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The state (PENDOT) is milling and repaving rt 74 so I managed to get 20 ton if the millings to repair the washed out road. So I took the deck off and put the dozer blade on to spread and roll the millings. Got about 6 hours of seat time yesterday.

Not sure how many members are from there but will be thinking of all you people out in Texas and Louisiana. Hurricanes are no fun but 20-30" of rain is even worse. Hope all of you stay safe and be careful out there. Praying for your safety!

With the help of the folks on Red Square I got my 68 Raider 12 running again. But I never figured that the guys would send a QA Inspector to evaluate my work

I think I can solve the problem Jay. 1. mow for 29 minutes 2. take a 30 minute break and have a cold beverage 3. repeat steps 1. & 2. till mowing is finished.

Considering that that is a juvenile praying mantis, maybe he's not inspecting the Raider, but praying that you finally get the K91 running on the Suburban.

Now I finally know why I prefer the Ks over the Ms. Who would want an engine with a DOO HINGUS hanging on it?

You can buy a cheap inline spark tester at Napa. It looks like a test light with a terminal the spark plug cable hooks to and a short spark plug cable on the other end. Carry it with you and when it quits plug it in and check the spark. It there's no spark replace the magnum spark making doo hingus. If there's spark, replace the fuel pump.

So, we are looking for a Guardian Angel. Had one of those in High School. That one is probably a run away...the Parents eat their young. You will probably see a picture of this guy on a carton of Soy Milk in the near future.

Driving to Athens Ohio tomorrow (3.5hrs) to pick up my new trailer to haul the tractors around on. My little 5'×10' Carry On is just too small and flexes too much. Picking up a new Diamond C, 7'×14' tandem axle utility trailer. Painted a nice bright red! Has black rims, so guess I will have to paint them the same as the tractor rims. Little more than I wanted to spend, but the extra $500 gets me a much sturdier trailer than getting another Carry On brand tandem, plus I get a bunch of adds on including the bifold gate and a PPG automotive paint finish.

Just wondering, Some of you know i have a 516H, whats different about the 518 other then 2hp diff ? Is it the same Hydro unit ? Bigger tires, just curious, had a call today from a Man who wants to unload a 518H, was his Dad's but he passed away, i told him i have my money tied up in braces for 2 kids at moment, he said he would hold it LOL, if it wasnt for the braces id have 4 to 5 more by sunday afternoon in my son's stable, here is my Son's 516H again, i know 953 & others like Pics

What's the part # on the DOO Hingus ? I can't find it in the parts manual.

my father in law past away 2 yrs ago was over there today and one of his old buddies stop by and we were trying to start the JD B but seems the mag no good and my mother in law told me that theses tractors are now mine .at the moment i have no where to store them so they will stay there for now the one is a 1937 JD B unstyled and the other is a 1938 JD L unstyled they both been sitting for about 20 yrs. the L will start and run but the B wont. my father in laws buddy wants me to get the B running for this fall a local club here has a plow day this fall and wants me to bring the B and plow. was looking on tractor data .com and this B is only rated at 12 horse at the draw bar hell that is what my wheel horse is but the B probably has a lot more torque to it. he says it will pull a 2 14" bottom plow the one picture is his old butt buggy he made to get around at the shows it is a choremaster i had to get it out and make a couple laps around the house he has a straight pipe no muffler and it is a little loud.

A few photo's from Rural Past Times. Home for the weekend. Not the luxury caravan. The little green tent. My Sears/Roper flexing it's muscles. Friday afternoon. Saturday. Fergie The Wonder Dog. Mini D and man with BRACES. Suspenders has a different meaning over here. Basil and Courtney on guard duty. Chris testing a towing attachment. Poor Bolens couldn't stand the pace. Various Bolens needed attention over the weekend. Sheepherds Hut with all mod cons. Sunday. Man Cave. Thresher. Fergie with reaper/binder. One way to pull a bird. Arena Parade. A very nice Ford. Finally My C-81 and finger bar got second in the horticultural class.

Ok. Waiting for parts but was able to modify the heat shield, fab up a battery tray that is strategically between the Gear reduction steering set up and the newly fabricated fuel tank support. Also got foot pedal set up welded and fitted into place for clutch and brake...the foot pedal took a lot of time as I decided to modify the pedal and married it to the GT14 style pedal. Lots of cutting, welding and grinding. But it will allow me to run the clutch rod in the tunnel.

@stevasaurus @Racinbob I finally had time last weekend and got my 3 piece Suburban tranny assembled last weekend. You could not turn the bare axle or input shaft by hand, but with the input pulley or a axle hub on it it turned nicely but a little snug. Everything was bead blasted and all new bearings and bushings. I had honed the axles bushing to a oiled just slide fit so I though I would run it in with an electric motor. Also thought the run in would help "wear" the gears from 3 different tranny's together. The axles were flipped and holes drilled for the axle gears. I also used the right side plate from an RJ tranny due to the side of the input bearing boss being heavily rusted. so here's it on the test run. IMG_4252[1].MOV Yes that's the tranny making that sound, not the electric motor or wash machine! I didn't expect this tranny to be the quietest. I went ahead and ran it in each gear for about an hour, so about 4 hours run in time. It got a little wardm as expected, but I could easily hold my hand on the case or side-plates in any place I then sampled the oil and saw lots of shinny metal glitter. I drained the oil, and rolled a strong magnet around in the drain pan. I got lots of very very fine metal dust, no shavings. The clumps in the pic or fine but stuck together with oil. the metal wear is almost the size of pencil lead dust. I decided to pull a side cover for a look, and didn't see much but some wearin gin on the large diff gear. As the pictures show, about a lot of the gears have pitted tooth faces, but all of them had fairly good tooth profile. In these gear pictures I've tried to show the worst area of each gear. Below id the diff gear with the new "Wearing-in areas. On all the other gears I saw a few tiny wearing-in spots but very little. If you look at the diff gear above, you can see a faint amount of "polish" wear where it rides with this gear, but really very very minor. Below is the left side plat which came from an RJ transmission. I had filed the inside edges of the axle tube smooth, but there is quite a raised edge on the inside and outside edge of the tube. So the first thought is the axle tubes are some how being pushed against the side of the axle gears inside the differential. i checked the "length" of the 2 inner axle tube and the left (RJ) is 1.540 and the right is 1.490. I then checked the other 2 side plates I have and the both measure around 1.490. Below is the right side plate which is original to this case. The axle tube hase some raised edges, but not as much as the left plate. below I checked and I have about 0.012 ths clearance between the 2 inner diff -axle gears. As I mentioned the axles were flipped and I took the to a friend and drilled them on his mill to get them straight and spaced from the ends just like the holes on the original ends. I measured the depth of the differential (where the axle tube goes in) and the length of each axle tube Diff Depth Axle tube length Right Side: 1450 1.510 Left Side : 1.450 1.495 So this looks like burred axle tubes can ride deep enough to rub on the ends of the axle tubes. The Case is 5,975 wide The Diff is 5.920 wide So there should be about 0.055 clearance (0.0275) per side between the side plates and the ends of the diff. Since I cannot get a measurement of the width of the 2 axle gears inside the case...... The cable guy just came to work on my slow internet speed so more late In the mean time give me your thoughts>>>>????? My thoughts are I'm going to

Thanks gents! I am not very patient but I do tend towards OCD/quality. It's amazing how slow things go when you only have handyman tools for the most part. If I had a cutting torch or plasma cutter and a large band saw, I'd be able to go much quicker. Oh well. They say the journey is as important as the destination.

If the valve clearance is to tight when the engine warms up the valves grow ( get longer) Then you loose your valve clearance and your compression. Wayne

Just for everyone'd info: Seafoam engine treatment in a can and Seafoam in the spray is the SAME STUFF. It will clean out passages in spray form if it gets to it. It will decarbon pistons and fog motors. I sold it for 10 yrs. I have personally stopped a ticking lifter in my old truck by adding to the oil. I have seen it stop a knock in my B-I-L's car. I have stopped my wife's Dodge Caravan from pinging by spraying it down a throttle body and fogging the engine. I add a little to the gas on my 520 and the surging problem at idle is almost completely gone. It works.

I'm hoping I don't lose it Eric. Maybe this recent investment will increase my "squatters rights".

Hope he doesn't get married when he grows up!

Gees Jim, that is one nasty transmission, but it should be OK for riding around and maybe mowing a lawn. For some reason, I can't play those MP-3 videos. That's OK...I now what one of those sounds like when it is tight. If it was me, I would hone the outer axle bushings a little more, you should be able to turn the axle by hand easily...you said you could turn it once the pulley and hubs were on...that means you are close. I also noticed that some of those bearings are maybe not seated to flush with the top of the rings...could be the pictures, pictures have a habit of making things look worse then they are. If any of those bearings are not flush in the race, it will make the trans tight and bind also. One other thing I would do...put about 1/2 qt of Lucas Oil Treatment (it's like STP) in there with the 90wt. You should be OK with that in Texas. Actually, I'd be more worried if that trans did not make any noise. You should hear me with my bad knees...I can't sneak up on anybody on stairs. The Lucas Oil treatment will quiet the trans a little and cushion the gears. One other thing...check the bottom of all those gears (between the teeth), if you see any little specs, file them out. It does not take much in the bottom between those teeth on the gears to make things mesh correctly, and quietly.

Wed. I received my new diff carrier & brake shaft in the mail. These are the upgraded set with finer teeth. Some rust on the parts but they look to be in good shape. After blasting them with glass bead they cleaned up nice. Some pitting but much better than what I had. Hopefully my bearings & bushings will be in today so I can button this back up this weekend.

Nice gift from your MIL. We have 2 Choremasters...1 with a "butt-buggy"

OK, the Eaton passed the pull test spinning both wheels while chained to the tree. She runs strong with no smoke. It's a KEEPER. So I stripped her down for a good washing. I was really surprised at how clean the smooth aluminum heads were compared to the rough cast iron block fins.

The coil is known for that. I had a car that did that and the coil would get hot and cut out. Also the condenser does the same thing.

That's one of the really cool things with this hobby--for those talented enough like you Aldon, you can have fun with the build, revell in the completion of a job well done, and when finished a totally functional, better than new, usable machine! With my affection for Gear Jammers, I'm riveted to this build. How many gallons is the fuel tank that you are installing?

Looking good Aldon. Top notch fab work . Your skill and patience show.

Where do you find all this time looking great!

If he was running ethanol free gas I wouldn't think it was the problem, but he isn't!

That is definitely for the vacuum listed above. The belt runs on the outer PTO pulley. Just one more genius Wheel Horse design.

I'm not cheap.

Volt meters are hooked parallel in any circuit, amp meters are hooked in series, in case anyone is not familiar with these circuit types.

Perfect Dan...a sight for sore eyes. That is about as good as you will find out there.

So good to see you all. It was HOT and we had a 5-minute power storm on Friday, but we survived. Ed came for the day on Friday. Buckrancher and Mrs. B and I set up together. ericj was up with some loyal Wheel Horse folks at the gate area. Taking a cruise Wheel Horses were represented at the pulling track. The "open class" had some crazy and LOUD stuff Enjoying the show . . . A new recruit! Yes, you can still buy a Confederate flag if you like . . . history is history . . . get over it already The End . . . time to go home . . . . My setup My luxury accommodations in the cargo trailer. Buckrancher winning the "Best Display" award I believe

heres my lazy solution - not broken a hub yet, but had to change bottle jack to a 6 ton one

Here's a few photos i took at the show.

Yep.... still chugging away every day, hauling cow poop and leveling off pathways. The HF engine surprisingly has never yet given us any grief. I might put one on this 953. There are some places that 856 just won't go, I'm hoping this 953 with some chains will. It'll have a long useful life again.

What do you think on the hub caps, Plastic, painted red. My wife says I am dangerous with a paint can.

A possibility Garry

Your tiller is for a later model using one belt. You can get the idler you need here https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/tiller.html Tillers for that model year utilized a two belt set-up with another idler mounted just in front of the transmission. It used a different axle bracket with the flat idler mounted on it. The newer style just used the idler that Lowell sells and just one belt and the flat idler is on the tiller bracket like yours. I adapted the older style to use the one belt and I see no reason you can't go the other way. I just don't know about the clearance with that type of tach-a-matic mid-mount and the pulley on there. I think you'll be OK.

Thanks guys, I'll check these things and get back to you. Might take a couple days....

There would actually be less back-pressure with two 3/4" mufflers than one 1" of the same design. The area of a 3/4" circle is 0.44 sq in. times two is 0.88 Sq in. The area of a 1" circle is 0.79 sq in. I know that the I.D. of pipe is not 3/4" and 1", but the same ratio should apply. The "T" and two 90s will have a little added back pressure so it will be about the same.

Yes Jim. That's my little D Half a Horse. Not finished yet but pushed, threatened and had my arm twisted by Mr Sutton to enter it into the shows. Build log still progressing. More soon.

@rovert21 to I think turf tires with fluid in them would be better/less damage on the yard than chains. Ag type tires are good for traction, but can be rough on the yard, and you may still need some added weight depending on how steep you are working with.

Here ya go

With the throttle plate wide open it is not getting enough fuel. Closing the throttle a little makes the mixture richer because it is getting the same amount of fuel at almost wide open and at wide open. Probably a little, tiny hole is plugged in the carb.

You better stop now before you break a hub. You need equal pressure around the hub (all 5 lug bolt holes) like this:

hello there nyquil junkie I have a 953 myself and your serial number is way earlier than mine yours is 34148 and mine is 34698 this is my beast anyways just went through some tranny issues myself and stevasaurus was awesome enough to send me a dog set screw which so far is holding up well ....you just can't get crazy on these shifter's..... Aand Z tractor does have a complete tractor .....which is crazy in my part of the woods I just come on to a deal in NH on C/L on 2 1054's with plows mowing decks and snow blowers for a $1000 or best offer....if I had all kinds of cash i'd hunt these right up and buy everyone if I could ...as much as I love the C series these 953/1054's are my favorite and after I took out the tranny and so fourth I kind of swore at the engineer designer a little but after I recently stripped a JD 112 I take back my swearing on the wheel horse team .......to work on a tractor there nothing more simple in design than a wheel horse

Going back to the original post; it is a 1998 so I don't think we are going to find points and condenser. the mechanic removed some junk from the fuel system already, my thought is there is more in there and Seafoam has proven itself to me and others. I don't own any stock in the company, just know it has helped.