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Back home after spending 5 cold rainy days at my sister's farm in western Pa. Over 3 inches of rain with a 45* high temp. I did manage to fill a spring gobbler tag on Saturday. Sorry, no pictures...wet turkey do not photograph well. Also attended my 65th Meyersdale High School reunion on Saturday. We do something unique, where we have a banquet every year at the high school for the graduating class and every class that graduated on the 5 year multiples of the current year. We had 2 from 1956, 5 from my 1961 class, 8 from my sisters 1966 class, and the numbers increased until a disappointing 8 of the 2026 class attended. The rain did have the forest floors covered in beautiful green ferns. A 340 mile long bike path passes along the farm in Sand Patch, Pa. Probably a 3 day ride for Mike @Sparky. This path begins in Washington, DC and follows the C & O canal tow path to the gap in Cumberland, Md., then follows railroad beds to Pittsburg, Pa going thru several mountain tunnels along the way. Here it crosses the lane into the farm. Stopped by Red Square Corner at the Big Show site on the way home. No bridges out and all roads in good shape leading to the Show.
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I really like that fireplace. I've always wanted to build a masonry arch. Might tackle a project like this on our property in Ky. Jealous of your weather. It has been a typical mid Michigan Memorial Day weekend here - 50's and drizzle or rain the last two days. Sunshine today, supposed to get into the 70's - just in time for the folks camping to pack up and go home.
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New-to-me Horse (and other stuff) Hauler!!
SylvanLakeWH replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
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New-to-me Horse (and other stuff) Hauler!!
ebinmaine replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
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Interesting observation. But not where I was going with my earlier missive. While it might not compare to the year-round humidity that Charlotte experiences, the bulk of what most would call the Midwest has appreciable humidity. Summertime from Ohio to Missouri is probably indistinguishable ftom the Mid Atlantic to the Palmetto state. What I mean to imply was that two paths for boosting octane and oxygenating fuel were taken in the US. One used MTBE - predominantly the Eastern US - and the other used Ethanol. The corn belt states preferred ethanol. Eventually MTBE was phased out around 2004-2006 as it has other environmental problems, so ethanol introduction came later to the East. Putting ethanol into fuel tanks solublized the water and schmutz that had accumulated and put it into customer’s equipment. This happened a couple of decades earlier in the Midwest than it did elsewhere, so the more recent event trumps our memories of the acute issues that developed. Humidity can play a role though. Some amount of water is grabbed out of the air and dissolved into the gasoline. This isn’t an infinite loop though. It’s highly unlikely a volume of fuel can saturate just from exposure to air since as the water enters the fuel it decreases the affinity for the ethanol laced fuel to grab more out of the air. As the gasoline evaporates though, it can leave the water mix behind. But this isn’t particularly unique to blended fuel as water accumulates in all breathing tanks and evaporation leaves behind an undefined and undesirable witches brew in all tanks. steve
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Yeah, an interesting science experiment or demonstration. I couldn’t be bothered with the tediousness for any regular usage. Disposing of the “water” with its uncertain chemical composition would trouble me, as well.
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520H Power Steering Modification
Handy Don replied to JoeM's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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1966 wheel horse For Sale
1966 656 wheel horse commented on 1966 656 wheel horse's classified in Wheel Horse for Sale
It has a newer motor needs rear tires no cutter but has snow blower attachment will let go for 50.00 if you're interested -
I've read about that. It lowers the octane rating a few points. More importantly, Also read that it often leaves up to 1% of the total volume as fine water droplets that are suspended in the gasoline, depending on temperature. It's invisible to the eye so appears ok to use. That's obviously a corrosion issue. Also causes different burn characteristics. Doesn't seem like a good risk.
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The HD 2.5L timer has a max of 8 minutes with or without heat. The worst carb took four sessions with some manual cleaning in between on stuff loosened by the machine. I must also point out that the tank is barely deep enough for full immersion of the K181 and B&S 12hp carb bodies so if larger items are in your plans, you might need separate passes in different orientations. To me, though, keeping the lid on while it’s cleaning helps avoid evaporation of the solution.
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Water will strip the alcohol out of the fuel. The alcohol does not want to bond to gasoline nearly as badly as it does water. Add water to e10, shake, and allow it to settle and you can skim the pure gas off the top.
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@Kelsey go to your local T/S pully isle , measure match up what you currently have as a flat belt idler , get an unthreaded shoulder bolt , that just fits pully smooth bore and allows elastic lock nut / washer finish mount . simple hole drill , placement , smooth easy belt follow , this is a regular for me , realise to many this is a modification that was not on original set up , but it does stop the issue , lots of hours / years on them , pete
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Lots of replacement parts are purchased and installed that weren't needed because no one bothered to diagnose the actual problem. You need to take a systematic approach to find the actual problem. Why won’t my starter turn over from the key switch?\ Lets take a logical step by step inspection of your starter problem. Is your PTO in the ON position, a wheel horse will not start with the PTO on. Have you had the battery load tested at an auto parts store? Have you cleaned and tightened all electrical connections including grounds? Are all fuses good and fuse holders cleaned? If these have all been done, we can check components of the starting system as follows; don’t skip a step or you may miss the problem. Be sure the transmission is in neutral and the parking brake is set. Take a pair of automotive jumper cables and connect the black cable to your battery "-" and a good clean spot on the engine. Now connect the other cable to the large post on the starter and touch the other end to the battery "+" terminal, does the starter turn over? If the starter turns over the battery and starter are good. If it didn't turn over try the same steps with the battery in your car/truck, if that cures the problem then the "good" battery wasn't so good. Presuming the starter turned over move the jumper wire from the starter post to the other end of the wire going to the starter which is one of the large posts on the solenoid. If the starter turns over when the battery is touched by the jumper as before then that cable is good, if not you have found your problem. Presuming the starter turned over move that jumper to the other terminal of the solenoid, connect the other end to the battery and use a small piece of wire to temporarily connect the battery "+" terminal to the small terminal on the solenoid, this should cause the solenoid to close and the starter to turn over. If not, the solenoid is probably the problem. If this was successful remove the large jumper cable and use the small jumper wire to the small terminal of the solenoid, the solenoid should close and the starter turn over. If not the cable to the battery is the problem. Presuming all of these have been successful remove the black jumper wire and repeat the small jumper to small terminal, if the starter turns over the ground is good. If all of these components test good then remove your ignition switch, be sure the transmission is in neutral, parking brake on, clutch depressed and PTO off. Use a small jumper to connect the terminals that were connected to the “B” and “S” terminals of the ignition switch. If the starter turns over then the PTO switch and other safety switches are operating properly and your ignition switch may be bad.
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This may have turned into a hornets nest
peter lena replied to jshks's topic in Implements and Attachments
@jshks always amazing to me ? everyone wants instant speed , without any thought of the RELATED MOVEMENT EASE ? from what I regularly see in any, belt driven pto set up is COLLECTIVE DRAG , screaming clutch , frayed belts , whyining , rough / noisy spindles , what could you possibly improve ? rebuilt a lot of , conveyors , both vertical and horizontal , bearing lubrication failure was a constant , heat stress. extreme angularity under loading , should always be followed by a spring tension feed , to soften stress engagement . often say my pto to mule drive , moves by hand ? easily , also have pto lever start set up detailed in for function ? never burned out a pto clutch , guy up the road from me has electric pto , you know when , he hits it , tractor is total neglect . @953 nut hit it right , better off doing a functional upgrade to the deck , bearing lube , change out , added spindle belt pulley , helps belt bounce . gold mine for collective problems , as stated , don,t do it , pete -
Fits the 3-4 series
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1. I'd start off with a voltage drop test to identify potential bad grounds, and then I'd check compression for being in spec (compression release failure) and likely discover the issue somewhere between those 2 tests.
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Are indicating that you're "bumping" the starter to get the engine past a certain point? If so, I'd look at the timing (if adjustable) or maybe a valve adjustment?
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520H Power Steering Modification
JoeM replied to JoeM's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Finally got around to putting on the new tires. New hose are on the steering cylinder. When the wheels are turn to the right and the axle is tilted up the left front tire just touches the front cylinder fitting. Not sure if I am going to mess with it or not. Have to start working on fuel line, pump and sheet metal . Painted the wheel with Krylon metallic paint/primer. Not a restoration grade job but they look okay. -
History of the machine; 11/25 i got it from up North, from the original owner. It hadn’t ran in 6 years, so i cleaned all the mouse nests out, (it was full of mouse nests!) , started it. It runs 100%. It’s got 464 hrs on it! The only issue with it, was the starter (so i thought!). I would go to start it up and the starter would engage but the motor wouldn’t turn, and then i would turn the key off and to start for a little bit until it got over that stroke and then it would start just fine! I figured the starter had mouse crap all in it, so i replaced it yesterday. It’s been thru 3 starters!?!? United technologies automotive was the starter i took out it, (it doesn’t look like a kohler brand starter). So, the new starter does the exact same thing! Now hears what i think! The original owner must have had stating issues with it at some point, so he replaced the starter. It must be the solenoid, the +/- system, the key switch or the compression release of the motor? Im stumped! Has anybody had this issue? My next thing has got to be replaced the solenoid and check for cracked wires?
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Yes sir! A C160!
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Most of you saw the recently posted AI generated video about the history of Wheel Horse. The inaccuracies were abundant and glaring. Having lived a stones throw from South Bend all my life I vividly remember the tremendous amount of manufacturing in the county with Oliver, Studebaker and many others as well as what Wheel Horse went through as it was happening. You hear a lot of conflicting stories about AMC, Munn and then Toro and what they did to Wheel Horse. I stumbled on to this one this morning and found it to be, by far, the most accurate of any I've seen. My awareness started in 1960 as a child but the memories are still there. Sit back and relax. This is just over an hour long but it kept me glued to the puter screen and brought back a lot of memories. The Brand That Big Box Stores Destroyed: The Fall of Wheel Horse I did catch a major error near the end. Since when was the LX420 the last of the models with any Wheel Horse heritage? It had zero. The last was the Classic GT aka 300 Series, aka 315-8, whatever you prefer to call them. Last year made, 2007. Also, many of you want to see the Ireland Road plant on an upcoming visit to the area. No, it doesn't look like this now but you will still recognize it. The picture they used when making that statement was the BACK of the plant. For many years the less faded paint under the Wheel Horse name was very visible.
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Betcha y’all didn’t know 145 Extra
Sparky-(Admin) replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
I was 11 years old…and once Star Wars hit the big movie theaters I was able to see it and I LOVED IT! When my son was old enough to watch (he was probably around the same age as when I started watching) we sat home and binged the entire series on VCR tapes.- 1 reply
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To those who gave all for our Country... Thank you.
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