What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Thor27 770]

On 8/23/2021 at 7:24 PM, 8ntruck said:

Poked around on the new Black Hood arrival a bit today.  Replaced the air filter, added a little Marvel Mystery Oil to the gas.  It runs and drives, but is not ready to go to work.  The to do list on it is getting longer.

 

Since it smokes a little on start up, I was thinking maybe the rings might be struck - especially since it has not run for almost two decades.  I pulled the plugs and put a little MMO in each cylinder, then rolled the engine over a few times.  I'll let that set over night.  

 

I went to add some MMO to the oil, but found the oil level to be over filled per the dip stick.  I drained about a cup and a half out to bring it to the full mark.  Put about an ounce of MMO in the crankcase.  This makes me wonder if the fuel pump is adding gas to the oil...

 

The plan tomorrow is to chase around the electrical system to get it closer to working as it should.  Will probably check the fuel pump, too.

 

Got the laptop back today.  I'll load pictures and start a new thread on this beast.

 

Anybody out there build a new wire harness for their Horse?  I'be found a source for wire, and maybe connectors - assuming Wheel Horse used Packard connectors.

 

Oh, for our records, here is the model and serial number for the new to me horse: Model  01-19KE01 - 24003,  serial 2091.

 

I love the super Cs, please post some pics as you work on it.

 

Sorry, that was the next thread I saw. Great tractor, I am jealous.. 

Edited August 26, 2021 by Thor27

[balconio 606]

Deck triage day. Turns out the spindle bearings are fine, a little noisy but they spin freely and have no play so I'm leaving them alone. IDK if it's possible to over grease these spindles, but when I see a grease zerk and a weep hole I fill till it comes out.

 

The deck tensioner bar was pretty loose and beat up. The slots were a bit egged out and the bolts were worn but the idler was ok. Luckily I had a spare bar, bolts, and those plastic washers and it all went in without issue and is much tighter. So glad my tractors came with multiple boxes of spare parts! I can't wait to mow with it again and see if this smooths it out.

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

46 minutes ago, balconio said:

those plastic washers 

I am in the process of restoring my 48 inch SD deck...wonder how it would work if a guy was to make those plastic washers out of hard nylon like material (on a lathe)

[tom2p 2,394]

42 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

I am in the process of restoring my 48 inch SD deck...wonder how it would work if a guy was to make those plastic washers out of hard nylon like material (on a lathe)

 

I might be mistaken - but I believe the washers are made of a fairly tough plastic ... could be nylon or some nylon in the material (?)

 

[balconio 606]

I never looked at their site before but Toro seems to have pretty incredible parts support for these old decks. At $1.13 apiece plus shipping I might need to buy a couple new bushings...

 

https://www.torodealer.com/en-US/Pages/parts.aspx?Model=78345&Serial=4900001&MybeId=5514&PageId=312662&IllustrationId=303214&CallOut=11&_ga=2.268016398.1017641825.1630023965-1215839170.1630023965#11

[TonyToro 1,058]

No work on WheelHorse today but my son put WheelHorse stuff on his school folder! This is what I truly enjoy about this group. Everyone is willing to help out! Thanks @Vinylguy

[19richie66 17,508]

49 minutes ago, TonyToro said:

No work on WheelHorse today but my son put WheelHorse stuff on his school folder! This is what I truly enjoy about this group. Everyone is willing to help out! Thanks @Vinylguy

 

Coolest kid in school 

Edited August 27, 2021 by 19richie66

[D_Mac 8,623]

1 hour ago, TonyToro said:

No work on WheelHorse today but my son put WheelHorse stuff on his school folder! This is what I truly enjoy about this group. Everyone is willing to help out! Thanks @Vinylguy

Was Staples all out of RED folders ???? Wheel Horse stickers on JD Yellow folder < sigh> well at least it wasnt a green folder. You know I am only teasing !! Nice of Terry to send out the decals.

Edited August 27, 2021 by D_Mac

[AMC RULES 37,132]

This morning I blew apart the most complicated W-H seat known to mankind.

 

 

 

Better bring your A-game because these things come ready to fight.

[ebinmaine 67,657]

42 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

W-H seat

What's the plan for this one Craig? Rebuild?

[WHX?? 48,833]

Best get yer main man a baseball bat @TonyToro. Gonna need it to keep them girls off him they see that folder! Ah the days of back to school shopping 

for my boy! 

 

2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

What's the plan for this one Craig? Rebuild?

Entry in the ungly seat contest is my guess.... 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

50 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

This morning I blew apart the most complicated W-H seat known to mankind.

 

 

 

Better bring your A-game because these things come ready to fight.

I knew you could do it!  You are on the road to a great rebuild experience! 

[Achto 27,609]

Loaded the whole family up (those that run and drive any way) for a weekend vacation at the first Pickett garden tractor show.

 

 

Edited August 27, 2021 by Achto

[8ntruck 7,019]

1 hour ago, AMC RULES said:

This morning I blew apart the most complicated W-H seat known to mankind.

 

 

 

Better bring your A-game because these things come ready to fight.

 

What tractor was that on?  

 

The seat on the C 195 I got last weekend is really crusty.  I am mentally working through the repair or replace decision.  

[peter lena 8,637]

@Tuneup nice looking deck shell there, just an idea, if you are going to rebuild those spindles , use a hi temp , polyurea ,anti sling grease with a 560 deg , flash point , lucas  xtra , heavy duty , walmart  $ 5 , big tube. done that on all my decks , no noisy, whining bearings , no failures , also did the matching bearings in the pto mule drive. thinking if you are that deep in the deck , why not upgrade the repair and make it last ? just my own experience , do what ever you want to do . also rustproof my decks . pete   

[peter lena 8,637]

@balconio, two things on your slider issues , you can probably get a harder  more durable , nylon / Teflon slide make up in the hardware store pull out drawer section , also use a SUPER LUBE AEROSOL LUBRICANT  on those sliders , makes them slide without effort . pete 

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

1 hour ago, Achto said:

Loaded the whole family up (those that run and drive any way) for a weekend vacation at the first Pickett garden tractor show.

 

 

 

Seing that passing by on the highway...    looks mighty

 

No work an the horses today.. 

Got to watch a movie our local tv is broadcasting tonight: "The Strait Story"   (it's the wrong brand ik know).

[Achto 27,609]

19 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said:

"The Strait Story"

 

Kind of a slow movie, but a good story.

[Lee1977 6,673]

18 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

I am in the process of restoring my 48 inch SD deck...wonder how it would work if a guy was to make those plastic washers out of hard nylon like material (on a lathe)

Nylon will work great we made the old double d slides out of nylon had to mill a slot out with them. 

[Thor27 770]

5 hours ago, AMC RULES said:

This morning I blew apart the most complicated W-H seat 

Craig,   Thanks sharing for the pics, having never seen a lse in person it is very cool to see the details of what sets them apart! 

[AMC RULES 37,132]

  I discovered more proof here today...

this poor thing really needs me.  🙈

A fluids change and the removal of the engine tins is scheduled for tomorrow.

 

Edited August 27, 2021 by AMC RULES

[Pullstart 62,916]

6 hours ago, Achto said:

Loaded the whole family up (those that run and drive any way) for a weekend vacation at the first Pickett garden tractor show.

 

 

 

right there is a thing of beauty!  Have fun Dan!

[adsm08 2,079]

On 8/26/2021 at 1:01 AM, 8ntruck said:

  intestering comment on the SD vs RD deck.  I've got one of each and agree that the SD gives a better cut, but the RD really works well with a tow behind sweeper.  I like the RD deck because it does not seem to throw objects as far as the SD deck. 

 

The RD deck is narrower too.  Gets into smaller places and cuts closely on both sides.

 

I prefer the RD decks because the fit better into smaller spaces, with equal clearance on both sides.

 

Also, grass is one of only two things I am allergic to, so not having it flying all over is a plus for me.

[ZXT 2,401]

Did some "light" mowing at the new place with the C-160. Front half of the property wasn't too bad at roughly 14" tall, but most of the back half was at least even with the top of the hood. Didn't come out looking great, nor did I expect it to. It'll take a couple more trimmings before it starts to look right again. 

 

I'm thinking that a RD deck would've been great for this. My initial pass is always going the wrong way so that I can get close to fences. That's typically fine, but when the grass is 3' tall, you wind up essentially having to mow that row again in addition to the row beside it once you turn around. A RD deck doesn't care which direction you go; it just throws it behind you. 

[peter lena 8,637]

@ZXT , just curious ,did you use low range /  hi gear for that cutting ? getting the most efficient pto drive speed and deck speed for that field ?  have  r/d  decks on  my 3 horses , , always get good cut , if your deck is clean and your blades are sharp it always looks good . pete