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I'll be following along to see what you find wrong with your hydro pedal linkage.
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523-H high roller
ebinmaine replied to kpinnc's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Yep. Now there's some interesting information 🤔 On my 1974 C160-8 the gear ⚙️ has strong contact with the lift lever. I haven't decided how to solve that just yet. - Today
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Country Squire / Economy question . . .
PetesPonies1 replied to PetesPonies1's topic in other brands
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Country Squire / Economy question . . .
PetesPonies1 replied to PetesPonies1's topic in other brands
I know all the larger Economys are easily dated by teh serial number. I've never payed any attention to whether the Dandys are the same? -
Country Squire / Economy question . . .
PetesPonies1 replied to PetesPonies1's topic in other brands
Cool. I guess that's a Briggs engine. -
Rj58 winter project
Chrishar replied to Chrishar's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
the left handle and the clutch pedal are on and add rubber pieces were your feet set next thing is getting the engine together and on the frame and the fenders and the pan painted gas tank mounted on the hood and both of them painted too a lot of work to go still -
K301S-47812 without an A was used on the 1985 model 312-8. Many of those engines were made in 1984.
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You need to look at that engine before purchasing. I don't think it is compatible with a Wheel Horse without some modifications make to the tractor. May work with tractors that used a Shaker cradle, but not with direct to frame bolt ups.
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523-H high roller
Lee1977 replied to kpinnc's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I used a out side PTO bearing and welded in a couple pieces of pipe to hold the bearing. Either way it's hard to adjust the 3/4" collar. -
I did that as well on a couple of my 520's Drill out to 1-3/8 then you can use a regular wheel horse front wheel bearing as the steering bearing. Works very smooth with no play.
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Yes, the lift bellcrank is slightly shorter on the reduction steering models. I found that out the hard way also.
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Made a wonderful roast dinner in our 1930's Wagner dutch oven.... then made 4 loaves of sourdough bread! The house sure smelled GOOD all day!!!!
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yes 1984
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523-H high roller
Lee1977 replied to kpinnc's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
We talked about this bearing and bracket, though I would send the picture any way. -
Hi I'm new to this I did one other post and learned a little. I have a lead on an engine from the owner of the mower I'm working on. He wants to know the year of an engine he located. Here's the info from the engine tag. Model K301AS 47812 Serial # 14160879. Can someone tell me the year of this engine? Is it a 1984?
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On my pullers I have very good luck with the green Kyvlar belts from Tractor Supply and a little heavier spring,
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Beat ya
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Forgot to tell you I struck out... my bad
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PM Sent
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Looking for a battery tray, not sure what other models will fit but I'm sure there are others.
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I actually made the pin hole a bit bigger with a dental pick. Then just shook the gas out and set it in a warm place to evaporate out. Soldered up good to go.
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C-Series Hybrid Idea
kpinnc replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Worth every penny. Saves belts and whatever they run on, as well as improving the life of the electric clutch. The clutch on my Scag is upwards of five times that much. Not to mention it preserves my mental health. No more slamming the clutch. Just a nice and easy engagement. Works like antilock brakes... -
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I was going to give them a call. No need to look @Easton Rich has got me covered!
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Eric @ebinmaine made me do it... He has another thread adding reduction steering to his C series, and it reminded me that I had all the parts to add reduction steering but didn't when I originally built the 523-H. I have 3 tractors with the 520 front axle, but none had reduction steering. This tractor has 18 inch front wheels, and though it steers pretty easily, it's the best candidate for the upgrade. I also had an issue with my hydro foot pedal. It binds up with about 1/8 inch of the last travel in the cam, which is quite a bit of the top end speed. I thought maybe this transmission was just a little slow, but now I'm not so sure. Regardless, I've got some tweaking to do on the rear end as well. So now I've taken this tractor almost back to the frame. No chance of getting that lower steering shaft swapped without removing the engine. That and the hydro linkage work mean almost a full tear down. It looks sad! First thing I noticed is that although the upper steering shaft is shorter than the original, it is still 1.5 inches taller are the steering wheel. I had planned to add about 3 inches anyway, because the wheel is just too low. I assumed it being shorter meant the wheel would be in the same place... Also, the bellcrank for the belly hitch comes very close the the back of the gear reduction base. It almost touches it at full down. Anybody else seen this with reduction steering 520-H tractors? Anyway. It'll be a few days before I get this back together. I'm gonna add a bearing at the top below the steering wheel and a few other tweaks, but it's nice to be tinkering again!
