What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[peter lena 8,625]

@76c12091520h  great work on that  !  2 questions , what did you use on the bottom side for that black finish ?  what did you use for spindle grease lubricant ?   deck maintenance and  regular look around inspections , have been the standard for me , sure has paid off , pete  

[Achto 27,571]

Spent a little time with the newest member of my herd.

 

The starter was not retracting all of the way so it was rubbing when I turned the engine over by hand. I removed the starter and cleaned up the worm gear on it. I did not have any dry graphite on hand to lube the worm gear so I broke some lead out of a contractors pencil and crushed it to use as a dry lube.

 

I had no idea when this tractor has ran last. Was a little hopeful to see that it had some type of service around 3yrs ago.

 

under the air filter looked a bit scary though.

 

After some scrubbing I was able to find a carburetor under all that gunk. 

 

Once I get the carb rebuilt I will hook up an IV bottle & see if this beast will run.

 

Edited April 26, 2022 by Achto

[johnnymag3 2,520]

Love the sitting woman decal !!!!!

[Achto 27,571]

11 minutes ago, johnnymag3 said:

Love the sitting woman decal

 

Oh yes, she's keeper. 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,657]

Had time for extraction of old Smokey the k181 for the B80 after work today.

I have a replacement that I rebuilt and is running great and ready to go in after I clean her up a bit.

 

Anyone from PA know if Innerst Auto Co.still in business? 

Edited April 26, 2022 by Wheelhorse#1

[johnnymag3 2,520]

Horses are sooooo easy to work on....and they last forever !!!!

 

 

That's why I love them so much !!    LOOKING GOOD ~!

[Ed Kennell 38,171]

12 minutes ago, Wheelhorse#1 said:

Anyone from PA know if Innerst Auto Co.still in business? 

Yep, Innerst Auto is alive and well.....open till 5PM.

[Wheelhorse#1 1,657]

3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Yep, Innerst Auto is alive and well.....open till 5PM.

Great to hear ! 

[WHX?? 48,815]

13 hours ago, Achto said:

some lead out of a contractors pencil and crushed it to use as a dry lube.

 

That's using the old noggin for something other than a hat rack! Best get it off the trailer before the weight of it flattens the tires! 

 

13 hours ago, johnnymag3 said:

Love the sitting woman decal !!!!!

It's properly coined  a trucker gal. He basically bought them and the tractor was free! 

[Achto 27,571]

15 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Best get it off the trailer before the weight of it flattens the tires! 

 

Got the tow valve open & unloaded the tractor. Rolls pretty easy too, the front tires made it a whole 6" off the ramps before it came to a stop again. It's about like trying to push a 1000lb rock.

[WHX?? 48,815]

8 minutes ago, Achto said:

It's about like trying to push a 1000lb rock.

Good thing it not a gear jammer then and we'd had to push start it! 

[D_Mac 8,618]

Started pulling the 856 project apart today. Not sure where to start. I think clean and rebuild the carb and rewire it all. Also I don't think the ignition switch is correct. Might have to add a solenoid or replace the key switch. 

[ebinmaine 67,492]

47 minutes ago, D_Mac said:

I don't think the ignition switch is correct. Might have to add a solenoid or replace the key switch. 

Looks like that may be the right one. 

Why do you think it's not correct?

 

[johnnymag3 2,520]

25 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Looks like that may be the right one. 

Why do you think it's not correct?

 

I think it is supposed to have the Cole Hersee switch....with the Genny start   ??

[D_Mac 8,618]

24 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Looks like that may be the right one. 

Why do you think it's not correct?

 

Well the cables seem to big for the switch. Also it uses a different key then my other ones.

[rjg854 11,361]

The wires have to be heavy to carry the correct current on that type of switch

[squonk 41,109]

Cables need to be big. minimum 6 ga. The correct switch isn't any bigger. It's the rating of the internal contacts what counts. Should be 70 Amp switch 3 terminal. There is a possibility that some one replaced it with a generic 3 terminal switch at some point. 

Edited April 26, 2022 by squonk

[johnnymag3 2,520]

Just now, squonk said:

Cables need to be big. The correct switch isn't any bigger. It's the rating of the internal contacts what counts. Should be 70 Amp switch 3 terminal. There is a possibility that some one replaced it with a generic 3 terminal switch at some point. 

I do have a new switch in the box if he wants to grab it........30.00 shipped           

[johnnymag3 2,520]

cole hersee.webp

27 minutes ago, johnnymag3 said:

D Mac...   I do have a new switch in the box if you want to grab it........30.00 shipped           

 

Edited April 26, 2022 by johnnymag3

[squonk 41,109]

Should look like this Cole Hersee 95521B

 

[D_Mac 8,618]

1 hour ago, johnnymag3 said:

cole hersee.webp 50.39 kB · 3 downloads

 

Thanks, I will keep it in mind. Going over everything first to see what I'm going to need. I know it's going to need a lot. I need to cut corners where I can. I know I have good solenoids already. I want to use what I have on hand before buying anything. Like on the last project.... the 875 quickly added up and before you know it you have more into it then what it's worth. I planned on keeping the 875 so I didn't care. Also the 875 was in much better condition then this 856. Remember this 856 had sat out in the weeds for decades. It's more of a challenge just to see if it can run and drive again. Here it is before we dragged it out. It is in rough shape.

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

My shifter knob and brake lever rubber end came in from Lowell, so I put them on the 1984 Work Horse…

All I need now is the Hi-Lo shifter knob ( on back order from Lowell) and the Work Horse will be done…

[Andy N. 2,154]

Put the 520-H to work tonight.

 

With all the rain, a little snow last week, and being out of town for 2 weeks, the grass was getting out of control. Finally got most of it mowed. The back corner is still too wet to drive on. 

 

 

 

 

You know it's wet when the Mallards start to move in.

 

 

 

[kpinnc 12,027]

17 minutes ago, Andy N. said:

You know it's wet when the Mallards start to move in.

 

They look like they are waiting for you to open the pool! 

 

Awesome to see the 520-H running that 60! I hotta drag mine out and get it all sharpened up and serviced. Been working the zero turn pretty hard lately. 

[METAL BENDER 25]

I bought my first toro Wheel horse 312-8 hydro classic,I have been looking for the model/year info.I have the motor info,deck info but not the frame numbers yet.I believe its an 87 but not the month ,model,serial #s yet.This thing is huge lol and I have an over grown acre of 18 to about 20 inches of grass the cut this morning so I'm getting her ready.I have one issue the motion control shifter will not lock in forward its slipping out unless I hold it in gear.It stays in neutral and reverse fine.other than that I'm greasing things up and checking fluids.Its new to me so I don't know what brands of fluids I'm using so after I cut today I'm going to change out and flush everything so I know whats what from there on.If anyone has any advice on finding the serial numbers or the shifter by all means share the wisdom .