The Adventures of Hot Wheels

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

Beefy!

[RandyLittrell 3,877]

4 hours ago, pullstart said:

You guys happy already?  

 

 

 

 

That was way to easy, surely there is something you could redesign and completely rebuild!! 

 

 

 

Randy

[Pullstart 62,834]

I slapped some paint on and greased the PTO bell while I had the belts off...  well grease must have found it’s way out...  I’ve got it everywhere!  I’ll clean the bell later, I don’t need it to plow so I pulled it off for now.

 

 

[953 nut 55,166]

On 10/7/2019 at 10:30 AM, Achto said:

 

I think the second collar is a great idea.  Might wanna grab a new belt for the hydro there Kevin. The cracks look pretty deep in that one.

         That belt can't be much over ten years old.              

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

50 minutes ago, pullstart said:

...greased the PTO...  I’ll clean the bell later, I don’t need it to plow...

WHATTTT?

 

you aren’t planning to mow Jim’s lawn or mine for that matter while you’re in town?

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

I’ll get that right fixed up Josh, sorry ‘bout that!

[Pullstart 62,834]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

         That belt can't be much over ten years old.              

 

Don’t tell me the paint job isn’t brand new either?  

[Pullstart 62,834]

Re-work, before any real work....

 

I think I meant to brace the lift point, but thoughts of paint got the best of me.  I see just from the weight of the plow that my cross piece has twisted a bit.  I am going to weld another plate of steel on to help stiffen it up.  After all, I don’t want to break my newest part in it’s maiden voyage!

[Pullstart 62,834]

That’s more like it.

 

 

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

Speaking of adventures...

 

 

Hot Wheels is about to go on a big adventure behind the “Cheddar Curtain” pretty soon. 

 

 

“It’s the final countdown”

[Pullstart 62,834]

Sure thing!  I’m getting the Off The Beaten Path Tour!

[Mudrig150 298]

I like the cute little tail light. Big tractor, tiny light...

[Pullstart 62,834]

Well the weekend of plowing with Hot Wheels was some win, some lose.  It might have been expected too!  When I arrived, the battery was too weak to start is up in cold weather.  After a quick jump, I was up and running.  I was so excited to get into the field, I forgot the picture taker... so I’ll borrow pictures from other people’s posts.  I could have used more traction, which tires were a topic of discussion before I decided to come.  The truck tires simply load up too quickly when it starts to spin.  The other downfall was the lack of time for weight.  With a mixture of more aggressive tires and lots of weight, Hot Wheels could run with the best of ‘em!  

 

 

[Achto 27,562]

It might be beneficial to mount a set of AG's on some cheap trailer rims. Then you will have some run around tires and a set of AG's, (possibley already weighted)to throw on when you want to plow. Put the truck tires on for shows to save on hauling weight. Just an idea.

[ebinmaine 67,401]

29 minutes ago, Achto said:

It might be beneficial to mount a set of AG's on some cheap trailer rims. Then you will have some run around tires and a set of AG's, (possibley already weighted)to throw on when you want to plow. Put the truck tires on for shows to save on hauling weight. Just an idea.

That's exactly what I do with Cinnamon Horse

[Pullstart 62,834]

I’ve seen more pictures of Hot Wheels lately from Richard than from myself.  He’s filthy, but chomping at the bit for a winter’s night ride.  If there was only more snow...

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Told y’all he was filthy!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

@953 nut Rylee’s going to parading Hot Wheels this Saturday!  

 

 

[D_Mac 8,603]

I have something for Rylee if you will allow me to send it. It's vintage older then her I imagine. I got it with those dealers jacket and shirts a while back.

[Pullstart 62,834]

Hot wheels got new rear tires and wheels for a while.  He runs good but has a choke cable issue that is needing attention and possibly some looking at the carb bowl mods needed.  That bowl flapper gasket was talked about recently and bumps really make him flood out hard.  We’re contemplating turning him into a dedicated plow tractor.  But for now, at least the rear wheels match the fronts for Saturday’s parade!

 

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Rylee gave her parade machine a bath in the sun today.  Hot Wheels looks good!

 

 

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

That’s one clean nice looking machine there

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

Those wheels sure do look good. What size and brand are they if I you don't mind me asking?

[Pullstart 62,834]

13 hours ago, sjoemie himself said:

Those wheels sure do look good. What size and brand are they if I you don't mind me asking?

As you may know, these big wheel tractors came with super heavy duty 4 lug hubs and 15” wheels.  The tires were 7.6-15.  I kind of figured out that switching to 5 lug hubs and 12” wheels, I can use 27x7.5 or 27x10 -12 UTV tires.  These are Interco Interforce II tires, the same company that makes Super Swamper tires for mud trucks.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

@sjoemie himself forgot to tell you the reason.  A 12” wheel allows for much more fluid ballast in the tire!