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Bought this 312 new in 89. Same exhaust, garage kept.
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Want me to run over and plant some M80s while you are gone? That will break the ground up right quick.
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Simple things are the worst. I've had jobs that would take me 20 minutes at work take all day at home. And $50 just isn't that much anymore.
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On the State web site they listed all licensed testers and installers. I called one that was close to being local and explained the job. He said the crawl space would have to have the encapsulation as you described. That did double the price plus. That pipe with drilled holes you talked about under the vapor barrier, is flexible plastic like PEX?
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The whole mess in the end. How can something this simple take an entire afternoon and $50? I won’t be sure it works until tomorrow. I have a deed restriction on my property that prohibits ever having the correct size hardware or clamps on hand, so I’ll have to run to town & look for a 1- 5/8” muffler clamp. Will advise. Everybody have a great holiday weekend!
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Found 1-1/4” pipe to have about same ID as the OD of the elbow (1-3/8”). Cut a piece to length, and split the end a bit to hopefully allow enough springery action for a muffler clamp to work.
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Decided to go with a regular old pot muffler. Should be easy enough- all 1” pipe. However, my original elbow is in great shape, and has decided that it is quite happy where it’s at Tried all the usual non-nuclear removal tricks. Not willing to chance destroying a valuable elbow, or worse the block, over a muffler change. Decided to build on the foundation I have.
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This is the second one of these mufflers that I’ve had on this tractor. I will admit that the first was mounted a little indifferently. However I carefully mounted this one, made a sturdy support bracket, and made sure it was stress free. It cracked away in the same place. My detailed engineering analysis is that they’re made of crap metal that’s way too thin.
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Long term report on truck bedliner deck undercoating the way I did it- Marginal success. Pluses- Made for a nice picture, kept me from spending that $25 on something fattening or inebriating. Wait- I did that anyway. The grass stuck to it like English machinery paint on a 100 year old lathe. Not to worry: it was mostly gone by the second scraping. Minuses- paid $25 to have some dead grass tenaciously clinging to some particulate gunk in the alley. Oh well.
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69 Raider 10 Upgrade or Repair?
kpinnc replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Yeah I have to defer to this line of thought. Some folks love thier Tecchy engines. To each his own. I guess a human being can get used to most anything. Bad food, lousy job, ugly women, and Techumseh engines... Go with the K321. Time and money in this engine is a far better bet and it might actually last. It absolutely will be more dependable. -
Front Tires for more deck height C160
kpinnc replied to ICONN's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
You can go to larger front tires but keep one thing in mind: you want your mower deck to ride just slightly nose down. This provides relief from drag that would occur if the rear of the cutting disc is cutting as well. Without that relief, the deck will bog down and cut quality will suffer. Point being- if you raise the front of the tractor you want to raise the back as well. Many of us have raised frame height by going with larger tires front and rear. But- Because Wheel Horse decks ride independently of the frame, you also have to raise the size of your guage wheels on the deck. This affects all of the adjustments on the deck. It can become frustrating trying to make all those changes actually work. Standard front tires on 8 inch front rims regularly use 16x6.50-8 tires. Depending on wheel width, you can install 18x7x8 fronts but it makes very little if any difference unless the deck wheels increase in size as well. My 523-H has 9 inch tall front tires and 25 inch tall rears. Frame height is increased by about and inch and a half. But an unmodified deck on this machine has the same cut height as any other WH tractor. I modified an Exmark zero turn deck for higher cutting, but even then 3.5 to 4 inch cut height is about the best I could manage. This subject has come up many times over the years. Wheel Horse decks were just never designed to cut much over about 3 inches max, if that high. You may have to cut with the deck fully raised in the traverse position on the first pass and cut again with it lowered. Or purchase a towed brush cutter for your pasture... -
Nice package you picked up
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3 Rib Firestone Tires, 16x6.50-8, 2 of them mounted on OEM Wheel Horse Rims, NEW!
WildHorses commented on Tim's Toy Tractor's classified in Wheel Horse for Sale
Hi Tim, I'll take these. I'll call you tomorrow. Daniel -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
kpinnc replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Might be. I know tip speed is a big contributor to quality of cut. I modded my 48SD with the smaller pulleys from a 42 and I cut the chute back to just outside the track of the right side blade. That deck mows like none of my other 42 or 48 decks. It is a beast! I mow at about 3/4 throttle and it never bogs down. And it slings clippings much better as well. -
Looks like a great low-hour machine. I would be interested to know if that's what the dozer blade was used on and how, and what the hours are on the unit but it looks great!
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So I’m 95% sure it was in fact the spark plug. Replaced the plug this morning and mowed this afternoon with no issue. I say 95% sure because it was cooler today than the last time I mowed so it not an exact test. However I did stop multiple times and idle it down for a minute and throttle back up and it had no problems going back to full throttle unlike the last time. I’ve never had a spark plug only fail sometimes so this was a new one for me. So thank you all for your help I really appreciate it.
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ineedanother replied to ineedanother's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
And...the oil pan gasket made it safely and fit in the mail box without getting bent . Got the pan on so things should move along now. I tidied up some wiring on the brake switch and verified its operation. Drained the lift cylinder since I'm changing from ATF and got it back in place. If the weather allows I'll get the welder out to do some repairs on the battery box and belt guard. Things should move along quickly if that happens. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. -
I have this deck and just sharpened the blades. The spring must adjust out the slack in the belt otherwise the belt is TOO LONG.
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Front Tires for more deck height C160
ICONN posted a topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
My installed deck height has always been very low for my field mowing. The front wheels fit on 3/4 axles. The wheels are 15 inches in diameter. Has anyone tried to increase deck height for mowing maybe by putting bigger wheels on? -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ineedanother replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Interestingly, when I subscribed to a machine of a different color , I ran old units from the '60s, s/g 10 and 12hp for the most part. 36" decks were surprisingly poorer performers compared to 48" or larger under the same tractors. The longer blades in good shape just performed much, much better and didn't drag power away like I thought they would. A product of inertia when the longer blades are turning? IDK. -
42” RD belt adjustment
ineedanother replied to MainelyWheelhorse's topic in Implements and Attachments
I've never owned that deck but your routing looks correct. Are you sure you're using the correct belt and that it's riding in the pulleys under the guards correctly? -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
fiftyfordfloored replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I'm getting very close to being in trouble, but I managed to sneak another one home. Pretty sure it is a 701. Hard to see in the photo but the sticker under the "K" in Kohler still faintly reads 7hp. Not entirely sure where the seat came from... There is a funky back rest, not sure if this was ever an option or accessory? -
Happy Birthday Wishin4a416
MainelyWheelhorse replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Happy Belated Birthday @Wishin4a416!!! -
Hi guys, I got my 42”RD back together and as stumped about how to adjust the belt tension. I assume the spring and plate that the idler rides on since it slides left and right, is the tensioner. Is it left somewhat loose to ride and slide with the belt or is it secured after sliding it over to tension it? It was tight before I took the idler and tensioner off but I assumed it was the PO possibly putting it together wrong. Currently there isn’t enough tension to have all three blades turn at once. I confirmed that with my father when he mentioned after seeing it working that the mule drive belt was going but the deck belt was not. Thanks!
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
MainelyWheelhorse replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@Handy Don I should be ok. The grease is wheel bearing grease. The bearing inside the bell that rides on the shaft just got a skim. I don’t remember the last time I was in there. It was just enough to lube it. The clutch seemed to work fine with no excessive slipping squealing or weird smells after since I tested the deck out once I put it back together.
