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No worries. This kind of thing happens all the time around here. Once you have one , you kind of want one of each model. BTW. Nice looking tractor.
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My solution for recalcitrant mechanical or pulse pumps...and no risk of gas getting into the crankcase.
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That's good information, and I appreciate you sharing it. We can certainly disassemble it again to verify there is slack but again, the tractor did not run when this pump was installed new-out-of-the-box. Would a new pump need to be primed for some reason? Maybe we should have dunked it into a coffee can of fuel first? Seems crude and unnecessary but the engine won't run with this pump.
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Unfortunately no, it does not have that type of pump. The cam has a lobe for a mechanical pump but by the Kohler spec number this engine was originally equipped with a pulse pump.
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Another 4x4 - I’ll just leave this here….
ri702bill replied to meadowfield's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Excellent potential there! I see what I believe is a 1:1 chain drive to power a right-angle gearbox - also 1:1?? I ask because of the different sized tires front to rear as the circumference of both are different. Also, is there a one-way clutch hidden in there to allow the tractor to roll in neutral with the brake applied? I take it that the front driveshaft is splined to allow it to lengthen & shorten too, as the shaft centerline is not coincident to the front axle pivot? You got a few bucks tied up there. Off to a good start. Bill -
A valid and often overlooked tidbit that makes the difference between "done" and "Have to do over".
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By chance, does you 753 have the fuel pump with the manual activation lever found on the 702? If so, use that. They were discontinued around 1963, my 854 did not have one (but does now!). Handy to prime a tractor that has been sitting for a while...
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800 Special & 50” Sickle
"Manic-Mechanic" replied to "Manic-Mechanic"'s topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Here is the sequence for mounting the bar All laid out Preparing to install the hidden bolt, using Blue locktite Inserting the adjacent bolt temporarily to get aligned, leveled enough to get a few threads in on the hidden bolt. Once those are fitted the hidden bolt is tightened and temporary removed. Shoe weldment gets attached and tightened Attached the section bar and make sure everything is aligned and the pin “good & tight!” Waiting on a 5” longer travel hook as this is an unorthodox install! -
No worries Don, I understand...everyone makes mistakes. Even the most experienced ones. Your points are all valid and makes sense but still...the engine did not start with the NOS fuel pump when it was installed out of the box. It wasn't until later when the engine wouldn't start that he disassembled it.
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Well....I was browsing Marketplace looking for Wheel Horse parts and ran cross a tractor that was 16 miles from me. I'm not sure why but I ended up buying it It's a 1975 and came with the snow plow and a 36" mower deck. It came out of Ohio but it doesn't look like it was ever really stored outside. It runs although the engine has hesitation issues and stumbles when at higher rpms. I did time the engine and it helped but I'm guessing the carburetor needs cleaning as well.
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New Member, New to Wheel Horse & Now I Own a 656
BradKahler replied to BradKahler's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I do have a bunch of pictures. I would likely be a miracle if I don't have at least one question!! - Today
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Handy Don replied to meadowfield's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Some real innovative thinking there! Congrats to your son 👏 Tapping the brake drum shaft for front-drive power is so clever. Please elaborate on the sources for the front differential and the 90º gearbox amidship! -
No dig on your dad, but many a mechanic thinks that diaphragm should be taut. Also, it is dead easy to reverse the reed valve without a conscious check--BTDT. Not fast enough. Better to hook up the alternate fuel supply and test the flow with the engine running.
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Pullstart replied to meadowfield's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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rmaynard: Good point on the pulse, I didn't think about that. I double checked with my dad (the tractor is at his house and we live two hours apart) and yes he was careful to reassemble the pump exactly as it was. He is a retired mechanic and has rebuilt many carburetors in his lifetime so the pump should be in the same condition as it was when we purchased it. 953 nut: Thanks for the link to the rebuild kit. I wish I would have known about that before we purchased this one because we searched high and low for a NOS pump since the shop told us that pump was an obsolete P/N. Handy Don: The tractor is a 753 and the engine is a 7 hp Kohler (engine SN = 652365, engine spec number = 28626E, engine model number = K161S). We removed the spark plug, unhooked the pump discharge line and put it into a jar and then spun the engine with the starter. With the original pump we got zero fuel in the jar. With the NOS pump it was just a tiny drip....drip...drip. We did take apart the breather to check the reed valve and it was working properly so we reinstalled it. That too should be installed the same as it was originally.
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Long time lurker. First time posting. Can anyone help me with the size/length/threads of the two starter mounting bolts for this tractor? Thanks!
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The cap with the gage vents up though the center gage hole and another small hole in the plastic lens close to the black part of the cap
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Any idea where the vent would be on a Wheelhorse Stock gas cap?
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Another 4x4 - I’ll just leave this here….
SylvanLakeWH replied to meadowfield's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
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The gauge cap on my Snapper has a thumbscrew to open/close the venting action (it’s there because the mower can be stood on end for access to the blade or for storage and it prevents fuel from leaking out). If I forget to open it, it does fuel-starve the engine after running for a while. Other gauge caps I’ve seen have a small hole in the clear bezel that must remain un-clogged.
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Another 4x4 - I’ll just leave this here….
meadowfield posted a topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
My son doesn’t come on here anymore, but here is a 704 that he has been making into a 4x4. complete scratch built axle, and a lot of lathe and milling…. I’ll try sort some build pics out! -
I received a parts order from Steiner last week along with a nice several brand tractor parts catalog and noticed those were available.
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Can you drop a link to the one you got? looking to do the same.
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My Dad had a jig in the garage that funneled oil cans into a jar... Always had oil for oil cans, chains etc. It was a large funnel on top a jar with two pieces of wood to hold an upside down can in the funnel... I still do this with the plastic bottles... keeps my oiler jars full... Waste not want not...
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The Things People Toss…
SylvanLakeWH replied to SylvanLakeWH's topic in non tractor related discussion
Today's haul... Perfect condition B&D buffing wheels - 2 Perfect condition Radio Flyer wagon Ball pean hammer 10 boxes of perfectly good led bulbs... there were 20, but I left some for other neighbors... I just don't understand people...
