What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Ed Kennell 38,179]

3 hours ago, squonk said:

I have an appt. with Billy Bob the welder

Have Billy Bob grind a vee to the inside,  weld it, grind it flush, then weld on a scab plate.     Then It won't break like this one did in only 50 years.

It should last for  ~ .

[squonk 41,121]

57 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Have Billy Bob grind a vee to the inside,  weld it, grind it flush, then weld on a scab plate.     Then It won't break like this one did in only 50 years.

It should last for  ~ .

This guy is a certified welder, Vietnam vet, former Air Marshal, and Former Foundry foreman. Patches decks back together and the only way you can tell is by the paint. He races go karts and builds 2 cycle race motors. A'int much he doesn't know. He built my Power King Loader 

 

Edited August 28, 2023 by squonk

[ineedanother 1,369]

4 hours ago, squonk said:

I've noticed the hood on my C-160 doesn't always want to fit on the hood stand correctly. The other day when lowering the heavy recycler deck I noticed the hood and hood stand moving in different directions. I knew exactly where I had to look. Hood stand cracked right below the lift arm. Had to remove the running board, brake rod and brake pedal, hyd. lift control and cylinder to get enough access. I have an appt. with Billy Bob the welder on Thursday.

I picked up a used hood stand for mine since my welding skills are about as good as my ex-wife's credit score and I don't have anyone local with any time for small jobs. My F-bracket is cracked too so I'm just having to bite the bullet and dig deep for work space to take care of it all at once. I love the c-series regardless of a few weak points in the engineering. 

[TonyToro 1,049]

11 hours ago, ineedanother said:

since my welding skills are about as good as my ex-wife's credit score 😂👍

That’s funny!!! Morning chuckle right there!

[Lee1977 6,662]

On 8/28/2023 at 7:46 PM, ineedanother said:

 I love the c-series regardless of a few weak points in the engineering. 

They may have fixed that one in later models, but they created more, the upper steering support, the at the front fender pan and gas tank mount. and the three piece hood stand has had it's problems too.

Edited August 31, 2023 by Lee1977

[Handy Don 12,232]

The 312-H at my son’s home had always required a lot of effort to steer. We could see that it had some toe-out so at the Big Show I picked up a pair of adjustable tie-rods and some thrust bearings. 

I was going to simply grind off some of the spindle holder area of the axle to accommodate the thrust washers but @ri702bill offered me a way to avoid the “hack job”.

 

On Monday, I brought him the axle and spindles and he applied his expertise and equipment to mill a bunch of thousandths of an inch off the bottoms of the front axle spindle holders to make room for the thrust bearings and into the bargain make them flat and perpendicular to the bore. (Watching him setup and operate the milling machine was a treat!)

 

While doing that we discovered the root cause of the toe-out and at least some of the hard steering. One of the steering arms had been bent at some point prior to our ownership--so much that it wasn’t even hitting the stop cast into the axle!

 

Carefully un-bent (?) the damaged steering arm and reinstalled the axle with the new thrust bearings and then installed and adjusted the replacement tie rods. Wonder of wonders, vastly improved steering!

[ri702bill 8,326]

Finally finished the homemade stack muffler for the 854. Consists of a 12" MagnaFlow glasspack muffler, cut down 1.75 ID x 1.75 OD extension, various 1" pipe fittings and the all important lower bracket to the engine to support it. Decided to do the "tink-tink-tink" rain cap instead of a turnout. What is NOT shown is the device inside to give the engine a bit of necessary back pressure. Looks & sounds fine. You need the double 45 degree fittings to drop the pipe to get it away from the hood.

You DO need to readjust the carb after installing one of these.

Bill

 

 

 

[Wvtroutbum81 186]

Got the 1987 312-8 to run for a few seconds on carb cleaner after rebuilding the systems. Need to clean tank and get a new cap. The old ignition switch was a 6 pin, i put a five pin in it but do not have it wired correctly and cant figure it out.

I have the wiring diagram but its greek to me😂 oh yeah this thing sat in a field for 20+ years.

[squonk 41,121]

My appt. with Billy Bob was delayed a day due to medical issues. Billy was still off of his feed today but he managed to get the C-160 welded back together. He used a heavy washer as a plate. More surface area to weld on and he explained the roundness will be harder to break than just another flat piece of metal. Just got to metal finish it and it will be ready for primer and paint.

 

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by squonk

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,309]

The usual Waldo day. Started to mow, dead battery in the Waldomobile . Put one that is one a charger in the mobile, no go. Crap Put it on a different charger. Looked at the one that was taken out of mobile date of 3/18. Beginning to think that @squonk was not a auto mechanic, but a used car salesman at the $5.00 down , $5.00 a week car lot. Started working on 310-8 with the bad starter. @#$%^&*()_ finally got it off and compared to a used starter I purchased. !@#$%^&*() _ Missing a threaded hole that is needed for the bracket on the back.!@#$%^&*()_+! Looked at a list of rebuild in my area either don't work on small stuff , don't speak English or out of business Son of a Sailor !@#$%^&*() . Ended up ordering one from Parts-_ _ _ _ .Big hole in credit card hope to have by the end of next week. I hope I remember where all the bolts and screws go. Waldomobile cranked and started so I mowed the front yard and part of the back.

[squonk 41,121]

Waldomobile got the 5&20 warranty. I soon as I drove on RT. 5& 20 when I got it the warranty was used up. 

 

Time to trade in your W.T. Grants battery charger.

[squonk 41,121]

All back together. Ready to mow.

 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,309]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

Waldomobile got the 5&20 warranty. I soon as I drove on RT. 5& 20 when I got it the warranty was used up. 

 

Time to trade in your W.T. Grants battery charger.

Horror Frt model you big goof!

[ebinmaine 67,524]

9 hours ago, Wvtroutbum81 said:

The old ignition switch was a 6 pin, i put a five pin in it but do not have it wired correctly and cant figure it out.

I have the wiring diagram

 

Wiring schematics seem to challenge a LOT of people.  

They really aren't that complicated if you separate out all the individual circuits.  

 

To begin with.... get the right switch.  

It might solve the problem. Might not. 

But you really should start the repair with the correct parts instead of wondering why the wrong ones don't work.  

 

[Desko 608]

And just like that she has a heart again. Ended up getting the bearing from lil red barn along with the gaskets and I have to say they are very nice quality! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of the new bearing but definitely a nice alternative to the expensive oem! We will see how it lasts though. Mowed lawn with it this afternoon and so far so good. 

[ebinmaine 67,524]

 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

The horn and the face, classic 

 

Been thinking what the cinnamon horse reminded me of, now it hit me; Ford County/roadless.

[ebinmaine 67,524]

18 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said:

 

Been thinking what the cinnamon horse reminded me of, now it hit me; Ford County/roadless.

 

What is that ? 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

(Ford) County

 

(Ford) Roadless

 

[squonk 41,121]

New brakes for HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

 

 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,309]

You think you got enough clamps ?

[ebinmaine 67,524]

21 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

You think you got enough clamps ?

Nope. Clearly more space in there.  

[squonk 41,121]

1 hour ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

You think you got enough clamps ?

I was hoping to use your suspenders.

[Handy Don 12,232]

20 hours ago, squonk said:

 

New brakes for HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

 

Wouldn’t it be easier to clamp the band around a spare brake drum so it’d be in full contact for the band's entire length?

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,309]

5 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Wouldn’t it be easier to clamp the band around a spare brake drum so it’d be in full contact for the band's entire length?

That is what I do, works like a charm. Sir Skunky has a old school mind. He probably sold old brake drums.