulley bearing , cleaned out and lucas green chassis grease , deck belt functional detailing , held out till I got a serious horse owner , called me back , with glowing ease of operation , emphasised staying after the set up he got , was satisfied of my sale , pete
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Up for sale is my 1990 520-8. Has the swept front axle and an 8 speed trans. Supposedly only 225 of this model were made? I bought it a few years ago with no engine or rear tires/wheels as a project. Not a fan of the Onan so I installed a good running Kohler Magnum 10. Got it all wired in so the the fuel gauge as well as the volt and hour meter work. Headlights work as well as the idiot light test switch. I replaced a couple seals in the transmission so it’s not a leaker. Includes a nice 42” side discharge deck (just mowed with it yesterday). Has front traction tires and factory turfs in the rear with the correct wide/deep wheels. I was running 10.5 ags but they touched the rear guide wheels on the 42” deck, the 10.5 turfs do not. Nothing wrong with it, I was just thinking I should maybe reduce the number of tractors here. Located in Andover Ct. Come take it for a spin!
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Betcha y’all didn’t know 219
Ed Kennell replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
WFRB in Frostburg, Md. for this '50s teenager. -
This girl came to me at plow day couple years ago. I pushed snow with it a couple times but then just didn't get used so it was time to go to a new home. On to FBMP it went and even advertised it here with no bites. A fine running H60 Techy and was in prime shape for the next owner. I went through it completely. The Big Unit new to list and then some. Needed absolutely nothing. Finally sold it to a 14 year old kid just down the road who wanted to do "commercial" snow plowing with it. After heavily advising him this was more of a collector model and there are better tractors suited to the task added to the fact that a old techy isn't exactly the motor for a budding mechanic but he said he had a gramps who was handy. He was set on it and finally let him have it with the understanding I would take it back if things didn't work out. Well last week got a text from the kid saying he wants to sell it back. I says ok lemme come look at it. During the time he had it I was contacted by him several times with questions on it including how to reassemble the the governor, carb & head & all kinds of other stuff. Keep in mind it needed nothing. Well it came home to roost for a lot less money since he messed it all up including missing parts, a fried brand new battery and digital volt meter.\ just to mention a few. Lesson learned never sell a vintage round hood to someone who doesn't have a clue regardless of age. Yes I know buyer's tractor they can do what they want but a fine vintage round hood??? Not on my watch. From here on out all tractors that are worth a hoot the buyer gets interviewed. Note the tie wraps holding every thing all together.
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If you want to stick with the boxer twin I have one I could let go of. PM me if interested. There's also one in Bristol CT on Marketplace and NOS ones on ebay. Personally I like the Briggs opposed twins.
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Always felt bad for that burro. Depending on the harness, it could be suffocating.
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It is 42” wide. Note: I made up the decal and serial number tag that’s on it, neither is necessarily period correct. I had bought the RJ with the frame bracket already on it. It had been on most likely since new because the id tag was partially there and good red paint under it, unfortunately id tag numbers were worn off. I have seen on The forum others that have this same setup. I found the blade and frame (ironically without the part I already had on the tractor) and it all came together. The owner of the blade only knew that it had been on a WH he ran around on as a teenager.
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Vividly remember the empowerment of having my own radio the size of a pack of cigarettes with a wired earphone. Its 9v battery would last for a couple of weeks. Early 60’s. WBRE Wilkes-Barre was the clearest station.
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@Pullstart school of logistics.
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It’s my first plane I’ve ever constructed and it’s year 2026. I just figured a pig that flys has got to be fast, and it needs race numbers.
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Is this RJ blade 36" wide? There was a SPR-36 available in 1955 with little else known about it. It was followed by model SPR-42 1956-1959 and HD-42 1959-1960 which became BD-4261 in 1961.
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Kind of like having a thousand eye's watching your every move.
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Betcha y’all didn’t know 219
Kenneth R Cluley replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
KDKA Pittsburgh was mine. -
WLS was my go-to station driving at night on the east coast back in the '60s. I could tune it in south of Scranton, PA, and carry it all the way to Charleston, SC.
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OK, Why 26?
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So close to flying! They suggest finish paint before installing the wheels up on the front legs. We need to find someone who has a cutter tough enough to snip some axles out of 1/8” rod for us.
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I’m at Flite Fest with a buddy. This build took 15 hours, plus a few hours of tech support on site because of an aura board malfunction when they flashed it. I have probably 7 or 8 hours of painting into it and am almost ready to fly! This has been an awesome trip so far, and it goes until Sunday I believe.
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Got my first transistor radio in the early sixties. It was a promotional item from a Sinclair gas station. It was green and had a Dino the dinosaur logo on it. Tuned it to WLS 890 out of Chicago and never looked back.
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I got my first transistor pocket radio when i was about eight... local AM stations only, not much volume. But, it was portable...
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