sparkie333 265 #9001 Posted January 31, 2021 3 hours ago, twiisted71 said: I finally had enough of wires breaking Great job there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
76c12091520h 3,623 #9002 Posted January 31, 2021 Finished up the seat for the 854 today, I think it "panned" out pretty well.....nice and sturdy, doesn't flex, no more cracks, spot welds look like the factory put them there. 3 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkie333 265 #9003 Posted January 31, 2021 1 minute ago, 76c12091520h said: Finished up the seat for the 854 today, I think it "panned" out pretty well.....nice and sturdy, doesn't flex, no more cracks, spot welds look like the factory put them there. Man you did a better job than the factory. You do great work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haydendavid380 759 #9004 Posted January 31, 2021 52 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Okay, so today I finally painted the center of my 520H hubcaps...an idea I stole from @WVHillbilly520H... That looks great! 3 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #9005 Posted January 31, 2021 35 minutes ago, JohnD said: What brand and model are those tires? They are BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A's 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #9006 Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: Okay, so today I finally painted the center of my 520H hubcaps...an idea I stole from @WVHillbilly520H... Tim, they turned out rather sharp. I still have a rusty rear pair, now if I could find a pair of rough 8" and the shiny/chrome powder I would do a second set. Edited January 31, 2021 by WVHillbilly520H 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #9007 Posted January 31, 2021 30 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said: Tim, they turned out rather sharp. I still have a rusty rear pair, now if I could find a pair of rough 8" and the shiny/chrome powder in would do a second set. Thanks Jeff...definitely look good enough for "my old tractor"... was on the fence about putting them on since I really like the look of wheels/ rims only, but since 1. They are factory (almost) 2. I went to the trouble to redo. I will be installing them I plan on making a "dot" on each wheel at a hub cap clip...then if I have to remove hub cap, I'll put them back on in the same place...if I have to possibly scratch new powder coat, I'll keep the scratches in one spot 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twiisted71 50 #9008 Posted January 31, 2021 2 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Nice work. Oddly enough I find wiring tractors to be quite relaxing. Yeah, wasn't bad once I figured out all the past 40 years of owner snips, splices, and hacks. AND how to just do away with that rat's nest tied into the PTO lever!!! I now even have a working amp gauge and can easily add a set of lights if the mood strikes since I ran a fused wire to the dash switch all ready to go. I have an insanely loud fire boat horn I'm te,pted to install for shitzngiggles. Its stainless steel with a metal diaphragm kind of like a speaker uses. It is beyond obnoxious! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
76c12091520h 3,623 #9009 Posted January 31, 2021 8 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Thanks Jeff...definitely look good enough for "my old tractor"... was on the fence about putting them on since I really like the look of wheels/ rims only, but since 1. They are factory (almost) 2. I went to the trouble to redo. I will be installing them I plan on making a "dot" on each wheel at a hub cap clip...then if I have to remove hub cap, I'll put them back on in the same place...if I have to possibly scratch new powder coat, I'll keep the scratches in one spot Something you might want to try: remove the clips and replace them with a section of rubber fuel/vacuum hose that you split length wise (like door edge guard) . Holds the caps on pretty well without chewing up the wheels. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeninCT 451 #9010 Posted January 31, 2021 Forked some stuff with my new contraption lol! OK “implement/attachment” 6 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro 1,056 #9011 Posted January 31, 2021 We took wheels weights off the Craftman and put them on my sons snow blowing machine. Hopefully now it has some more grip. Now I have to get WheelHorse stickers for the weights. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeninCT 451 #9012 Posted January 31, 2021 @haydendavid380 that paint work looks like it should have been there from the factory. What do you use to do it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
76c12091520h 3,623 #9013 Posted January 31, 2021 Finished up a little bit of work on the 854 that I planned on doing last year at this time; powder coated all 4 wheels, cleaned and detailed all 4 original like new tires, repaired and refinished the seat pan and add a fresh cover, repaired and did a "quickie" paint job on the butchered up hood (old light holes and missing mount tab at the bottom) and belt cover(hole worn thru the bottom) , added some fresh decals, and replaced the drive belt with a vintage but fresh NOS 9691. This machine unfortunately had a quickie spray can paint job at least 30 years ago and doesn't even come close to matching the original untouched red hiding under the hood and other areas. It's good enough for now so I can play with it a little bit before it gets a full nut and bolt restoration in about 2 years. 5 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jhook 849 #9014 Posted January 31, 2021 Well ive been gone just shy of 2 weeks, between work being busy, loader being sold, and looking for a truck, i havent had time to check in. And with all my toy money aside for a truck theres not much i can do to my wheel horse in the meantime, but finally after about a month and a half looking i got the new horse hauler home today. Drove it 100 miles home with no issues loving it so far 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #9015 Posted January 31, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jhook said: Well ive been gone just shy of 2 weeks, between work being busy, loader being sold, and looking for a truck, i havent had time to check in. And with all my toy money aside for a truck theres not much i can do to my wheel horse in the meantime, but finally after about a month and a half looking i got the new horse hauler home today. Drove it 100 miles home with no issues loving it so far That's a nice hauler !... gonna use ramps to load ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jhook 849 #9016 Posted February 1, 2021 52 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: That's a nice hauler !... gonna use ramps to load ? Would like to be able to use the bed sides as ramps, not sure yet though havent though about it too much. Gotta go thru the whole thing with new fluids and register it next week before anything else. Thinking about a winch to pull dead machines up too 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #9017 Posted February 1, 2021 I think that flatbed will be more versatile than a pick up...is it a dump bed ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jhook 849 #9018 Posted February 1, 2021 43 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: I think that flatbed will be more versatile than a pick up...is it a dump bed ? No just a flatbed. Its a cadet brand model "western" seems like a really nice bed. Pretty happy with the setup 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #9019 Posted February 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Jhook said: Well ive been gone just shy of 2 weeks, between work being busy, loader being sold, and looking for a truck, i havent had time to check in. And with all my toy money aside for a truck theres not much i can do to my wheel horse in the meantime, but finally after about a month and a half looking i got the new horse hauler home today. Drove it 100 miles home with no issues loving it so far Nice lookin 'ol truck. Hopefully its a 7.3 and not a 6.0! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Thunder Channel 178 #9020 Posted February 1, 2021 They are round and not flat!!! Played in the snow a little today. 5 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,605 #9021 Posted February 1, 2021 Just like a little kid.... Hey wanna take stuff apart? YEAH!! 8 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeninCT 451 #9022 Posted February 1, 2021 Plowed with the 310 this morning for the first time really and was impressed with the pushing power and strength of the plow blade itself. Still lots to learn but I did try an old trick from my off roading days. Got stuck with front tires in the snow and tractor not developing enough traction to reverse so just one tire is spinning which happened to be the left which has the brake band on it. So just leave it in reverse with that wheel spinning and push the brake pretty hard which slows that spinning wheel and forces the torque to the other tire which has more traction and boom I was out! Cant be great to be braking hard in reverse on a band brake but it works. Going to add what weight I have to the tractor for the next round or 3 of plowing and maybe the tire chains if need be but hoping to avoid scratching my new asphalt.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,605 #9023 Posted February 1, 2021 35 minutes ago, BeninCT said: Plowed with the 310 this morning for the first time really and was impressed with the pushing power and strength of the plow blade itself. Still lots to learn but I did try an old trick from my off roading days. Got stuck with front tires in the snow and tractor not developing enough traction to reverse so just one tire is spinning which happened to be the left which has the brake band on it. So just leave it in reverse with that wheel spinning and push the brake pretty hard which slows that spinning wheel and forces the torque to the other tire which has more traction and boom I was out! Cant be great to be braking hard in reverse on a band brake but it works. Going to add what weight I have to the tractor for the next round or 3 of plowing and maybe the tire chains if need be but hoping to avoid scratching my new asphalt.. Weight. Weight. WEIGHT. And more .... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,308 #9024 Posted February 1, 2021 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Just like a little kid.... Hey wanna take stuff apart? YEAH!! So what is going on here? I see a sub-frame for a loader and maybe drawings being made? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,605 #9025 Posted February 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, lynnmor said: So what is going on here? I see a sub-frame for a loader and maybe drawings being made? You're correct about the subframe for the loader. That's being used on Colossus. She does look like she's drawing but she's actually contemplating taking apart two different old three-piece transmissions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
