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I doubt that would be it. Check the hub & key.
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The only thing with Bolens is that they are shaft drive with lots of u-joints…. Compared to WH is belt drive. You can find the original # of the belt and the length…. You’ll have an have a new belt in an hour vs. a u-joint!
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Did it always do this or did it just start? Did you do anything like a new belt or other adjustment that caused it? Is this a new to you tractor? A 953/1054 is a bit different animal than other models. There is a long piece of metal that goes under the bottom of the belt make sure that that is still in place. Item 62 and item 68 as Squerl mentioned. Make sure # 68 is adjusted properly. You might have to zoom in on it in my pic. Check the rail on the inside of the belt guard too. The Tractor 1964 1054 SN IPL Wiring #A-7136.pdf in case you don't have it.
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That is good news.
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Wobbly Rear Wheel - Concerning?
SylvanLakeWH replied to Alrashid2's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
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If they really are 10 ply, i wish you all the best, i mounted some 26x12x12 8ply that i had to use a front loader to push the rim into the tire, then flip it and push the tire down past the rim...still took a few hours each. Rides like its solid rubber with 5psi.
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Wobbly Rear Wheel - Concerning?
RED-Z06 replied to Alrashid2's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
In general...gt wheels are very difficult to bend, its not something you would ever do accidentally or with any hand tool. Id guess not seated on the hub or bent axle -
The P engines crack there alot...my P220 was repaired by mig welding. I pulled the engine, thoroughly degreased it, took it to my buddys house, i had modified some old cheap welders vice clamps to hold the split sections closed. He wire wheeled the damage; welded about 3/8", ground it down, wire wheeled..welded another 3/8", etc etc..until both were welded up. I ran a bit down the holes as one was partly closed from welding. This was an opportunity to offset the hole slightly closer to the flywheel. I put on a new starter and used cheap feeler gauges to shim it until i liked the mesh pattern. Bad mesh is what usually causes it.
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Rj58 winter project
Chrishar replied to Chrishar's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Are the wheel horse letters on the front of the hood painted white or not -
Rj58 winter project
Chrishar replied to Chrishar's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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Thanks Guys. I haven't got the motor with at my place so I'll try grab some snaps when I see it next. Its very much cracked but I'm hoping to get away with welding. Would love to know of someone throwing a B series pan on one as it looks like a good fit comparing to pics online. Cheers, Patrick
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Wobbly Rear Wheel - Concerning?
Alrashid2 replied to Alrashid2's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
@Ed Kennell I thought I reinstalled the wheels correctly, though I will admit that I did this in my tight little shed. Hoping enough snow melts so that Fri I can bring this horse up to the garage and get a better look under bright light. Can report back then, but my hunch here is the wheel is bent and was curious how common this was and if it was a concern if that is the case -
Wobbly Rear Wheel - Concerning?
Ed Kennell replied to Alrashid2's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
Is the wheel seated on the hub properly? -
More pictures of the diesel
mudmowerdiesel posted a topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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Hey guys. Will try to keep it short and sweet. Today, while trying to move the 312-8 around in the slush and snow on some brand new Carlisle All Trail tires I just installed, I started to spin out in the snow and mud. I looked down at my rear wheel, and I noticed it looked wobbly. I tried to take a video below. When slipping the other wheel, it looked fine and symmetrical. I just had these tires installed by a shop that, for other reasons, I won't be returning to. The owner commented one tire was easy to install and the other gave him trouble. I'm now wondering if he bent one of the rims a bit, resulting in this wobble. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with installing tires, but I'd think any damage when installing tires would be directly to the bead area of the rim, not a slight bend/warp in the entire rim? Or am I wrong? Any other ideas here? This weekend I am planning on jacking her up, and letting her run in first gear in the air and looking at both tires. If I have time I'll swap wheels too and confirm it's the wheel and not the axle. Ultimately, if he did bend my rim, is it really concerning? Or am I fine to just let it go? 9 times out of 10 I'm running this on uneven woodland terrain, so I doubt I'd feel any imbalance, but these are brand new tires and I don't want to wreck the tread if it's a problem. Appreciate the advice guys! PXL_20260218_223421032_TS.mp4
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Should be bringing it home tomorrow. Let's see what trouble I'm in for.
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Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud
Alrashid2 replied to Alrashid2's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
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Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud
Easton Rich replied to Alrashid2's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
It shouldn't be. Rims are cheap anyway. I wouldn't sweat it too much -
Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud
Alrashid2 replied to Alrashid2's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Oh boy... My guy did say he had trouble mounting one of the tires. Ugh, wonder if he bent it... On a tractor going a max of 6 MPH is it of any concern? -
When you think of it, 50 hp and a horizontally opposed flat four had individual cylinders putting out only ~12.5 hp from 325cc. Air cooled so no radiator or water plumbing either. Mine was 6v and had an S/G about the size of the one on my K181!
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Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud
Handy Don replied to Alrashid2's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Could be wheel not mounted flat to the hub, but that isn’t real likely. More likely a bent rim (I’ve seen this before on a tractor that hit and immovable object) but it can also be done when trying to mount a stubborn tire. -
For years the doctor has been keeping eye on my PSA which at last test was 16.7. (Quite some time ago, doctor removed me from medicine (Finasteride) that I had been taking because the medicine artificially lowers PSA.) I just finished my 5th prostate biopsy. He took 18 snips focusing on three lesions that the MRI found. He just called and reported no cancer and wait 9 months before another prostate test. Good News!
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Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud
Alrashid2 replied to Alrashid2's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Well, with the warm weather a lot of the snow has melted. Still have 2-3" of slushy, wet snow so thought "what the hell" and tried to get the Horse up the hill again! My thought is, if I can get it 30 yards up to the top of the hill, then I can plow the snow the whole way back down and have a clear path. Welp, I made it farther than last time - about 5 yards up the hill - and then got stuck. Couldn't get any farther after about 30 min of back and forth. Oh well! I then thought, since I got it around my bend and had a direct straight line between where I got the tractor and my driveway at the top of the hill, I could pull my Subaru down, hook up to the Horse, and pull it back up! Thank God I didn't try it fully! I pulled my Subaru just 15 feet into the slushy snow, barely on the decline, and she got stuck! Took me 5 minutes of back and forth to get unstuck and it was maybe a 5% grade, if that! I used to off road in this Subaru, uphill, in the mud and the forest. I've driven this Subaru on the roads in the worst of storms. In 10 years, it's never gotten stuck once. And I just broke that record 5 yards off my own driveway in some slush All that to say, it made me not feel so bad that my Wheel Horse is getting stuck. My Subaru, with all of its weight, plus traction control, got stuck in just a few feet on barely any incline. My Wheel Horse on the other hand made it 3 times as far, on a steeper slope! I guess slush snow just really sucks! One thing to ask y'all though. While spinning out, I noticed that one rear wheel was NOT spinning symetrically. The right term is escaping me, but it was waving back and forth while looking at it from above. Almost as if the rim isn't sitting flat on the hub. Other wheel is fine. Any idea there? No idea if it's always been like that and I never noticed or what. Maybe there was some debris in between the rim and hub when I bolted her on? I'll try to take a look if I can ever get it up to the garage. God living on a sloped property can suck! I tried to take a video but i don't know if it's showing what I see in reality PXL_20260218_223421032_TS.mp4 -
Both parents grew up in Danvers highlands. My Dad built our house in Hamilton in 1954 when I was born.
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Lane Ranger replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
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