Work Horse GT1600 restoration and conversion to Hydro

[cleat 6,876]

Console assembly ready to install.

 

Upper steering shaft bearing bolted to console.

 

Upper steering shaft installed into steering block and steering shaft collar and washer slid on.

 

Console installed.

 

Steering shaft tube and steering wheel temporarily installed (Thanks again Eric, everything fits perfectly).

 

 

 

[Easton Rich 449]

Beautiful 

[kpinnc 13,191]

Time for some wheels! 

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Speed control cam assembly ready to install.

This is for a foot control so entire setup is designed to have absolutely no friction and rides on teflon washers.

 

Speed control spacers installed.

 

Speed control lower steel and teflon washers installed.

 

Speed control cam plate installed.

 

Speed control upper steel and teflon washers installed and adjusted for free motion with minimal up and down play.

 

Speed control eccentric cam installed and adjusted as per service manual.

 

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Motion control cam and foot control lever ready to install.

 

Motion control cam with foot control lever installed.

The lever center hole has been drilled oversize and a lower bolt added.

This is a modification to Matt's original design so lever pivots on the cams nylon bushings without actually touching the rod.

The upper bolt is temporary until the motion control rod is installed.

 

Motion control cam assembly installed.

 

Motion control rod bolted into place.

 

Temporary spring installed onto auto center lever to hold motion cam in neutral position to aid in setting control rod length.

 

 

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Control rod assembly ready to install.

 

Rod length roughly set as per what I measured on a 520H.

 

Control rod front (cam) end ready to install.

1/4" x 2" bolt used.

 

Control rod rear (plate) end ready to install.

1/4" x 1-1/2" bolt used, lockwasher shown was not used.

 

Motion control rod installed and tightened to plate.

Jamb nut also tightened on rod.

 

 

Motion control rod installed onto cam.

Regular non-locking nut used until final length of rod is verified after machine has been test ran.

Jamb nut is not fully tightened yet either.

 

Overview of entire motion control assembly.

 

 

Edited December 5, 2024 by cleat

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Foot pedal and rod assembly ready to install.

Note stainless rod that I bent exactly the same as Matt's original steel rod.

 

Reverse pedal bolted on.

 

Rod cotter pin installed.

 

Rod installed.

 

Pedal bushings installed.

 

Pedal installed.

 

Foot control complete.

 

 

Edited December 4, 2024 by cleat

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Reading the service manual for the Work Horse I came across this and realized I have never lubricated the control rod on any of my Wheel Horses.

 

Well, I decided to pull the control rod back off of this Work Horse for lubrication.

 

I measured the rod before disassembly with large vernier calipers (no battery installed, just locked in at the same length).

I also measured the exposed threads on each end of the rod to better center the rod during reassembly.

Rod ends were then removed.

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I used this grease gun with the needle tip to grease the rod ends.

Grease gun is loaded with full synthetic Mobil Mobilith EP220 grease.

 

Rod ends greased and re-installed and set to correct length.

Some grease did squirt out from around balls during reassembly so they are well greased.

Rod has equal number of exposed threads on each end.

 

Rod re-installed.

 

Edited December 5, 2024 by cleat

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Parking brake lever assembly ready to install.

 

Parking brake lever assembly installed.

 

Parking brake lever spring installed.

 

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Punch set used to make up paint shields.

 

I used this self adhesive label printer stock just because I had it kicking around.

 

Shields punched out using arbour press.

 

Paint shields stuck on.

 

Rods are now ready for paint.

 

[ebinmaine 69,853]

2 hours ago, cleat said:

Paint shields stuck on.

 

 

Another ridiculously excellent idea from the guy up north

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First coat of paint brushed on to the pedal shafts.

I did not use primer, we will see how it turns out.

 

Second coat applied.

 

[kpinnc 13,191]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Another ridiculously excellent idea from the guy up north

I have been tinkering on these old tractors over 25 years, and I learn new stuff from @cleat on every thread he puts up! 

[cleat 6,876]

Paint shields removed.

 

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Hydrostatic transmission drive pulley ready to install.

 

Transmission input shaft lightly coated with never size then pulley slid on.

 

Bolt and washers installed.

 

I will install the fan after belt is installed.

 

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Front tach assembly ready to install.

 

Front tach assembly installed.

 

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Steering shim washers and cotter pin ready to install.

Shim washers are of varying thicknesses.

Cotter pin is 3/16x1" (Manual calls for 3/16x1-1/4 but I don't think it needs to be that long).

 

Steering shim washer and cotter pin installed.

For now I just have one of the thicker washers installed and cotter pin is just slid in without being bent until I have steering system complete and can verify the gear lash is correct.

 

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Front plate guard bracket and start solenoid assembly ready to install.

 

Guard bracket and start solenoid bolted to front plate.

 

Front plate guard bracket and start solenoid installed.

 

 

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PTO spring ready to install.

 

PTO spring installed.

 

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Base plate ready to bolt to engine.

 

Base plate bolted to engine.

 

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Battery cables ready to install onto solenoid.

 

Battery cables installed onto solenoid.

 

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Engine ready to be installed.

 

Frame protected against scratches.

 

Engine installed with bolts slightly loose to allow for pulley alignment.

 

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Engine pulley ready to install with new set screws, keystock, and spacers to ensure pulley stays in place.

Thanks again to cseriesdon for this proper pulley.

 

Spacers slid onto crankshaft.

 

Engine pulley installed and setscrews tightened.

 

Engine and hydro pulleys aligned then engine bolts to frame fully tightened.

 

Hydro belt tension pulley ready to install. Bearing was repacked with synthetic grease.

 

Hydro belt tension pulley installed and belt placed on pulleys.

 

Drive belt fully installed.

 

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Back plate assembly and alternator stator ready to install.

This is the 16/10A alternator which is an upgrade for my engine that had the 3A unregulated dual circuit alternator originally.

Because I have the small magnets in the flywheel I get the 10A rating, not 16A but still a big upgrade.

Not that I have a big current draw in this tractor but it may not get used a lot so faster battery charging will be the primary reason for the upgrade.

 

Engine block ready for back plate assembly and alternator stator installation.

 

Back plate assembly loosely in place and alternator stator installed.

 

Back plate assembly and alternator stator installed.

 

Alternator stator wires behind back plate assembly.

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,168]

This work and attention to detail is unbelievable !