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My first instinct would be to add an extra ¾” rod through the side plates at the distance you need for your tractor and let the thing hang out the back
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Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
oliver2-44 replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
Wishing you a Bear of a day. -
I figured we needed a thread to capture some of the boneheaded moves we make when doing what should be routine stuff. I'll start. Note to Self: When you've got your transaxle put back together and you're ready to fill it with fluid - double check your parts tray to see if the drain plug might still be laying there.
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Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
Bar Nuthin replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
The more you have, the harder it is to breathe! -
What have you done "WITH" your Wheel Horse
EB-80/8inPA replied to rjg854's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
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@ebinmaine And now you hope that happens again so you a BBT can both get some quality seat time!! 😂
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That’s pretty cool.
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Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
EB-80/8inPA replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
Looks like I’m a little late to this party, HAPPY B-DAY and many more, EB numero uno. By the way, I found that spring. It’s yours for the postage if you still want it. -
SNOW PLOW EXTENSION IDENTIFY ?
gwest_ca-(File Mod) replied to edgcooper's topic in Implements and Attachments
Wonder if it is this one? -
This is the bolt sheared on the last 8 I did and after the helicoil.
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Back when I moved in to this house we had a particularly big winter. I signed on the house during a snow event... Four days later.. moved in. It snowed all 4 days. My parents came up to help move stuff. That was just before March 1st. All of that month it snowed... A LOT. A few weeks later my parents wanted to come up for a visit. My mom. Lovely woman.... and a standard issue bull headed Yankee. I told her to call me from the nearest village because there was no phone coverage within 6 or 7 miles of here. I'd go out and wait by the road so they could find me.... She got... a little irritated... "I was just there a few weeks ago... you dont think I can find your house??" I said "Mom, we got SNOW here." When the parents showed up she admitted there was a VERY limited chance they'd have found the house. Things had changed. Our roadside snowbanks were well over 8 feet tall. Taller than the minivan they were in! That year from the last week of February to the second week of April we got over 7 feet of snow. I had nothing but a shovel. A good shovel. And I was VERY familiar with that shovel.....
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I believe Don was asking about how they are connected differently with the linkage or something in order to achieve the different lift directions of the hydro lever for those 2 different implements. Not so much what the hardware is. Now I'm curious as well.
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Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
ebinmaine replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
@Pullstart Yes -
Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
Pullstart replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
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I'm Not Sure Why, But I Now Have a B-80
BradKahler replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Thanks. I might hot wire the ignition system tomorrow so I can start the engine. If I do so I'll check the stator output. I've been wanting to verify my carb rebuild is good but a bunch of side issues, like burned up wiring, keep getting in the way. Stay tuned.... -
Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
Pullstart replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
Happy 11th 5th birthday or some numbers! -
I now live in south Missouri. I was raised in north Missouri. In the 1960's when my brothers and I were kids, we had snow drifts that enabled us to walk cross the tops of fence rows. We had wooden fencing around some of the barns on the farm and we could dig tunnels into the snow drifts. (Now I would worry if my grandkids the opportunity to tunnel for fear that the tunnel might collapse on them--no concerns sixty years ago.) I've seen pictures of snow drifts several deep feet high and only one lane roads in the area. We didn't have hi-tech clothes like my grand kids have and just weathered the cold--and often times we poured melted snow out of our rubber boots when we finally froze out and headed to the house. Dad never had a four wheel drive vehicle until way after I was grown and had my own family. My kids never saw snow like we experienced. Here is south Missouri, we get some snow but its rare to get 5 or six inches on the ground. Ice is our nuisance. It won't be long and I'll fill all of the gas cans full of gas as well as the older cars in the event ice takes down the power lines and I need fuel for the generator--which fortunately seldom happens.
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Happy Birthday Eric @ebinmaine
Dan 312-8 replied to ri702bill's topic in non tractor related discussion
Happy birthday Eric! -
Happy Birthday WNYPCRepair
TonyToro Jr. replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
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Are you sure that is a good idea?
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Butterfly pins and nylock nuts mostly.
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I'm Not Sure Why, But I Now Have a B-80
Handy Don replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Yes, testing is the way. The VR only comes into play after the engine in running and a good battery will keep an engine running for at least 30-45 minutes without being recharged. Typically, the terminals are labeled. On the one you have, per your labels, I’d guess A & C are stator and B is battery. There is little risk in doing quick tests of different configurations, but a VR does need a viable 12v batter connected to operate properly. Before going too far down the rabbit hole, I’d confirm that you are getting voltages from 10 to 35 out of the stator (based on engine speed) without the VR connected. -
I'm Not Sure Why, But I Now Have a B-80
BradKahler replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
No apologies needed. I've not dealt much with small engines, at least when it comes to servicing them so explanations do help. That info does explain why Diode mode is not really applicable. What would the reading differences between the B80 and B100 regulators indicate? Or as you mentioned above, different regulators could give different readings on a multimeter? It sounds like the best test is to just try it and see what happens, once I get it rewired that is. However, probably my biggest question is how do I know for certain which terminals are AC and which is the B+ ? -
I'm Not Sure Why, But I Now Have a B-80
Handy Don replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Agreed not original. Apologies in advance for pedantry below... I”ve never seen a WH Kohler with a rectifier. Tecumseh, yes. People often (simplistically) refer to VRs as rectifiers. However, rectifiers only convert AC to DC. A VR contains a rectifier but also limits the voltage that is charging the battery. An important difference indeed to prevent cooking the battery. What does it do with the excess voltage? It converts it to heat--hence the cooling fins on the stock VR and the need of ALL VRs to have a way of transferring heat out of the device. Since the tractor originally had a VR then the engine has a stator configured with two wires out to deliver the AC. As I noted before, many VRs link one of the stator terminals to the B+ terminal--if so, across those two terminals expect 0Ω in resistance mode and connectivity in both directions in diode mode regardless of polarity. In that situation, swapping the connections for the B+ and the linked terminal would let the electrics behave normally. Not knowing how that VR is internally wired, I cannot predict how external DVOM-only testing should work or whether it is still viable. -
The Vanguard swap is a rather popular one - but you've really got to have a tractor in otherwise excellent condition to justify the coin involved....
