What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

9 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Looks great, but aren't all the other parts of the tractor going to want to look pretty as well?

   Well, yes I guess so. This one is going to be sold for four hundred to my nephew. I had a bottle of Marvel Mystery oil break and I recovered a decent amount. So this was just cleaning up what I couldn't get vacuumed with a paint brush and smearing it on. Whatever color paint they used on these  black hoods is really a bright cherry Red ♥️

  That horsie has no fenders because the original factory ones were in horrible shape. She does run strong and drives a 42 SD with authority..

[cafoose 3,355]

5 hours ago, TJ Salyers said:

Ignition module.

Same as mine

 

 

[Heatingman 971]

Got the trans back together, sand blasted a bunch of parts, and made a deal for a snowblower for my B-80. I’ll be picking that up in the morning.

 

[Heatingman 971]

Also dismounted the tires from those rims. What a pain that was. I worked in a tire shop as a teenager for a summer and I cant recall a bead ever being as hard to break as these. Apparently rust makes for a super bead sealer. 
 

For one of them I had to use the 12 ton press. 

[ineedanother 1,369]

Nice work. I wrestled a couple tires this week myself and it wasn't pleasant in my small shop here in NC. Have you tried an e-tank in lieu of so much sand blasting? I do it for about 90% of cleanup now. Easy, clean, cheap, and actually more thorough to get down to the bare metal without stripping it away. Works while I'm in bed or at the office. Worth a look...

[Heatingman 971]

8 minutes ago, ineedanother said:

Nice work. I wrestled a couple tires this week myself and it wasn't pleasant in my small shop here in NC. Have you tried an e-tank in lieu of so much sand blasting? I do it for about 90% of cleanup now. Easy, clean, cheap, and actually more thorough to get down to the bare metal without stripping it away. Works while I'm in bed or at the office. Worth a look...

I have not tried. Been looking into it, but from what Ive read, its does not work to remove paint, just rust.

 

If it removes paint, I’ll definitely give it a try.

 

This project has by far been the most use my sandblaster has ever seen. 
 

Usually I just use it for small parts every now and again. This last few weeks its been almost daily. 

[oliver2-44 9,747]

18 minutes ago, Heatingman said:

I have not tried. Been looking into it, but from what Ive read, its does not work to remove paint, just rust.

 

If it removes paint, I’ll definitely give it a try.

 

This project has by far been the most use my sandblaster has ever seen. 
 

Usually I just use it for small parts every now and again. This last few weeks its been almost daily. 

 An E tank will certainly remove paint. Even tight paint with no rust under it. It will certainly take a little longer than just removing rust. But with minimal labor I say let it cook while I work on other things. The surface area of the sacrificial electrode is important, the more the better.  Many use several pieces of rebar. I like to use flat metal. I pick up scraps of red iron such as purlin, C channel etc at the scrap yard. 

Edited September 5, 2022 by oliver2-44

[Wheelhorse#1 1,657]

It’s been pretty hot lately so have been doing much in the garage. 

I did manage a panel light for the ignition.Key on it lights up.

[ebinmaine 67,484]

4 minutes ago, Wheelhorse#1 said:

It’s been pretty hot lately so have been doing much in the garage. 

I did manage a panel light for the ignition.Key on it lights up.

Excellent idea. 

 

I've been known to leave the key on a time or two. 

 

Can you post a link to the little light you used?

 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,657]

25 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Excellent idea. 

 

I've been known to leave the key on a time or two. 

 

Can you post a link to the little light you used?

 

 

 

Yes Sir.Thats same reason I added it.These are good lights.

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013TGTCR8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1  

 

Edited September 5, 2022 by Wheelhorse#1

[ineedanother 1,369]

10 hours ago, Heatingman said:

I have not tried. Been looking into it, but from what Ive read, its does not work to remove paint, just rust.

 

If it removes paint, I’ll definitely give it a try.

 

This project has by far been the most use my sandblaster has ever seen. 
 

Usually I just use it for small parts every now and again. This last few weeks its been almost daily. 

I think results vary depending on how the surface was originally prepped. I will say that I have a small sandblasting cabinet and can sandblast outside as well but have almost exclusively used an e-tank lately. It's definitely slower but I've found that it's also quieter, cleaner, cheaper and a heck of a lot easier since I can go do other things while it's working.

[Rob J. 1,942]

I cleaned the 753 up a bit. I believe this to be a survivor original with the exception of the lights. It needs some TLC for sure but will be back in service soon enough. The 1045 gets out of the stable finally and let run through it’s paces to check everything over. Cheers! 

[Heatingman 971]

I set this up earlier. Thought I posted already, maybe not. So Its been cooking for a few hours. 
 

See how it goes. Its definitely slow compared to the blasting cabinet. 

[Evguy 556]

Picked up some new shoes for the horse from market place, hopefully not too aggressive. 

 

[Snoopy11 5,714]

2 minutes ago, Evguy said:

Picked up some new shoes for the horse from market place, hopefully not too aggressive. 

Are those ATV treads? They look similar to the treads on the LX that I have...

 

 

I like them!

 

Don

[ineedanother 1,369]

Not much today but it was nice to have the day out of the office for the holiday. I did order a set of wheel bearings and a couple other things but got sidetracked with this mess. I'm a bit frugal and not very tolerant of poor engineering and design so several years ago I repurposed a hose reel from one of those carts that don't have enough wheelbase to support the hose and stay upright. Yeah, those ones. 

 

The problem with that is that I just bolted it to a couple PT balusters pounded into the ground a couple feet. Sturdy enough for the past several years but one of the legs finally gave way. Not well done on my part when I hang 100' of heavy garden hose on it. Fixed now with some repurposed 2" aluminum channel from an old sign post. The cross pieces are just clamped and will be removed once the concrete sets (if the rain holds off long enough) and I'll be good to go again 

 

[Evguy 556]

1 hour ago, Snoopy11 said:

Are those ATV treads? They look similar to the treads on the LX that I have...

 

 

I like them!

 

Don

They’re Black diamond tires. I think they are six ply atv tires. Guy said they were on a zero turn he purchased.

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

I cut a hole in the 953s seat pan to remove the fuel tank.    The tank looks good on the inside, but has one small rust thru from the outside.    I'll solder that closed then test for leaks.

I'll make a bolt on cover plate so the tank can easily be removed in the future.

I cleaned and set the points and  plug, and added an IV fuel tank.     Couple squirts of fuel in the carb and she lit up.

 

 

 

She doesn't smoke....that's the muffler burning the insulation off the jumper cables.

 

 

Edited September 5, 2022 by Ed Kennell

[ebinmaine 67,484]

I played carburetor repair 🐻 today. Finished disassembly of my own Tecumsehorse carb off the 1974 C160-8 OHV160. That's soaking for a few days. 

 

 

 

I took this pic just for my own reference on how the float spring sets. 

 

 

For a member's Kohler carb I removed the throttle shaft blade, hand planed both ends and top,  finished clean up, added washers to the body where the shaft goes through, then reassembled the whole carb.

 

 

 

 

After that I started disassembly on another #30 carb for a K341.

It's FILTHY. 

This carb had been apart in the distant past. 

Used thoroughly again. 2 lifetimes of wear on this one.  

 

The throttle shaft was not only worn out but broken at the top point of attachment. 

I'll replace that and the choke shaft with the pictures spares (in red). 

 

The Welch plug has been out in the past as well. As you can see it isn't flush and it's some nasty behind it.  

 

 

 

When done it'll be swapped out for the one on a C160 when I need it next. 

I believe I'll have 2 spares. 

 

Anyone tell me how to get this bushing out?

 

 

[Monstrosity 1,128]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

I cut a hole in the 953s seat pan to remove the fuel tank.    The tank looks good on the inside, but has one small rust thru from the outside.    I'll solder that closed then test for leaks.

I'll make a bolt on cover plate so the tank can easily be removed in the future.

I cleaned and set the points and  plug, and added an IV fuel tank.     Couple squirts of fuel in the carb and she lit up.

 

 

 

She doesn't smoke....that's the muffler burning the insulation off the jumper cables.

 

 

Your giving me anxiety with he jumper cable against the muffler lol

[19richie66 17,505]

2 minutes ago, Monstrosity said:

Your giving me anxiety with he jumper cable against the muffler lol

Giving me anxiety calling it a “she” and named it Fred 

[Monstrosity 1,128]

3 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

Giving me anxiety calling it a “she” and named it Fred 

 lol 

Edited September 5, 2022 by Monstrosity

[ineedanother 1,369]

5 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

Giving me anxiety calling it a “she” and named it Fred 

Inclusion and diversity in action 

[Monstrosity 1,128]

13 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

Giving me anxiety calling it a “she” and named it Fred 

I must have missed that post... but I guess that's what's being called progressive now a days???

[ebinmaine 67,484]

13 minutes ago, ineedanother said:

Inclusion and diversity in action 

 

5 minutes ago, Monstrosity said:

I must have missed that post... but I guess that's what's being called progressive now a days???

 

Call it whatever it wants to be identified as... Just don't paint it green....