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Even with it being a brand new carburetor first time ever ran or filled with fuel?
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Yes engine has compression
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702854boy replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I used my 864 to pull my dad's 1257 that I forgot to check the oil level in and snapped the rod on a 6 by 12 trailer to the garage with me room to hopefully get the tractor out back together soon. I had the gasket balanced so that my tractor was just pulling and not dealing with the tongue weight and bouncing of everything. -
Welcome! I’m in Hustisford, (Dodge County). lots of shows within a couple hours drive.
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MainelyWheelhorse replied to rjg854's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I mowed my elderly parents lawn for them a few weeks ago with the 312-8 after their 20 year old Cub Cadet's PTO decided it wanted to stop engaging. It was past due but the tractor kept chugging along. My parent's specifically my mother was happy was taken care of. -
Note: 3903 was replaced by 101664 Joe
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adsm08 replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
Not sure if I can use it for any of my projects, but for $20 I'll bite. -
The loader and backhoe are run off a separate pump. Not relevant to you problem. Can you push the tractor if you close the tow valve.
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It won't work on anything but a 856 which I just so happen to have one for sale ...
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pfrederi replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
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Did you download the 5-page wiring file? One of the diagrams is for the starter circuit. Just follow the wires to the starter solenoid. The oil level is not low is it? The low oil level switches seldom fail. If the low oil level switch in the oil pan needs to be removed there are special instructions to remove it without damage. Let us know and will post a link to the info.
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Blaine replied to Pullstart's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
I found this bulletin. It leaves the question “but what about the 6471?” I never lifted the 702 to see exactly what happened as i could see from the top side that it had obviously snapped. I just got done having a closer look at things. Apparently the 4413 was an issue. The bore area is only about an inch long, so it got loose on the shaft. Someone partially welded it to the shaft, then the pin eventually walked out only holding on one side and snapped the bore out. So it looks as though WH lengthened the bore area and increased the roll pin to 5/16”, then eventually welded the sector to the shaft as an assembly, (for models that use 2 tie rods) but no welded assembly for models that use a single tie rod, that i can find anyway. Being that my shaft is worn and torn up pretty bad, i may be able to use one of the welded ones, if the total shaft length is at least 17-3/4. My shaft is actually about 17-1/8”, but it only sticks through the sector maybe an inch, like the one to the left in of your picture. So if one of the welded ones are about 16” from the flat of the bore area on the toothed side of the sector to the other end of the shaft, i should be able to make it work. I’m assuming that the shaft on the right has what looks like a spacer/washer on top and it is not an extension of the sector casting. If it is part of the sector, i’ll take the one in the middle. If the two hole steering pivot falls at the right area, i could drill a hole between them where needed, if not i can remove it and use my single hole steering pivot. If the shaft isn’t long enough, i have some 3/4” i.d dom tubing to fix that too. Edit: Which one does NOT have the extra half teeth on the ends? I don’t know if they’re needed but mine has them. -
My last two nights have been spent working on my truck. I've been chasing an exhaust leak since this time last year. I'll fix one thing, it will seem OK for a day or two, then it starts getting worse again. Sunday I found a hole in one of the header tubes and the brazing rods I've repaired everything else with would not stick to that metal. I couldn't get the flange bolts in the head to budge, so last night off came the cab. Tonight I actually go the headers out, with only two broken bolts. Thankfully those two are in flanges and I can just drill them out over-sized and re-tap without worrying about damaging over things. I've already done it to the same engine in another of my vehicles.
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I've been an Owl's Head member for years, but since we moved to Maine about 18 years ago I haven't had a finished vehicle to take to any of their events...yet. Maybe next year, if I can keep the momentum going. When we lived in Utah I restored/modified/repaired a number of what I consider classics (I only owned one at a time...as limited by budget). There were several that I wish I still owned.
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So I replaced the battery and the solenoid and still no luck, I can't get it to turn over. If I use a screw driver to bridge the two poles of the solenoid it starts to turn over, so it doesn't seem to be a starter issue. Any clue as to what it could be or what lead I should follow next?
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Perfect I"ll bring it to the Scantic Valley show and put it in your truck!
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MainelyWheelhorse replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Today, I pulled 2 of the 3 usable tractors the 312 and the C-141 out to get to my ATV with a winch to move my Snowmobile around. Frank, The C-141 definitely likes the more constant use even if it is just moving it out of the way. I haven't had a problem starting it for months. Yesterday, I put a new deck belt for the 37"SD on the 308. I got a few years out of the same old one, and it wouldn't keep tension without needing to extend the adjustment screw on the mule drive. -
Made a deal with my wife (long-time Trauma Nurse at a Level I Trauma Center) when I turned 60. Sold my F650 and got fitted for a new set of golf clubs First time in 50 years without one
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8ntruck replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I blew the leaves out of the black raspberry patch today. Created enough of a mess on the lawn that it required Morgan, the 14-8, to pull the lawn sweeper around for a bit. As long as he was out, I hooked the garden cart up to him and moved the new section of dock from winter storage to the front yard of the lake house. Set the dock section on saw horses to slop a couple coats of stain on it before putting it in the lake. As long as the tractor was hooked out and hooked up to the cart, I went over to the neighbor's house and picked up 2 snow blades of unknown vintage and origin. He had a project planned for them, but it died - he was planning on scrapping them. There are trip spring assemblies that I can adapt to the plow that came with Pack Rat, the AC B-110, and frames that look like a good starting point to build a belly blade for the Wheel Horse. I got the first coat of stain on the top side of the new dock section after dinner. New gallon of stain. When I took the color tag from the gallon I got 3 years ago Menardsfor another gallon, the guy at the paint counter informed me that the same stain was NLA. Seems VOC regulations have tightened, forcing oil base stain out of Menards inventory. He apologized, then grumped a bit about how times are changing. When asked if they still sell lacquer thinner, he replied 'not the good stuff". -
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Sparky-(Admin) replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Pulled the K-181 off my C-81 (snapped connecting rod) this evening. Once on the bench I drained the oil…not much there That last pic shows how much came out. -
Thx. Went and checked it out today. Good looking unit. I drove/cut with it seemed fine (rebuilt deck beatings/blades). Did not do the wall test... sorry. I noted some oil around the breather and a few specks on the underside of the hood. So it could be a clogged PVC valve or rings. Oil pressure gauge was in the 40 psi range.
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It should burn about a qt an hour. It takes around an hour to mow my yard, I can cut twice on a tank and have enough left to get back to the garage at the end of round two.
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One family of four shared the use of a single car and bought gas at the station I worked at, gas went for $ 0.29.9 at the time. The gas gauge didn't work so each driver would pull in and buy a dollar's worth or fifty cents worth before they they headed out, no one wanted to buy gas that someone else would drive around on. One day the dad came in for a buck's worth, couple hours later the older son got a buck's worth, followed by the wife who got another dollar's worth, youngest son requested a dollar's worth but it would only take about $ .75. Probably the first time that tank had been full in years.
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I’ll pass!!
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Sparky-(Admin) replied to rjg854's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
It looked way overdue! Nice job
