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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Handy Don replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Well that’s a very thorough job of destroying a belt, I must say! My first instinct would be that something caught against it--a branch or something bent (belt cover/guide, for instance). Next I’d look for the clutch tensioner/idler gone whack-a-doodle. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ML3 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Used the 702 with snowblower for the 1st time. 6" of heavy wet snow was a bit of a challenge for only 7hp but with some finesse it was working until for some reason it destroyed the drive belt. Wrapped around engine pulley pretty tight. Not sure why & I inspected belt after I got tractor. It appeared to be in good shape. Had to finish up using my trusty 654 w/snowplow. -
Welcome to the Forum Those spacers are essential for maintaining proper alignment of the lift mechanism. Look into replacing it!
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We got about an inch, its not raining and just above freezing. I'm not even cleaning the driveway, this will take care of itself at this rate.
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Happy Birthday...
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Another one of those wonderful food items that are good, but not good for you...
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5 inches of partly cloudy overnite. Ole Thumper never missed a beat knock on wood. 3/8 of a mile of driveways are all done. The renters can clean up their sidewalks their-selves. It was a wet and heavy one.
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I like mounting the starting solenoid right to the magnum engines. The white wire is the turns off the engine when grounded. hooks up to M The purple wire is charging circuit, (hooks up to acc on switch) You will need a start wire that run to the solenoid. and of course battery + and - Some magnum had low oil switches that would be hooked into a kill relay,. but most people disable the low oil switch and can be ignored.
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Fender bracket assembly ready to install. Note the liquid Teflon sealant used on the bolt threads to keep water out and oil in. Do not use Teflon tape as bits of it may end up in the hydro unit causing issues down the road. Tractor ready to receive fender bracket. Sealant was applied to the bolts ensuring there is none on the end of the bolts to get into the transmission. Fender bracket sat into place then the bolts were screwed in finger tight. I then measured between the fender bracket and the hood stand on both sides and fender bracket was moved until the measurements were the exact same on both sides. There is just enough free play in the bolt holes for a bit of adjustment. This should ensure the fender bracket is square and even. Fender support bots were torqued to 26 ft/lb. Tractor as it sits today.
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You're right! This little tractor is built like a tank, everybody is surprised that red beast is 40 years old, It is like Christmas time to me . Actually I checked and thoroughly cleaned/greased the deck- deck is complete, except just one small bolt sleeve/spacer in the lift assembly, but this is not real problem.
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I now know how Hollywood feels..... The camera really does add 10lbs.
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Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉
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Fuel tank supports ready to be bolted to fender support bracket. Fuel tank supports and fender support bracket laid down flat on the front side. Bolts all loosely installed after getting a smear of never seize to prevent galling (these are SS bolts). All 4 bolts torqued to 17 ft/lb.
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We've got about 6 inches outside right now, on Thursday and Friday we had about 4 inches each day. Definitely getting a lot of seat time so far. Yesterday I put front tire chains on to see if that helps me steer until we can fab up a front weight. So far I have not spun out even when moving the snow bank from an entire 30 foot driveway. The hundreds pounds total weight per wheel plus lsd plus chains plus my 135 pounds probably helped a little. The 8 horse kohler barely even grunted. The one time over the summer I had scotch brited that scratches and waxed the plow and that helped with the snow sticking and now I'm gonna see if silicone spray helps even more.
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Happy Borned on Day, Jim
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Brand new OEM Briggs and Stratton carburetor for Briggs 11hp magnetron
TonyToro Jr. commented on TonyToro Jr.'s classified in Non-Wheel Horse
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We had some when I got up this morning, just a coating, but now it's starting to come down faster. Looks like the drvieway may be ice.
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Hi Bill I am in Poughkeepsie fairly often. I'd be happy to shoot you an email or text when I am in town....would enjoy seeing your collection. Thanks - Mike
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Yep @dclarke put all the electric chute stuff on. Did a bang up job too. I'll see what I got for pics Bob. I always thought that the top actuator was a waste of time but I since changed my mind. It's very handy in certain situations. Just a pic of the control box Bob ...no detailed pics of the actuators but I can get some if you need. We got dumped on here and I'm sure I'll have it out again today. I have all the receipts on the actuators and where he bought them.
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Clean the carb, you may not need any parts besides the intake and carb base gaskets. There is no such thing as an intake seal kit. Hope you don’t have a fire spraying cleaner all over the place.
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My maternal grandmother used to make a type of fritter that the family called, pillows. Dunk them in maple syrup. Occasionally honey. Man I miss those..... 🧡
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HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY
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@ri702bill thats what i,m talkin about ! just the idea and look see on a blower chute top deflector , can easily be put on to a horse blower , paint it red and it disappears. regularly experiment with , other ideas , typically , horse anything , is begging for FUNCTIONAL DETAILING . assembly lines , don,t have time for that , want to make a cable pull wake up ? SUPER LUBE , hydraulic oil , and a spring to close assist ? why , every lever request is assisted by that spring , purests , YOU CAN,T DO THAT ! have that set up on all my cable starts . now you have a constant assist to cable slide , also lubricate , free up , the base swing area on that , also base of main chite , its simple / easy to experiment with . only suggested this to you , because I can see you are obviousely on your own " what if " phase , good for you , pete
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Have a Great Day Jim
