What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ebinmaine 67,486]

4 minutes ago, Daron1965 said:

Eric,  how did the patient do during the surgery?   

well, I got in there looking around and I realized that the only one that needed to be replaced was the one behind the brake drum. It was absolutely filthy.

The pulley was slinging oil everywhere.

Covered with who knows how many years of dust and gear oil and dirt and ...

stuff.

So I replaced that one and cleaned up the brake and put everything back together.

Seems happy so far and the brake Works a little bit better.

 

[cleat 5,957]

Yes, those drum brakes really need to be latched tight to hold well.

 

But covered in oil really can't help.

 

Good job, Cleat

[ebinmaine 67,486]

So here's where we're at with the 1267 for the night. The oil is draining out. Air filter will need to be replaced. The PTO and lever assembly has been removed because I will have no implements to drive.

I pulled the gas tank out and all the wiring out and vacuumed out a rodents nest.

Ignition switch will be replaced with a 5 post later model.

Replaced the seat with the one from the mini farm tractor project.

 

 

[Daron1965 644]

Sounds like you had a very productive day.  I stayed home, indoors,  out of the cold wet weather. 

[ebinmaine 67,486]

My honey took a few minutes today to clean up the wheels that were on the farm tractor hand-built custom project. I had taken those off to swap the ags on to it so I could roll it around. I used my HF manual tire changer to remove the junk tires and then she cleaned them all up and sprayed the two outsides Navajo white.

These will have a set of 23 x 10.5 turfs with chains and be mounted on to the 1267.

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,486]

3 minutes ago, Daron1965 said:

Sounds like you had a very productive day.  I stayed home, indoors,  out of the cold wet weather. 

Also got some done on the c-160 Resto modification project

[WHX?? 48,815]

16 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Ignition switch will be replaced with a 5 post later model

You do realize you will have to go with a starter solenoid right EB?

[ebinmaine 67,486]

8 minutes ago, WHX20 said:

You do realize you will have to go with a starter solenoid right EB?

Yepp Yepp.

Already borrowed one from a C81.

[ebinmaine 67,486]

9 minutes ago, WHX20 said:

You do realize you will have to go with a starter solenoid right EB?

Also...

Should this rig have a voltage regulator of some sort??

[pfrederi 17,739]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Also...

Should this rig have a voltage regulator of some sort??

 

 

Yes you need a saddle mount regulator.

 

 

[WHX?? 48,815]

No the SG reg will work just fine . I believe Richard @953 nut has a nifty wiring diagram for doing that conversion. My 1067 had this done by a PO years ago so I just left it as is when I restoed her and it works good.

BTW those original 70 amp switches are still available and fairly cheap if you want to stay original. Some pics of my conversion. Custom made battery cables courtesy of  @Achto 

Edited September 10, 2018 by WHX20

[pfrederi 17,739]

I didn't see a regulator on the genny in his picture....

[WHX?? 48,815]

1 minute ago, pfrederi said:

I didn't see a regulator on the genny in his picture....

Good eye Paul I missed that...

[WHX?? 48,815]

By the way Dan @Achto that Gen light on at the last show was due to a loose connection on the back SG post. Star washers weren't enough to keep it tight.

[Achto 27,571]

2 minutes ago, WHX20 said:

Gen light on at the last show was due to a loose connection on the back SG post. Star washers weren't enough to keep it tight.

 

Easy fix then.

[WHX?? 48,815]

1 minute ago, Achto said:

 

Easy fix then.

Yepp Yepp... let us know if you need that reg  EB got a  to some dandies...

[ebinmaine 67,486]

30 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

I didn't see a regulator on the genny in his picture....

You are correct Paul ....for some reason there is no regulator on this tractor.

The starter generator on this tractor is a different, darker color. Perhaps wherever it came from there was a regulator mounted remotely and it was just never installed.

14 minutes ago, WHX20 said:

Yepp Yepp... let us know if you need that reg  EB got a  to some dandies...

 

Should be all set Jim but thank you.

Not looking to stay original on this particular tractor and having that much amperage go through an ignition switch has always kind of bugged me.

 

I'm pretty sure I have at least one or two of those Regulators around from that big auction pile.

I'll take a look at those diagrams from @953 nut. I'm pretty sure I saved them in my email somewhere.

 

@Achto

if you could do me and probably several others a huge tremendous and also large favor.

I was just thinking yesterday that one of the skills I need to pick up with working on these tractors and other things is to be able to build a battery cable. I don't know if I have the tools or whatever but I need to learn how to install the lug ends appropriately.

I've learned how to do the ignition wires thanks to @squonk 

And I've figured out how to make a nice watertight harness with a good quality crimper that I picked up because of somebody on this website. I forget who. My apologies to whoever that was.

 

 

Next skill to learn... Great battery cables.

 

How's about a short tutorial and what kind of crimper do I need?

 

 

[WHX?? 48,815]

I dunno if Dan @Achto willing to give up his secrets EB....... or his employer who has the stuff to have them made professionally..... hey wasn't ther a president who once said walk softly and carry a big lunch bucket?!?!?!? 

Edited September 11, 2018 by WHX20

[ebinmaine 67,486]

12 minutes ago, WHX20 said:

walk softly and carry a big lunch bucket

Jim I'm not sure that's exactly what was said...

[953 nut 55,224]

7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I'll take a look at those diagrams from @953 nut. I'm pretty sure I saved them in my email somewhere.

Here they are.

 

[WHX?? 48,815]

My bad ...bit of American history here EB ...in 1900 Theodore Roosevelt said SPEAK softly and carry a big lunch bucket ....errr big stick!  I had to  it! 

Edited September 11, 2018 by WHX20

[Achto 27,571]

10 hours ago, WHX20 said:

hey wasn't ther a president who once said walk softly and carry a big lunch bucket?!?!?!? 

 

Now Jim @WHX20 , employee theft is not nice.   Having permission to use a nice Panduit cordless crimper with 6tons of pressure is quite nice though.  The cable ends are fairly cheap, the tool to crimp them is not so cheap.

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

On 9/10/2018 at 8:47 PM, WHX20 said:

My bad ...bit of American history here EB ...in 1900 Theodore Roosevelt said SPEAK softly and carry a big lunch bucket ....errr big stick!  I had to  it! 

And that big stick would be a .405 Winchester ,Teddy's "Big Medicine" 🤕

[ebinmaine 67,486]

1 hour ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

And that big stick would be a .405 Winchester ,Teddy's "Big Medicine" 🤕

when I went out to North Dakota with my honey a couple years ago we saw some of his "medicinal sticks". I'm not really into those things in general but I do appreciate them as machines. They were very impressive. Handmade stuff.

[WHX?? 48,815]

Got these Suburban rims ready for assembly.