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Engine plate ready to install. Tractor ready for engine plate to be installed. All hardware installed and nuts left just loose enough that the plate can move. Plate pulled fully forward as far as it will move (this will give maximum belt tension later on). Plate checked to be sure it is square to the frame. Left side bolts snugged to hold plate in proper position. Battery cable clips orientated as they were during disassembly then right side bolts snugged. All four bolts torqued to 30 ft/lb.
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Welcome! Making a puller?? A couple of items to consider... That has the rear flip-up seat pan - be SURE the latch is functioning properly and stays closed. Once it flips up with you on it, you'll understand why they no longer make them that way!!! Do check the condition of the "F" plate on the frame - it is where the Unidrive bolts on. Very common to find severe cracking around the 4 bolt holes... If cracked, now is the time to fix it the right way.
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My nephew and I displayed at the Badger Steam and Gas show this year, he went into the swap meet unattended and came back with this 855 horse, I'm not the best documentor and we have it partially torn down now, but after using the site to get the wiring and voltage regulator sorted out I figured maybe you guys would like to see what we are up to.
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I stayed away for years then sampled it a few times. Currently back on because too many legitimate businesses are abandoning their websites and using FB so even the meatheads can be accessed.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
JoeM replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Put some bushing in a hydro belt take up. The old ones were shot. Got some bunting flange bearings at Amazon. reamed out the hole with a 5/8 drill, but started in straight with a step drill first. Worked okay was trying to keep it simple. I did add a keeper bolt threaded in the end to keep it all together due to eliminating the e clips on the shaft to accept the thicker flange bearings. Bearing were $3 and change each. -
Be careful selecting the switch. The Charger 12 used both magneto ignition and battery ignition with both requiring specific switch designs. Post the tractor model number so we can direct you to the correct switch.
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Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) said "Hurt" is not my song anymore, it's Johnny's.
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After 50 or so years of thermal cycling the wiring, it's all the more reason to add one on the charging circuit...
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
peter lena replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@sqrlgtr am a a serious fan of , LED TAIL LIGHTS , the red gow on the back of the tractor , says it all , just takes center stage of night safety , usually my local / walmart has a good , light selection . regularly check over anything , to verify function , pete -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Racinbob replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
From the front forcing the hub back. Hitting opposite to the stuck lug had quite a bit of leverage on the bolt and with it drilled out there wasn't much left to fight me. It just snapped. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
sqrlgtr replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Are you saying you drove it out from the hub backside or? -
42" SNOW & FRAME (2) NO REAR MOUNTING BRAKET / HARDWARE, ALSO MISSING BLADE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT HANDLES
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42" SNOW & FRAME (2) NO REAR MOUNTING BRAKET / HARDWARE, ALSO MISSING BLADE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT HANDLES
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Some of the best covers as well!
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I think that the B-100/C-120 had the simplest wiring diagram for tractors of that era. Only fuse in the whole wiring harness was in the accessory hookup to the lights on the C's. Just me
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Agreed. Sounds loke it's time for a longevity upgrade - low amp. switch, solenoid AND an inline fuse in a weather resistant holder for the "BAT" terminal... My ...
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Racinbob replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
This is a good spot for this. You may remember me struggling to get a lug bolt out of a wheel a while back. It was a regular 7/16" bolt apparently driven in with an impact wrench WAAAAAY too tight. It was from a 68 Raider 9 that I have parted out. I tried everything up to welding a nut on it that was my last attempt at failing before I just set it aside to regain some form of sanity. Even though I doubt that I will be needing them I try real hard to save wheels that have the correct setback for Wheel Horses. They are a bit of an oddball. The same goes for saving hubs. These especially as they are the heavy hubs with factory double setscrews. Over the weeks of it just sitting in the garage I decided that the hubs were more important if I couldn't save both. I already had the bolt drilled out to something under 3/8". This morning I went ahead and drilled it to 3/8" which was as far as I wanted with hoped of not damaging the threads. It looked like this. I set it on 4x4's and smacked the hub opposite of the stuck bolt. It actually didn't take much. It snapped off clean and the culprit came right out. The hub threads didn't look bad at all. I chased them all with a 7/16" tap and a 3/8" for the setscrews and these hubs are in dandy shape! An added bonus is that the wheel is fine as well. You can see where the jammed bolt was but it's not harmed. Bottom hole. My only New Years resolution is to never make resolutions. But I'd say this is a good start. Happy New Years! -
I never liked 100+ amps flowing around the steering gear behind the fuel tank.
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I replaced the high amperage switch with a standard switch and installed a solenoid.
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Rj58 winter project
sqrlgtr replied to Chrishar's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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IMHO that's an excellent idea. I use a different thread for every tractor to keep them all documented.
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I havent been to that one in Portage @whx but it is definitely going on the calendar for this year, I'm only about 35 minutes from there. I'll try to get a build thread going once I get in the shop again. The tractor is about half torn down but you guys will get the idea haha.
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I bought both albums back in 1970, a couple of years later the 8 tracks, a few years later the cassettes, then the CDs, then, well you get the picture. I still have the albums and the CDs the 8 tracks and cassettes never last long, the vinyl is still my go to at the house, CDs are for road trips. Johnny, was one of of the few who transcended music genres, his American series, the last of his albums exemplify that.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Racinbob replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
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Back in the mid 80s to early 90s I worked at a teen center. It was built in a former bar/restaurant. Every Friday and Saturday evening there was a club style dance. Two different nights for two different age groups. One of my many various tasks was being a DJ. I was one of several. They had a decent collection of their own music and some of us had our own too. At peak I had nearly two hundred CDs 💿 and several dozen cassette tapes. I used few records because the needle would bounce at home. The teen center had piles of them. Nowadays I still have over a hundred CDs 💿 and a few tapes 📼 along with a few records. I've been adding to my CD collection when someone posts to the What Are You Listening To thread.
