What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Pullstart 62,917]

7 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said:

 The fronts are so collapsed, Going to be quite a challenge to put on the rim.

 

The USA made tires were nicely transported in its intended shape

can you reshape them with inner tubes for a few days?

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

Just now, Pullstart said:

can you reshape them with inner tubes for a few days?

I could try, but I think it's best to use musculair force, mount them and air them up.

any guesses on size? 

[Pullstart 62,917]

Bigger than stock.  20’s and 26’s?

[Snoopy11 5,714]

10 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said:

I could try, but I think it's best to use musculair force, mount them and air them up.

any guesses on size? 

I'm going to keep my mouth shut before I make a fool of myself... 
 

Don

[Bens vintage tractors 1,542]

4 hours ago, Pullstart said:

 

That messy shop…. Would make me feel right at home!    Nice lineup, what’s the yellow one in this pic?

63 IH cub loboy and the shop is super bad these days I gotta get cleaning but who wants to clean when you could wrench on horses.. lol

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

16 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Bigger than stock.  20’s and 26’s?

right on! the rears are 26" but actually measure 27.2" learn something from that @Deestone! 

20x10-8 and 26x12-12

[ebinmaine 67,670]

1 hour ago, Bens vintage tractors said:

who wants to clean when you could wrench on horses

That's what I'm talking about!!!

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Painting  an RJ repop drive belt from Joe Papke today.   I used Rustoleum Etching Primer and regal red gloss!  61 degrees in Greencastle, Indiana this December 2, 2021- perfect for painting!

Edited December 2, 2021 by Lane Ranger

[AMC RULES 37,132]

@Lane Ranger

 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Just now, AMC RULES said:

@Lane Ranger

 

  So Craig you think on the patina 754 this is better than the 2XRustoleum Gloss Clear??   
 

 

[johnnymag3 2,520]

So for those wondering about the one piece shroud problem on my 418 A.....and how I was going to deal with it...here it is....I drilled out the silly spot welds...put some nice tinnerman clips on the holes...installed some black screws with self contained washers...and now you dont have to deal with not getting the shroud off !!!! I had to pull the flywheel and the big tin at the same time.What a PITA... So he is the end result....Also I got new magnets from a local dealer who saved everything for 50 years...he had a pile of flywheels from every era. So I scuffed and cleaned the flywheel, also the magnets....checked polarity....they are Tri-polar magnets as you probably already know...NSN AND SNS.....so it goes NSNSNSNSNSNSNSNSNSN   and secured them with ORIGINAL JB WELD...they are baking near the pellet stove as I write ....It is now a seviceable 2 piece shroud, not capturing the flywheel anymore !!!

[johnnymag3 2,520]

You can see the witness marks on the shroud where the chaff screen mounts also...

 

 

Thanks for all of your input also !!!!

 

John

Edited December 2, 2021 by johnnymag3

[johnnymag3 2,520]

On 11/28/2021 at 5:55 PM, johnnymag3 said:

2 bolts only....and its one piece....Dang

This debacle is what Im referring to

 

[Sodaking27 777]

New battery and cables installed on the Bronco 14 today. Can someone post me a picture of the throttle cable of how it’s routed in the front by the carburetor. Getting things straightened out one by one.

 

[kpinnc 12,111]

1 hour ago, johnnymag3 said:

.I drilled out the silly spot welds...put some nice tinnerman clips on the holes...installed some black screws with self contained washers...and now you dont have to deal with not getting the shroud off !!!

 

Outstanding modification- and one you should have never had to make. So much engineering in a complex and precise high performance piece of equipment. Such a thing should be included from the factory.

[AMC RULES 37,132]

1 hour ago, Lane Ranger said:

  So Craig you think on the patina 754 this is better than the 2XRustoleum Gloss Clear??   

Personally, I would use the matte version on a patina build I wanted to preserve Lane. 

I've never been a big fan of, or understood the whole glossy patina thing.

 But, to each their own.

[wallfish 17,014]

[squonk 41,161]

[AMC RULES 37,132]

@wallfish

@squonk

🤣😂🤣😂

 

Edited December 2, 2021 by AMC RULES

[pfrederi 17,741]

Frankly Scarlett,   I haven't noticed any performance differences in my WH whether they have glossy, dull or down right dirty patina....

Edited December 2, 2021 by pfrederi

[kpinnc 12,111]

3 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Frankly Scarlett,   I haven't noticed any performance differences in my WH whether they have glossy, dull or down right dirty patina....

 

My glossy ones are faster due to the lack of parasitic drag.

[rjg854 11,387]

I did one of my tractor's patina with gloss, didn't like the way it looked afterwards. If I was to do it again, I'd go for the satin.  Actually I'm quite fond of the MMO finish.  

[SylvanLakeWH 25,604]

Put a battery in the C-6.5 Predator swap so I can have lights for plowing snow at night… I’ll just charge it after plowing… 

 

Of course, added the color matching black zip tie battery stay… 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,670]

@JCM Jim and I spent some more time bringing the recently aquired 417A to life.  

 

Popped the seat pan off. He did a bunch of foreign matter removal. We ran a new fuel line. Checked the fluids. 

 

After after using a special, little known priming method we got fire breathing through the KT17 again.  

 

 

 

After checking things over a bit more we decided to take it out for a shake down run. 

 

 

 

 

[Snoopy11 5,714]

44 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

After checking things over a bit more we decided to take it out for a shake down run. 

Sweet! 

 

Don