What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ebinmaine 70,696]

2 minutes ago, JDMiller said:

Just made my day, gotta go watch it now! @ebinmaineThose tires are HUGE, you can always add spacers under the fender panel and seat mount holes, easy fender lift to get that clearance.

 

 

Might have to add just a scosche.  

 

 

[jeepdan 335]

As of today, both the 1989 312-8 resto-mod and the 1989 310-8 are now sporting NOS mower decks. No more patching rust or getting dirt in the old eyes while mowing.

Edited Friday at 01:00 AM by jeepdan

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,008]

Those tires are huge @ebinmaine are they much heavier than the old ones?

Today I did this, I got some nail polish containers and paint to touch up the 312 and 308. I still need to get some black paint.

 

 

 

 

I also painted the old hood badge from the new hood for the 312 for a sublimation printer project for a hat. The old art degree coming in handy 😁.

 

[PWL216 940]

On 4/16/2025 at 7:36 AM, PWL216 said:

Hi @oliver2-44  @Ed Kennell @kpinncI drained  it only from the side plug. I jacked up the opposite side rear to tilt it and get as much out as I could. I didn’t realize that there was another plug underneath. I’ll do that today. I had also intended to do the diesel flush, so I’ll do both now! Thanks again and much appreciated!

Guys, quick update…I couldn’t get the bottom drain plug out, so I flushed it twice with diesel and drained it thru the side plug, BUT, after the second drain I ran compressed air through the fill hole - worked great! You just knew to cover the side plug with a rag or whatever you have as not to make a mess. I think this is a very viable option if your bottom plug isn’t cooperating.

[ebinmaine 70,696]

9 hours ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

Those tires are huge @ebinmaine are they much heavier than the old ones?

 

A little bit of course....

But not a serious issue.  

 

 

[stvski80085 142]

Cleaning up the techy head.  Head gasket was leaking.  Going to get it working for the raider 9.  Where the Tecumseh engines white?  I see white red and looks like the last color was black.  I need to get a different carb at some point. The original air filter won’t fit this cheap eBay one.  Putting it back together tomorrow.

[702854boy 61]

I put 15x10 ss cragars on my 702 with 28-10.5/15 drag slicks on them and made it look very very cool.

[ebinmaine 70,696]

7 hours ago, 702854boy said:

I put 15x10 ss cragars on my 702 with 28-10.5/15 drag slicks on them and made it look very very cool.

 

Man...... that NEEDS front rims to compliment the rears.  

Maybe a chrome exhaust too.  

 

 

 

[953 nut 57,854]

On 4/17/2025 at 7:44 PM, ebinmaine said:

mounting the rototiller up.  

Rototiller,    AKA  "rock finder"         Have fun!            

[702854boy 61]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Man...... that NEEDS front rims to compliment the rears.  

Maybe a chrome exhaust too.  

 

 

 

Ideas ideas ideas

[squonk 42,513]

Finally finished up the engine replacement in HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

 

 

[D_Mac 9,136]

6 hours ago, 702854boy said:

Ideas ideas ideas

How about a trailer ??

[squonk 42,513]

Tore down the original HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!! engine.  Not bad for close to 50 yrs. old. Still a little cross hatch and innards are clean. Been running Rotella 30W the 5 or so years I 've owned it. The heck with what Lake Speed says.

 

 

 

[ML3 1,444]

Got the 953, 753, & RJ out of winter storage. Oil changed & all other necessary services needed completed. Still gotta get rat rod out yet. Hoping to be able to take tractors this year to big show. Been a bad year so far so I haven't had much time for my hobbies/toys due to my dad's health. Simply put.....he doesn't have much time left. 

[ebinmaine 70,696]

8 hours ago, 702854boy said:

Ideas ideas ideas

You're welcome 

[Goldnboy 991]

Cleaned up this 45 year blade and finished with some decals

[adsm08 2,636]

On 4/19/2025 at 12:14 AM, 702854boy said:

I put 15x10 ss cragars on my 702 with 28-10.5/15 drag slicks on them and made it look very very cool.

 

Holy waffle irons Batman! What kinda spacers did that need?

[SylvanLakeWH 27,498]

 

 

[953 nut 57,854]

15 hours ago, ML3 said:

he doesn't have much time left. 

He has top priority, the Wheel Horses will wait.      May God be with your Dad and the family for the time remaining.     

[ineedanother 1,389]

Swapped manual lift for hydro. It took quite a bit of wrangling or at least more than I had expected. I flipped the bracket for the control valve to get it a little higher and bring the hoses up off the foot rest a bit. I also notched the flange of the footrest to give the long cylinder hose some relief from rubbing on it and causing problems down the road. Most of the wrangling was with the brake rod. Many times on and off to get the bends just right for it to route over the hoses. All in all not a bad project and hopefully worth the effort when I'm dragging a tiller.

[squonk 42,513]

Had the power warsher out adding salt neutralizers and rinsing the undercarriages on the 2 Hondas.  Degunked HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD 's original Dynaflash 8 whilst I was at it.

 

 

 

Then took a ride around the block breaking in the Fireball 8. She runs sa-weet!

 

[ebinmaine 70,696]

3 hours ago, ineedanother said:

Swapped manual lift for hydro

 

 

Did you change the check valves in the transmission? 

[ineedanother 1,389]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Did you change the check valves in the transmission? 

I pulled a spring and cone out of another pump I have. I had questions about which ports to use for the ball and spring an the cone and spring because some references contradict each other but it's working correctly with the cone in the forward port.

[ebinmaine 70,696]

We spent several hours today doing garden prep. 

Removed many rocks. 

Several were right around the limits of us and our machines. 

 

Made good progress. 

 

Before:

 

 

Here's the Double Spike Ripper I set up. 

Transport mode. 

 

In use mode. 

 

 

This was the largest rock we moved today. Note the size in comparison to a rear tire. 

 

 

 

 Trina's Military Tribute Tractor in use. Chickens helping. 

 

 

 

After.  

 

 

 

 

We'll be doing more Ripper Spike work later this week. Deeper set.  

 

 

 

[ML3 1,444]

11 hours ago, 953 nut said:

He has top priority, the Wheel Horses will wait.      May God be with your Dad and the family for the time remaining.     

Thanks much. Tomorrow hospice will be coming. Be lucky if dad makes it to the end of the week. It's been a horrible 3 months. Fr Dave at my church is a personal friend & his brother is Aux Bishop for the Cleveland Diocese. They are coming to see dad tomorrow.