What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[steelman 251]

Nice looking tractor and goodies. The deck looks like it hasn't been used much!

[Jhook 849]

18 hours ago, johnnymag3 said:

Semi gloss black will look great with grey wheels !!!

Black was what i was thinkin!

[WHX?? 48,833]

FINALLY got the wheel spacers on the 1055 ..... what a bunch of screwing around! Hardware issues mostly. Spacers are all set up  for 1/2-20. Studs are of course 7/16 but the studs I had were too short ... githerdone! 

 Drilled the hub holes out to 1/2" and used 1/2-20 x 2" bolts. Dang near killed me to take the 7/16 threads out of the hubs but I just kept telling myself @Achto has no problem removing 60 yo metal! 

Lock washers are ther 'cause the bolts were just a 1/8" too long.

Thanks Dan you corrupted me!

Wonder if 60 years from now some FO  (future owner) will go ...  WTF was this guy thinking?!?!? 

 

Before 

 

After 

 

Amazing what just an 1 1/2 will do. Rears line up perfect with the new V-61's on wider rims on the front now. 

Edited October 10, 2020 by WHX24

[echris 1,425]

Mulched the leaves in the yard again today. I didn't really *need* to do it yet, but I was having a crappy day and guess what? I felt much better after an hour or so tooling around on my WH making noise and clouds of dust.

Edit: I'm sure nobody else here understands that.

Edited October 10, 2020 by echris

[JCM 9,177]

Now that our painting days are getting shorter I figured with the weather today was a good time to paint the rear wheels on the 418-A. I removed the chrome hub caps on the front to see what the condition of the wheels were and there was about a half a tube of grease all over every inch of both wheels. decided not to paint them at this time. Both side covers and footrests were done in late August. I recently bought this and have been doing a few things as time allows. Painted the black center of the rear hubs and installed a rear hitch for the 48'' dozer blade that I have not used since the early 90's and thought I would try it with a Hydro tractor for cleaning up after light snow storms. Have included pics when it came home and a few from today.

[ebinmaine 67,641]

@Stepney Spenser stopped by and I threw a few Wheelhorse parts at him. He's helping someone out by fixing up a "woods find" round hood. 

Great to see some of our pile o parts being used to get a horse back on its feet. 

[ebinmaine 67,641]

@JCM

Sweeeeeeeeeet

[echris 1,425]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

@Stepney Spenser stopped by and I threw a few Wheelhorse parts at him. He's helping someone out by fixing up a "woods find" round hood. 

Great to see some of our pile o parts being used to get a horse back on its feet. 

Can you email me a 42 or 48" deck so I don't have to spend my winter patching the sheetmetal?

[Achto 27,609]

1 hour ago, WHX24 said:

Thanks Dan you corrupted me!

 

Sure !!!! Blame me right away.

 

I think it looks much better with the spacers. I would probably ditch the lock washers and use flat washers on the bolts though. I've seen too many lock washers split apart. Not a place where you would want this to happen.

[Tractorhead 9,064]

[rjg854 11,387]

1 hour ago, WHX24 said:

 

 

 

1 hour ago, WHX24 said:

Amazing what just an 1 1/2 will do. Rears line up perfect with the new V-61's on wider rims on the front now. 

And just how do we know that if there are no 

[echris 1,425]

13 minutes ago, Achto said:

 

 I've seen too many lock washers split apart.

Isn't that why they're call split lock washers?

[WHX?? 48,833]

15 minutes ago, Achto said:

 

Sure !!!! Blame me right away.

 

 ditch the lock washers and use flat washers on the bolts though. I've seen too many lock washers split apart

Agreed but hardware stores  here are somewhat limited. ... unless you want to come and open up the 7/16 grade 8's I had .....yup thought so! 

Like I said Dan it was a githerdone!  

She was prompt put to work hauling garbage out to the burn pit!

[Achto 27,609]

I finally got around to mounting my new grader blade on to one of my tractors. My C-141 8 speed seemed to be a good candidate.

 

My neighbor was doing some land scaping & I ask him if I could smooth out the dirt and ruts that he made with his compact tractor. I had a lot of fun playing with my new toy.

The little bit I did with it turned out pretty good too.

 

Edited October 11, 2020 by Achto

[ebinmaine 67,641]

5 minutes ago, echris said:

Isn't that why they're call split lock washers?

I believe Dan is writing about the not as common "double split" washers. It's a condition occasionally incurred upon usage of a split washer. 

[echris 1,425]

It's funny, I have no need for a grader, but the more I see you guys posting your graders and the jobs you do, Oh dear, I would like to have a grader.

@ebinmaine  Can you email one of those too? Please!

Edited October 11, 2020 by echris

[WHX?? 48,833]

You know Dan it seems you  don't even need ags,  weights or anything to hve a good time with those blades.  

[echris 1,425]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

I believe Dan is writing about the not as common "double split" washers. It's a condition occasionally incurred upon usage of a split washer. 

I've always called them former lock washers.

[ebinmaine 67,641]

Just now, echris said:

I've always called them former lock washers.

They can also be referred to as half locks or two piece locks. 

None are particularly useful unfortunately. 

 

[Achto 27,609]

6 minutes ago, echris said:

Isn't that why they're call split lock washers?

 

True but at work guys try to use them on a split tapper bore pulley collar. The lock washer blows apart before the bolt is tight enough to do any good.

[echris 1,425]

So kinda like nocturnal tooth lock washers? They only work at night.

[ebinmaine 67,641]

4 minutes ago, echris said:

It's funny, I have no need for a grader, but the more I see you guys posting your graders and the jobs you do, Oh dear, I would like to have a grader.

@ebinmaine  Can you email one of those too? Please!

I don't mind emailing the deck.

 

But the grader....   I, me, this guy, bought the grader blade to use on Cinnamon Horse. 

I says to to Trina one day, toss this on ya Pigpen and see what you think. 

 

It's "hers" now. Only works for "her" . Not useful to me or anything I own. 

Ahh well. She does a damn good job with it. 

[echris 1,425]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

I don't mind emailing the deck.

 

But the grader....   I, me, this guy, bought the grader blade to use on Cinnamon Horse. 

I says to to Trina one day, toss this on ya Pigpen and see what you think. 

 

It's "hers" now. Only works for "her" . Not useful to me or anything I own. 

Ahh well. She does a damn good job with it. 

Your Trina is certainly a keeper! "I get home and find Trina grading the driveway."

Does she have any available sisters?

 

[WHX?? 48,833]

35 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

 

And just how do we know that if there are no 

Yah guess I had that one coming Randy  .... before ...

 

 

 

After 

Edited October 11, 2020 by WHX24

[ebinmaine 67,641]

5 minutes ago, echris said:

Your Trina is certainly a keeper! "I get home and find Trina grading the driveway."

Does she have any available sisters?

 

Ehh.... No sir. Sisters yes  Available no..  

She's most certainly one of a kind.