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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Got some good seat time in today. Started with the garden area prep. Double ripper spikes to use. Before, right at start. After: Couldn't get as deep as I want because of wet slippery ground. No worries. After that I hauled four full 17 cu ft loads of Mackissic chipper shredder mulch from the front yard down beside the barn and to the garden. All hand shoveled. Quite a workout. Feels good to move. Here's the BBT and her momma moving cow 🐄 poop 💩 in and getting it all stirred in. The mulch is about half layed out and some plants are in. This is a teeny tiny red potato Trina found while prepping the dirt. -
Pretty country up through the southern Quabbin region there. 40 minutes up Rt 202 and you're near my mom's place. We'll be down the weekend of the 13th to help her out some. Stop by for 🐻 coffee.
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Side shot Saturday... AND SUNDAY !
Sodaking27 replied to Sparky-(Admin)'s topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Couple out for some fresh air. -
I like these especially when the machine is not completely wired. The manual override switch is nice. A little pricey tho
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What did you do today?
Sparky-(Admin) replied to Mickwhitt's topic in non tractor related discussion
Went with a friend for my first ride of the season. Around 115 miles, went up into Massachusetts and back. Good ride, bike ran well. No idea why but the right front turn signal busted off. Duct tape repair on the side of the road got me home. I don’t have GPS and we both wanted to avoid all highways, so I scribbled directions for all back roads on paper and shoved em in my pocket to be referenced when we stopped -
Nothing now Ed. It needed a new Solenoid the other was not the right one anyway. I talk to Squonk told me to go to Napa brand. Built for Fords 60`s and 70`s vehicles.
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Looking for a 8” x5.5 front rim 300/400 series. Looking for a match to the one pictured.
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Thanks for the reply Handy Don.It was only 20 seconds. I grab it right away. Here is a short Video of it running IMG_1187.mov
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Not sure on the pto drag. When the belt is connected it does move by hand easily through the mule drive. I will re-check everything to see if it moves freely.
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Looking for Drive Belt 7473. Can't seem to find. Prefer Wheel Horse original if possible!
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There are no idler pulleys First question Did the 3 pt hitch or mid mount operate while you had it running? If they did work next question Can you push the tractor with tow valve closed...Yes or no? After you answer these 2 questions we can proceed with diagnosis
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Here's an update on the 522Xi Eaton/ transaxle. There is a vent for the transaxle. It's in the filler/add fluid dipstick. I found this on this forum. Mine was plugged. I cleaned it out good. I don't think it made a difference though in ground speed. Still if the vent relieves pressure built up from heat in the transaxle that has to be a good thing. The above Linked post said a plugged vent can cause a seal to fail. Oddly I replaced the left axle seal about 3 years ago because it was slightly leaking oil. Also I had to keep a piece of cardboard under the transmission because it would leave a small amount of oil on the concrete floor in the garage. Replacing the seal stop the axile leak but not the slight oil spot under the transmission on the cardboard on the floor. The bottom of the transmission would be wet from oil. Since I cleaned the vent no more oil spot on the cardboard. As for solving my reduced ground speed problem I bought an RPM tach and it was averaging around 3450 RPM full throttle. I talked with a mechanic at another Toro Dealer about the lower ground speed problem and all the things I had checked and done to correct it. I asked what their hourly shop rate was. $145 per hour. Then he said, repeating what I said, you can't get parts to repair the problem if it's the Eaton hydro pump. I mentioned the power steering value and could that be the problem. He really didn't have a response to my question. So I semi retired the 522XI. Will only use it to move snow in the winter. I think the tractor will outlast me. For mowing I bought a new John Deere X390 with a 48-in mower deck... Plastic galore... Transaxle a serviceable Tuff Torq K58. The X390 is a toy compared to the 522XI tractor. To find something comparable I would have had to spend $15K to 20K. That's including a snow blower attachment. JD makes a 42-in snow blower for the X390. Same one used on the higher priced X500 series. What a joke... You can't raise or lower the blower more than 4 inches from the zero plane point. (Same horizontal plane as the horizontal PTO engine shaft belt pulley.) It has a horizontal pulley drive belt system. (Picture that in your mind raising the snow blower up and down. ) Dumb design... Tears the heck out of the outer edges of the drive belt. I won't be spending $2500 + for the snow blower attachment, for the JD X390. Jim
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Nice find and a really good model to have around. This is probably the most common source for major damage to a manual transmission. Definitely take a look at this.
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Cleaning out a local collection today
ineedanother replied to 76c12091520h's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I think it was all about where the dealerships were rather than the factory. We had a dealership down the road from where I grew up in SW PA but just didn't have a budget for one back then. I still see them all over the place when I go back to visit. -
Where’s the idler pulley….. im sorry.. I’ve never worked on anything, mechanically speaking.. but I got no way to haul it and friends and not dependable as they once were.. so dumb it down for me please and thanks..words can’t express my gratitude for each and every reply to my topic… how do I inspect something if I don’t kno what I’m lookin at……lol
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Hours?
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Yes! I’ve struggled with this myself. The typical reactions are “That’ll cost more” and “Isn’t that overkill?” My “big stick” argument is that in my county for the past 15 years, any electrical work beyond changes at a box (e.g. replace a switch, outlet, or lamp connection) must be signed off by a licensed electrician before underwriters will ok it. If unapproved work is found after a fire or other accident, insurers can (and do) reduce or deny coverage. I hint that it could make the perpetrator liable as well.
