What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ebinmaine 67,671]

Just now, Lee1977 said:

We didn't know you were building Colossus to be Trial Bomber. His design is to go fast you need to slow your down by at least 25% just to get back to normal WH speed.

 

Oh no no. Not so much for speed though it will be able to MOVE.  I've used a small transmission pulley and obviously well oversized rear tires.  

 

My reason for wanting that info is so I can design a better working OPEN belt guard/guide. 

 

[Lee1977 6,673]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Oh no no. Not so much for speed though it will be able to MOVE.  I've used a small transmission pulley and obviously well oversized rear tires.  

 

My reason for wanting that info is so I can design a better working OPEN belt guard/guide. 

 

That's the wrong way you need as large a transmission pulley as will clear the axle to slow it down.  At least a 8" pulley on the transmission, that will bring it close to normal WH speed.

[ebinmaine 67,671]

15 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

That's the wrong way you need as large a transmission pulley as will clear the axle to slow it down.  At least a 8" pulley on the transmission, that will bring it close to normal WH speed.

Oh I know...

 

It'll be in low range though. 

 

 

Should work fairly well. 

If not I'll just remove and replace as necessary. 

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

9 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

My reason for wanting that info is so I can design a better working OPEN belt guard/guide.

I my tranny is also set back a bit more. distance pulley to pulley is longer then stock. so will it be on Collossus too. That is a long way for a belt to have just one tensioner pulley. some supporting pulley would really get a lot of the slop and belt floatation out. 

9 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

that will bring it close to normal WH speed.

I would like some extra speed. I sometimes have to drive a couple of miles on pavement.  I reduced my rear pulley size to 4" as well.  tires are going to be 27" high.

My diesel will only turn 3000rpm max. so my expected top speed would be around 15mph

[ebinmaine 67,671]

1 hour ago, Maxwell-8 said:

my tranny is also set back a bit more. distance pulley to pulley is longer then stock. so will it be on Colossus too. That is a long way for a belt to have just one tensioner pulley. some supporting pulley would really get a lot of the slop and belt floatation out

 

Certainly is. 

 

I do have a 7" spacer between the frame and transmission. 

But the K582 is SO big I'll end up moving the engine pulley center back maybe half of that. 

 

I haven't measured it yet... 

 

[Lee1977 6,673]

Maxwell what is the engine pulley size.  I guess it to be 6".

[AMC RULES 37,132]

Rebuild kit for the Walk-Aways carburetor finally showed up in the mail today.  

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

1 hour ago, Lee1977 said:

Maxwell what is the engine pulley size.  I guess it to be 6".

It is 4" but the centrifucal pto is big. So I will be running a 1:1. Durability wise, the limit I feel comfortable with. Knowing my engine doesn't rev to 3600rpm.

[ebinmaine 67,671]

28 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

Rebuild kit for the Walk-Aways carburetor finally showed up in the mail today.  

Nice work Sir!

[giddyap 1,569]

I honestly don't know if I like my custom tail lights. Much work remains 

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[Snoopy11 5,714]

1 minute ago, giddyap said:

I honestly don't know if I like my custom tail lights. Much work remains 

I LIKE THEM!!!

 

Don

[peter lena 8,639]

@AMC RULES  great opportunity , only if you want to , put a fuel check valve , VERTICALLY IN PLACE  , just after fuel pump discharge and to carb intake , always a ready charge of fuel held in place , tell me how it quick starts , pete

[peter lena 8,639]

@giddyap  are those LED ?  have those on my 3 horses , Walmart , make sure you increase / enhance the grounding to those , nice and bright , pete

[kpinnc 12,111]

35 minutes ago, giddyap said:

I honestly don't know if I like my custom tail lights. Much work remains

 

Looks good to me!

[Pullstart 62,917]

On 1/9/2022 at 6:34 AM, Maxwell-8 said:

Partially because rimguard isn't a thing here.

You can use other non-freezing fluids too 

[Crazy_Carl 254]

Took the C-100 and the Raider 12 out for some fun in the snow and snapped a picture while the lighting was good 

[Lee1977 6,673]

19 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

It is 4" but the centrifucal pto is big. So I will be running a 1:1. Durability wise, the limit I feel comfortable with. Knowing my engine doesn't rev to 3600rpm.

Your decrease in engine RPM is 16.7  or .17% the increase in tire diameter is also 17%  that cancels out. Your increase in RPM with you gearing by changing from 6.5" to 4" is .625 or 63%.

At  the standard WH 5.5 MPH x 63% = 3.5 MPH or total of 9 MPH.

[BeninCT 451]

Been hunting for some weight for the front of my 312 and found a piece of 2 x 4 solid bar at the scrap yard which should do.  About 42” = 110 lbs!  Will hack it up somehow in the next few days

[ebinmaine 67,671]

5 minutes ago, BeninCT said:

Will hack it up somehow

A little C4 should help

[WheelHorse520H 708]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

A little C4 should help

Key word there is should.

[Handy Don 12,237]

Just now, WheelHorse520H said:

Key word there is should.

Course it all depends on how small you want the resulting bits to be. 

[ebinmaine 67,671]

5 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Course it all depends on how small you want the resulting bits to be. 

Valid point.  

[8ntruck 7,021]

Properly shaped and backed, C4 would cut it.

[Ed Kennell 38,240]

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[BeninCT 451]

Been using these Metal Demon saw blades by Diablo and they are amazing on a standard circular saw.  Not as much fun as plastique tho