SAVE YOUR WHEEL HORSE FENDERS FROM SCRATCHES OR DENTS

[Lane Ranger 11,023]

 

SAVE YOUR WHEEL HORSE FENDERS FROM SCRATCHES OR DENTS

 

The best way to keep your Wheel Horse fenders from experiencing scratches or dents from the metal seat hitting the fenders from a weak spring or heavy load is to raise the seat. Here is what you can do to lift the seat off the fenders and give yourself a little more leg room and peace of mind!

You need the pipe spacers in the center of the rectangular steel pipe to hold everything in place.

Neat trick you buy a 2 1/2 by one inch metal tube (rectangular). Cut about 4 1/2 long. drill two 5/16 holes to match metal seat holes (carriage bolts) and put pipe spacers cut to go in rect. tube between carriage bolts and you are lifted off the fenders. Place this on top of the spring. Kind of hard to tell in my photos but I placed a foam block on end with a reflector too

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 7, 2015 by Lane Ranger

[AMC RULES 37,141]

Neat idea... 

for that...you know..."heavy load".

[Lane Ranger 11,023]

Well also mid-weight Craig.  The  metal seats are only about and 1 1/2 to two off the fenders and the spring does wear a little after years of service.   This little "lift" device keeps the seat way off the fenders regardless of weight/load.   It also gives you about and inch or more of extra leg room and can hardly be seen from the back of the tractor!

[Firpo701 407]

Excellent idea! The 701 will be getting one of these!

[Coadster32 793]

Nice idea and pics.  Thanks for sharing this tip. (just gotta work on the "heavy load" part.)

[Dirtdog524 61]

That is an really good idea! Thank you for the tip

[squonk 41,638]

I had one of those made from some left over box tubing from my Power King loader. It's all boxed into keep bees out.  I have it on my 704. Funny, I didn't need one of those 45 yrs. ago when I weighed 120 lbs!   

[jm46322 32]

Neat idea! very nice write-up!

 

This is some thing I will add to the rebuild that I am now doing.

But I may need to go with  2 1/2 X 2 1/2  square tube for that little extra , extra

 

i havent test drove my 604 under power yet to see just how the seat spring would hold up.

come to tell the truth i havent even sat on it yet when the tires were not flat, some used car buyer i am. buying a tractor with 2 flat tires that would not start.

i just know that i liked the looks and style, hopefully i will enjoy the ride!

[857 horse 2,581]

YOU COULD ALSO DO WHAT I DID....

MY VERYFIRST WHEEL HORSE..

SAT APART 5 YEARS

WHEN I PUT IT BACK TOGETHER,,,I DIDNT REALIZE

I PUT THE SEAT SPRING AND TOOL BOX ON BACKWARDS...

EVERYTHING FIT...

I DIDNT HAVE A LIFT CABLE AT THE TIME,,THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY CLUE..

IT TOOK SOME ONE ELSE TELLING ME...

KINNA LIKE WHEN YOU ZIPPER IS DOWN,,,ONLY KINNA .....

WORSE..  LOLOLOLO

AND THE SPRING ON BACKWARDS.....

 

THE SEAT NEVER TOUCHES THE FENDERS.......EVER

[Lane Ranger 11,023]

Squonk:   I  boxed mine in with a solid foam block and put a  round safety reflector on the outside end.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 18, 2015 by Lane Ranger

[jm46322 32]

DEERE site......      this same topic came up and they just used a pressure treated 2x4  did not even have to paint it ..... 

for that little extra they used a 4x4