What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[TJ5208 1,824]

Got everything installed. I have no pictures of the spark plugs.

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

1 hour ago, TJ Salyers said:

everything installed

 

Duzzit run better now?

 

[Desko 608]

More snow removal! Mostly used the blower on the 416H but I was able to get the D160 and move some snow. Haven't really used the D160 in year's other then snow removal (mainly because engine troubles aka valve seat) but a new replacement block and fresh parts along with a P series electronic ignition conversion has the ol girl running good and going easier on fuel. I might have to find another 48" for the 416 and convert the current 48" on the 416 back over to the D series and mow some lawn with it this summer for the first time in a very long time! 

[TJ5208 1,824]

52 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

Duzzit run better now?

 

Cant tell yet i dont know why it wont run without partial choke for a long period of time 17 degrees when i started it cant find its sweet spot it sputters out.

[ebinmaine 67,592]

8 hours ago, TJ Salyers said:

Cant tell yet i dont know why it wont run without partial choke for a long period of time 17 degrees when i started it cant find its sweet spot it sputters out.

Odds are if you're blocking off air by using the choke you're in need of fuel. 

 

Likely the carb needs a cleanup/rebuild.  

 

[peter lena 8,634]

@kpinnc pretty scary ,daring to make up  something that you did not have ? and to add insult to injury , looks like it did a  factory made piece, job !  can relate with regular experimentation  on just about anything horse related . what if ? , try it, tweak it ,verify it, make it  work like it should , get ready for a " you can't do that  ",  I  for one think its a great trial , good job , pete

[peter lena 8,634]

@kpinnc pretty scary ,daring to make up  something that you did not have ? and to add insult to injury , looks like it did a  factory made piece, job !  can relate with regular experimentation  on just about anything horse related . what if ? , try it, tweak it ,verify it, make it  work like it should , get ready for a " you can't do that  ",  I  for one think its a great trial , good job , pete

Edited February 6, 2022 by peter lena
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[Chestnut 315]

Well, it's been quite a week. I developed a raspy cough around Tuesday or Wednesday, and of course the home Covid test came back +, so my wife's staying at her mother's. Fortunately after a couple of days the symptoms have all but disappeared. 

Tracking said my new PTO disc was due Saturday, and storm due Friday. It actually made it onto the local delivery truck Friday, but didn't get delivered. The carrier didn't have access to the delivery area because of........snow! We have the drives plowed at both my house and the MIL's so the driveways got cleared. Yesterday I got out in the morning and decided to clear walkways and so forth with my old walk behind snowblower. I noticed a lot of dry grass around the spark plug and decided to check. Sure enough there was a mouse nest inside the tins, so I proceeded to take them off and pull out the nest. Temp was barely into double digits, but cleared it out and got done what I needed. 

Clutch part got delivered in the afternoon, so I proceeded over to the MIL's place and started to install. Friction material was completely gone from the old one. I didn't finish because I ran out of light and sensation in my fingers. The phone even quit so I have limited pictures. It didn't like the cold either. Temperature's jumped all the way up to 23 so I'm heading back to finish.

I sure miss that balmy weather in southern NH.

[peter lena 8,634]

@TJ Salyers  check out  EVIL ENERGY ,FOR FUEL LINE CHECK VALVES , since installing them on my three horses , cold start and operation has practically zero choke needed, get the 5/16 " size , most important is to mount it VERTICALLY , from fuel pump to carb , that will hold the fuel there , without any back flow . your description of cold fuel starvation , is what I  also had, that check valve , MOUNTED VERTICALLY , will help you out ,  like 2 for 10$ , worth it , pete 

[peter lena 8,634]

@Chestnut did you service / re grease the  pto cone needle bearing ? hi temp grease , easy swipe out , just enough to lightly cover bearing . lubrication opportunity in picture, pete

[lynnmor 7,307]

So is it the welch plug in line with the cam, or is it the crankshaft seal leaking all that oil?

[Chestnut 315]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

@Chestnut did you service / re grease the  pto cone needle bearing ? hi temp grease , easy swipe out , just enough to lightly cover bearing . lubrication opportunity in picture, pete

I did grease the bearings. Found a good Youtube video for the replacement before I did it. 

[Chestnut 315]

As noted above I did get back to finish installing the PTO disc on the snowblower 520H. Went pretty smooth all in all. Greased the needle bearings as noted above as well. Cleared some of the walking path around my mother in law's house but left some for tomorrow as well. It's supposed to warm up for a day or two. I took a few pictures of the weight /reflector bracket I added last summer. The weight the PO had on it wasn't enough and really didn't work well, so I made up something different. Seems to. be enough weight for what I'm doing, but I may add a bit more.

[kpinnc 12,083]

8 hours ago, peter lena said:

I  for one think its a great trial , good job , pete

 

Thank you sir!

[JCM 9,177]

 @Chestnut  FYI   Blower belt should be on the outside groove of your PTO pulley. Inner groove for tiller and mower.

Edited February 6, 2022 by JCM

[Chestnut 315]

38 minutes ago, JCM said:

 @Chestnut  FYI   Blower belt should be on the outside groove of your PTO pulley. Inner groove for tiller and mower.

Thanks for the tip. I was wondering about that. I pulled the belt off the other day and I thought it was on the inner groove but I wasn't sure when I went back. Alignment looked a little off when I looked. I can easily correct when I go back.

 

[Ed Kennell 38,209]

1 hour ago, Chestnut said:

 

 

1 hour ago, Chestnut said:

Pardon my ignorance, but what is that bracket forward of the PTO?

[lynnmor 7,307]

1 hour ago, Chestnut said:

As noted above I did get back to finish installing the PTO disc on the snowblower 520H.

 

 

See that rust on the pin?  Put a drop of oil on the pins and the hoop ends.

See that wear on the end of the bell?  I have seen that a number of times, it comes from failed pins or the clip on the shaft.

While you have the oil can out, put a drop of oil on the governor shaft on the opposite side of the engine.

 

Ed, that bracket is for the belt guard that is missing.

[Ed Kennell 38,209]

Thanks Lynn,  all my antiques are guardless.

[Chestnut 315]

7 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

See that rust on the pin?  Put a drop of oil on the pins and the hoop ends.

See that wear on the end of the bell?  I have seen that a number of times, it comes from failed pins or the clip on the shaft.

While you have the oil can out, put a drop of oil on the governor shaft on the opposite side of the engine.

 

Ed, that bracket is for the belt guard that is missing.

Thanks for the info. I'll get the oil out. I was also wondering what the bracket is. There's another bracket that bolts through that one and runs forward and has a bearing on it. Not sure what that one's for either.The tractor came with a tiller and 60 inch mower deck which I've never installed. I had to loosen the bracket you see and remove the other one to get the clutch off. I thought for a minute I'd just leave them off, but decided to reinstall just so they wouldn't disappear before spring when I open the lean-to where the mower and tiller are stored.

Just a comment - it's a pretty substantial bracket for a belt guard, but I guess that's the way they made them.

 

[lynnmor 7,307]

14 minutes ago, Chestnut said:

Thanks for the info. I'll get the oil out. I was also wondering what the bracket is. There's another bracket that bolts through that one and runs forward and has a bearing on it. Not sure what that one's for either.The tractor came with a tiller and 60 inch mower deck which I've never installed. I had to loosen the bracket you see and remove the other one to get the clutch off. I thought for a minute I'd just leave them off, but decided to reinstall just so they wouldn't disappear before spring when I open the lean-to where the mower and tiller are stored.

Just a comment - it's a pretty substantial bracket for a belt guard, but I guess that's the way they made them.

 

Simply download the owners manual for the snowblower.

The other bracket has a round piece on it that is not a bearing, it controls side to side movement.

[JCM 9,177]

The bracket guard which you have also has a belt guard # 117552-01 that's missing that attaches with 2 hairpins.

 

 

 

 

[Chestnut 315]

1 hour ago, lynnmor said:

Simply download the owners manual for the snowblower.

The other bracket has a round piece on it that is not a bearing, it controls side to side movement.

 

1 hour ago, JCM said:

The bracket guard which you have also has a belt guard # 117552-01 that's missing that attaches with 2 hairpins.

 

 

 

 

 

Both correct.

I'll look at the anti-sway bracket tomorrow. It's installed as pictured, but it didn't seem to be located in a position that would stop any kind of side to side movement. 

I'll also have to look in the bucket of spares to see whether the belt guard is in there. Unfortunately it's in a spot that won't be easily accessed until the snow melts.

[Wheelhorse#1 1,667]

Removed the console style shifter to the upgraded version.Didn’t  turn out to be that difficult to do with the advice from Davoman1966,great help !

Got the parts needed from A Z tractor.Good folks there.

 

Much easier to operate now .

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

On 1/27/2022 at 2:43 PM, WHX?? said:

Pfffsstt... heard tell Pullstart has a vise mounted on his and calls it a mobile workbench.... 

 

I know I’m two weeks late, but I might just do that some day just to prove you right.  Plus, I don’t have an easy access bench with a vice on it!