What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Bar Nuthin 631]

10 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

every once in awhile you just need to have a piece of paper in your hand

 

Alexa, where the hell does this piece go?

 

Edited December 26, 2024 by Bar Nuthin

[SylvanLakeWH 26,022]

@Bar Nuthin love the Strohs sign!!! 

[Lee1977 6,850]

Working on the 312-8 sheet metal at a slower pace. Hope to have it ready to paint if I find any weather warm enough. I go down to the basement and work on it for an hour or two. sanded all the rust off couple of weeks ago, trying to smooth up the top side a little. It's never going to be a show piece, but it's a good solid mechanical tractor.

[ML3 1,320]

Doing some almost mid winter inspection/maint on 654. No oil consumed. Grease all the fittings, etc. Ready for the next snowfall......

[Wvtroutbum81 196]

Sandblasted and painted wheel weights for the 315-8 a few weeks ago. Installed them today😁

[Handy Don 12,518]

35 minutes ago, Wvtroutbum81 said:

Installed them today😁

They look great. I’d need shin guards ‘cause being distracted  I’d surely bang into the bolts

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,444]

Drove it about 10’, didn’t quite make it off the ramp and she was outa fuel 
 So after fueling up I buzzed around just to give it some exersize.

 308-8

 

[Wvtroutbum81 196]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

They look great. I’d need shin guards ‘cause being distracted  I’d surely bang into the bolts

Yeah im going to cut them off

[Sodaking27 817]

Took the C175 for a few laps around the driveway. Still haven’t put the weights, chains or blade on. Hoping it will entice a little snow at some point.

 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 591]

3 hours ago, Sparky said:

Drove it about 10’, didn’t quite make it off the ramp and she was outa fuel 
 So after fueling up I buzzed around just to give it some exersize.

 308-8

 

 

@Sparky I had that happen at the end of my driveway with my 308-8 after plowing a bit a few days ago, apparently I misjudged the amount of gas in it. Good thing my driveway is only 50 feet long or so.

[TonyToro 1,080]

On 12/27/2024 at 2:41 PM, Lee1977 said:

Working on the 312-8 sheet metal at a slower pace. Hope to have it ready to paint if I find any weather warm enough. I go down to the basement and work on it for an hour or two. sanded all the rust off couple of weeks ago, trying to smooth up the top side a little. It's never going to be a show piece, but it's a good solid mechanical tractor.

Looks to be mint compared to what we had to work with on Anthony’s restoration tractor. Slow and stead is my motto.👍

[bassJAM 25]

Yesterday I welded up a couple plate weight holders, primed them, and put the final coat of paint on them this morning.  The welds aren't pretty, I haven't touched a welder in 20 years and even then it was only for a few hours after a few minutes of instruction, but they held up to several whacks with a hammer!  Now I'm just waiting for snow...

 

 

 

 

[c-series don 8,910]

@bassJAM I see the rod that pushes and pulls to angle your plow is connected to the top of the swing quadrant. It should be connected to the bottom of it, there is a hole directly underneath where it’s connected now. It’s a bit of a pain in the neck to get the cotter pin in the hole in the rod once it’s in the proper place. But it will swing much easier than the way it is now if you change it. 

[bassJAM 25]

22 hours ago, c-series don said:

@bassJAM I see the rod that pushes and pulls to angle your plow is connected to the top of the swing quadrant. It should be connected to the bottom of it, there is a hole directly underneath where it’s connected now. It’s a bit of a pain in the neck to get the cotter pin in the hole in the rod once it’s in the proper place. But it will swing much easier than the way it is now if you change it. 

 

Thanks I swapped it around today.  It didn't seem to make much of a difference in how easily it swings but that certainly looks like the way it's suppose to fit!

[ebinmaine 68,594]

2 minutes ago, bassJAM said:

 

Thanks I swapped it around today.  It didn't seem to make much of a difference in how easily it swings but that certainly looks like the way it's suppose to fit!

 

I'll tell ya what helps a fair amount is changing to a solid connection with heim joints on each end. 

Tightens the whole system up. 

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,872]

23 hours ago, c-series don said:

 I see the rod

The Don still has good eyes.   Excellent catch.  

[bassJAM 25]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I'll tell ya what helps a fair amount is changing to a solid connection with heim joints on each end. 

Tightens the whole system up. 

 

 

 

Honestly I think it turns side to side pretty smoothly already.  Heim joints would probably be a lot easier to install though, I busted up my knuckles pretty good today trying to pull out the old cotter pin before I finally cut it out.  Shouldn't need to mess with it again though.

[Handy Don 12,518]

13 minutes ago, bassJAM said:

Honestly I think it turns side to side pretty smoothly already.  Heim joints would probably be a lot easier to install though, I busted up my knuckles pretty good today trying to pull out the old cotter pin before I finally cut it out.  Shouldn't need to mess with it again though.

I put Heims on the dozer I just refurbished. Partly because it came without the rod and lever, partly for the solid and easy operation, and partly because the hole at the quadrant had been wallowed out terribly (this plow has been worked HARD).

Edited December 31, 2024 by Handy Don

[WHX?? 49,250]

Would love to stay up and ring in the new year but the balls here have dropped long ago. 'Sides up early to tie into a resto on this '56 RJ. 

The time has come Tom @Shynon.

Edited 6 hours ago by WHX??

[Shynon 7,461]

6 hours ago, WHX?? said:

'Sides up early to tie into a resto on this '56 RJ. 

About time, hope you are doing a mechanical restoration only