What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[WheelPuke 77]

@peter lena, no I haven’t done any of that yet. I’ll take on some of that list Sunday. My weekend plans fizzled out so I’ll have more time to put into the tractor. The only thing I see being slightly delayed is the shifter boot if it isn’t a commonly found replacement. Might be delayed a day of two the most on the boot once I find a source. The original one has a tear in it and is starting to crack.
 

The rest of that should not take me very long at all. I’ll probably start looking into the parking brake light issue as well. Fortunately I have the tractor manual, engine manual and deck manual too. I even have an A, B, C series manual but I think that isn’t for any of the equipment I have. 

[Snoopy11 5,714]

Made a bumper for the L-157...

 

Don

[peter lena 8,620]

@WheelPuke those shifter boots are all over the net , as well as on this site ,  always have a spare for my 3 horses , pete

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

Had a friend move to a new place on a couple acres, the back ditch needed some major attention so we put the 312 on it!  Took 3 passes as it was worked down but came out good.  He's now wanting a horse of his own...

 

 

 

[WheelHorse520H 708]

1 hour ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

He's now wanting a horse of his own...

Can’t blame the guy, I want more than just one of my own!

@Snoopy11 that’s a very nice looking machine you’ve got there. I love the shine.

Edited June 26, 2021 by WheelHorse520H

[D_Mac 8,610]

Picked these up today. Deck for either the 857 or the 1075. It's missing a blade and the rear wheel. It's been patched. The bottom plow I have no information or knowledge of them. Any input I would like to hear. I got them cheap enough.

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

That plow looks good D_Mac.  Looks like it's the slot hitch version? 

[Snoopy11 5,714]

10 hours ago, WheelHorse520H said:

Can’t blame the guy, I want more than just one of my own!

@Snoopy11 that’s a very nice looking machine you’ve got there. I love the shine.

Thanks man, yeah, I really love it too!

 

Don

[D_Mac 8,610]

6 hours ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

That plow looks good D_Mac.  Looks like it's the slot hitch version? 

Yes, fits slot hitch. Not sure if I will ever use it but I couldn't leave it. I went to get the deck, the plow was a bonus.

[peter lena 8,620]

@OutdoorEnvy, nice finish on that cut, I always walk a or verify what I am planning to cut , also use my low range gearing , to help on the pto drive and deck speed , clean out deck after word . your paint finish is asking you for an oil lubrication rub down , MARVEL MYSTERY OIL , or similar aerosol on a clean cloth will quickly , feed the paint , cut thru the grunge  and give it  life. do that a couple of times  , to show the paint shine , (   if you want to ) . brought back a lot of w/h paint with that easy paint feed . just my own experience , pete

[D_Mac 8,610]

Having a little trouble finding replacement blades for that deck.

[pfrederi 17,734]

You will need to straighten the deck hanger frame or your PTO idler bearing will not last long.  also deck may hit your rear tire...

[squonk 41,081]

On 6/23/2021 at 4:19 PM, AMC RULES said:

Mounted up my Senior's newly restored steering wheel.  👍👍

A few of the befores here...

 

 

 

Did you do that Craig? I was going to ask you about it and forgot. Elvis could use a wheel resto! 

[8ntruck 6,998]

It finally stopped raining long enough to mow the lawn - well, most of it.  I got into some heavier grass in my neighbor's lot next door (if it needs mowing when I have the Horse out, I go ahead and do it) and the deck was not cutting well.  Stopped, backed up,  start forward again, cut OK for a few feet, then nothing.  Blades still turning, but the PTO was visibly slower than it should be.  PTO belt properly tensioned.  Blades were sharpened two mowings ago.

 

I think my PTO clutch lining is worn out.  The lining is about 1/8" thick, and the tension adjustment is all used up.  I'm disappointed!  The clutch lining only lasted 48 years .  Seems like a new lining is 3/16" or 1/4" thick.

 

Guess what I'll be shopping for this week.

[ebinmaine 67,457]

2 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

lining is about 1/8" thick, and the tension adjustment is all used up.  I'm disappointed!  The clutch lining only lasted 48 years

Seems like I'd wanna use more of that....

Check linkage for bending or extra wear?

 

48 years ain't too bad I s'pose

[8ntruck 6,998]

18 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Seems like I'd wanna use more of that....

Check linkage for bending or extra wear?

 

48 years ain't too bad I s'pose

Got to get the bell pulled off to see if there are rivets or not.

 

The linkage is straight, but the linkage trunion is kind of loose in the bellcrank.  Was going to look for an oilite bushing next time I'm at the hardware store to tighten that up.

[8ntruck 6,998]

Got the PTO bell and clutch pulled tonight after dinner.  The rivet heads are about .015" to .020" (calibrated finger tip measurement) below the facing.  Time to replace the facing.  The local hardware store services lawn equipment.  They often have Wheel Horses in the service queue, so I'll see if I can order a clutch facing through them.  Might not be the cheapest source, but doing so will help keep a good local resource in business.

 

I figure I will end up glueing the new facing onto the plate.  Any suggestions for a glie to use?

 

The clutch plate on the bell shows about .010" of wear.  Worth resurfacing, or use as is?  I'm leaning towards use as is.

 

The triangular clutch lever has worn holes where the hoop and engagement rod pivot.  I'll bush those for sure.

 

While I had that side of the tractor partially apart I decided to dig a little deeper.  I pulled the right hand foot rest and drive belt guard to look for the source of a rattle that  sounds like maybe the idler pulley.  However, the idler pulley is fine.  The input pulley on the transmission was loose on the shaft, chunking back and forth on the shaft.  The input shaft has end some end play, but no radial play, so the bearing on the input side is good.  I'll clean things up, and add a second set screw on top of the set screw holding the input pulley on to help keep things tight.

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

3 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

an oilite bushing

What kind of bushing is that ?

[8ntruck 6,998]

15 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

What kind of bushing is that ?

It is a sintered bronze bearing impregnated with oil, so it is pretty much self lubricating.  A drop of oil every now and then won't hurt though.  

[OldWorkHorse 3,045]

Finished up the mounting braket for the air intake on the 1257Heavy so that's done now. 

[OldWorkHorse 3,045]

Working on getting some stuff hooked up starting with the lights. They are 4 inch LEDS with running orange lights or the orange lights can be a flashing hazard light. Thinking pretty cool. Might need to install these in the back of my 314-8 for reverse lights with hazards for snowblowing. 

[8ntruck 6,998]

Found my PTO clutch problem today while I was cleaning up the bell.  I saw that one ear was missing on the outside C clip that holds the stub shaft that the clutch hoop pushes on.  On closer look, there was a bunch of end play in that stub shaft.  The reason for that was the C clip was not seated in the retaining groove in the stub shaft.  Its effect was that I lost about 1/8" of clutch engagement travel.  That 'slpains a bunch!

 

On the up side today, I discovered that the local hardware store that is my "if they don't have it, it does not exist" hardware  store is also the local Toro dealer.  They had a new clutch plate in stock.  I bought one.  After this evening's discovery, it will be put on the shelf as anti PTO clutch failure insurance.

 

Back to the hardware store for the proper C clip tomorrow.

 

For what it is worth, the clutch lining thickness on a new clutch plate assembly is .138".

Edited June 29, 2021 by 8ntruck

[ranger 1,750]

5 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

 

 

5 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

  They had a new clutch plate in stock.  I bought one.  After this evening's discovery, it will be put on the shelf as anti PTO clutch failure insurance.

 

 

Many people consider “Insurance” an unnecessary expense, but I’ve found over the years the best way to ensure reliability of any item, (other than regular maintenance) is to have a “spare” on the shelf. Also depending upon the item in question, it’s value may have actually increased when it’s finally moved on to a new home/shelf.

[ebinmaine 67,457]

2 minutes ago, ranger said:

 

Many people consider “Insurance” an unnecessary expense, but I’ve found over the years the best way to ensure reliability of any item, (other than regular maintenance) is to have a “spare” on the shelf. Also depending upon the item in question, it’s value may have actually increased when it’s finally moved on to a new home/shelf.

 

 

This theory was infallibly proven over the past weekend's camping trip. 

 

Started to rain lightly. 

Ponchos installed. 

Rain stopped.  

Ponchos removed. 

Started to rain ...

Had ponchos stayed in place it would have been guaranteed dry weather. 

 

[ranger 1,750]

I wonder if the idea of “insurance” first surfaced during the “Caveman” era, and it was found that, If you kept a “deep frozen” Mammoth, (as a “Spare”) tucked away in a nearby glacier, you were always guaranteed a plentiful supply of fresh game. I suppose its the same with money, it always seems harder to get more if you don’t have much, than it does if you have lots already!