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I've done a few Hub repairs in the past. Thought I'd do a how to on the latest repair. One of the hubs on bendy was a real pain to remove, this was the reason... The hub had slid in and stayed that way for sometime, making a mess of the hub too. The keyway in the axle was shot, the end of the hub shot too. The end to middle was ok and useable but with a longer key to replace the small woodruff key. So I ordered a 1/4" end mill and used the lathe to cut a new one. Firstly making sure the height was spot on by marking the centre of the axle, this needs shims in order to get the correct centre. The final score line can just be seen. Then running the mill through in small passes to cut an 3 inch keyway. Once the full cut was done here's a half together shot showing the hub, fresh key steel and axle. There you have it, tools required - lathe, 1/4" end mill, 1/4 key steel, 10 mins of setup time and 20-30 mins cutting...

I went to the Nittany Antique Machinery Assoc. Inc. tractor show in Centre Hall, Pa. today (9-6-2014). Here are pics of the Wheel Horses that I saw there. Joe

More from Nittany Antique Machinery Assoc. Inc. show 9-6-14

Found this pic the other day of my father pulling me in the wagon with our 701. Thought I'd share it with everyone. Those were the good ol days! :-)

Hey Jasen if you really want to stir up a hornet's nest ask' what kind of oil do you use' ? Never fails.

Been messing with some of my 953 parts the last couple of evenings. Here's where I'm at so far..... Nowhere close to perfect...but I like it! I'm definitely going to order some new lenses from Glen soon! These are in bad shape!

So how many of you guys switch your attachments around between tractors every now and then to give them a different workout or amount of use? Today, I switched the 42" plow and 42" Rear Discharge deck between my 310-8 and my C-105, respectively I've been mowing with the C-105 this spring and summer so far, so I felt like giving a different tractor a weekly workout. I may want to start taking the C-105 apart for a restoration soon, too. Oh, and I found this gem of my dad and I when I was much younger the other day! :wh:'s always makes people happy

We hit a grand slam with the W.H. displays at the Mansfield show this weekend,awesome show,great time with fellow collectors...

Putzed around the house mounting up the RJ plow and tombstone today.

Take a look you two...I edited it at 11:28....and I picked the Irish over Michigan

I had a hard time finding a replacement drive pulley on the 5060 six speed tranny that I put in my 857. It's a 4" pulley with a 5/8" shaft and a 1/2" belt. Here's what I found and what I did to make it work, hope this might help someone else that needs one. I found this pulley at electricmotorsite.com Part number - MA40x5/8 Description - Maska 3.95 in. OD x 5/8 in. Fixed Bore A Pulley The hub is too thick so I turned it down, almost to the original set screw holes. Then I drilled and tapped new set screw holes at a slight angle. I left the original set screws in the holes and covered them with a little J B Weld just so they wouldn't show. In this pic you can see the original set screw hole filled with J B Weld and one of the new holes I tapped. Here's one I made a few years ago, before I had a lathe. I just ground the hub down with a grinder then filed it the best I could. I've ran this one on my 857 for a year now with no problems.

Had a miss I've try to fix. Changed the plug , cleaned the carburetor . When I put the carburetor back on couldn't get it to start. Checked the fuel pump would not pump. Don't know how it ran before, but it did. took the fuel pump apart and found this. Thought I had it fixed when I installed the old pump off a wore out 301. Still the same miss still there. Pulled the carburetor back off and check the valve clearance. The exhaust was fine .018 right between the .017 / .019. The intake was between .004 and .005 adjusted it to .009 right between the .008/ .010. Made a lap around the property the miss was gone. It won't never be a trailer queen, but it looks and runs a lot better.

We will really miss you Hammerhead your class act ! We all have been praying for you & your family & your health & hope to see you soon buddy & you are the man Keith ! Tim

I don't usually chime in on stuff like this since I have no expertise here, but I'll break precedent: With respect to the cooling air issue, I wouldn't expect that the airflow through the engine rises linearly with flywheel speed. Granted the fins sweep a linearly higher volume of air as they increase speed, but the pressure drop through the engine probably increases via a different multiplier. So what actually gets shoved through the engine may or may not be directly proportional to engine speed. Also, a faster running engine is burning more fuel necessitating more cooling. So even when run at lower speeds the airflow is probably more than adequate. In fact, I can see a possibility that the engine might actually over cool at lower speeds. Running at low engine speeds and high loads promotes lugging which can cause a host of internal problems related to incomplete burning of fuel. Power output will be linear over some ranges of speed, but often drops off faster at lower engine speeds. If you're mowing at half throttle with a ten hp engine and hit a tough spot, engine speed will drop and available power may drop precipitously. If uou have max power available and bit a tough spot, you might be on a more gentle slope of the power curve and be able to make it through. I think it's beneficial to match engine speed to the load applied. Mowing is incredibly power intensive, blading snow isn't. On a gear drive tractor it's fine to slow down a bit for lighter loads. Not so on a hydro. Run full blast if you're loading it up. And it's not really a cooling issue. The power transmitted through the transmission is proportional to the product of flow rate and pressure. If you decease the flow rate and demand lots of power transfer, the pressures must increase. Running at max pressure is tough on the equipment. Back to the engine...a shaft spinning in a journal bearing with an oil film actually develops pressure that separates the metal parts from touching. It's a hydrostatic bearing. That pressure is a function of speed. I don't know when it happens, but allowing the speed to drop when significantly loaded can promote the film pressure from doing what it's supposed to do. This is why oil viscosity is such a big deal. Or so I think. For what it's worth, I run my engines at less than full throttle unless mowing, tilling, or blowing snow. If pulling a heavy load with a hydro, it's full throttle. Otherwise I match speed to whatever I'm doing. On our older equipment we're mostly dealing with overbuilt, low precision stuff. I believe newer stuff manufactured with modern technology to tighter tolerances is less forgiving to improper use. There is certainly some logic to the thought an engine will only last for some designed number of revolutions. Makes sense. But as load on the engines vary, so do the loads inside the engine. You can bet if you run your engine at full rated load it's not going to last the same number of hours it would if treated more lightly regardless of speed. All opinion. Take it for what it's worth. Steve

I have been known for my dislike for Chevy's, but this is the coolest thing I've seen, and.... wish I had it

For the 3rd year in a row it has rained on the Saturday of the show. This year it rained enough to move the garden tractor pulling event later than I could stay because I'm on call at work. I have yet to see this event Maybe next year. Too bad too. I got glimp's of some nice modified pullers including Horses! Not many Horses on the grounds this year though. The few I saw were mangled and butchered up. Still a great show with a huge flea market I took some video's from a tram to try to capture some scope of the show size. Mini Moline was the feature this year. I have a soft spot for them. A few folks from Illinois stopped by A new bike for Brrly! More pics

Actually it was my mother who used too much oil and killed the poor innocent John Deere. When I asked how much oil she put in it, she said, until it was full!

As we all know, men do not read manuals. The only time they look at them is after something breaks or their wife reads it to them.

That's great. I have great luck with these carburetors. They work first time, every time.

Just make sure they originate from a US seller before you commit to your purchase.

You've got it looking good, I like fresh red paint on old Wheel Horses. Makes people take a double take when they ride by and see these 40 and 50 year old Horses still at work.

Really going to miss you but understand,you defintley will be missed,,Deb & I are praying for you..Tim,Derek & I will for sure make a time to come down for a Wheel Horse BS session soon...you take care...Mike

Hey I'm impressed that a couple of Michigan fans could spell Ohio State right Good luck with your new endeavor

Several years ago I bought this Squire Applegate Lambert and shortly thereafter sold it. Last year I tried to track it down to no avail. A month or so ago it amazingly popped up on CL in Rhode Island. The funny thing is, a guy I know in Kansas sent me the link. He had no idea what the tractor was - he thought I might be interested. I couldn't hook the trailer up fast enough. Originally they came with 6x12's on the rear but I've since put 23x8.5x12's on it, fixed the seat and a few odds and ends. The Tech H60 is the best running, smoothest H60 I have ever seen. Coincidentally, I got a lead on the red one last week in Wisconsin and just bought that one too. I want to stuff 23x10.5x12's in the red one. The crusty, orange-ish one pictured is not mine, but illustrates the fit of the 10.5's.

I got home from work early today , it was glorious September sunshine so I wheeled out the two ponds to do a little dusting around before I put them back in the stable to cozy up for the winter. While they we out I thought it was a good time for a photo shoot.

Had a great time in Mansfield today & what a great bunch of guy & gals show up to make it one of the best show's all season looking to forward to Sunday & This show next year !

Probably as simple as someone grabbing the wrong fuel can and got the mix one intended for the weed eater & chain saw, etc - that will sure cause some smoke tho usually will smoke constantly (dont ask how I know!)

For the light duty stuff, might maybe give this one a go.

She said, it turned over slow. She thought the battery was weak. So she hooked up the charger, turned it on high, started cranking, and SNAP! That was it!

They think they know more than they do, and will not give people credit for knowing what they know!

That one has a different chute that stays flat ..never goes to round. Strange angled mounting of the gas tank. At $25 , It would have followed me home. Was it made by Craftsman ?

Cool video! The only thing I am to the bone other than Wheel Horse and OCD is Chevy's. Can I still stay?

In 2005 my oldest son got his first wheel horse. Below is a photo of him that day. Now cycle starts again with his son getting his own tractor. Those smiles look very similar.

I think most tractor duties do need the engine running at a high speed....but I don't bury the throttle when I am pulling the tractor out of the garage,,,or when I stop mowing to move an object.....or taking the garbage to the end of the driveway....etc....if they weren't meant to idle then why would we need a throttle?? As far as lubrication.....that paddle hitting the oil at 1000 rpm is displacing most of the oil in its path.....leaving a trough that probably doesn't fill completely before the next revolution.....might even get more splash than at 3600......run your hand through the water in your pool and watch how water fills in behind it....doesn't fill in right away.... Good thread though....reminds me of the old saying about opinions and their likeness to a particular area of the body.......

The C-161 drew the short straw for the coming winter.

Ed, make sure you get a video the that blower.... That was going to be my next project. I want to see, f I can see, a difference.... Rob

Thanks for the pics Neil ....and I agree, what a beautiful place you have. Also love that wheel Horse sign .

This is going to be another tough week of picks...its really young in the year and a few teams haven't really stretched their legs yet..I really like to looks of VT over OSU. The VT defense id crazy hard to get a handle on and OSU has such a young offense...Its tough to be up top...theres only one way to go.....DOWN!!! I'm either gonna look like a king or a pawn after these pics. Penn State Nittany LIONS!!!!, Purdue, Rutgers, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon, Notre Dame and pulling up the rear with the upset is Virginia Tech Hokies over the Buckeyes in a close one

Steve -- do you keep a running total of each week ?? members with accumulated wins and loss

What is that sickle from? I've never seen one on a Wheel Horse with that few teeth?

We live for this stuff, thanks for starting it.

Man this gets really old very FAST! It's been discussed several times over! Duke, MJ I wish you the Best of Luck in this adventure, but after the first million can I get a loan for a new truck! I promise I won't hold my breath!

I don't get not running at full speed for cutting grass. Here in GA, our grass gets dry and tough and even with sharp blades can be hard to cut unless you drive slow. I wanted to be able to cut grass in high 3rd with my 160 so I upsized the pto pulley to spin the blades faster. I set the high idle speed to 3600-3650 with a tach and keep it that way when mowing. For other lighter jobs, its set to give enough power for what I'm doing. As far as splash lubrication in these motors, I can promise that there is plenty of oil flying around inside at the 1200 rpm idle speed if the oil is full. Imagine dipping into the oil 20 times a second. Oil everywhere.

This is my opinion as well.

Wide open. Remember, you are not just cutting grass, you are cooling the engine as well. These engines are designed to operate at WOT.

First thing we do here is pressure wash it to death, it makes you feel better about what your working toward cause it looks better. You gotta use psychology on yourself. After this one looks like new then it's time to start on Dad's old one!

I see some listed on Ebay as being sold directly coming out of China, selling for $26 now. Looks like the same carb I bought was sold by outdoorpowerdeals.com, I think I paid $28 and change, free shipping. The company is located in Kansas, United States, in the box contained a flyer stating... 100% satisfaction guaranteed, money back if not satisfied for any reason, worth the couple extra bucks to me. If you go to their sellers page, they have listed a bunch for other engines too, nicely priced as well.