Pullstart 62,836 #4076 Posted February 28, 2020 @pkerot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4077 Posted February 28, 2020 Thanks Rob. Here it is, dirty and faded 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,191 #4078 Posted February 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, pkerot said: Here it is, dirty and faded Looks a lot better than many I have bought. If you use some WD-40 and "0000 Steel Wool" you can bring back the color while preserving thaq patina. If you have any specific questions please start a new thread on here and you will get lots of help. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,431 #4079 Posted February 29, 2020 @pkerot Not bad at all.... Like @953 nut Richard stated that'll clean up quite well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4080 Posted February 29, 2020 Thanks guys. Theres a few places where patches of paint are gone and its rusty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPEisenhower 535 #4081 Posted February 29, 2020 Might have been a dreary day but.... another free find from estate clean out. Pulled out of a collapsed lean-to. Not dented but surface rust... Motor was covered with about 50 plastic Wal-Monopoly bags and turns over. Was told it was parked in 1985 and ran/operated good but too old for use. Never use those words in the same breath or sentence.... 1969 Charger 12. Does the phrase "Never look a gift Horse in the mouth" apply? Shameful how people overlook the good.... 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4082 Posted February 29, 2020 BPE Yours looks a lot like mine except you have air in your tires :) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPEisenhower 535 #4083 Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, pkerot said: BPE Yours looks a lot like mine except you have air in your tires I can't believe they actually hold air. Wasn't off the beads...but might as soon as I go to drive for first time. No idea how I am keeping it either. Definitely a bath but unsure if it keeps it work clothes on, or steel wool and linseed or repaint. Either way, I'm happy running or not 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,535 #4084 Posted February 29, 2020 Took advantage of the sunshine today... Flipped the wear bar on the plow and yikes! None too soon... Wee bit close to the bolts... Replaced all 5 bolts with stainless. 3 of the 5 were rusted beyond use so vice grips and a torch were quick and effective... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #4085 Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Took advantage of the sunshine today... Flipped the wear bar on the plow and yikes! None too soon... Wee bit close to the bolts... Replaced all 5 bolts with stainless. 3 of the 5 were rusted beyond use so vice grips and a torch were quick and effective... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #4086 Posted February 29, 2020 Got my 855 out today after not running for four months. Little gas and a fresh battery Ahhhh!! Music to my ears!! IMG_7627.MOV 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPEisenhower 535 #4087 Posted February 29, 2020 WorkHorse 1848 saved from scrap.... Has not run in 10 years. Deck is solid but no belt guards. 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy N. 2,142 #4088 Posted March 1, 2020 I leave tomorrow for a week of training and the wife saw next week's forecast with 4 scheduled days above 50 degrees so she asked me to unburry her Miata from winter storage so she could drive it those days. I took the Miata for drive around the block and the WH's for a drive around the yard. Beautiful day for both. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro 1,049 #4089 Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 3:55 PM, pkerot said: I've never had a wheel horse before but I got a 1981 gt2500 today. Front tires wont hold air. I'm going to take the bowl off of the carburetor and squirt diesel down the sparkplug hole and see if it will spin over and start. I'm happy to find this forum so I can learn about the wheel horse. Welcome! And the addiction begins... 🤣 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4090 Posted March 1, 2020 I found the ID tag today 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4091 Posted March 1, 2020 Tony and pullstart, thank you for the welcome. I replaced the starter solenoid today and I dont know how you guys get to those bolts but I added access holes 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #4092 Posted March 1, 2020 13 hours ago, pkerot said: You do know once you get a horse, there is no known cure. I replaced the starter solenoid today and I dont know how you guys get to those bolts but I added access holes For anything fastened there, it's usual to remove the plate with whatever still in position. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4093 Posted March 1, 2020 I didnt want to remove the plate, When I saw this wheelhorse advertised, I knew I had to have it but I dont know why I felt like that. Why do you guys like these? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #4094 Posted March 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, pkerot said: Why do you guys like these? Errr! Good question. If you find out let me know. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,836 #4095 Posted March 1, 2020 Because they’re so simple... yet so tough, yet so versatile! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,535 #4096 Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Stormin said: Errr! Good question. If you find out let me know. 8 minutes ago, pullstart said: Because they’re so simple... yet so tough, yet so versatile! And they’re red...and they’re widely available in still running condition after 40, 50, 60 years... still plenty of parts out there... plenty of nice WH junkies on this site who will answer questions (correctly) and politely... and did I mention they’re red? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,431 #4097 Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, pkerot said: Why do you guys like these? I was put to Wheelhorse 3 or 4 years ago by a trusted small engine repair shop. One of the techs is a former Toro dealer employee. Trina and I needed a tractor that was physically heavier weight for towing loads of rocks for stone walls. We now have 4 running, 3 in project stage. Wheelhorse is reliable, easy to maintain and repair, bull strong. Lots of implements if you desire them. We've done frame off restorations on 2. Mechanical restorations on 3. Other brands are interesting to look at. None are as simple and practical. Ours are built to work hard and we need them to be just so. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #4098 Posted March 1, 2020 Attached the 48 inch deck to my 414 today hit all the grease zerks and had to replace the drive belt for the deck as well. Ready for the mowing season. Still way too muddy around the property and more rain is on the way for next week. Up to 3 inches in two days. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkerot 73 #4099 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Some websites say the GT2500 has 6 speeds, other websites say it has 8. This is what I have. low and high times 3=6? Edited March 3, 2020 by pkerot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,431 #4100 Posted March 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, pkerot said: Some websites say the GT2500 has 6 speeds, other websites say it has 8. This is what I have. low and high times 3=6? It's an 8. Wheelhorse used 2 different hi/lo transmissions over the years. The 6 speed was used from 67 to 69 or 70. From then on they were very similar but not identical. The brake shaft location is different. They were marketed as 8 speeds from that point until production ceased. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
