TJ5208 1,824 #151 Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Achto said: Be better if you could find some one to do it with you. That way you get to learn. Thats what I'm planning on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #152 Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) Just didnt know if i could fix it. Edited February 3, 2022 by TJ Salyers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,601 #153 Posted February 3, 2022 14 minutes ago, TJ Salyers said: Just didnt know if i could fix it. Looked mine over, no way to adjust the dash. Could be that the hood is out of adjustment. The hood is slotted by the hinge so that you can loosen the bolts & slide it back some. Hood should meet up with the dash like this. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #154 Posted February 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Achto said: Looked mine over, no way to adjust the dash. Could be that the hood is out of adjustment. The hood is slotted by the hinge so that you can loosen the bolts & slide it back some. Hood should meet up with the dash like this. The plastic is bent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,601 #155 Posted February 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, TJ Salyers said: Your hood gets wider as it goes toward the front. If you slid it back it should slip over the dash. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #156 Posted February 3, 2022 15 minutes ago, Achto said: Your hood gets wider as it goes toward the front. If you slid it back it should slip over the dash. The dash itself is bent I think I can fix it though 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #157 Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, TJ Salyers said: And then again im going to try to find someone who could do it for me. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with getting someone that knows how to do it do it… even better would be if they were willing to let you help so you could learn how. We always learn from each other here on the Redsquare. To me that’s what it’s all about… Edit: Sorry… I made this post before I seen @Achto ‘s post about getting someone to show/ help you. Edited February 3, 2022 by Horse Newbie 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #158 Posted February 3, 2022 Ive got some good info on here. ill be here for a good long while. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #159 Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) @TJ Salyers Do not be discouraged if people on here prod you to step outside your comfort zone… I was working on my first horse , the 1994 520H, trying to get all the systems up to snuff. I forgot what I was trying to figure out… may have been the regulator, or trying to figure out how to wire a non-factory oil pressure sensor. Whatever it was, I had the Onan manual and was on here asking questions left and right, and members here gladly answered them. But one time @lynnmor suggested I read the section in the manual, perform some tests, and post the results, then he or others here may be able to help… In other words he was trying to get me to learn on my own, read the manual, and not be too quick to ask others to fix my problems. It’s that teach a man to fish, feed him for life thing… Of course I still reach out to people here with questions just about every day, and I’m sure I will continue to do that. Each time you come to the Redsquare you will learn something… I know I do ! Keep making that Horse better, stronger, faster… we can rebuild him… oh wait, I had a flashback to an old TV show… Edited February 4, 2022 by Horse Newbie 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #161 Posted February 4, 2022 I got it underneath the hood it don't want to go under the hood correctly and hopefully the pressure will bend it back in shape I went ahead and latched the hood. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #162 Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Keep making that Horse better, stronger, faster… we can rebuild him… Thats my plan make him a slight bit faster. Edited February 4, 2022 by TJ Salyers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #163 Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) So if I did a pulley swap will he still pull like he used to. Edited February 4, 2022 by TJ Salyers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #164 Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, TJ Salyers said: So if I did a pulley swap will he still pull like he used to. A smaller pulley on the transmission input shaft may speed it up a bit… but most guys on here that I’ve seen do a larger pulley on the engine combined with a smaller pulley on transmission input shaft. Personally I don’t care for that sort of thing because if I wanted a go cart I would get a go cart… Now fast cars… that’s a different story ! However I’m sure there are fellows on here that can share a lot of their experience with making the Wheel Horse faster. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #165 Posted February 4, 2022 If I didn't have to put the battery in there this is what I would put in it. wonder if you could hear it over the tractor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #166 Posted February 4, 2022 Just now, Horse Newbie said: A smaller pulley on the transmission input shaft may speed it up a bit… but most guys on here that I’ve seen do a larger pulley on the engine combined with a smaller pulley on transmission input shaft. Personally I don’t care for that sort of thing because if I wanted a go cart I would get a go cart… Now fast cars… that’s a different story ! However I’m sure there are fellows on here that can share a lot of their experience with making the Wheel Horse faster. I just want it a tiny bit faster. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #167 Posted February 4, 2022 But then again I probably will just leave it alone and enjoy it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #168 Posted February 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, TJ Salyers said: But then again I probably will just leave it alone and enjoy it. I like cruising myself… and I plan to use my Horses, although gently, so there’s really no need for speed. Again, it is yours to do as you please, and I have seen some stupid fast tractors. Not stupid as in stupid… stupid as in real fast. The first thing to do in my opinion is to work out the bugs to make it dependable . Then it won’t be aggravating you with little things when you do ride your Horse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #169 Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, TJ Salyers said: But then again I probably will just leave it alone and enjoy it. Spray it down with Purple Power or Mean Green and pressure wash it. Blow it good and dry with a leaf blower. Take the battery out when you do it. Wash all of that dirt and grime off. Check you wires for knicks, cuts, or bare spots and repair if needed. Clean on it. Check the 9 pin connector and if you see any burnt pins/ sockets, take those wires out of the 9 pin connector and put back together with bullet connectors. Use shrink tube where the bullet connectors are crimped to the wires. Sand all electrical connections clean and put dielectric grease on the connections when you reconnect. New air filter. New plugs. New fuel filter. Change oil in engine ( Ask on here which NAPA GOLD oil filter to get ) Change transmission gear oil Pour it in using a funnel EXTREMELY SLOW, a little at a time, check level often. (80w-90 weight) with tractor LEVEL. You will be glad you did ! Just some suggestions… so you’ll have plenty of material for “What Did You Do To Your Wheel Horse Today.” Edited February 4, 2022 by Horse Newbie 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #170 Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) @TJ Salyers Just a couple notes: - I'm sure you noticed that the light switch doesn't match the test switch on the other side. It's a hack replacement and getting it to fit into the dash without messing up the indicator display panel will be tricky if not impossible. You need the correct switch. - Please do not try to mess with pulley sizes to get a hydrostatic drive tractor to go faster--it won't work and it'll just p*** off the transmission. See many other threads on this topic and carefully read the Eaton 1100 manual specifications section. Taller tires can do it (24 or 25") or, in extremis, find a 520HC transaxle (they had faster final gear ratios). Oops, correcting 'cause this is a 520-8. Edited February 4, 2022 by Handy Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #171 Posted February 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, Handy Don said: hydrostatic drive tractor I thought it was an 8-speed… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #172 Posted February 4, 2022 Just now, Horse Newbie said: I thought it was an 8-speed… Ah, then please discard the Eaton comment! So few 520-8's that I made a rash assumption and didn't look at the title of the thread! Duh. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #173 Posted February 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Ah, then please discard the Eaton comment! So few 520-8's that I made a rash assumption and didn't look at the title of the thread! Duh. That’s okay… I thought I was confused too . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,016 #174 Posted February 4, 2022 20 hours ago, TJ Salyers said: So if I did a pulley swap will he still pull like he used to. When you change pulleys to increase the speed of the tractor, you are trading torque (pulling power) for speed. Increasing the input pulley speed on the transmission by a given percentage will reduce the torque input to the transmission by the same percentage. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #175 Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Handy Don said: Ah, then please discard the Eaton comment! So few 520-8's that I made a rash assumption and didn't look at the title of the thread! Duh. DA BEAST is MAD Edited February 5, 2022 by TJ Salyers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
