Jump to content
Ed Kennell

What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

Recommended Posts

Greg Cullison
3 hours ago, Sodaking27 said:

Rebuilt the hydraulic lift valve for the second time today. Still have a small leak :angry-banghead:. At least it’s not as bad as the last attempt. May be time to see if someone has one to sale.

IMG_1309_Original.jpeg.f97d708262cdf128cb535cb4455d313e.jpeg
 

IMG_1330.jpeg.306d75f5671c91c0c66b3f346cf8098d.jpeg

 

Installed new LED head and tail lights.
IMG_1329.jpeg.8bae82489663cdc658e50dcd8956e221.jpeg

 

IMG_1328.jpeg.9c9c11dec8552d062368402cb02d21fc.jpeg

 

Going to give it a good workout with the leaf sweeper to ensure everything is okay before mounting the snow blade, weights and chains. 

Where can I get the LED headlights? They look great!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Sodaking27
4 minutes ago, Greg Cullison said:

Where can I get the LED headlights? They look great!

Just google - PAR36 LED Landscape Light Bulbs 12W 1280LM 80W. I got mine from the jungle site.

  • Like 3

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
MainelyWheelhorse

The 308 is coming along. One new Tractor Supply high back seat and it’s almost ready for winter.

 

IMG_1439.jpeg.e57ca3b2003530be41e4d8b28c2ff92c.jpeg

  • Like 1
  • Excellent 3

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
ebinmaine
6 hours ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

The 308 is coming along. One new Tractor Supply high back seat and it’s almost ready for winter.

 

 

 

Excellent! 

  • Thanks 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
MainelyWheelhorse
11 hours ago, Sodaking27 said:

Just google - PAR36 LED Landscape Light Bulbs 12W 1280LM 80W. I got mine from the jungle site.


That’s where I found mine too. Another place is Home Depot. Amazon is a bit cheaper though.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
WNYPCRepair

I put my snowblower on a couple of weeks ago. It’s a single stage blower for the XI series. I have a two stage but it is just to heavy for this old man to drag around. 
 

I had to make a connector for the chute rotation. It worked fine, but I wasn’t very impressed by how well it worked. 
 

so I dug around in some of my junk and found a power seat motor. So I made a new shaft to hook to the gear that rotates the chute. Ran the wiring, mounted a switch, and then tested it this morning. 
 

W4AF0CE98-AAE7-4242-BD14-F34D77FDE000.jpeg.816cc2918c069ee37d12081bf49e469c.jpegorks great. Now I think I’ll think about a cab. 

4758CCA0-5045-4296-A6D5-FC2811EC8A8D.jpeg

  • Like 2
  • Excellent 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Handy Don
2 minutes ago, WNYPCRepair said:

Ran the wiring, mounted a switch, and then tested it this morning. 

Nothing I can tell someone in Buffalo about snow.

can suggest that a seat motor is not weatherproof and now that you have it working you take some time to be sure that this one is protected from snow/sleet/freezing rain and all that other “lake effect” wet stuff you folks seem to thrive on 😁

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
WNYPCRepair
2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Nothing I can tell someone in Buffalo about snow.

can suggest that a seat motor is not weatherproof and now that you have it working you take some time to be sure that this one is protected from snow/sleet/freezing rain and all that other “lake effect” wet stuff you folks seem to thrive on 😁


 

i assumed it wasn’t. Hopefully I have it waterproofed enough. 
 

I sealed all the wiring connectors with silicone, covered the entire motor with tightly wrapped electrical tape, covered that with a nitrile glove, and then found something to use as a cover. Hopefully it all keeps it dry. 
 

 

6FB6E811-1536-4EBF-B286-AD0BD94C53B2.jpeg

  • Like 2
  • Excellent 5

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Andy N.

Couple more 48" mower deck spindles cleaned and painted with new bearings installed. With @Steve Janninck.

 

IMG_5876.JPG.84752057b208d569c552fc716ce61007.JPG

 

IMG_5883.JPG.5f80ea9457ab3f5b6e8a10ce94124fca.JPG

  • Like 7

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Bar Nuthin
On 11/11/2024 at 4:25 PM, Sodaking27 said:

Going to give it a good workout with the leaf sweeper to ensure everything is okay before mounting the snow blade, weights and chains. 

 

Always interested to see other people's leaf collecting setup. Pics please!

 

IMG_2448.jpg.29c6023dfb699f35fcd2ff28053691c1.jpg

  • Like 2
  • Excellent 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Andy N.
1 hour ago, Bar Nuthin said:

 

Always interested to see other people's leaf collecting setup. Pics please!

 

Here's my system. A little labor intensive, but I run the leaves through the chipper/vac and spread as mulch on my garden where they get plowed under in the spring.

 

1614B51B-5877-4A19-9DA7-B205A78E20C2.JPG.17e2a0f0324c5995d845cb52c047d2ab.JPG

  • Like 6

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Bar Nuthin
35 minutes ago, Andy N. said:

 

Here's my system. A little labor intensive, but I run the leaves through the chipper/vac and spread as mulch on my garden where they get plowed under in the spring.

 

We till in the first 3 of 4 loads between mine and the neighbor's garden, then they go to the curb for collection and hauled to a compost site. My bag holds 38 cu ft (285 gallon) of mulched leaves, so that's about the max we can till in.

  • Like 3

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
8ntruck

Tasked Morgan, the 14-8, with leaf cleanup duty today.  Did a bit of leaf collection with him yesterday, but had to quit early due to an empty gas can and a broken weld on a cross brace in the leaf sweeper.  Got gas on the way back from walking the dog, and welded the brace back on the sweeper.  An afternoon of lawn sweep toing and leaf burning ensued.

 

About 3/4 done with leaf disposal for this year.  Supposed to rain tomorrow, then be dry for the weekend.  Hopefully, I'll be able to finish up leaf disposal for this year.

Edited by 8ntruck
  • Like 3

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
WNYPCRepair
2 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said:

 

We till in the first 3 of 4 loads between mine and the neighbor's garden, then they go to the curb for collection and hauled to a compost site. My bag holds 38 cu ft (285 gallon) of mulched leaves, so that's about the max we can till in.


 

you should put a few inches on for mulch over winter. What the worms don’t turn into compost will help keep the soil moist and slowly turn to compost and feed the soil 

 

just pull aside the leaves to plant your plants. No need to till. If you keep 6-8” of mulch on your garden all year, you can plant without tilling. After a few years the soil will be so rich and loose you can dig it easily with your hands.

 

google Ruth Stout method or back to Eden method. I have been doing it for a few years, though I had to take a break the last 5 years, as I was on the road constantly. 

  • Like 3
  • Excellent 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
kpinnc

IMG_20211114_173855654.thumb.jpg.3c5a3757eadfd2037a9280397e0fcced.jpgIMG_20211114_173531250.jpg.174dff548192a60c583f4af9fc8719d9.jpg
 

Built one for my FIL a couple years ago. I don’t have pics with the hoses attached. Bin is from an old Kubota system to make dumps easy. He picked up 10 loads today with it. Gotta move the hoses around one of these days, move them to the center so the hose flexes less- but so far it works great. 
 

IMG_20211114_173452850.jpg.024944a29e8455fcc0a762fea7d7e1f2.jpg


The vacuum works off the PTO as well. His only complaint has been hitting the hitch with his knee when not using the bagger. It’s all held on with a Reese hitch, so one pin and it drops off, but he tends to leave it on year round. 

Edited by kpinnc
  • Excellent 6

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
ebinmaine

All we do for leaves is blow them to the forest. :)

 

That mulch idea is interesting..... 

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
kpinnc
53 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

All we do for leaves is blow them to the forest. 


Same here, but to the pasture. I got lucky with this place that the amount of leaves is so small that I don’t have to get them up anymore. 
 

My FILs home is much like where I lived previously, with multiple giant willow oak trees in his yard. They cover two acres in ankle-deep leaves in the fall. Way too much to mulch. They have to be picked up. 

  • Like 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
MainelyWheelhorse
5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

All we do for leaves is blow them to the forest. :)

 

That mulch idea is interesting..... 

 

@ebinmaine Kinda the same thing here but more natural. The fairly high winds lately, and no big trees dropping them close to my house, cleaned what was there off well.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Bar Nuthin
8 hours ago, kpinnc said:

IMG_20211114_173855654.thumb.jpg.3c5a3757eadfd2037a9280397e0fcced.jpg

 

Outstanding!!!

Edited by Bar Nuthin
  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Bill D
12 hours ago, kpinnc said:

IMG_20211114_173855654.thumb.jpg.3c5a3757eadfd2037a9280397e0fcced.jpgIMG_20211114_173531250.jpg.174dff548192a60c583f4af9fc8719d9.jpg
 

Built one for my FIL a couple years ago. I don’t have pics with the hoses attached. Bin is from an old Kubota system to make dumps easy. He picked up 10 loads today with it. Gotta move the hoses around one of these days, move them to the center so the hose flexes less- but so far it works great. 
 

IMG_20211114_173452850.jpg.024944a29e8455fcc0a762fea7d7e1f2.jpg


The vacuum works off the PTO as well. His only complaint has been hitting the hitch with his knee when not using the bagger. It’s all held on with a Reese hitch, so one pin and it drops off, but he tends to leave it on year round. 

Beautiful machine Kevin.  Your fabrication work never ceases to amaze me.

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
MainelyWheelhorse

IMG_1445.jpeg.ec05d1fdd103100d8d722b20bf253a18.jpeg

 

I put the 308 to work today pushing back a woodpile. Definitely needs a solid link and a counter weight/loaded tires and possibly AG or something grippier. The turf savers were iffy traction wise. Overall it worked pretty well. Better than doing it by hand.

Edited by MainelyWheelhorse
  • Like 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Lee1977

Still wating for all my leafs to come down so I can get them all up at one time. I usually get my leafs up around Thanksgiven. I did get the blower mounted today so I'm 2 weeks ahead

 

SAM-1847.jpg

 

SAM-0749-3.jpg

 

 

Edited by Lee1977
  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

×
×
  • Create New...