What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Colby G 233]

19 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

If you NEED to go fast to load a tractor on a truck or trailer then something isn't right.  

Trina and I load ours in Low/Low. 

Super slow crawl. 

No issues.  

 

Excellent 

It was going up a slippery wooden ramp into the workshop covered in snow. So that's why I had to go fast.

[ebinmaine 67,432]

14 minutes ago, Colby G said:

It was going up a slippery wooden ramp into the workshop covered in snow. So that's why I had to go fast.

 

Let's back up a step. 

 

Whether it's a trailer, truck, garage, basement, shed, or any other ramp....

 

Not trying to be negative.  

 

Use this an understanding of a learning moment that you don't want to duplicate.  

 

If you NEED to go fast, something isn't right.  

 

Get sand. 

Get help. 

Get slats on the ramp. 

Get tire chains. 

Wait until later. 

 

 

Change the situation to your favor.  

 

 

 

[Colby G 233]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Let's back up a step. 

 

Whether it's a trailer, truck, garage, basement, shed, or any other ramp....

 

Not trying to be negative.  

 

Use this an understanding of a learning moment that you don't want to duplicate.  

 

If you NEED to go fast, something isn't right.  

 

Get sand. 

Get help. 

Get slats on the ramp. 

Get tire chains. 

Wait until later. 

 

 

Change the situation to your favor.  

 

 

 

I will have to pick up some sand or salt or something. Thank you for the advice!

[ebinmaine 67,432]

3 minutes ago, Colby G said:

I will have to pick up some sand or salt or something. Thank you for the advice!

 

Check with your local Town Office. 

Some places have a public access to free sand or sand /salt mix.  

 

We've been known to woodstove ashes too.  

 

 

[Colby G 233]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Check with your local Town Office. 

Some places have a public access to free sand or sand /salt mix.  

 

We've been known to woodstove ashes too.  

 

 

I will defenetly have to do that

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

On 12/4/2023 at 6:36 PM, Handy Don said:

Family lore is that he never drove it faster than 50 mph

Supposed to run ‘em wide open for proper cooling…😆

[Crazy_Carl 254]

I took advantage of the 50 degree Rochester, Ny weather to put both of my daily mowers in storage at a friend's house who has been borrowing my C-125 that I have owned for 17 years.

 

[D_Mac 8,607]

13 hours ago, Crazy_Carl said:

I took advantage of the 50 degree Rochester, Ny weather to put both of my daily mowers in storage at a friend's house who has been borrowing my C-125 that I have owned for 17 years.

 

 

Hey neighbor ! I'm from Rochester as well. Grew up in Webster. City dweller now.

[ebinmaine 67,432]

I spent some time finishing up this carb rebuild.  

 

 

 

 

 

Whilst I was doing that the BBT person started moving firewood from our under the barn overhang to the small woodshed she just recently built on the side deck.  

 

She moved 5 or 6 loads with me helping some between the carb cleaning.  

 

That little woodshed is now just about half full.  

 

 

 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Think it was time to Service up my Horse a little bit.

After the last time where she was unable to push the extreme Snowmass we had,

i give her a Break. Maybe she wan‘t move without her Protection - ok my fault...

 

but before next Snowaction i decided to changed the Oil and fill up Fuel i redo the Oilprotection all over the Sheetmetal.

 

I use Ballistol, what is normally a Gun Oil.

It does a good job in the past, so i give her again a gently skin of this oil to protect her

(except all Steps and pedals because otherwise they gonna be extreme slippery)

Ballistol can also be used to protect leather and Metal. It prevents Water and moisture damages.

Check tyrepressure and greas all zerk fittings.

 

 

 

Now we are Ready for the next Snow Task.

 

 

[kpinnc 12,007]

7 minutes ago, Tractorhead said:

Ballistol

 

Good stuff. Stinks when you first open it, but it goes away after a while. Never seen anything better on bare (or blued) steel for rust prevention. 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

3 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

Good stuff. Stinks when you first open it, but it goes away after a while. Never seen anything better on bare (or blued) steel for rust prevention. 

 

I like that smell.

Maybe that‘s the reason i use it for so long..

[Crazy_Carl 254]

10 hours ago, D_Mac said:

Hey neighbor ! I'm from Rochester as well. Grew up in Webster. City dweller now.

Oh Cool my name is Carl Hartman Alias "Red Stag" on Facebook.  Nice to meet you.

[Bill D 1,920]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I spent some time finishing up this carb rebuild.  

 

 

 

 

 

Whilst I was doing that the BBT person started moving firewood from our under the barn overhang to the small woodshed she just recently built on the side deck.  

 

She moved 5 or 6 loads with me helping some between the carb cleaning.  

 

That little woodshed is now just about half full.  

 

 

 

Nice rebuilds.  I see you've switched to using the Briggs steel float bowls.  Excellent choice.

[ebinmaine 67,432]

31 minutes ago, Bill D said:

Nice rebuilds.  I see you've switched to using the Briggs steel float bowls.  Excellent choice.

 

Much appreciated.  

 

 

This particular carb had that bowl when I got it. 

I've started keeping the Briggs pieces in my Parts Department.  

I believe that may have been your own influence. 

 

[Bill D 1,920]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Much appreciated.  

 

 

This particular carb had that bowl when I got it. 

I've started keeping the Briggs pieces in my Parts Department.  

I believe that may have been your own influence. 

 

Glad I could be helpful!

[D_Mac 8,607]

So it was a nice day, I decided to fire up the 856 and take it for a spin. It started right up. I put it in gear and headed out down the driveway towards the street. I got to the gap between my truck and the house and tried to steer a little left and found myself going right and clipping my garbage tote. Hit the clutch/brake and turned key off. Hey one front tire going left the other going right ! Wonderful. All I want for Christmas is a right hand ball joint / tie rod ! 

[Ed Kennell 38,145]

34 minutes ago, D_Mac said:

All I want for Christmas is a   TIE WRAP

 

[953 nut 55,194]

1 hour ago, D_Mac said:

All I want for Christmas is a right hand ball joint / tie rod !

If you call Santa Lowell he can fix you up.  Better clean the chimney so he doesn't get soot on his red coat.          

[8ntruck 6,998]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

All I want for Christmas is a  TIE WRAP.

Or a roll of electric fence wire.

Edited December 13, 2023 by 8ntruck

[D_Mac 8,607]

Ordered one from AZ. Most likely I will replace them this spring with new ones on each side.

[pfrederi 17,729]

Tale of two hubs,  The C-160 I am working on spent a lot of time outside and everything is resisting disassembly.  Got one hub of after a good fight only to find it had been broken and welded.  The other hub had oil on the axle from a leaky seal so I had hoped it would come off several days of Kroil and today heat ...have never broken one before with this puller...

 

Steering wheel isn't cooperating neither is the roll pin in the clutch cross shaft...  Hate to think about the hitch pin

 

[ebinmaine 67,432]

1 hour ago, pfrederi said:

The C-160 I am working on spent a lot of time outside and everything is resisting disassembly

I understand that all too well. 

The first C160 I got was like that. 

Luckily I tripped over a much nicer chassis not long after we began disassembly. 

That's why Cinnamon Horse 1974 C160-8 is two Horses combined. 

 

[Handy Don 12,214]

3 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Well at least that puller does a really good job of breaking the hub. No half measures there. 

[ebinmaine 67,432]

 

 

 

 

I picked up a Dremel drill press and did a little experimenting with drilling out the brass screws from a choke shaft. With practice this could be used.