Handy Don 11,888 #14776 Posted February 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Lee1977 said: EB would have a problem he can't get unattached from his cellphone. I guess he could put a cellphone bracket on the bottom of his steering wheel. Wheel Horse steering don't turn very far so that would work. Last fall I installed a 12v socket and added a 12v to dual USB adaptor. Since it'll be used at a remote camp with no electricity, the owners are looking forward to charging devices while using the tractor next summer. Now we need some sort of bracket/basket to hold the gadgets! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,706 #14777 Posted February 27, 2022 3 hours ago, pfrederi said: I have Matts Foot control on my 418. It was an early one and the reverse pedal is fairly small and can sometimes be hard to activate. I do not use her in the winter, but, I would be hesitant to use it with snow / ice on the pedals and bulky cold weather foot wear.... I have Matt's foot control on 5 of my machines. some have the steel reverse pedal and some have the cast reverse pedal. The 520HC that I use for snow removal has the older style steel revers pedal s shown. I use large insulated steel toed rubber boots and have no issues whatsoever. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,706 #14778 Posted February 27, 2022 3 hours ago, pfrederi said: I have Matts Foot control on my 418. It was an early one and the reverse pedal is fairly small and can sometimes be hard to activate. I do not use her in the winter, but, I would be hesitant to use it with snow / ice on the pedals and bulky cold weather foot wear.... I have Matt's foot control on 5 of my machines. some have the steel reverse pedal and some have the cast reverse pedal. The 520HC that I use for snow removal has the older style steel revers pedal s shown. I use large insulated steel toed rubber boots and have no issues whatsoever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,706 #14779 Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) Sorry for the triple post. The weather here is affecting my internet. Edited February 27, 2022 by cleat 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reddart 207 #14780 Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 5:58 PM, peter lena said: @Reddart that sounds interesting, would think , that curved plastic pipe edge , would not dig in like a straight plow edge. let us know , pete Others have posted this mod here before. It worked very well for the fluffy snow we got on Friday. If we get the hard icy sleet that we got the previous storm, I would probably take it off to get more bite. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,461 #14781 Posted February 27, 2022 @cleat like the blade LOWER SLIDES PADS ,REAR CYLINDER VENTING ON BELT GUARD , how dare you make improving moves like that ? I like it , from the dark side , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,518 #14782 Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, cleat said: I have Matt's foot control on 5 of my machines. some have the steel reverse pedal and some have the cast reverse pedal. The 520HC that I use for snow removal has the older style steel revers pedal s shown. I use large insulated steel toed rubber boots and have no issues whatsoever. Did you have to modify the plow angle control to avoid interference with the pedal??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,582 #14783 Posted February 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Lee1977 said: EB would have a problem he can't get unattached from his cellphone. I guess he could put a cellphone bracket on the bottom of his steering wheel. Wheel Horse steering don't turn very far so that would work. I like this idea!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,582 #14784 Posted February 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Reddart said: Others have posted this mod here before. It worked very well for the fluffy snow we got on Friday. If we get the hard icy sleet that we got the previous storm, I would probably take it off to get more bite. How time consuming is it to install/remove? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reddart 207 #14785 Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: How time consuming is it to install/remove? Well, I made it by cutting a 2”pvc pipe with a circular saw clamped the pipe to a board to guide it. Went one pass, saw the internal (compressive?) stress closed the gap, so I made a second pass to have a small gap open. I then opened the gap by shoving a pair of pliers in it, then pounded it on the blade edge with a hammer against a wood block (I have a plastic wearbar on it already that I made out of a sheet of plastic, abs?). It had enough clamping force to hold it on, but I might try to screw or bolt it to keep it from sliding (it did slide a little). From cutting the pipe to pounding it on took 30 something minutes? not sure about removing it if I need to…what I might end up doing if there is some harder snow/ice predicted is to just cut a new plastic wearbar from the remaining sheet stock I still have. The one on the plow now with the pipe has been on for almost 2 years and is near needing replacement/rotation anyway so it would be just a matter of unbolting and switching the plastic wearbars. That pipe is clamped on pretty tight, so I wouldn’t look forward to removing it from the wear bar if I had to. Edited February 27, 2022 by Reddart 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,506 #14786 Posted February 28, 2022 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: 9 hours ago, Lee1977 said: EB would have a problem he can't get unattached from his cellphone. I guess he could put a cellphone bracket on the bottom of his steering wheel. Wheel Horse steering don't turn very far so that would work. I like this idea!! Maybe fab a magnetic mount to the hood with an arm to hold the phone above the wheel. That way he won't have to turn his head so far... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,706 #14787 Posted February 28, 2022 7 hours ago, pfrederi said: Did you have to modify the plow angle control to avoid interference with the pedal??? My plow did not come with a handle so I made one. 8 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poppa Phill 61 #14788 Posted February 28, 2022 Good Lord all these masserati tractors!. Hate to post my puny pics. Cut axles today for the 522 cleaned up the ends and roughed in the keyways.. Shop was 38°f with the heat on! 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,582 #14789 Posted February 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, Poppa Phill said: all these ******* tractors Various. Excellent. All conditions. Restored. Workers. Post em up!!! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,596 #14790 Posted February 28, 2022 I'm with Eric. Let's see what your working on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,166 #14791 Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Poppa Phill said: Good Lord all these masserati tractors!. Reminds me of the Joe Walsh / Eagles song… ”My Maserati does 4 or 5… Don’t need a license It’s all I wanna drive… I have a Black Hood, actually 3… I rode all over, They make me yell “Wee!!!” I ride them all day Who says an old fart can’t go out and play…” lucky I’m the same after all these Red Square years… life’s been good to me so far…! ——// But I digress… Edited February 28, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH 1 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,424 #14792 Posted March 1, 2022 Welcomed a new steed to the group. Traded some stuff for a 418-8 and 48” deck. Have some electrical work to do on it but overall in really good shape. Can’t wait to get it going for use this summer. Give my 417/12-A a break. 8 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,506 #14793 Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: Welcomed a new steed to the group. Digging those brake drum weights! I bet they'd be pretty nice if filled with lead. Edited March 1, 2022 by kpinnc 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,383 #14794 Posted March 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Digging those brake drum weights! I bet they'd be pretty nice if filled with lead. @kpinnc, Gold is nearly twice the density (weight per cubic centimeter) of lead, that would make for some real nice weights! 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,424 #14795 Posted March 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Digging those brake drum weights! I bet they'd be pretty nice if filled with lead. I need to take them off to see what’s behind them. Neat idea though. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,582 #14796 Posted March 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: I need to take them off to see what’s behind them. Neat idea though. Agreed on the neat idea. Looks industrial. 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: real nice weights I'm willing to buy the drums IIFF you'll do a "Richard-fund-me" for the gold part. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,556 #14797 Posted March 1, 2022 Added some bushing to the hood on my 312-8 got tired of all the rattling. Picked up a package of door bushings at Napa. Drilled out the hood hinge to 1/2" installed them. Was a real pain getting it back together with the bushing in place.. bushings kept coming out when when trying to get the rod back in. It's nice and quite now, also added three layers of electrical tape to the back of the hood 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poppa Phill 61 #14798 Posted March 2, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 6:15 PM, ebinmaine said: Various. Excellent. All conditions. Restored. Workers. Post em up!!! when I get to the shop in the morning, I will pop a few pics after I get the client stuff lined up for the day. I got the tractor for next to nothing due to the bad axles. Im quite the WH Junkie as I grew up with em and My Pa Loved em and passed it on to me , pics in the morning my friends! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,274 #14799 Posted March 2, 2022 Even with a smoking worn Honda engine. The new to me C175-8 is doing some work! Helping us plant some beech hedge on this sunny day. 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,582 #14800 Posted March 2, 2022 54 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said: smoking worn **** engine That's just mosquito repellent. Keep it working! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
