What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Ed Kennell 37,988]

16 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?

Easier?  Maybe, but not nearly as interesting.

[squonk 41,010]

First:  no spare drums. 2nd:  the entire process took an hour start to finish.

 

 

 3rd: My plier drawer needed sorting.

 

[Ed Kennell 37,988]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

My plier drawer needed sorting.

Howd dat work out?

[rjg854 11,340]

There isn't any straightening that plier drawer out, I've seen it first hand.  

[squonk 41,010]

27 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Howd dat work out?

They are all back in the drawer! 

 

now it's time for the electrical drawer! 

 

Edited September 3, 2023 by squonk

[Handy Don 12,109]

5 hours ago, squonk said:

now it's time for the electrical drawer! 

Zounds! Just close it and walk away quietly.

[rick 233]

I wonder if you could clamp til the glue set up and put the band back on the machine and set the parking brake overnight?

 

[Colby G 233]

I put in a new seal a while back, but the brake drum still has gearbox oil on it... and there's oil on the outside of the rear end under the gearbox too. Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[squonk 41,010]

4 hours ago, rick said:

I wonder if you could clamp til the glue set up and put the band back on the machine and set the parking brake overnight?

 

I could have but Gorilla glue seeps and expands so I wanted to clean the excess off the sides of the brake band so using clamps is easier

[squonk 41,010]

This sorta belongs in here:

 

cleaned up the electric drawer (s) 

 

 

 

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,296]

Mounted my “new to me” 32” deck on the 867 and did a bit of mowing. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

[squonk 41,010]

Some old school mowing on a hot day

Edited September 4, 2023 by squonk

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,296]

21 minutes ago, squonk said:

Some old school mowing on a hot day

Is that a 36” deck? 

[squonk 41,010]

18 minutes ago, Sparky said:

Is that a 36” deck? 

Yup. NOS shell. Jake Kuhn rebuilt it

[ebinmaine 67,188]

Today we used Trina's 867 "Pigpen" to move a fair pile of tools, tables, engines and supplies up to the new barn workshop from the basement. Drill press is all set up. Air compressor has more hoses to it. 
Largest toolbox as well. 
 

 

We also got the leaking rear tire on The Military Tribute Tractor, Millie fixed. 

Broke the bead. Cleaned it up. Put a tube in. Turns out the 

tire itself has a bad bead. 

That should be ready for action at @JCM's Meet n Greet next weekend.  

 

 

[Lee1977 6,632]

Got the 316 Briggs Vanguard running good after carb, and fuel pump problems So I put it to work taking the grass out of my drive way. 

Still have both ends and the turn-a-round to do.

[kpinnc 11,866]

41 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

So I put it to work taking the grass out of my drive way. 

 

Looks really nice Don! I knew your grader was well built, but I see it also does a great job! 

 

Glad you got the new engine tuning all done too. Looks great on that tractor! 

[Lee1977 6,632]

That adjustable clevis hitch moved the pulverizer back to where it leveled out and worked a lot better then the WH clevis. That was the forth or fifth pass on that area.

Edited September 5, 2023 by Lee1977

[squonk 41,010]

Refurbed a gear drive deck Drive pulley for a spare. The old bearings were stuck and there are ridges on both ends so you can't just press them out. plus there is a spacer between them to make it tricky. Needed a little bit of the flame wrench and a hook on a slide hammer.

 

 

 

New bearings from Bearings Direct. You can see how much grease they don't have from the factory. Added the green stuff.

 

 

 

 

All back together and I'll prolly never need it! 

 

 

 

 

[Lee1977 6,632]

back at removing grass from my drive.

Edited September 6, 2023 by Lee1977

[WHX?? 48,740]

OK OK it's not exactly a collector's piece or bucket lister but it was FREE. and delivered. Who knows might be some parts here under the barn dust! 

Edited September 6, 2023 by WHX??

[ebinmaine 67,188]

34 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

parts

Just off the top of my head the seat and the rear tires would be helpful. Those rears go good on the front of larger Horses.  

[Lee1977 6,632]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Just off the top of my head the seat and the rear tires would be helpful. Those rears go good on the front of larger Horses.  

EB you forgot the steering wheel and the shifter knob, but he'll  most likely get it running and someone will mow there yard with for the next ten years.

[Ed Kennell 37,988]

2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Who knows might be some parts here under the barn dust! 

Maybe the shifter knob.    Dumpster the rest.

[WHX?? 48,740]

Now now Ed...

4 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

he'll  most likely get it running and someone will mow there yard with for the next ten years.

Now there you go that's a positive attitude. More likely tho it ends up @Pullstart Stables and he turns it into a mower racer...