520-8

[Achto 27,601]

4 minutes ago, TJ Salyers said:

everything I put in the classifieds never do anything it just sits with no one wanting to buy it

 

Patients man, patients. Responses are not always immediate. I have seen the frame extenders for sale. Give Ebay a once over and see what you can find.

Edited January 25, 2022 by Achto

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

11 minutes ago, TJ Salyers said:

Would it be hard to find a frame extender because everything I put in the classifieds never do anything it just sits with no one wanting to buy it

I believe if you need a dozer blade frame extender for the long frame tractors, you can find it in our vendors section under classified… Lowell at Wheel Horse Parts and More…

Edited January 25, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Achto 27,601]

here is the extension kit from Wheel Horse parts and more.

 

https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/toro-wheel-horse-520-snow-plow-ext-kit/

Edited January 25, 2022 by Achto

[WHX?? 48,828]

On 1/15/2022 at 5:27 PM, Achto said:

The hydro one I have now will not be leaving me though.

Give ya a buck for it..... 

[Achto 27,601]

13 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Give ya a buck for it..... 

 

Buck & a quarter. Can't be loosing money on it.

[WHX?? 48,828]

Quick story here ...Guy had a 520H non runner fairly local in classifies for free so I immediately stomped on it.  Dan and I went to get it. Little rough around the edges but not bad...not bad at all. In good conscious we couldn't take it for free so I gave the guy a buck and off we went.  Got it to my place and fingered out the batt was hooked up backwards. Sorted that out and she fired right up and a good runner! I'm 520 heavy and he's 520 light so sold it to Dan for a buck! 

[TJ5208 1,824]

That's actually what the guy did this time and it still turned over but he put the battery in backwards so I figured that out he called and said there's no use in you guys coming  it won't start and I got up there and I was like the batteries backward and it fired right up

[WHX?? 48,828]

I don't remember Dan did yours crank over I don't see how it could with the battery in positive grounded 

[Achto 27,601]

Crank over just fine. Wouldn't start.

[pfrederi 17,741]

Must be something in  the air about reversed batteries.  Working on a friends International 300 utility tractor.  Won't charge and kind of hard to start runs a bit rough.  Battery was hooked up backwards.... ( in his defense it is a positive ground system )  reversed things and starts lot easier and runs better.  Unfortunately I think he cooked his V/R

[lynnmor 7,308]

3 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Must be something in  the air about reversed batteries.  Working on a friends International 300 utility tractor.  Won't charge and kind of hard to start runs a bit rough.  Battery was hooked up backwards.... ( in his defense it is a positive ground system )  reversed things and starts lot easier and runs better.  Unfortunately I think he cooked his V/R

 

If it is so old that it is positive ground, perhaps the voltage regulator needs to be polarized since it has been reversed.

 

Info

[TJ5208 1,824]

Hey guys what would cause the tractor to stall out when you bring the choke down or bring it back up. you can only run in Midway position until it warms up is this natural in the cold? I'm getting more Seafoam today I didn't have very much for it. So I'll go ahead and fill the gas tank up with the Seafoam. What seem to really help is when I put it down the carburetor throat while It was running. It really rolled the smoke it runs better now but I'm just not sure if the choke problem is natural.it acts alout like a diesel.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by TJ Salyers

[lynnmor 7,308]

36 minutes ago, TJ Salyers said:

Hey guys what would cause the tractor to stall out when you bring the choke down or bring it back up. you can only run in Midway position until it warms up is this natural in the cold? I'm getting more Seafoam today I didn't have very much for it. So I'll go ahead and fill the gas tank up with the Seafoam. What seem to really help is when I put it down the carburetor throat while It was running. It really rolled the smoke it runs better now but I'm just not sure if the choke problem is natural.it acts alout like a diesel.

 

Skip the powerful solvents, you could ruin the engine pouring that stuff down the carburetor.  I would change the oil and filter right away if you did that.

 

Now properly clean the carburetor and run the engine on gasoline.

[Achto 27,601]

1 hour ago, TJ Salyers said:

you can only run in Midway position until it warms up is this natural in the cold?

 

When it's cold out you may have to run partial choke for a little bit. Only 1oz of Seafoam per gallon of gas. Don't over do it. 

[TJ5208 1,824]

1 minute ago, Achto said:

 

When it's cold out you may have to run partial choke for a little bit. Only 1oz of Seafoam per gallon of gas. Don't over do it. 

That's what I did thanks for the info

[TJ5208 1,824]

Last night when the fuel caught low enough I siphoned some dirt and leaves out of the gas tank that were collected around the shut-off valve to let the gas go through.

[Tuneup 1,433]

It wouldn't take long to remove the top of the carb and check the bowl, if your gasket complies. Also make sure that the welch plug near the idle adjust screw is intact. Big source for charge dilution. Mine was missing on my 16.

[TJ5208 1,824]

Got the 520-8 waxed up.

[TJ5208 1,824]

Before and after

[rjg854 11,378]

Sounds as tho the whole fuel system needs a good cleaning.  From the tank right through to the carb.  New fuel lines, maybe an inline filter, and a carb rebuild. 

[TJ5208 1,824]

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

Sounds as tho the whole fuel system needs a good cleaning.  From the tank right through to the carb.  New fuel lines, maybe an inline filter, and a carb rebuild. 

That's my plans.

[TJ5208 1,824]

It runs fine now don't know what I did to it.

[Achto 27,601]

Just now, TJ Salyers said:

It runs fine now don't know what I did to it.

 

Probably just needed some good gas run through it. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[TJ5208 1,824]

Dad tells me that all the time. it had gas in it when it was sitting not very much but I ran it all day yesterday full throttle and idle. took it for spin man that thing is awesome.

[rjg854 11,378]

1 hour ago, TJ Salyers said:

Last night when the fuel caught low enough I siphoned some dirt and leaves out of the gas tank that were collected around the shut-off valve to let the gas go through.

maybe getting the tank cleaned out a bit helped your situation