What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[BavariaPJ 11]

On 6/12/2024 at 1:33 PM, cleat said:

I ground down a cheap wrench and also cut the box end off so it fits in a little better.

 

 

As mentioned previously, I brought my '92 520H into a dealer for a tune up and to resolve the surging at idle.  Spoke with them today and they said the estimate to fix along with changing filters, plug, oil and hydro fluid is going be $1300.  They said most of that cost is the carb kit that will be hard to find and is not cheap. Overkill and a ripoff to pay that kind of fee.  Will take to a local small engine repair shop and see what their estimate is

[87 416-8 horse 395]

20 minutes ago, BavariaPJ said:

As mentioned previously, I brought my '92 520H into a dealer for a tune up and to resolve the surging at idle.  Spoke with them today and they said the estimate to fix along with changing filters, plug, oil and hydro fluid is going be $1300.  They said most of that cost is the carb kit that will be hard to find and is not cheap. Overkill and a ripoff to pay that kind of fee.  Will take to a local small engine repair shop and see what their estimate is

That’s outrageous! I wouldn’t take anything there with the high prices and they said it has injectors. Sounds like they don’t really know what they’re doing.

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,158]

 Dug out my 77 B-80/8speed today. She has never run well on the Chinesium/Amazon carburetor. At the big show last week  K&B Wheel Horse Parts had rebuilt carbs with brass floats for every motor imaginable. 
  Snagged one for this Kohler 8, installed it this afternoon and she is running sweet! 
 @76c12091520h

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 64,385]

39 minutes ago, BavariaPJ said:

As mentioned previously, I brought my '92 520H into a dealer for a tune up and to resolve the surging at idle.  Spoke with them today and they said the estimate to fix along with changing filters, plug, oil and hydro fluid is going be $1300.  They said most of that cost is the carb kit that will be hard to find and is not cheap. Overkill and a ripoff to pay that kind of fee.  Will take to a local small engine repair shop and see what their estimate is

 

You bring that up to Maine and I'll  "generously"  fix it for  a measly $1290. 

 

WOW.  That's ridiculous.  

 

Oh and by the way.....

That carb kit isn't even remotely difficult to find....

 

 

[ebinmaine 64,385]

@Sparky

 

 

6 minutes ago, Sparky said:

  K&B Wheel Horse Parts had rebuilt carbs with brass floats for every motor imaginable. 
  Snagged one for this Kohler 8, installed it this afternoon and she is running sweet! 

 

Well done on both!

That muffler looks quite a fair amount better.  

 

 

[squonk 39,750]

Got the holes drilled and the exhaust lined up on the 551. The Kohler is shorter than the Tecky so the stock holes don't work. Trying out an " air gap " heat shield arrangement. It didn't take long to cook my leg at the show with no shield on it! 

 

 

[OoPEZoO 486]

3 hours ago, Sparky said:

 

 

 

I dig your wheel color…..do you recall what paint that is?

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,158]

1 hour ago, OoPEZoO said:

I dig your wheel color…..do you recall what paint that is?

Thanks!  I used this…

 

[wallfish 16,385]

6 hours ago, Sparky said:

 Dug out my 77 B-80/8speed today.

What is my "free to me" seat doing on a B80? LOL

I just taped (reupholstered) one up that would fit perfect on that tractor

[cleat 5,295]

50 minutes ago, Sparky said:

Thanks!  I used this…

 

That colour might look good for the sheet metal on my Work Horse too.

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,158]

Swapped the seat out on the 857. I know it’s not original but it’s in better shape and is plenty comfy mounted up in the small U shaped springs. I’m long legged so I appreciate the added height which gives me a bit more leg room. 
  Gave the seat pan a Flood Penetrol treatment as well. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ML3 951]

Got my stack that I purchased at big show on the 953. Gonna order the shorter stack he makes/sells for my 753 soon. 

Edited Saturday at 05:09 PM by ML3

[rjg854 10,966]

4 hours ago, ML3 said:

Got my stack that I purchased at big show on the 953. Gonna order the shorter stack he makes/sells for my 753 soon. 

How do you like how it sounds?

[Handy Don 11,209]

4 hours ago, ML3 said:

Got my stack that I purchased at big show on the 953.

Short video with idle to full throttle sound, please!

[ML3 951]

2 hours ago, rjg854 said:

How do you like how it sounds?

Sounds good. Not really any louder than original type muffler. I'll try to do a video tomorrow.  

[ML3 951]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

Short video with idle to full throttle sound, please!

I'll try tomorrow.  My daughters graduation party going on tonight.  

[Andy N. 1,963]

Got the running fleet out today to stretch and take some pics!

 

 

Also got the hood back on the Suburban after some crack repairs and got it running again with a new glass bowl. Unfortunately I did this after I put the rest of them away so it didn't make the fleet pic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:09 AM by Andy N.

[squonk 39,750]

Wired up a kill switch and adjusted the throttle and governor on the K90 551. Short road test proved the double heat shield worked well. Recoil is off as it needs a new handle.

 

[Goldnboy 812]

Put on all the tin and decals...waiting for new keyswitch then ready to fire it up..

 

More pics to follow 

[SylvanLakeWH 24,646]

Swapped out the front blade for mowing deck on the E-141. Used the C-105 to lift front end so rolling deck in was a breeze...

 

 

[sqrlgtr 332]

19 hours ago, squonk said:

Wired up a kill switch and adjusted the throttle and governor on the K90 551. Short road test proved the double heat shield worked well. Recoil is off as it needs a new handle.

 

I bet it didn't take to many trips for you to decide on the heat shield going on...

[sqrlgtr 332]

On 6/28/2024 at 4:38 PM, Sparky said:

 Dug out my 77 B-80/8speed today. She has never run well on the Chinesium/Amazon carburetor. At the big show last week  K&B Wheel Horse Parts had rebuilt carbs with brass floats for every motor imaginable. 
  Snagged one for this Kohler 8, installed it this afternoon and she is running sweet! 
 @76c12091520h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spark, those front wheels look wider than factory or is it just the wheel color, tire combo, photo etc. making them look that way

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,158]

19 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

Spark, those front wheels look wider than factory or is it just the wheel color, tire combo, photo etc. making them look that way

They’re the original front wheels so they are wide, make the tri-ribs kinda fat. 
 

[ML3 951]

Some short videos of 953 running w/new stack. One is bout 1/2 throttle & other is full throttle.  Definitely happy with my purchase.  Didn't want tractor to be loud. 

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,158]

  Buddy of mine (Cub Cadet guy) that lives a couple towns over texts me that there’s a WH plow in the metal dumpster at his transfer station. He snagged it for me and I picked it up today “free” 
  Real nice 42” long frame plow and the plow edge isn’t ground down!! 
 Missing the angle handle but I have a spare one here.