19richie66 17,508 #2001 Posted March 21, 2019 Last hub I did took a puller, lots of heat, blaster, breaker bar with a large extension pipe and a 40” pry bar to keep it from wanting to turn. I won in the end.💪 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,590 #2002 Posted March 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: Last hub I did took a puller, lots of heat, blaster, breaker bar with a large extension pipe and a 40” pry bar to keep it from wanting to turn. I won in the end.💪 Yepp That pretty much precisely describes what we had to do on one side of Trina's 867. I ended up breaking one of them even though I was using the five Bolt old Hub puller method. It took almost no tension at all so odds are good it was already cracked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #2003 Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) The reason the other hub came off easily was the keyway in the hub was in bad shape as was the axle keyway. Since is a rainy miserable day I have been making a brass woodruff key. Actually found a piece of brass stock in metal pile no idea where it came from. See if i can weld then grind as well As ED Kennell when he did this. Edited March 21, 2019 by pfrederi 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #2004 Posted March 21, 2019 You got this Paul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #2005 Posted March 21, 2019 Working it! Or I’m getting worked over..... something like that 2 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,826 #2006 Posted March 21, 2019 Nice when they start earning their keep! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #2007 Posted March 21, 2019 pullstart , relating to your fuel priming problem , i picked up 3 of those aluminum fuel check valves for my horses, no more fuel pumping problems , amazon 12 $, free shipping. laneranger , love the aluminum trailer, we go out west to drive, with the related aircraft industry out there , they make everything in aluminum , neat stuff , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge 3,463 #2008 Posted March 22, 2019 If those hubs don't come off easily - I just skip all the bs and go straight for the acetylene torch, large tip, bearing splitter and the big puller. I refuse to be beaten by an old, rusty piece of iron. Changed the oil in both the 16 Auto and the D-180 yesterday in preparation for the big spring cleanup job. The TSC store nearby is becoming more useless by the day - they are completely out of the good Kohler SAE 30 engine oil. I ended up stopping at the local Deere dealer and got a few quarts of their CF rated Torq-Gard motor oil. Rated for CF, SH, SJ use from what I can gather on it. As often as I change the oil in the D, its good enough for now. Plan to order at least 3 cases of the Kohler flavor when I get out to work this summer. Sarge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #2009 Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) Got off work late last night but still managed to get the trans oil and filter changed on the C120. I love having this extra hour of light in the evenings. Next will be pulling and sharpening the deck blades so that it'll be ready when the grass gets tall enough to mow here in a week or so. The transmission does feel stronger now. It had a Fram PH8A filter on it, which had a bypass valve - definitely not a good thing. Here's a picture after i got done... A bad picture, but a picture nonetheless Edited March 22, 2019 by ZXT 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #2010 Posted March 22, 2019 Certainly not perfect missed a tiny bit at one end but it is nice an tight. Had to sand just a bit off the new key it sat a little proud. I have a bucket with several axles with messed up keyways. The brass key didn't seem to be affected so I can reuse it...at least for the older axles that used the #15 key. May ave to look into the broach set mentioned as I have a bunch of messed up hubs. Now I have to weld up the parking pawl and put in a new spring as you can see the original is heavily grooved (but it worked OK) 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #2011 Posted March 22, 2019 Super save Paul. Any comments, tips, or time it took to hand work the axle to fit the hub? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #2012 Posted March 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Super save Paul. Any comments, tips, or time it took to hand work the axle to fit the hub? The hub has to fit on??? Actually i did it all in less than an hour. Ground off the weld first with angle grinder then an emery disk on my drill. You could see the high spots because there would be a shadow of grit next to it. Then switched to strips of emery cloth. Used the old needle bearing to test clearance. One issue I could see on a badly worn axle would be keeping the brass key exactly perpendicular to the axle. I used a c clamp to hold my brass key in for welding. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #2013 Posted March 22, 2019 Excellent, Sounds familiar. After the grinder and flap wheel got me close, I used the Dykem and hub to locate the high spots and worked them down with a file. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LengerichKA88 1,883 #2014 Posted March 23, 2019 I had to shuffle some things around, so we had them out. Took little miss for a ride. Parked them and have let them sit out most of the day and I was amazed how many people slowed down to look as they drove by 😂. I was sitting here smoking and thought the lighting was good for a photo shoot, even though they aren’t the most photogenic. 3 5 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #2015 Posted March 24, 2019 Nothing to the tractor but I did get this packed up for a trip to NC 👍 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPEisenhower 535 #2016 Posted March 24, 2019 Thank you so much for the help Sarge and pfrederi!! Waiting for an oil pressure gauge and a hole saw to mount in the dash but got the charging issue solved. Every grounding point was cleaned and dielectric grease applied. Did not realize that the key switch is just as important until I seen one terminal was rusty. After using a Dremel and brass wire wheel, more grease, it showed charge immediately!! Next project is oil pressure gauge, install oil filter and figure out how to get the deck to raise higher. Can't wait to get this done and hopefully make a show or 2 this year. Keep all you Horse fans posted! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,578 #2017 Posted March 24, 2019 6 hours ago, LengerichKA88 said: I was amazed how many people slowed down to look as they drove by the neighbors drive by when I have my heard out and shake their heads and think who's the fool that lives there and has so many little red tractors eric j 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,590 #2018 Posted March 24, 2019 7 hours ago, ericj said: the neighbors drive by when I have my heard out and shake their heads and think who's the fool that lives there and has so many little red tractors eric j Some of them are shaking their heads on the way home from the junkyard after dropping off the box store mower thinking I wish I had one o those..... 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #2019 Posted March 24, 2019 pullstart , relating to your fuel priming problem , i picked up 3 of those aluminum fuel check valves for my horses, no more fuel pumping problems , amazon 12 $, free shipping. laneranger , love the aluminum trailer, we go out west to drive, with the related aircraft industry out there , they make everything in aluminum , neat stuff , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #2020 Posted March 24, 2019 lengerichka88, as you are aware, today's " yard tractors " are total junk, people simply cannot relate to something made with steel and designed to last. keeping these tractors alive is the way to go. i have a couple of cul de sac,s housing up the road, i often use them for , longer road testing my horses. i do this when everyone has gone to work , giving me empty roads all the way. i too get the stares and questions , like what is that thing? another benefit of a longer road test, is that my horses , transform into a much easier running unit. i always take the time to use all my gearing on an empty road, allowing the oil to heat up and giving you the opportunity to change heated gear oil. thanks for the pictures, pete 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #2021 Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Got out today and Started to clean up the yard after a snowless winter! 70 wonderful degress! Of course I had to give her a bath after. Edited March 24, 2019 by The Tool Crib 3 8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro 1,054 #2022 Posted March 24, 2019 Did some mock up for a pedal extension on my sons pulling tractor. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,590 #2023 Posted March 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, TonyToro said: Did some mock up for a pedal extension on my sons pulling tractor. Love that barn... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #2024 Posted March 25, 2019 tonytoro , having my own plans / idea to lengthen my clutch pedal throw, and increase leg room, i was hoping to see what you had in mind, pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #2025 Posted March 25, 2019 the tool crib, that is a sweet looking ride that you have there, thank you for keeping it looking like new! once you get it clean ,its much easier to maintain it that way, so many of the horses i see are just starving with neglect , never mind a shine! i,m sure it runs like it looks , good job on that , Pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
