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Not really doing it with an actual Horse but the past week I went through all of the spare parts in my shed Got some plastic totes and threw out a bunch of beat up boxes. Found a few things I forgot I had and a triple pulley I needed in June and couldn't find. Made a lot of room without throwing anything away. Wrote everything down and I am going to put it in a file on the computer. When I use or sell something I can delete it.

Technically I built and painted this the past couple days however I did install it today so I guess it qualifies.. Designed and built a ladder type thingy to acces the attic in our bedroom. I cut the steps with my plasma table and bent them in the benchvise. Welded everything together, bit of paint and there it is. No more climbing up flimsy household steps/stairs. Thanks for watching. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

IMHO--- Don't even look for those missing parts for the SIDE MULE drive apparatus. It is one of the most cumbersome setups ever to deal with...and hard to find. Better that you UPGRADE to the FRONT MULE DRIVE system including the Tach-O-Matic hardware as part of the UPGRADE. MULE DRIVE UPGRADE.pdf

Hello everyone! Looking for a new tractor to help build a landscape. Anticipate grading, hauling, pushing, and snow removal. Any suggestions? As some of you may remember, I had a c160, which I absolutely loved. So many of you helped me keep her running. I even met my husband over a carb rebuild! Well, I traded her for some home repairs to a lovely Ukrainian gentleman who just fell in love with her. He had that light in his eyes when he saw her. I just couldn't say no. We were planning to move, and honestly there just wasn't room to take her. We have relocated to Geneseo, NY as of 2 weeks ago, and I have 1.5 acres to play with. There is a 312 hydro available locally... and it seems they are pretty common around here, so hopefully we will find the right fit! We welcome your suggestions!

Been looking for a Wheelhorse Tub cart and finally found one on FB marketplace for $50. Picked it up today. With a little of elbow grease should get a nice patina out of it.

I would like to lose a couple…but just today I signed a contract for a new 10x20 shed (room for more!!)

Went to harbor freight today for a few bits and bobs. I had to take a pee and right by the rest room that had their best ICON mechanics creeper with a purple tag at half price. The explanation of what was wrong with it ...open box. Perfect condition otherwise. I am confident that somehow I can manage without the owners manual. Absolutely perfect and I really needed a new creeper. This one with the large outrigger wheels will roll over gravel. Game changer. Well built Metal frame rated to 400 pounds. Getting lucky lately as they delivered a new electric range with a dent that would be hidden and allowed two hundred dollars off

Hood primed and painted. After this dries for a few days I will do the black and clear.

My 312 H is my main worker. The M12 engine and the Eaton 1100 tranny handles a 48" SD deck and a 48" snow plow with no problem. I have changed the 6" fronts to 8" and added a primer bulb in the fuel line for instant starts.

So what you're saying is you didn't build it big enough.

Does not work. 42x80 is still pretty tight.

You don't even wanna try that. You need an end mill with boring bar , unless your lathe and skills are such that you can get your bore precisely centered and perfectly square in every direction to the milling cutter, and I have never seen a hobby lathe capable of that... If your rig or cross slide flexes even .0005 (half a thou) in any direction, your milling job is gonna be screwed up, and I just don't see how you'd achieve that rigidity mounting the block on the bearing plate surface, considering even that may not be perfectly perpendicular to the bore.. (even the cast iron will have a tiny bit of flex to it which is why you'd want it mounted on the base.) I would not even dream of trying to do such a precision job on a lathe.. I'd take it to a machine shop that knows and understands how to do small engine blocks (or at least a speed shop with the precision equipment to do the job) If you have ever seen the machines and set-ups a shop needs to bore out Kohler blocks (Which I have) you'd understand the problems you're facing.. so if you do go ahead and bore that thing on a lathe, and it actually works the way you think, then you should go buy a lottery ticket because that'd be one hell of a stroke of luck!

Can not speak to the question of "how long" but when you decide to do it, check with a parts store or home improvement store. There are less aggressive adhesive tapes available other than the standard painters tape.

If your talking about the sheet metal being cracked in the dark circled area it's pretty common. comes from lifting heavy implements like snow lowers and garden plows. All of the stress when lifting is on that side of the hood stand. The lift tries to push that pivot arm up and out of the tractor.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the PINNACLE of proper human interaction! Agreed on the 300 series. Be sure to clarify the transmission. One of the others can define this. I believe the "A" is lighter duty than the "H" You could also use other, older models, and be perfectly fine. Lots of 12 HP and up engines out there. BTW.... welcome back.

Should have changed the oil on this Mag 10 right before I pulled it so I could have warned it up. Oh well, drained it “cold” and she now has fresh Rotella.

I love when I get a chance to organize some part of my life!

Wheel horse used Cotter pins E clips and bolts at various times to hold the wheel on.. Clean the up any one should work.

The ones with the gusset are 80s optional HD for loaders or dual stage snowblowers. If the WHEEL SIDE of the spindle is the same length as your own then they'll work fine. Or.... Get a set of 80s wheels.

Idk if it's the secret to thinning the herd but I did sell my C105 today. It was my 1st Wheel Horse. I need a hydro lift & 2stage snowblower so a C105 just wouldn't do. Local Amish guy bought it. Showed up with cash & a driver with a trailer. Need to make room in garage cause I finally bought a truck & wanna park it inside.

It's your fault for being at the show an extra day.

Applying Rustoleum Chrystal clear right over the final wet color coat speeds up the handling/drying time. done it for years but I can't say how tape would work as I haven't sprayed 2 colors. There are folks who will say doing this doesn't work but I've had no issues whatsoever. Must be them!

Back in " The Day " Farm and Implement paint was a cheap Alkyd Enamel usually used on old equipment to get it through the auction. today who knows. The PO painted the hood of my Suburban with Rattle Can Farm and Imp paint from TSC. I painted part of the frame with Rustoleum Regal Red. I don't see a lot of difference in quality.

I'm in agreement with those who say 30 days. But even then, I've had paint lift. Automotive painters tape is no different than house painters tape. The difference is that auto painters are not using oil based paints. They use acrylic urethanes or similar. After 12 hours, the paint is ready to put into service.

Before you jump into rebuilding you K321 you might consider: Do a leak down test to determine where its leaking bore, valves, etc. Maybe it just needs a good valve job, carbon cleaned of the valve stems and a head de-carbon. On a new to me old tractor I like to pull the head, de-carbon and measure the bore so I know what I have. The pull and clean the carb, open and clean breather, pull an clean valves, relap and adjust valve clearance. Kind of a major maintenance before getting into a full bore overhaul. if you engine has been sitting for a few years, pour same acetone or Marvel Mystery oil down the cylinder and let it soak the rings awhile. Then just run it, getting it up to full temperature for a while, can help loosen up rings that are sticking a little. If you don't have a leak down test and can fine one to borrow from an auto supply at least try to do a compression test. With the compression release mechanism you can't do a compression test in the normal manner. But you can rig up to spin the engine backwards from another engine or electric motor and get good readings. I use an electric motor crudely screwed to a piece of plywood that the tractor front wheel is parked on to hold it in place. I only have to bump the electric motor to spin the engine enough times to get a compression reading. Also before you jump into rebuilding you Sundstrand Hydro. Use it a while now that you've changed the oil and filter. if it was like the used tractor's I find, the oil was probable filthy and neglected. Use it a while, working it to get it fully warmed up so that clean oil can wash some of the crud out to the filter. If it seems to be improving change the oil again after you've put some hours on it. Clean and do a maintenance on the F/R cam speed control area and linkage. sometimes the cam area and linkage are so dirty it can't travel full stroke each direction. Consider pulling and inspecting the 2 little acceleration valves. The small springs in these get messed up and its an easy fix to replace. All this cost you is a few O-rings and maybe 2 correct springs. If your transmission tow Valve is stuck, start soaking it with a good penetrant (Kroil is expensive but worth it for this task) While I like to fix things right, you can see theirs's a bit of old farm boy that comes out of me at times. Check out Aldons great Restoration thread for other GT14 idea!

What about automotive painters tape??

BACK The aroma of GUNK carburetor cleaner works every time. Having been a Wheel Horse owner you know a good one when you see it. The Finger Lakes area hasn't seen much snow the past few years but you know it will return. If you can find a package deal with a mower and snow blower that would be ideal. Happy hunting and let us know if we can help.

I sent you pictures of my tractor I have for sale on FB. I have it in the classified here as well. About 40 miles to the east of Geneseo.

Good advice.

Forgot to post pics of my GT-14. We changed battery, oil, fuel filter, trans filter, and trans fluid today. Forgot to grab an air filter. Tractor will now spin tires if rider-less against a tree. Right wheel spins if I'm sitting on it. Doesn't sound great, it will need engine and trans rebuild. PTO clutch is stuck on. Electrical is a mess, have one wire with a break that I have to jiggle with to get it to start. Will throw a wire nut on it until I redo electric.

All back together. Runs. Drives. No leaks. We'll run it. Cool it. Repeat. Then send it home.

@ebinmaine nice twistin on that ! had a lot of success with an 8 / 10 " adjustable wrench , to snug adjust flat stock , then a 4 ft piece of sch 40 1" pipe , leverage advantage is very easy , the solidity of the vise , makes steel bending easy . pete

I had suspected as much. I’m doing a valve on the tractor tomorrow, if I get time I’ll jack the front end up and pull the front axles and see what I’ve got.

Yes, you can use a longer bar to get into a more consistent area of the ways. Often, not that it's a great practice, you end up making cuts on one area of the bore and then adjusting the gibs and moving down and taking some more passes. Not great to do it that way, but if you hold your mouth right, you can often get away with it. For this job, I would be trying to get into an area of the ways that are consistent enough that I can do the full length. If you take light cuts, you won't need a steady. Steadies often cause problems, hit a chip and bounce the bar. Go with a bigger bar and you have less flex. IDK, a good running steady is definitely a possibility. I have a shop made steady but likely won't use it for this. This job, I would be taking real light cuts, slow speed (have back gearing that gets me down around 60 RPM, IIRC), slow feed, and sneaking up on my finish diameter. With dead centers and a drive dog, it's possible to pull the bar and take measurements in between passes. Like I said, I'm not being paid for this job, time isn't an issue. Doing it just right is more important. That's the perennial question. I'll be shooting for a shop rate of $150/hr minimum. If people are willing to pay what it costs, I'll do small engine work or whatever. This isn't vanity, but I doubt I'll have trouble getting work. The machinists that taught me had journeymen's papers, by the time I came along, the apprenticeships were gone as the unions were busted. Great recession happened, and there were many layoffs. Pay was terrible. Few people stayed in the trade in my generation. I'm 43 and have been the youngest guy in the shop for most of my career. There are more young guys around now, but they suffer for lack of good mentorship. Most machinists are very old and retiring or dying. I know my value and the value of my work. I also know my rarity. I'm going to charge what the market will bear. I plan on a firm 40hr week max rule. If the backlog is 6mo, it is what it is. That would be really awesome! No rush. If it will fit, I'll post a step-by-step pictorial on how I do it. It will likely be a few months. Yup, that's why I want to know that one dim. I'm looking for the shortest distance from center of bore to a roughly perpendicular plane. That determines if I can do it with the machine I have. I have around 30" on length. 3" or so, at best, over the carriage with cross and compound removed. Bore is 3.5" diameter. So, 1.75" to center of bore. It might be possible.

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Oil change was full of glitter and it smokes. It's burning oil. It's leaking oil. It will be coming apart for gasketing at a minimum. Not trying to be cocky, I'm an aerospace machinist with 25 years or so. I've made everything from chicken house floor scrapers to parts on the space station. My lathe is 1944 or earlier and has the bronze oilite bushing bearings in the headstock instead of the later less rigid timkin roller bearings. (the roller bearings can run longer at fast speeds without getting hot, but I prefer the accuracy of the bronze bearings.) I've rebuilt the lathe as well. The block wouldn't be on the spindle, it would be strapped to the carriage with the cross removed. It's called line boring. You use the tail stock to hold the other end of your bar. I would indicate it 6 ways from Sunday. I'd be using dead centers in headstock and tailstock with a dog driving my bar. I'd have to knock a bar together, use a fine thread screw at an angle to drive the bit, real light cuts. Finish hone. Wouldn't be going for speed, here, just doing it right and slow. Not like I'm being paid for this job. I have trouble believing you can't line bore a cast iron block from the '60s accurately enough for a one cylinder small engine. Machinists been doing it that way a long time... It's a question of clearance, not ability. Don't know if my lathe is big enough. Line boring on a lathe example from a quick search:

I find the older tractors (Pre 300-500 ) series tractors easier to work on and swap out some attachments (less sheet metal and what sheet metal there is is thicker) and have better original paint quality as well. Older tractors get rusty patina whilst the newer ones seem to get rust blotches and rot. Yes we haven't gotten much snow around here the last few years. Geneseo's location puts it on the edge of the Lake Erie lake effect. I have a single stage tall shoot snow blower that I may consider letting go but I'd have to think about it. If you decide you want a 2 stage blower I know where I can get my hands on one.

This is great! Looks to be a much better system. Purchasing the parts now. Thank you so very much!

Most 1967 and newer will be a long frame and have the higher hood stand. Fuel tank and battery location will need to be considered, under seat tanks weren't used until the late 1970s and the battery was located behind the engine so alternate locations will need to be considered.

Using rattle can paint that has no hardener?? Safe bet - a month - seriously. Did you also do a "spray out" on a sacrificial part?? If so, try that one first........

Here's our fishing kayaks on the rack I made for my Ranger: (.22 is for the groundhog that has been tearing up the garage and anything else it can get into.) Took one day after all the moving was done to poke around and look at fishing and hunting opportunities. When I get the time, it's going to be great here! I also plan to take my daughter to see Fallingwater.

Anyone can buy a gift or worse a gift card. However something from one’s hands is a real indication that someone cares.

What to do when your 1/2 done mowing and the PTO/deck belt decides to retire? Poke around up in the rafters till you find one that fits.

Whilst I messed around with my C160-8 Tecumseh Horse a fair amount, Trina created an overhead wood rack for us to store the pine siding of the barn. She also made a present for her friend and started a repaint on this yard ornament deer for my mom.

I'm just curious to know what your status is Mike. Last post was March 2023. Sometimes things like this get lost in the shuffle. If you are able, please let us know how things are. I don't want you to think that the Wheel Horse family has forgotten you.

That's exactly what we did!