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I have been wanting to mention that one of my riding buddies passed on June 21. 2024 at the age of 88. Unfortunately he was on one of his many motorcycles when he was hit by a car by someone in the same age bracket from what i can gather. Went into Hospice and passed shortly after. Don was very well known in all areas of Motorcycles and was not going to give that up. I thank him for what I learned from him and miss him dearly. For info check out on Legacy.Com Donald Murray Burnett at Campbell Funeral Home Beverly Mass. I have a thread on here under the same title I believe. Thanks Guys

I luv talking with my Amish neighbors. On of my favorites came from Annie when I stopped and told her I had caught a skunk in my live trap and took it to the woods. Her response " Did ya make him dead? Ve donn like skunks." I had to confess, I released him live. But, I did catch two more since that and they were made dead.

Are you sure it wasn't "mount these where the sun don't shine"

The best instruction that I've read stated " Do not mount in the sunshine place " . I guess that is close to " Do not place in direct sun light "

I once had a cool "skid steer" type machine that was made specifically for doing post holes. It had GT tires on it but 10 ply AGs woulda made steering it a bit easier. Bought it just because it was cool and needed to do 6 holes for the that fence! LOL (sorry we're going just a tad off topic)

My friend Rodney Burger bought some new rear tires off of Amazon for one of his Wheel Horse tractors! The tires came wrapped in yellow plastic with some pretty unique TAPE ! HORSESHOE !

Please do not continue to force it in gear with the belt moving. The grinding is causing severe damage to the transmission. These early Wheel Horse models relied on the lower flange on the belt guard to support the slack belt and the wire guides if adjusted properly pushed the belt away from the engine pulley causing the belt to stop so a smooth shift could be made. Later models also used the moving belt guide on the idler pulley and a stationary pad to positively lock the belt for shifting. If you can not get the belt to stop, maybe a belt brake could be added.

My 1054 was doing the same, grinding while shifting gears. The belt tensioner or guide that bolts onto the engine block near the drive pulley was missing. It is the simple bent small rod that has a bolt holding it on to keep the drive belt positioned in the pulley. I made one and no issues since.

Make sure the belt guard in installed properly. It stops the belt.

Put the decals on tonight

Very sporty! My SIL and her husband had a red Cabriolet. On one visit to their place, they insisted that I take if for a drive around their area. I got three blocks and confirmed it had almost no brakes! Went back immediately and explained the quick return. Their response. “Oh yeah, we’ve been meaning to get that looked at, but you can just downshift and use the parking brake.”

My mother bought a yellow 1969 VW cabriolet when she was 68 and drove for a dozen years! This was a fun car with a lot of umph! Dual carbs and would get more bug juice on the windshield than any VW wiper could handle! We sold off a couple years ago but only after mom finally go to go to the Mid- America VW gathering in Effingham, Illinois! A big VW gathering! https://www.mamotorworks.com

An interesting set up John. Beats digging by hand with a post hole digger.

I have a telescope that in the instructions it says that you can use it to view the moons of Saturn as they orbit Jupiter

Looks like you made the deadline to take it to that show. But don't forget about the Murphy's law rule. It always seems like any job, no matter what it is, the last 10% of it takes 90% of the time to get it right.

HOLY CHUTE! Look at that TALL blower chute! That thing would snap the wire if it was used trying to turn it when any snow was blasting out let alone trying it dry. Someone got a little bit excited adding those sections to that one! I've never seen that many sections added before this advertisement. I know the dealers make more money off of attachments but that's clearly a blatant grift of the customer right there to sell chute sections! LOL

I be go to hell...looks like they got a few things up our alley. https://horseshoetire.com/ Holy smokes Alex ... they are 10 ply!!!!! Nice Rodney Some AGS on the down low ... and 8 ply!!!! That's a decent price by todays standards. Yep gonna be fun to mount them... and no need for air in them!

Well, I done did bought it. I gotta stop with this. It may be for sale later in the year, or maybe at my show? Pictures soon...

I like it! Probably an artifact of a contraction of a semi-literal translation from a Chinese dialect for "Wheel Horse Tire." Language and translation are so interesting!

You guys were right! The 312-8 sat in 55-degree weather with the sun on the engine all afternoon after I installed the head. At 5PM, I was cleaning up, putting tools away and decided for S&Gs, I'd check the head bolt torque one more time. The bolts were loose. Only by a couple foot pounds, but loose. Think I'm getting my neighbor hooked. Purchased a hitch extender to weld the mini tire changer on so I can mount it in the truck hitch for more leverage. Steve does my welding. He was asking all sorts of questions about both tractors. He's gettin' the fever. Sent me a text last night about a Bolen's with deck, dozer blade & snow blower. I gave him the number for the guy I got the 416H from. He has some more Wheel Horses.

For years the doctor has been keeping eye on my PSA which at last test was 16.7. (Quite some time ago, doctor removed me from medicine (Finasteride) that I had been taking because the medicine artificially lowers PSA.) I just finished my 5th prostate biopsy. He took 18 snips focusing on three lesions that the MRI found. He just called and reported no cancer and wait 9 months before another prostate test. Good News!

You should be reversing into the shed to park it. Then plow snow right away down the ramp as soon as it leaves the shed, otherwise you're just getting stuck by reversing right into deep snow. Don't need any more math except for making the ramp go up flat to the shed floor instead of having that speed bump obstacle.

Two things come to mind - is the belt properly routed and is the belt guard intact & properly mounted. With the clutch depressed & the engine running, the belt should be stationary. If not, perhaps a clutch adjustment??

There are a few photos here that may help you. If you ever have an over-speeding condition this thread will be a help. Of course you wouldn't need to get in the timing case for your module replacement. Take some photos of the wire routing as you disassemble. I would use some caution when pulling the flywheel, use your Onan Service manual for instructions. I made a puller that uses all four threaded holes in the flywheel, using only two holes is risky if the flywheel is stuck. The flywheel is torqued to 55 lb. ft., again use caution holding the fins when removing and tightening the flywheel bolt so you don't break a fin. The flywheel bore and shaft is to be dry when installing, I use a rust preventer on it but wipe it till it is almost dry. You may not have the thin insulator under your module, if there is none you can buy from OnanParts.com part number 166-0786, or make one from gasket material.

The instruction manual for my Taiwanese Milling Machine used that exact verbage!

Key to mounting any tire

The ad starts out stating 10 ply, but then states 8 ply twice afterwards. By chinese standards I'm assuming they also cheaped out on the "plys" so technically they're probably 4 ply. LoL Mount'em where the sun don't shine Rodney! LOL See you at the BS

My 40 HP '65 had a roof rack. When I was discharged from the Navy I made a box with a sloped front that filled the roof rack. It was a rather futile effort at aerodynamics. I too drafter an 18 wheeler, he seemed to be using secondary roads to avoid weigh station which made it a bit easier for me. Stuck with from SC to southern NY State. probably the best gas mileage I ever got too.

Easy! an M-80

There are worse things we could be doing! And I've done those too!

I like reading workshop manuals from Asian manufacturers. It is very obvious when the translator was a native speaker of the Asian language rather than English because the instructions will say something like "please to be making the torque 59 newtons" and never actually tell you what needs to be done.

Where's the engine?

Obviously made specifically for the Horses!!

When I was assigned to Germany I was on an inspection team and we used rented VW vans. Every so often we would get lucky with a water cooled one. Believe me an aircooled Van in the winter is a cold ride. Driving on the no speed limit autobahn it was foot to the floor the whole time and hope you didn't get rear ended by some flying Porsche

Back in the mid 80s I used to tow my dune buggy ( made from a chopped Beetle) to the woods with a Beetle. If the buggy died or broke the car took it's turn. They were rugged cars and fun to drive. We would also find them, probably stolen, out there in the middle of nowhere and we would scavenge all the parts we could off them for the dune buggies or to build another one. We also took one of the chopped off roofs, taped towels to the cut off supports for protection, waxed it up real good and had a bunch of guys ride it down the big hill in the snow like a sled. We were FLYING and out of control! It was a one and done ride as we couldn't get it back to the top.

Did it come with the factory shoehorn to get a big guy like you in there?

An excellent guess is in the 1940's. I found the large one on the road side and carved the wood to fit. The other 2 were my Grandfather's. I don't think they are worth a lot of money, but they are made well and they look like they are worth a ton. These are worth a ton to me !!

Got a lot done today on the RJ should be ready to run it

Could be wheel not mounted flat to the hub, but that isn’t real likely. More likely a bent rim (I’ve seen this before on a tractor that hit and immovable object) but it can also be done when trying to mount a stubborn tire.

Don is a legend in the Triumph Community

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OK who has the balls to follow that QR code, click on it and find out what's what with Horseshoe?

Hey, if it works and holds up great. I just know the issues I see with the Ford 10 speeds, and I keep reading about how the Chevy ones end up being worse and nobody can get the parts. I do agree that when they work right they are great transmissions. It's when they don't that its a problem. There is a 3-clutch drum at the core of the unit, made of aluminum, with a sleeve pressed into the middle to seal the paths through the main shaft, and nothing but an interference fit to keep it in place. The heat cycles eventually let the sleeve walk and it will partially block the clutch apply passages to those three clutches. Ford redesigned their drum to put a land in theirs to keep the sleeve in place. From everything I've read Chevy threw their hands in the air and put everything pertaining to these transmissions on back-order.

More painting done. Also stripped and primed the rear wheels for painting tomorrow. And finished parts

That thing looks beautiful. Nice job The other thing with the belt slip clutching adjustment if you have an issue is you could use 5/16" bolts for the engine mounting instead of 3/8" fasteners. That allows just a little more play in the holes for adjustments. There's a little bit of belt guard adjustment within the mounting holes for that too. Hopefully it turns out to be an easy one. 3/4 pedal clutch slipping a new belt will help to remove the belt memory from packaging and glaze the edges of the belt that contact the pulleys. I'd recommend doing that in reverse against a wall or something. An RJ or Suburban can climb the wall in forward! Guess how I found that out? LOL

Did some work on it today and found out that the carburetor was cracked and leaking fuel so now have another carburetor in the cleaner try it again tomorrow hope to have better luck and going to work on the streeting wheel and the seat tomorrow have a show I would like to take it to this coming weekend

Adjusting the Eaton 1100 to stop the creaping late last Summer on the 420 - LSE.

Did a little bit more tonight to it

Put some parts on the RJ and ING coil and flywheel on motor tonight

Finally had time to work on RJ the last two days got some pieces painted