What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[balconio 606]

Lotsa little things going on in preparation for fall ending.

 

Hit the bottom of the deck with POR-15 and then black spray paint. This deck ain't rotting out. Also installed 3 brand new blades.

 

Brand new blades, what a luxury. I've been working off this stack of well used ones

 

I also started some bodywork with more POR-15 and have a can of original Toro red courtesy of the previous owner

 

February 2016? It's still good! I topped off the water and put it on my trickle charger to let it desulfate the battery for a few days.

 

And finally, some little rat bastard field mice made a nest in my Kohler and chewed up the spark plug wire, causing a no-start issue. New coil assembly is on order.

[Pullstart 62,892]

@balconio did you get the mice?

[lynnmor 7,306]

11 hours ago, balconio said:

Brand new blades, what a luxury. I've been working off this stack of well used ones

 

 

Those blades look nearly new to me, what am I missing? 

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

16 hours ago, Jhook said:

Got the hood mounted today on the 62. Excited for more seat time on it this weekend

 

Does the belt completely stop now?

[Pullstart 62,892]

Stormy set on cruise control in 2nd gear... ran the Middleville 400 while my little niece took her nap today!

 

We started to get a bit chilly, but managed to stay warm enough to get a good rest!

[Racinbob 11,081]

Who took the checkered?

[D_Mac 8,619]

Stopped by my friends house to visit my 857 that a picked up a few weeks ago. Dying to get it home to start working on it. I did wipe it down a bit while I was over there. I got my front decal from @Vinylguy and I am waiting on my hood ornament and hood latch knob from @76c12091520h. I am going to shorten the throttle cable on it and put the chains and wheel weights on the rear tires and mount the plow. Cant wait to get it all together. Might even look for a deck for it.... Who Knows !!

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Changed a spark plug and condenser in my 1974 Wheel Horse B-80 today!  Also unloaded a Suburban transmission I bought in South Haven, Michigan .  
 

I am going to change the brake side Suburban plate with an RJ side plate !

[WHX?? 48,815]

2 hours ago, D_Mac said:

Stopped by my friends house to visit my 857 that a picked up a few weeks ago. Dying to get it home to start working on it. I did wipe it down a bit while I was over there. I got my front decal from @Vinylguy and I am waiting on my hood ornament and hood latch knob from @76c12091520h. I am going to shorten the throttle cable on it and put the chains and wheel weights on the rear tires and mount the plow. Cant wait to get it all together. Might even look for a deck for it.... Who Knows !!

Whoa  here Mac... that 857 is a fine lookin resto. Needs work?  Well may be ditch or relocate the starter solenoid and re-route the throttle cable.  

Speaking of 857s anybody see Howard @857 horse around lately  @roadapples? His heath always bothers me. 

[ebinmaine 67,510]

Mr Apples has been on a time or two.

Not sure about HOOOWWWAAARRRDDD

[WHX?? 48,815]

Yah EB he ain't been seen since June?? Worries me. 

[ebinmaine 67,510]

1 minute ago, WHX24 said:

Yah EB he ain't been seen since June?? Worries me. 

Maybe someone has a contact?

[rjg854 11,362]

I think @squonk would know how to get a hold of him

[WHX?? 48,815]

let us know what's shakes Mike. Ain't a day go by when I saddle up my  857 and don't think of him. 

Edited November 12, 2020 by WHX24

[953 nut 55,243]

22 hours ago, AMC RULES said:

Kinda sorta sexy, ain't it?

                    So, this is going on a "nut roaster" and will vibrate between your legs.    Guess it could be considered sorta sexy in a rather kinky way.          

[Jhook 849]

9 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

Does the belt completely stop now?

Yes the belt stops great at any rpm👍 

[Jhook 849]

Missed out on a gt14 with 3 point hitch and loader today for 1,100 bucks. Guy sold it out from under me🙁

[balconio 606]

11 hours ago, pullstart said:

@balconio did you get the mice?

There were definitely a couple in there when I cranked the engine... Their mashed up corpses were at the bottom of the fan shroud. Wish I took a picture of the huge nest I pulled out of there. And it was only sitting a couple of weeks in the shed.

[balconio 606]

10 hours ago, lynnmor said:

Those blades look nearly new to me, what am I missing? 

Yeah the way I have them fanned out you can't really see, a number of them the cutting edge is pretty ground down. I hacked one up for a project and they are some hard steel.

[Pullstart 62,892]

8 minutes ago, balconio said:

Yeah the way I have them fanned out you can't really see, a number of them the cutting edge is pretty ground down. I hacked one up for a project and they are some hard steel.

Can you say Damascus steel knives?  I wish I had a blacksmith station!

[AMC RULES 37,130]

 

[roadapples 6,983]

2 hours ago, WHX24 said:

Whoa  here Mac... that 857 is a fine lookin resto. Needs work?  Well may be ditch or relocate the starter solenoid and re-route the throttle cable.  

Speaking of 857s anybody see Howard @857 horse around lately  @roadapples? His heath always bothers me. 

Called him last week and left a message. Haven't heard anything yet. I see him posting on facebook...

[squonk 41,118]

7 hours ago, roadapples said:

Called him last week and left a message. Haven't heard anything yet. I see him posting on facebook...

That's funny, I just checked FB and all I see are old Birthday wishes. 

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

  Trying to establish some sort of electrical base line in the sweet 16 c-160.   I am like you guys, just want to hear it run. the PO had tried for a couple of years to get it to start and i knew it was not making spark, so last night i started from the battery out. first the battery cable ends needed shrink tube at the ends , and the ends had paint on them, so very little contact. i was able to get a plastic abrasive "wire'" wheel on all the connections including the solenoid and starter lugs. I was shocked to see that the hot side of the solenoid lug had the threads worn away in the middle where four cable ends were connected .  They were loose and just wore the threads away. No wonder it has no spark.  The ignition switch system is just a hot lead to the coil using the light switch. The starter switch is a push button which gets hot because it does not utilize the solenoid.  i stole a correct switch from another tractor and will try to move forward today

[ebinmaine 67,510]

4 minutes ago, ohiofarmer said:

  Trying to establish some sort of electrical base line in the sweet 16 c-160.   I am like you guys, just want to hear it run. the PO had tried for a couple of years to get it to start and i knew it was not making spark, so last night i started from the battery out. first the battery cable ends needed shrink tube at the ends , and the ends had paint on them, so very little contact. i was able to get a plastic abrasive "wire'" wheel on all the connections including the solenoid and starter lugs. I was shocked to see that the hot side of the solenoid lug had the threads worn away in the middle where four cable ends were connected .  They were loose and just wore the threads away. No wonder it has no spark.  The ignition switch system is just a hot lead to the coil using the light switch. The starter switch is a push button which gets hot because it does not utilize the solenoid.  i stole a correct switch from another tractor and will try to move forward today

Like a lot of us I've had more than one instance over the years of near complete befuddlement at the modifications that previous owners have made.

 

One of my very interesting electrical bird's nests was in a tractor where the PO had replaced the five prong blade type switch with a four prong post type automotive switch and I don't think they ever had it running after that .

Between the switch and the terminals they spent well over twice what they would have for the new correct switch....

 

 

 

Keep us posted on your repairs.