What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Ifixoldjunk 778]

I finally replaced the rotten Frankenstein deck on my Dixie horse tractor. Scored a nice solid 42 side discharge.

only has one little pin hole, which is a major improvement over the last one.

[Ifixoldjunk 778]

Just now, Ifixoldjunk said:

I finally replaced the rotten Frankenstein deck on my Dixie horse tractor. Scored a nice solid 42 side discharge.

only has one little pin hole, which is a major improvement over the last one.

the franken-deck in question🤮🤮

[ebinmaine 67,565]

2 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

Coincidence?

Speaking of crazy coincidences, we're now on page 503 and I'm reading this at 7:31 PM.  

 

 

That's all I've done for my Wheelhorse today..

[Pullstart 62,905]

17 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Speaking of crazy coincidences, we're now on page 503 and I'm reading this at 7:31 PM.  

 

 

That's all I've done for my Wheelhorse today..

I see where you’re going!  Hey Richie.  Where’s EB going?

[ebinmaine 67,565]

17 minutes ago, pullstart said:

I see where you’re going!  Hey Richie.  Where’s EB going?

This p'tic'lar EB don't even know where he's going so if you find out... Lemme know?

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,596]

50 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Speaking of crazy coincidences, we're now on page 503 and I'm reading this at 7:31 PM.  

 

 

That's all I've done for my Wheelhorse today..

503 + 731 = 1234

 

That ain’t no coincidence…

Could be @ebinmaine is hinting at his numerology-based method of acquiring more ‘s…

 

 

 

[8ntruck 7,014]

I got the Black Hood I picked up yesterday up on all 4 hoofs this evening. I drove it onto the trailer yesterday, but the right front was flat this morning when I pushed it off of the trailer.  Picked up a tube when I returned the rental trailer to the hardware store and installed it after dinner.

 

I used an improvised bead breaker - wheel laying flat on the ground, placed a 2x6 on the sidewall, then drove one wheel on my Ram 1500 up the 2x6.  Popped the bead right off.

 

Good news is that the front hubs were full of grease, and the bearings are in good shape.  Also gave the steering spindles a shot of grease while it was up on the jack.  No excessive play in the steering, either.  Found water inside the tire, though.  Eventually, the wheels will need sandblasting and repainting.

Edited August 23, 2021 by 8ntruck

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

On 8/20/2021 at 12:05 PM, WheelHorse520H said:

I see that, but what I just noticed was we have different heat shields, mine has a cutout for the trunnion.

 

This is from the 520 Operating Manual that lynmorr referenced earlier.  The trunnion pushed up from bottom on the drawing and pin on top.   I will check mine again as maybe the back bolt and nut on right need tightening to align the trunnion better on the plate.  But my PTO worked fine after adjusting the trunnion on the threaded rod.   It does what it suppose to do. 

Edited August 23, 2021 by Lane Ranger

[D_Mac 8,619]

Got the engine in the 875. Needs everything connected. Getting there slowly but surely. Sure hope the engine is a good one !!! Steering gear is on. Carb cleaned and rebuilt. Need to clean the gas tank. Not going to do any touch up painting until I know it runs. Picked up a new battery, air filter, drive belt, transmission filter, gas filter. Got almost as much into filters then I paid for the tractor !!!

[D_Mac 8,619]

I also sent out a hat to Maine this AM. Be on the look out @ebinmaine

[Thor27 767]

Shot some red lastnight.

[squonk 41,138]

1 hour ago, D_Mac said:

Got the engine in the 875. Needs everything connected. Getting there slowly but surely. Sure hope the engine is a good one !!! Steering gear is on. Carb cleaned and rebuilt. Need to clean the gas tank. Not going to do any touch up painting until I know it runs. Picked up a new battery, air filter, drive belt, transmission filter, gas filter. Got almost as much into filters then I paid for the tractor !!!

 

 

 

I got  2 K181 engines here I named Aries and Reliant. So many stupid things have gone wrong they remind me of working on K cars. You just might get that engine running before I get one of these on the test stand!  

[ebinmaine 67,565]

13 minutes ago, squonk said:

I got  2 K181 engines here I named Aries and Reliant. So many stupid things have gone wrong they remind me of working on K cars. You just might get that engine running before I get one of these on the test stand!  

I'm laughing with you. Not at you. I promise. Those names are awesome.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,315]

@squonk just order some Richmond01red motors and I will deliver for a large fee to the BS next year.

[squonk 41,138]

1 hour ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

@squonk just order some Richmond01red motors and I will deliver for a large fee to the BS next year.

I can just see you now eating BBQ in a parking lot! 

[Ed Kennell 38,200]

8 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

 

This is from the 520 Operating Manual that lynmorr referenced earlier.  The trunnion pushed up from bottom on the drawing and pin on top.   I will check mine again as maybe the back bolt and nut on right need tightening to align the trunnion better on the plate.  But my PTO worked fine after adjusting the trunnion on the threaded rod.   It does what it suppose to do. 

I took a few more pics of the PTO engagement trunnion on my tractors.   I have no idea how they were assembled from WH factory as I was not the origonal owner.

 

My '88 520 would work either way.  It just looks better on the top.    I tried the trunnion on the bottom on my 312 and 417.

 

The 417 will  engage but the trinnion is riding on the PTO hoop. 

 

 

 

The 312 will engage, but the trunnion is closer to the  PTO hoop than I like and at a terrible angle with the lever.   To change the position of the trunnion, it is necessary to loosen the bolt in the lever to get enough clearance with the muffler to insert the trunnion on top.  After it is in the hole, there is plenty of clearance with the muffler.

 

 

I will leave all mine on top...they all work there and My logic tells me the rod and trunnion should be supported by the shoulder on the trunnion and not by a hairpin clip.

If some keep the trunnions on the bottom as WH instructs, I recommend putting a washer under the hairpin clip for a bearing surface and to help keep the trunnion square in the lever.

 

   Paul Harvey  "And that's the rest of the story"    

 

Edited August 23, 2021 by Ed Kennell

[Handy Don 12,233]

13 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

My logic tells me the rod and trunnion should be supported by the shoulder on the trunnion and not by a hairpin clip.

 

 

13 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

I recommend putting a washer under the hairpin clip for a bearing surface and to help keep the trunnion square in the lever

[cleat 6,021]

This is one of my 520's

They are all the same.

Trunnion below with a washer and hairpin clip above.

They work great.

 

[slufoot733 70]

Today has been a banner day for me. No long story here, just this. I broke a con rod last December while snowthrowing. Come spring I pulled the engine from my WH D200. It should have been a K532 Kohler but during the teardown I found it was a K582. Whatever.....got the parts, did the rebuild. Today I put gas in the tank and tried her out. What do ya think?

 

Please disregard those scrawny lags 

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2021 by slufoot733

[pfrederi 17,741]

Nice!!!!

[WheelHorse520H 708]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

My logic tells me the rod and trunnion should be supported by the shoulder on the trunnion and not by a hairpin clip.

Mine too, that’s probably what the PO thought when I got mine. I noticed it seems to lock the PTO lever better because it is pulling up on the back of the PTO lever. Rather than pulling the back down and the handle part of the lever back and towards the operating. I can see why one would choose both and I think it is a personal preference as to where the trunnion sits.

 

@slufoot733 quit it!! Your makin’ me jealous!

[D_Mac 8,619]

4 hours ago, squonk said:

I got  2 K181 engines here I named Aries and Reliant. So many stupid things have gone wrong they remind me of working on K cars. You just might get that engine running before I get one of these on the test stand!  

Well I got parts here for you when you need them.

[Tuneup 1,433]

Wheeled the old 520H into the shed. This is a Winter project. Two decks ahead of it. Starting the assembly of the 48SD that was on it but ran out of Loctite! Crap - always something.

 

Neighbor asked for a jump of his MTD so took care of that and he dropped down for a full charging of that Kohler Courage machine which is still charging. We talked tractors and beer so, a good day.

 

 

[squonk 41,138]

1 hour ago, D_Mac said:

Well I got parts here for you when you need them.

I don't want to get them until yours is running

 

[953 nut 55,285]

On 8/22/2021 at 4:41 PM, Andy N. said:

Unfortunately, the ags are too big when the mower deck is on so had to switch back to the turfs.  So it is time to get another  to mow with because the big ag tires look soooooo koooool!