What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

10 hours ago, MichiganCO said:

When I examined the wheel I could see the key. From the outside of the wheel. 

 

Michigan, your post probably deserves it's own thread, it's getting buried here in this 'general' "what have you done" thread.

 

10 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said:

never get those setscrews tight enough with a combo wrench, had to purchase an 8 point socket to get about 30 ft lb of torque on the screw.

 

This bears repeating as it is probably the cause of MOST if not ALL "loose setscrew" issues.  I believe your machine had the hubs loosen up and were never properly repaired.

 

34 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Take a look at the inside of the hub you removed, it is probably chewed up and will need to be replaced.

 

I'm almost certain of that myself.

 

AND, you should also replace the axle seals.

[Ed Kennell 38,241]

3 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

, it's getting buried here in this 'general' "what have you done" thread.

 

 

                    Sorry to see this happening.      I didn't realize what a monster thread this would become when I started it in 2018.      Nearly 10,000 posts.

[953 nut 55,325]

6 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

                    Sorry to see this happening.      I didn't realize what a monster thread this would become when I started it in 2018.      Nearly 10,000 posts.

@Jeff-C175 has a very valid point, but we all seem to gravitate to the "What have you done to your " post and may or may-not overlook  a post on a topic we have little interest in. When we hit 10,000 I think we should have a big celebration.       

[DennisThornton 4,769]

Initially I didn't follow this thread much but then I noticed there was lots of good stuff so I had to start watching it more closely.  And while there is lots in this thread it has become a "General" category.  Appreciate the knowledge but the organization is now missing.

[ebinmaine 67,672]

@MichiganCO

@Jeff-C175

 

One of the things I learned many moons ago that I don't see people doing very often is replacing the set screws after two or three uses. 

They don't have a lot of contact area and wear out after they're tightened just a few times. 

 

Another trick with those I picked up over the years is to tighten it and loosen it at least three times on the first usage.

If you do that with a closed end wrench and don't take it off of the nut you'll see that it changes clock position and gets a little tighter.

Also, don't get overly ambitious on the jam nut because that will pull the set screw out.

 

 

@Greentored

A few posts back you said something about hoping that your wheels would stay on with just the lug nuts and no holding by the wheel and the hub in the center hole.

 

I believe the center hub is there only to line up the wheel as it's being installed and shouldn't have anything to do with keeping it in place once the lug nuts are properly torqued. 

 

After everything is all properly tightened up you'll notice that there's actually a space in there between the center of the wheel and that hub.

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

Rebuild a 312 8 speed trans. Once i put her back together i wanted to fuel her up when i caught a blimp. the remaining of a fuel indicator, but the gascap doesn't have a gauge. so many strange things i found on these Horses. If they could speak, the stories they could tell.

Edited February 18, 2021 by Maxwell-8

[953 nut 55,325]

7 hours ago, DennisThornton said:

Initially I didn't follow this thread much but then I noticed there was lots of good stuff so I had to start watching it more closely.  And while there is lots in this thread it has become a "General" category.  Appreciate the knowledge but the organization is now missing.

That is the biggest shortcoming of this general conversation thread. The information is not very searchable and there tends to be a new topic entered in the midst of relevant answers to a question. That being said, you can't knock the success of this thread.

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

11 hours ago, 953 nut said:

When we hit 10,000 I think we should have a big celebration.       

We should get there within the next hour...

[Shed 248]

9359

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

I'm doing my part...9360...

[953 nut 55,325]

11 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

We should get there within the next hour...

[tom2p 2,394]

On 2/17/2021 at 10:02 PM, Jeff-C175 said:

 

I could never get those setscrews tight enough with a combo wrench, had to purchase an 8 point socket to get about 30 ft lb of torque on the screw.

 

just got first set of 8 point sockets this past summer - they were in an old Craftsman tool box / chest I got

 

initially I did not know what they were intended for  lol

 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

51 minutes ago, tom2p said:

initially I did not know what they were intended for  lol

 

Back in the day square heads were pretty common.  not so much today!

[Handy Don 12,237]

13 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

Back in the day square heads were pretty common.  not so much today!

Just the other day found a few square heads in my grub/setscrew jar.  I think they came from my grandfather's collection!

[tom2p 2,394]

2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Just the other day found a few square heads in my grub/setscrew jar.  I think they came from my grandfather's collection!

the boxes and tools I got did come from someone's grandfather's collection - hopefully not your grandfather  lol

 

one of the boxes is pictured below ;  the other boxes are same vintage but slightly smaller and have different handles 

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by tom2p

[Shed 248]

1 hour ago, tom2p said:

the boxes and tools I got did come from someone's grandfather's collection - hopefully not your grandfather  lol

 

one of the boxes is pictured below ;  the other boxes are same vintage but slightly smaller and have different handles 

 

I have that same box older style thought side handles are different mine was my grandpas from sears roebuck 

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

New WH parts from @Skipper, arrived twice as fast as dealer parts.

[haydendavid380 759]

48 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said:

New WH parts from @Skipper, arrived twice as fast as dealer parts.

 

Ordered some stuff from parts tree last week. Who knows when the Texans will be able to get stuff out. They're in Austin.

[8ntruck 7,021]

On the model train forum I'm on, they have a general thread like this one.  To get around the super long thread, they start a new one every month.

[ebinmaine 67,672]

3 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

On the model train forum I'm on, they have a general thread like this one.  To get around the super long thread, they start a new one every month.

That wouldn't be a bad idea as long as the old one was stored for future reference. 

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

I like it to be long, you easely can get to the last page of this tread.

 

If we where to start a new one, the older for sure have to be stored.

[Lee1977 6,673]

If it get to a point it doesn't work. Just start over with PART TWO.

[seuadr 488]

replaced my tail lights with flashing LED tail lights and replaced my headlamps with sealed LED headlamps, the discovered that when i threw my chains on this year i didn't clip the keepers on and an errant chain took out my hydro cooling fan!  so... i guess ordering one of those!

[Jhook 849]

Reinstalled my 50 pound wheel weights that i took off in the fall to use on the loader. Looks much better again. Havent spent any money on this machine in a few months, im thinking about a seat this week since the one on it is pretty bad. 

[Gregor 4,846]

Got my new Jim Kemp stack put on the 656. I have another one sitting here for the C-141 come spring. If I can figure out how to mount them, I will order 2 more for my "other" red tractors.

I also added a lift point to the plow to lift both sides evenly. I swapped the cardboard tube to an all weather plastic fishing rod holder, and added a lift assist bungee cord, so I could add a little more weight. 2 - 5 inches predicted over the next few days, with temps in the double digits above zero ! Some days above freezing.