What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[kpinnc 12,018]

13 hours ago, midpack said:

has a lower "foot" that sits on the ground for lifting up to 400 #'s

I never really thunk of that. Actually a good idea, because it doesn’t take much weight to raise the nose of a wheel horse. Now I gotta drag the welder back out… 

 

[midpack 866]

10 hours ago, kpinnc said:

I never really thunk of that. Actually a good idea, because it doesn’t take much weight to raise the nose of a wheel horse. Now I gotta drag the welder back out… 

 

I do like the scissor jack idea

[ebinmaine 67,474]

2 minutes ago, midpack said:

I do like the scissor jack idea

 

This is the one I'll be using. 

It's from a 2008 Pontiac G3. Wittle bitty car.  

That's Trina's not very large hand. 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,474]

I know from past experience that I can put that handle in a battery powered drill to raise/lower the jack quickly.  

[Handy Don 12,217]

16 hours ago, kpinnc said:

Now I gotta drag the welder back out… 

Well ain’t that a shame?! 

[EB-80/8inPA 1,641]

I reanimated the C160 after it sat for a few weeks.  Y’all are no doubt familiar with the old “turned the key and nothing happened” gag.  Now, the starter worked when I hot wired it and it ran fine.  Now I’m not great with wiring, but I went all through that thing, even bypassing all the safety wiring and then hooking up another solenoid.  Having fixed nothing, I restored everything to its original condition and did one last check with my testing light - confirming that everything appeared to be continuous.  No go.  At my wits’ end, I opted for the last remaining option I could think of; I got a hammer and whacked the solenoid, turned the key again and…

It fired right up!

So I guess my spare solenoid is junk, but my hammer still works great.

[Handy Don 12,217]

2 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

got a hammer and whacked the solenoid

Boss in my first job out of college was a former Air Force avionics tech for fighter planes. He introduced me to the “brogan adjustment” techs sometimes used. Many of you know brogans are the heavy lace-up boots worn by the U.S. military in WWII and later. The thought of “fixing” a fighter plane this way, and then letting the pilot go fly it, made me shiver.

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

49 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

 I got a hammer and whacked the solenoid,

This  750 hour non running 310-8 that I bought for $175 had evidence the PO used the hammer on the starter to get her running for quite a while.

 

A few checks with the VOM showed the problem was in a fuse holder.  Added a waterproof fuse holder and it has run fine ...even with an abused starter.    I'm guessing the vibration from the PO pounding on the starter was enough to connect the worn fuse holder until one day it failed to work.  So, I get a cheap roller with a great 42"SD.

[squonk 41,100]

I've had this 1267 up for sale for a while. Had about 30 inquiries on FBMP but nobody would commit to even coming to look. Finally a guy from the snow belt said he wanted to come ASAP. He's been wanting a WH or an old Cadet for a while. Took one look and said "I want it! " Then started asking about attachments. I said I had a snow blower that I was thinking about selling as we haven't gotten snow in 3 years. Plus I have the PK Loader and an Ariens walk behind. Showed him the Tall Shoot and he said how much? Shot him a price and he said OK.  I had to get it mounted up so I can show him how it goes on. I had to build the PTO pulley out of parts as the pulley on it was for a 1/2" belt and the blower uses a 5/8". 

 

 

 

Edited September 22 by squonk

[ebinmaine 67,474]

7 minutes ago, squonk said:

I've had this 1267 up for sale for a while. Had about 30 inquiries on FBMP but nobody would commit to even coming to look. Finally a guy from the snow belt said he wanted to come ASAP. He's been wanting a WH or an old Cadet for a while. Took one look and said "I want it! " Then started asking about attachments. I said I had a snow blower that I was thinking about selling as we haven't gotten snow in 3 years. Plus I have the PK Loader and an Ariens walk behind. Showed him the Tall Shoot and he said how much? Shot him a price and he said OK.  I had to get it mounted up so I can show him how it goes on. I had to build the PTO pulley out of parts as the pulley on it was for a 1/2" belt and the blower uses a 5/8". 

 

Hopefully that goes to a good home and the person joins us here!

[MainelyWheelhorse 435]

3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

This  750 hour non running 310-8 that I bought for $175 had evidence the PO used the hammer on the starter to get her running for quite a while.

 

A few checks with the VOM showed the problem was in a fuse holder.  Added a waterproof fuse holder and it has run fine ...even with an abused starter.    I'm guessing the vibration from the PO pounding on the starter was enough to connect the worn fuse holder until one day it failed to work.  So, I get a cheap roller with a great 42"SD.

The PO of my 312-8 did the same thing to the starter. Once it was running after jumping the solenoid with a screwdriver it ran good as well. 40$ later from Amazon and the starter was good. I haven’t had a problem with the fuse holder yet though.

[2drxploder 103]

@kpinnc what will you be lifting  with that? i really like it

is that pre bought arm?

[ebinmaine 67,474]

41 minutes ago, 2drxploder said:

@kpinnc what will you be lifting  with that? i really like it

is that pre bought arm?

 

I'm building one that's overheavy. 

 

@SylvanLakeWH has another real nice setup.  

[EB-80/8inPA 1,641]

On 9/22/2024 at 2:53 PM, Ed Kennell said:

the PO used the hammer on the starter to get her running for quite a while.

I’m not planning to make a habit of that.  It was a last act of desperation, probably inspired by recent news of the 50th anniversary of Happy Days and that jukebox the Fonz used to whack to make it work.  It sure did make some sweet music pour out of the pipe of that K341 though!

[WHGuy413 2,683]

Spent the day yesterday working on getting some stuff cleaned up out of the driveway before the leaves fall. I got some of the herd put up for winter too. Trying to get wheelhorse_kid to put projects that he didn’t get to away now before it snows.

[kpinnc 12,018]

3 hours ago, 2drxploder said:

 

@kpinnc what will you be lifting  with that? i really like it

is that pre bought

 

It’s from Harbor Freight. I got the idea from Don’s (@Lee1977) build. Works very well! 

Edited September 24 by kpinnc

[8ntruck 6,999]

Not my Wheel Horse, but there is a C-141 with a deck, plow, chains, and weights outside the local hardware store.  It is on consignment for $1100.  Seems a little steep to me.  It has been there for about a year.  Poor thing is fading in the weather.

 

Part of me says make make an offer and save it.  The other part of me says that I have more than enough projects already, and no place to keep it or time to work on it.

[ebinmaine 67,474]

5 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Not my Wheel Horse, but there is a C-141 with a deck, plow, chains, and weights outside the local hardware store.  It is on consignment for $1100.  Seems a little steep to me.  It has been there for about a year.  Poor thing is fading in the weather.

 

Part of me says make make an offer and save it.  The other part of me says that I have more than enough projects already, and no place to keep it or time to work on it.

 

In average condition with STEEL weights that's about what the individual pieces would fetch is sold separately. 

 

As a package it's worth a fair amount less....

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

9 hours ago, 2drxploder said:

@kpinnc what will you be lifting  with that? i really like it

is that pre bought arm?

 

9 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I'm building one that's overheavy. 

 

@SylvanLakeWH has another real nice setup.  

 

6 hours ago, kpinnc said:

It’s from Harbor Freight. I got the idea from Don’s (@Lee1977) build. Works very well! 

 

Mine too.

 

 

[953 nut 55,219]

6 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Part of me says make make an offer and save it.  The other part of me says that I have more than enough projects already, and no place to keep it or time to work on it.

[WHGuy413 2,683]

Like I said the other day we put some stuff away over the weekend. My 2 rj-58’s, 753, and 603. Plus my oldest son’s all original 856. The last piece of the puzzle is Wheelhorse_kid’s 604 up top. Plus he has 2 small engines (Briggs and Stratton WMB and a Continental) up there along with my spare Kohler K90. This is the beefed up version of what I have had for years. It helps get some out of the way. It’s nice to have my garage back. I have plenty of projects I’d like to work on in there lol.

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,315]

  With the charging system back up and functioning it was time to mow. 
  42”RD under a 414-8

 

 

[squonk 41,100]

New rings in valves in this B-80 engine. Long block is going to go into Howard over the winter.

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

21 hours ago, Sparky said:

  With the charging system back up and functioning it was time to mow. 
  42”RD under a 414-8

 

 

Nice cut !

[ebinmaine 67,474]

The BBT and her Momma spent several hours processing firewood. 

They brought some up from the area behind the garden, split that, then stacked it. 

 

 

 

 

I worked on a few different things in the big barn and basement. 

Got another Kohler carb in the ultrasonic cleaner. 

Got the yard trailer lift mechanism bolted on. 

Got the road trailer in the barn for repairs too. That'll be getting a new front ball receiver, lift jack, and spring bushings with bolts. 

Also started working on a pair of plates for my hub puller. I'll post those in "Tools".

 

Several tractors got to move around and stretched their legs a bit.