What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Achto 27,601]

2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Gonna make a sissy outa that tractor... putting' her in a rack like that..

 

Grizzly bears hibernate.  Dare ya to walk up  face to face with a grizzly & call him a sissy.

Edited October 26, 2021 by Achto

[WHX?? 48,828]

34 minutes ago, Achto said:

 

It drills like butter. You will not get any curly shavings from the drill bit, only fine dust. Taps just as easy. I only drill for an 1/8" -27 pipe plug, mainly cause I ain't got a 3/8" pipe tap or a hand held drill with a 1/2" chuck. 

 

The 1/8" pipe hole works just fine. I add it to all my .

I got a 1/4  and a 3/8 drill & tap just bring it over here. I also would have just put compressed air in the tranny to blow out the shavings ....and the goo that comes with it..... pics on how that pans out..... yep let's not do it over here .....

[ebinmaine 67,590]

Bear 🐻 here. Somebody called?

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

8 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

Ok. That’s what I was thinking. I have my wife’s 1054 set up without a release arm. I appreciate the info. 

“Frank” has that stuff removed as well 

[Pullstart 62,905]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

@Pullstart you tellin' me WHrat WHrecker needs a nap...???!!! 

 

Gonna make a sissy outa that tractor... putting' her in a rack like that... 

 

Rylee and I had to determine the best performers in snow.  Last winter, we learned that fatties don’t work well in the white stuff… no matter how cool they look!

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

 

Rylee and I had to determine the best performers in snow.  Last winter, we learned that fatties don’t work well in the white stuff… no matter how cool they look!

Well...OK... As long as the brains of the outfit made the decision... 

[Bens vintage tractors 1,542]

Picked up some 26-12-12s for my b-160 build! 

[ebinmaine 67,590]

7 hours ago, Pullstart said:

 

Rylee and I had to determine the best performers in snow.  Last winter, we learned that fatties don’t work well in the white stuff… no matter how cool they look!

I run 23 x 10.50s on Cinnamon Horse. 

Filled. Weighted. Me. 

That's. Heavy.  

 

 

3 hours ago, Bens vintage tractors said:

Picked up some 26-12-12s for my b-160 build! 

 

 

Very cool. 

How will you go about moving the fender to add clearance?

 

[Lee1977 6,664]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I run 23 x 10.50s on Cinnamon Horse. 

Filled. Weighted. Me. 

That's. Heavy.  

 

 

 

Very cool. 

How will you go about moving the fender to add clearance?

 

All depends on what model tractor you have, The 1976 and later models you put a spacer under the fender bracket. then you will need spacers under the seat mounts. 

If you have a clearance problem it will be at the footrest. I had to bend mine for the 25 x 900 x 12 on my 312-8.as the uprights are not bolted to anything.

 

[Gregor 4,846]

30 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

put a spacer under the fender bracket.

Wondering what, if anything, that does to your fuel tank spout.

[Pullstart 62,905]

6 hours ago, Bens vintage tractors said:

Picked up some 26-12-12s for my b-160 build! 

Awesome!

 

“Poppy” my 552 has those, they sure do roll over the big stuff well!

[Lee1977 6,664]

23 minutes ago, Gregor said:

Wondering what, if anything, that does to your fuel tank spout.

By putting it under the fender bracket it raises the fuel tank also. I put a 1/8" across and spacers raising the seat and fuel tan bracket also.

I inch would have cleared, but I also braced my receiver hitch off the top of the transmission I raised 1 3/4".

Edited October 26, 2021 by Lee1977

[kpinnc 12,083]

These are 25s, with no raiser anywhere. So if you do have to add a little spacing, it should in fact be very little.

 

On several of my tractors, I've had to put small (1/2 inch) blocks under the tank at the back under the transmission supports to keep the filler cap up, and that is with no spacing of any kind, just to make filling up easier. 

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

On 12 inch wide, you will most likely hit the fueltank sideways or the brake, spacer will then be needed or making the stock rims wider.

[Pullstart 62,905]

Quick tire change.  One went soft, I pumped it up, next day… flat on the bottom again.

[Shed 248]

I hate when they go flat on the top over night 

[ebinmaine 67,590]

24 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

flat on the bottom

Sooooo??

It's only one small part of the tire. 

 

8 minutes ago, Shed said:

I hate when they go flat on the top over night 

That's WAY worser. 

[Pullstart 62,905]

Didn’t want to jeopardize my plans today… glad to have a spare or 20!

 

 

[Bens vintage tractors 1,542]

8 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Very cool. 

How will you go about moving the fender to add clearance?

 

I usually make some small spacers that just lift the fender up an inch or 2.. I’ve fit 27s on a wheel horse before lol.

[kpinnc 12,083]

2 minutes ago, Bens vintage tractors said:

I usually make some small spacers that just lift the fender up an inch or 2.. I’ve fit 27s on a wheel horse before lol.

 

I can't wait for pics of this machine!

[Bens vintage tractors 1,542]

1 minute ago, kpinnc said:

 

I can't wait for pics of this machine!

 

6 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

you have a clearance problem it will be at the footrest.

1 inch fender lift and bent the foot boards out just a tiny bit to clear 27s

[Bens vintage tractors 1,542]

3 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

On 12 inch wide, you will most likely hit the fueltank sideways or the brake, spacer will then be needed or making the stock rims wider.

I’m putting them on a b series so I don’t have to worry about the tank.. however I do have some spacers kicking around if need be

[Thor27 769]

10 hours ago, Gregor said:

Wondering what, if anything, that does to your fuel tank spout.

I raised my fender 3/4" found out I couldn't get the cap off. I carefully enlarged the hole 1/4 all around with a drum sander.

 

For those that raise the tank and all, what do you do to the rear lift cable?

[Ed Kennell 38,209]

When I raised the fender on my 520, I bolted a 2" PVC cap to the fuel tank cap.

Edited October 29, 2021 by Ed Kennell
added pics

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Put my 42 inch snowblower on my 314 50th Anniversary Wheel Horse hydro tractor with hydro lift today.   This snowblower I bought two years ago and used once on my 314-8.  I think it is a 1985 so maybe 36 years old but I think it just looks like new.  Operates great but I am putting a new belt on it .  
 

This will be my first time using a hydro in winter so I hear you have to warm up tractor some in cold weather to get transmission fluid warmed and flowing good.

 

I would like to hear any tips you folks that use a snowblower on a Wheel Horse hydro might have as this will be my first time!   I used my old 1967 Lawn Ranger with snowblower for years but I sold her in 2020.  Lots of old videos on here using that equipment.   It was always fun!