What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Goldnboy 920]

Put on the ags and weights to prepare for garden tilling...

[WheelHorse520H 708]

Picked up a nice 416-H with some wheel weights and a home-made weight rack. Starts and runs good, glad to have tractor #3 here. Not to get the other 2 recommissioned.

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[Horse Newbie 7,069]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Still looking for the oil drain plug on the E 141

You need to put an assistant in “charge” of it…

[davem1111 2,030]

I pulled the hydro pump back off of my 312-A, since it seems to be dead. (I have a thread going about this...).   I think now I could probably remove one of these in about 5-10 minutes now (with the seat, fender & gas tank already off), assuming nothing is "frozen", and probably install one in about 15.  My first removal took a while because it felt like the pump was welded to the housing. Took some conniving but it finally came off.  Now hoping I can get a "known good" replacement pump for a reasonable price. 

[balconio 606]

On 4/9/2022 at 8:12 PM, 76c12091520h said:

One of my babies got hitched today.......

 

That looks like a well made piece for sure. By far the most used accessory on my horse aside from the mower deck is the 2" rear receiver. With the ball hitch pinned on I tow my 4x8 harbor freight "yard cart" around with it, but it's also perfect for skidding logs and moving the camper and sailboat from the yard to the driveway. I also have a winch, MoJack tool rack, and an ATV rack that are all super useful. 

[ranger 1,750]

On 4/10/2022 at 12:33 PM, ebinmaine said:

20", 21" / 50, 55 cm outside diameter?

 

20” on the front, 25” on the rear.🇺🇸 508mm front, 635mm rear.🇬🇧

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

I hate putting tubes in tractor tires. Only got one of 4 done. Enough said .

[squonk 41,104]

29 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

I hate putting tubes in tractor tires. Only got one of 4 done. Enough said .

I was outside today getting the ElCamino 800 out of the shed. The wind was a blowin pretty good. Figured you were doin somethin! 

[JoeM 7,874]

Worked on putting together the first set of duals. Those Farm Specialist tires are tough to work with when your not trying to bugger up the rims. Talk about a Jane Fonda workout! 

 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

3 minutes ago, JoeM said:

Worked on putting together the first set of duals. Those Farm Specialist tires are tough to work with when your not trying to bugger up the rims. Talk about a Jane Fonda workout! 

 

 

 

 

Looks great!

 

What type of spacer did you end up using?

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

I  had plans to replace the axle seal on the 312.      Three hours and the hub moved 3/4".    Let it soak  and try it tomorrow.     

[lynnmor 7,306]

12 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

I  had plans to replace the axle seal on the 312.      Three hours and the hub moved 3/4".    Let it soak  and try it tomorrow.     

 

You can borrow my tool, let me know if you want it.

[JoeM 7,874]

51 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

What type of spacer did you end up using?

made these shorter versions up.

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

1 hour ago, JoeM said:

 

 

 

That looks tasty! 

 

If I can find more rims for less than an arm and a leg I might try to put duals on my project aswell.

Just instantly says 'tractor' instead of 'lawnmower' imho.

[JoeM 7,874]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Three hours and the hub moved 3/4".

Ed you think it is rust or a key issue?

Seem like when they start to move the come on off. ??? 

[ebinmaine 67,487]

3 minutes ago, JoeM said:

 

Seem like when they start to move the come on off. ??? 

Could still be rust. 

I've had the lovely things do that too.  

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

15 hours ago, lynnmor said:

 

You can borrow my tool, let me know if you want it.

Thanks Lynn...I'll see if it moves today and let you know.

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

13 hours ago, JoeM said:

Ed you think it is rust or a key issue?

Seem like when they start to move the come on off. ??? 

I can see 1/2 of the key and it looks like it is in place and not damaged, so it must just be the rust.      I don't have a bearing splitter so I actually cut 1 1/8" flat washers into C shaped spacers and wedged those between the hub and transmission case, then used a BFH to shock it loose.      This did work and it is moving, but looks like it will be a fight to the finish.

[ebinmaine 67,487]

26 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

.      This did work and it is moving, but looks like it will be a fight to the finish.

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Get em..

[JoeM 7,874]

30 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

BFH to shock it loose.

better to heat than beat!

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

3 hours ago, JoeM said:

better to heat than beat!

I did heat it Joe.    It still took a rap to get it started.   It banged like a shotgun when it popped loose.

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

    It's off.

 

The key was OK and in place.         I know pulling on that flange is not a good practice, but that is what I had at the time.   For the next one, I'll make a proper puller or borrow Lynns. @lynnmor

 

Next challenge...get the key out.   I cut a small notch in the end to get a chisel under and was able to tap it loose.

Alll cleaned up and nice sliding fit going back together.

 

The new NAPA seal will be in tomorrow.     Mike. @squonk, I gave your number 11124 to my local guy and he says the new NAPA # is 27SS2259.     $9.69 each     

[squonk 41,104]

@Ed Kennell Funny. That # doesn't even come up in my Napa Prolink. If I go to Napa online it says it's not available in my region.  Hope it shows up. Knowing Napa they are changing suppliers again and have the cart before the horse! 

[Maxwell-8 4,275]

51 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Next challenge...get the key out.

A trick I use: are these kind of wire cutters

Makes removing those keys real easy. even when pretty stuck

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

Cleaned up some old wheels today and was pleasantly surprised at the results...  These are from my 1974 C100 project.  I'm wanting it to be as original as it can be and keep the old vintage look.  I wasn't wanting to repaint anything but I do not like the look of rust, and especially on WHITE!  So was skeptical on how these wheels would turn out.  Surprisingly the rust came off and left original paint mostly there.  It'll be the perfect original aged but not crappy look I'm going for.  So all I did was use 220 grit sandpaper soaked in water and dawn dish soap and wet sanded them down.  Only pressing as hard as needed to get the rust coming off.  Not hard enough to go through the paint.  Anyways... I like how they turned out.  Here's a before and after of one of them