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The steering and hydro controls are going to be the first two projects to tackle in earnest on this guy. It needs to be drivable so I can put a few hours behind it doing actual work to be able to determine its character and suitability for work. The steering, aside from being sloppy, turns probably 25% more to the right than left. Closer inspection reveals that the fan gear is moving fully in that direction but the quadrant that controls the steering links contacts the frame before full travel. Some research indicates I may have inherited one of the units with the fan gear and steering quadrant improperly oriented to each other from the factory. 😵💫
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Put the snow blade on again. Haven’t plowed in a long time
Blasterdad replied to My_horse's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Careful...Looks like frozen poop, talk about a photo bomb! ROFL! -
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Happy extra belated Birthday Eric!!!
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What have you done "WITH" your Wheel Horse
EB-80/8inPA replied to rjg854's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
It had to be removed before it melted or blew away! -
Never done that on a rebuild but ... ahhh ... yeah maybe shoulda checked the oil on that new to ... Like the time someone lost their gas cap and accused everybody at the show of takin it ... to find it laying on top the head after how much running around at show?!?!?!
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Yes NO BIG NO ...as stated above higher plies just means the tire can take more weight. Another NO ... all the plies in the world will do ABSOLUTLY NOTHING in preventing loss of air. . The only thing that will is the type of rubber the tires are made off. There are many grades of rubber used in tire manufacture. Some softer and pliable ...some very stiff and hard. Skid steer tires as I pictured above are a very hard rubber due to the nature of how a skid steer operates. It also just so happens a skid steer weighs a hell of a lot more than a GT thus the higher ply rating. A higher ply rating also generally means a stiffer sidewall so if they don't have any air in them you'll never know it so don't worry about it. Me thinks you are a bit over thinking & overconcerned with your picker bushes blowing tires out. Guys Like young @Pullstart have been know to romp in the nettles to try and puncture a tire. Get a fine pair of Tru Powers ags, mount them on standard rims & you'll have no problems.
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Cool, at work they are doing a contest between the departments for the voted most popular gingerbread house.
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Put the snow blade on again. Haven’t plowed in a long time
Achto replied to My_horse's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
They seem to work pretty good the way they are, never have an issue with them plugging up. Might be worth a try swapping them around though. -
Happy Birthday, @wheelhorseman!!!
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Put the snow blade on again. Haven’t plowed in a long time
8ntruck replied to My_horse's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@Achto, would those front tires work better if you swapped the left for right to reverse the tread direction? Being driven tires instead of drive tires, the self cleaning action might work better. -
Put the snow blade on again. Haven’t plowed in a long time
SylvanLakeWH replied to My_horse's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Love the Black Hoods!!! -
Please ask questions if needed. I have three Onans and like them all. Great engines if properly cared for, but they do need some TLC at times.
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Put the snow blade on again. Haven’t plowed in a long time
Achto replied to My_horse's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Not a great look, but walk behind snow blower tire make excellent steer tires. No added weight, goes where I point it. -
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GT stands for garden tractor? Couple questions 1.Also as others have mentioned the ply of 6 or greater is sufficient on tubeless tires to not need air refilled if tubes are then added to those ply rating? 2. Is there any benefit to getting a tire of say 8 or 10 ply over 6 ply for garden tractor use? Or sole reason for higher ply is Higher prevention of flats? Such as me living where there’s lots of sharp plants here to waiting to puncture a tire .. makes me wanna buy one higher ply tire as to not deal with flats or air refills if such a tire ply exists
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Rebuilt a B&S model 19 engine. Reinstalled it, hooked up the gas line, wired the starter/gen up, double checked every thing, & fired it up. Ran for about 30seconds then notice smoke coming out of the breather. SHUT IT DOWN !!!. Note to self: Pull the dip stick & make sure you put oil in it before starting.
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Jim & I went on a short trip to purchase a 520 for $1.00. Guy said that it would crank over but would not start. Pushed it on the trailer, paid the man & away we went. Got it home & discovered that he had hooked the battery up backwards. Placed the cables on correctly & it fired right up.
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https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=9811 Here is a link to the one I bought but I'm sure they are others that will work. I decided on this one because of the low presure and reputation of name on pump. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=32299 also got these fittings to go with it.
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That’s why I have a can of it in the garage! The horse should be ok, it gets plenty of greens and no meats or saturated fats.
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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
I like the additional ground wire. Easy to add while I'm rewiring he whole tractor. Thanks -
What is the preferred Kohler electric fuel pump so I only have to do this hopefully once for the a long long time. Have been reading about some electric fuel pumps catching fire.. what’s are the chances of that realistically happening?
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Ya know @WHX??... that Brinly plow you sold me had a money clip and a bunch of 10 mm sockets stuck all over it... I vaguely recall @Achto and @Pullstart mumbling about some plow field with a money tree??? I wasn't sure what to do with them, so I just spent the money on tractors, promptly lost all the 10 mm sockets, and now I need a light to find my wallet... can i borrow yours?
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Yes when looking for tires for our horses ply rating doesn't really factor in as they don't weigh a great deal. Four or even two ply is sufficient. The number of plies correlates to the load range of a tire. Example load ranges and their equivalent ply ratings Load Range B: 4 Ply Load Range C: 6 Ply Load Range D: 8 Ply Load Range E: 10 Ply Load Range F: 12 Ply So looking at that you'll never put enough weight on GT to warrant anything over 4 ply.
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I don't. I got that idea from my grandfather, who did not dye his hair either, but my grandmother did, and she always seemed to have extra dye bottles around.
