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Plowhenge... Or Wheelster Horse Island...

I hope to never get a snowfall that requires 6 plows.

Working on installing power steering in my D-250 and restoring it, it’s slow going

Get some chickens. They will have a place to roost.

Some people collect weird stuff! LOL

The plow with the recently flipped cutting edge is now with the rest of its family … awaiting snow ❄️

Another year older and still gettin it done! I’m currently alternating mowing between this Craftsman and a couple WH’s I have with decks installed.

If you could rig all those together, you'd be able to clear your driveway in one pass.

This is what comes in the box. The sealed bearings are PN 6203RS, not sure of the quality in the long run, but seem to roll like a Timkin / SKF. The lower bearing is locked in with a snap ring.

They do come in handy when the Garden Tractor Mafia is stripping a Wheel Horse. @Achto, @WHX?? and @PeacemakerJack really got into field stripping this one and @wallfish provided the cations.

We have in stock a large quantity of brand new Milsco seats. They are available in low back for $75.00 or high back for $80.00 The high back seats are available with or without a drain hole in the cushion. All seats are the 7" x 7 1/2" bolt pattern which was at one time the most common bolt pattern found on Wheel Horses, but some of the later models also had 7 1/2" x 8" or 8" x 5 3/4" so check yours before ordering. Shipping costs are currently around $30.00 . We can do cash, check , money order, or Paypal ( friends and family option ONLY please ). Continental US only. Private message me here , or call / text during normal business hours. DO NOT EMAIL as they don't get checked frequently.

Casting looks great. Not sure how to qualify the quality. It’s so nice to see housings without corrosion craters! I do think I will get the housing either powder coated or maybe POR 15.

I finally got my first Wheel Horse trailer, for $5 at a local auction! It started to rain as I was putting things away. The phone captured some cool rain action shots 😎

Today, I made my tractor look pretty…and covered up some of the sketchy parts of the spraybomb paint.😁🤫

Looks like a reason to buy a tractor.

They work great i put 3 brand new ones on my 48'' deck and its been about 400 hours sense i put them in very nice product would highly recommend and holding up great!!

Being a gear here's a few things to check. 1. The drive idler could effect belt slippage, so check that the drive idler pulley bearings are good, idler spring is working and not stretched out, oil the idler pivot points to insure free/smooth movement of the idler arm. you have to remove the belt guard to do this. I would put it up on jack stands to test running it and looking for belt slippage. Just a reminder, the gears in these transmissions are not synchronized so they will not shift smooth (gears grind) shift if the belt is turning the transmission. The belt guard helps to "slack the belt to help it stop moving" when you step on the clutch. 2. Check that the engine and transmission pulley keys are in place and mounting set screws are tight so pulleys are not slipping. you can do this by marling a line across the end of the shaft/pulley to help you see if pulley is loose. 3. Check that the axle hub is not slipping on the shaft and the hub locking bolts are tight. just like the pulleys, mark a line across the end of the axle/hub to took for slippage (tractor tires need to be on the ground for this test. 4. If all of this checks out, start drinking while mowing and you won't notice the slowing down.

I disassembled the spindle. Removing the lower bearing, I was surprised to find that the seals on the inside of the bearings were already removed. This allows the grease that comes from the zirk fitting to actually get to the bearing! Most new spindles I have worked with all seem to have seals on both sides of the bearing.

Belated Tubcart Thursday. The little Cart that Could: Phil Bowling Memorial Dump Cart:

Catching up on old posts I missed by being “summer busy" Bob, I’d have no qualms whatsoever pulling that dash off and painting it with a couple light dusting coats of a good plastic-specific paint like Krylon or Rustoleum for Plastic.

The bearings with no seals on the inside allow you to fill the spindle with grease through the zerks and have lube there constantly.

Because this was a total restore to original condition, aluminum is out of the question. Next option is to sandblast it again and coat it with an off-white UV-proof vinyl dye.

For less than 50 bucks, I hope this will give more life to the WH Mower Decks. These 3 will keep me going for quite some time! If you look at the 8Ten website they also have spindles for the 36 /42 in rear discharge decks, similar design but maybe shorter in height, and smaller diameter pulleys. 36 / 42 Rear Discharge w smaller pully

It would be great to hear a follow up on how they performed and, eventually, their durability. Thanks for posting.

Upper bearing and flange. The housing even has the 3 little centering nubs in the casting for installing in the deck.

Lane, I took the risk and ordered a 3 pack through Amazon, same price, free shipping. I was very happy to see what arrived. I do not have a spare original spindle to get accurate measurements from, so I may have to see if anyone can take dimensions off of a WH/Toro Spindle for comparison. Purchased a set of 3 old WH units out of the classifieds, but they have not arrived yet for disassembly. Pictures and Comments are on the way! Steve

Experienced enough to see how little headaches can turn into big headaches. Glad to know that I can pester you guys for help though. Smitty

'Tis no apologies need sir! Your pics and measurements are top notch and appreciated!

Toby, Thank You for sharing this with us. Here I thought I was helping review a new item to the market and you are 400 hours in. I apologize for my posts today since the water is all ready under the bridge. I was going to install the spindles and test them, but you have that done for us. Great to hear they I working well, I see no major difference between the OEM and the 8TEN. Sorry to all for the waste of bandwidth! I meant well, and just thought it was an economic benefit. Heck at least maybe more know they are available! Once again I apologize for covering something already explored. I am relatively new here, and will do more research before making a post. Steve

Mike, do you even have a short frame tractor to put this on?

Component Repair and Supply LLC. Gorham Maine. That guy remembered me from the one single other time that I've been in there maybe? 3 years ago? When I was looking into getting the old 1970 Charger Hydro running that did not work out. I explained what I was up to. Showed him what I had to work with. Told him I was open to suggestions. He said you could go either hard line or small diameter hose but with the scant space available the hard line might be easier to handle. I bought enough tubing to make the piece I want at least twice. Maybe three times. That way if I screw it up I can just start over and not worry about it.

Maybe you mis interpreted the meaning and she meant right away....

I made one out of aluminum road sign. Actually I had ordered one from Glenn P. and never recieved it. I dont know if he was having health problems or something else was going on but just forgot about it after I couldn't get a hold of him. wheelhorsepartsandmore makes one out of aluminum that looks like the original plastic one (cost a little more $100) but thats probally what I would have went with if I had known about them before making this one..

Pulley dimensions. One side of the center flange is flush and the other side extends out about 3/16 of an inch.

Total shaft length not including the grease zirk is approximatey 7 3/8 inches. The shaft hold hex is 1 1/8 inches.

Upper pulley attach nut.

Blade attach area and nut dimensions.

Yep, the brake lines I’ve touched used a different type of fitting and a “double flare” on the end of the tube. The male threaded part fits over the end of the tube and presses the double flare into the female fitting. Those were “AN” fittings with tighter tolerances than the JIC fittings.

Based on pressure, no reason. Convenience? Flexible hoses are two to three times as thick and don’t turn as sharply. Routing through narrow twisty places and supporting against vibration and friction is the tricky part. Buying one in good condition that is already bent to the shape you need is a good thought. This one seems to have the same number of bends as the “cracked” one. Dimensions do matter, as @cleat notes. I assumed (perhaps mistakenly) that you’d go ahead and make your own replacement. My work to extend the hydraulics on the 520 chassis required several new connections so fabricating was the only option and I’ve gained confidence in this area! At each end of a metal hydraulic line using JIC-type connections, there is a sleeve that fits between the tubing and the tube nut--it supports the malleable flared end of the tube against the hard tapered end of the male fitting and against the turning compression friction of the tube nut. I lifted this illustration from a vendor webpage:

I don't see why not. There should be very little pressure.

Funny thing is, after clear-coating it with a UV resistant spray, it re-yellowed. Must not be a UV related problem

Good sleuthing! Just follow the fluid.... Since you have good access, I’d recommend replacing with a hard tube. I used copper-nickel brake line which has more than adequate strength, won’t rust, and can be worked with simple bending and flare tools. Not a good idea to try bending without tools--it kinks easily. I needed a couple of practice flares to get a good sense of how much tube to leave in the flare tool to have enough for the flarel. I also got new flare sleeves and flare nuts, of course, the nuts are possibly re-usable but why chance it.

I gots one of them carts also.

Got tanks?? Here's the pick of the Professional Gasoline Storage Chooser. AKA BBT.

Hi! I'm not allowed to send messages yet it looks like but I commented on the YouTube video about my hook. I pulled the 560 from about 15:24 onward.

What did you sign for when you bought the place? Perhaps you would be grandfathered in and any new "rules" can be ignored. Any chance you can have a boat or RV in the backyard, they make dandy storage units. A single stage snowblower should do just fine and they are easier to move and store. A 42" RD recycler mower should take care of the leaves, just be sure to return any leaves that belong to the neighbor. Always look up in your storage shed and see if things can be hoisted up making that area do double duty. To get maximum efficiency from a Wheel Horse be sure to remove the muffler and only run it in the cool very early morning hours.