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Sixty hours that is. I have only accumulated sixty hours since I've redone my C165 five years ago. I thought for sure I would have put more hours on it but I have since acquired two other machines I use year round; one for mowing (315-8) and one for snow plowing (520H).

I have a 3/8 thick steel workbench top...cut a 1" slot in it expressly for removing the Mule Pulleys. 1) Loosen nut to be flush with end of pulley shaft. 2) Slide shaft into this 1" wide slot. 3) Beat the hell out of the shaft nut until the pulleys break free. 4) Hasn't failed me yet...and haven't ruined any pulley shafts either.

This is from Hackensack's Town Hall Centennial Elm planted I think to commemorate our 100th Birthday. It was cut around 1950 due to the Dutch Elm disease. It was a massive tree not too tall but with a wide girth. A friends father bought it for $8.00 when he was about 10 years old. I was told that only three like this were made from it. It was in the basement of his fathers house until he sold house about 15 years ago. He asked me if I would like to have it, and sure enough it has been my favorite item in the house since then. I polished the top and introduced the through dovetails to support the piece from a shrinkage crack.

Removed the deck for the first time with the attach-a-matic. What a great system had if off myself in 2 minutes after watching a quick youtube video on it although i could have figured it out. Didn't know it was this easy! Time to hook up the chinese (john deere) dump cart and move 4 yards of stone

In May i dragged this mess home.It looked like a kid sprayed craft glue on it and threw a box of cornflakes at it.The original owner had sprayed it with clear plastic to keep it shiny and time was not on his side.The last owner knew little about WH electricals and could not get it to run.They unplugged everything.The wiring harness has not been harmed but they discarded anything they didn't recognize like the R and R. Little ugly has been earning its keep and will be digging taters next month.

Took it for a ride and had to get a couple of sun shots.

Changed oil today, hooked up a deck, and mowed the front lawn with some awesome, 56 year old state of the art, 1964 technology! Actually did an amazing job... and had a blast doing it too!

I have a 1969 gt14 that I bought for $300 and I’m wondering if anyone could tell me anything about them like production numbers, how to locate the serial number, etc.... and if there is a common issue with the k321 where it knocks because this one knocks a good bit.

Belts don't stretch. The sides wear giving the illusion that the belt got longer because they sit deeper in the pulleys. Measure the outside of the belt to get the length. it is probably 1/2" wide or it used to be.

For a backyard hammer mechanic fix since it's already broke and the hub and axle need to be replaced. You can key and lock the hub to the shaft by drilling and tapping threads into both. Lock it with 2 set screws into the threaded hole.

I use stainless on every tractor that I redo. To avoid galling I try not to put a stainless nut on a stainless bolt or vise versa. Which ever will be showing gets stainless. Anti-seize and believe it or not Loctite will both prevent galling. I use a fair amount of blue Loctite when I am assembling a tractor. I have yet to have an issue using these practices.

The DR is something I was working on for an old woman. The DR has sat for 3+ years without being started. It all started with me cleaning the carb, which was sorta clean, and then I tried to start it.... no luck! Well, I bought some gunk parts cleaner, and dipped the carb in that overnight! Now the carb is on there, and it’s purrs like a Briggs kitten!!

Got the decals from Terry today so finished up the hood on the Wheel A Matic. Along with the hood latch and ornament.

to the Grumpy. Just take your old belt to TSC and buy one an inch shorter and one that is 2 inches shorter. Keep the sleeves clean and return the one that doesn't fit. I don't have experience with rear tillers, but I believe there is a one belt and a two belt system. To get the correct operator manuals, we will need the model number or enough pictures to make an ID. If you do build your own tensioner system, remember the tensioner pulley must be on the slack side of the belt and not on the drive side.

I do work my hands pretty hard and find myself wearing gloves off and on regularly. I am glad however they were on, they helped to bind up the drill bit and rip the drill from my right hand. It is healing quite well though

Today's repurpose project... Eldest daughter has a flock of 9 budgies that live in small cage when not roaming about her room. She needed a bigger cage so they can have a bit more room during lockdown hours. This morning a free wardrobe showed up in Edinburgh, so we jumped in the van and did a quick three hour drive to bring it home. Popped out the door centres and replaced them with welded wire, she now has a cage about four times bigger. Making it more interesting for the budgies is now her project, I have a thousand other things to do!

Built a log arch this morning. One of many tool/ implements to come. Time to clean the yard. @ebinmaine I know you were yard cleaning earlier this year. Time for me to catch up.

Why is that? The hub should be removed and inspected as it sounds like the key way slot in the hub is wollowed out which is why it will turn on the axle. That hub connection to the axle needs to be snug and set screws will not be strong enough to hold that connection tight. Try to get that hub off. and because the key slot may be wollowed out, the remaining straight part of the slot needs to be lined up with the woodruff key in order for it to slide off. That woodruff key itself is or could be damaged as well so it may not slide through the hub slot easily.

Man I love the 2.7 TT Ecoboost. I loved my 3.5 TT and then I loved my 5.0. I drove them both for almost 200k miles and had zero issues. My son bought my 5.0 and it still looks and runs like new. I averaged about 20 MPGs with the 3.5 and 5.0. But the tiny 2.7 is amazing. I know the actual mileage is a couple tenths lower than what’s shown but it still blows me away. The Trip 1 Pic is pretty typical for my highway trips. Trip 2 is my average over my first 54,050 miles. I drive mostly highway on a lot of two lanes and that really helps my mileage but we buy and sell vehicles. About every other month I tow a car on a car hauler between 75 and 150 miles. It does mid to high teens towing about 6000 lbs. I use tow/haul and lock out 9th and 10th gear. It pulls effortlessly and rarely shift out of 8th gear except for the steepest hills I’ve had great luck with all the brands but I’m super easy on my stuff and I think that really helps.

Riding on a GT-14 makes most other garden tractors feel like toys. If the electric PTO can't be saved the PTO can be converted to a manual set-up. Start a new post and let us follow along on your experiance.

Take a look here. Second page has some bearing numbers. Lot of good info and pictures.

Here we go, an entertaining and informative little thread from 2012. My solution is post #7: Definitely clean up the shaft with some emery cloth or sandpaper and use some anti-seize when you install the new pulleys, it will make your life a lot easier the next time you have to replace one.

Yea, but the tires look great!

Good evening to you all... Newbie owner of a 1971 GT-14, well, maybe a 70, not exactly sure about it. Any who, bought a place with 1.55 acres, 2/3’s grass, 1/3 gravel. The place came with a 2004 troybilt riding tractor, but it had issues. I told the wife I wanted something with some serious butt to it to do the things we want to get done around here. Found the Wheel Horse on CL and went and bought it, fell for it with the first ride. It’s had a few issues of its own since then, but fixing them as time goes. I welded up a 2 1/2 deep harrow to break up the gravel which had been growing weeds I think for yrs. Ripped through it like a yard rake through sand. It did so well, my neighbor asked when I got gravel placed in my yard, because he hadn’t seen a truck or heard any equipment. I’ll post some pics another time. My current issue is the outer bearing on the electric clutch started smoking and yellin like it was being killed. I shut her down and let it cool off before removing the clutch. Yup, outer bearing is shot, but I cant seem to find a number for the replacement. Any help would be appreciated.

I see the woods and a canoe and this is what I think of....

Every nut and bolt on these tractors is stainless. Most of my snow blowers and a few decks sport all stainless. I've done a few motorcycles out of all stainless too so my stainless fetish goes way back. No problem with galling. It seldom happens on small diameter bolts. Generally 3/8 diameter and up is where you can run into problems. To prevent it yes antisieze or any lubricant will do. Heat/friction is what causes it so more common on nyloc nuts. Assemble slowly to avoid. Many of @Achto's tractor are done with stainless.

Plucked an old 12hp Kohler off the shelf to replace a worn out and tired Briggs in a GT1142. Converted wiring for mag ignition to battery type. Basically, turned the old girl into a 312. Ready to go back to work.

First there was @wallfish tooth pick art, then @Dan.gerous swizzle stick art, now we have @19richie66 tig art. What a bunch of talented artists.

I have been reorganizing my shop for some time now and I finally finished the stock metal rack and bins. Jay

Not my horse but finished up another GT14 tank today.

Well @ebinmaine you in the outer ballpark, you got the "berries" part correct. However as far as that mountain goat part I shot one of them here in the Hill Country about 10 years ago and they are one smelly animal. Now @Ed Kennell, he nailed it. My Black Berries are producting and boy are they loaded. I planted this 10 ft row about 3 years ago. The first 2 years that took hold, but didn't produce much. . This year I followed some advice to give them lots of water and fertilizer starting early/early spring. soI've had a soaker hose on them since late February. I'm toal they love chicken poop fertilizer, but I don't have chickens. So the've got Miracle Grow once a week. My wife's away at the moment, but when she returns I'll add her Blackberry Pie recipie to the Recipe Thread. It's sort of a custart pie that scrumchious warm with iBlue Bell ice cream and almost even better cold (can you say left over pie for breakfast)

Because of our rough hillside terrain we use garden boxes. There are beans, pole and bush. Peas, snap and sugar. Cukes. Carrots. Radishes. Zucchini. Squashes, summer and spaghetti. Also tomatoes, Burgess (big and vining) and grape tomatoes. And a couple banananananana peppers.

A couple young bucks are showing up on the minerals.

I can definitely get one tomorrow morning and also how do I upload a file of more than 14.78MB?

What are those tires and wheels!? 😮 Chose that color for mine. Can't wait to see them mounted on a tractor. Today I have been working on spraying simple green on the parts I need to get a 704 roller going with an 8 speed so I can wash them tommorow.

well other than the knock it works great and ok will do.

Kind of close. It says Korea on the bottom. It has been on the family for a long time. Probably was purchased in the late 50's or early 60's.

pullstart Those are working mans paws and by the looks of them no stranger to pain, why bother with the gloves they only get in the way. Be like wearing a ribbed tickler.

Have something similar in mind.👍

If it is loose on the shaft, tap the hub in and file any burrs that may be on the end of the axle.

She is still better looking than mine! I bet that with some wet sanding and oiling on the paint, it'll clean up even more.

I swapped in an 8-speed into my Commando 8. I happen to find a 5060, which has the same brake configuration as the stock transmission. This also gave me 1-1/8" axles, and the 10 pin limited slip differential (not that I need it with my 8hp K181 lol). For the input pulley, I kept the same 4" diameter (same as the 3 speed), but had to find a new pulley since the input shaft diameter was different on the 8-speed vs the 3 speed. I think I ordered my pulley from a company called Phoenix Manufacturing. They claim to make all different OEM pulleys. I was able to get a cast iron pulley with the correct OD, correct ID, and made for 1/2" belts. All the other "stock" pulleys I found were for 1/2 AND 5/8 belts (making them wider). This change will allow my ground speed to stay the same, and now gives me the low-range of the 8-speed. Edit: You can use whatever outside size pulley you want. The size difference is in the shaft size on the transmission. I used 4" (same as the stock 3-speed) so the belt guard wouldnt change, the stock drive belt would fit, and it wouldnt alter my ground speed.

Those are nice clear pics. Every time I see pics from someone’s trail cam they have horrible resolution.

So I’m one of those guys that names his tractors. I decided to make “license plates” for them with thier names on them. Finished the first one for my 953. I named it after my ex-father as he was a very hard worker, simple and no frills kinda guy...... same as this tractor. A fitting tribute to the man.

The extruded plate is really cool. I have some flat aluminum blanks and have done some for the forum that Karl gave away to forum members at show a couple years ago. I will try to make a few different designs this fall when I have more time.

Think, in all, I had to change the engine pulley and race, since the Briggs shaft was smaller than the K321. Muffler lined up fine. New regulator and key switch and away we go. It's been great.

Got my big old plush W-H love seat cover installed today.Oh...and a matching PMCO bullet tail light to finish off my recently installed HL-5 light kit.

I'd like to thank every one very much for the Birthday wishes. Most of my day was spent as any other. Get up head to work & burn some diesel. When I got home my wonderful wife had this cool gift for me. Soon we'll be headed to a local fav for some AUCE baby back ribs. Seems my b-day was so close to the weekend I decided to take a vacation day tomorrow & make it a 3 day weekend. Thanks again everyone.

"hanging well" is what nature's A students do best. Improvise, adapt, overcome. as far a E tanking - I say put in and and leave it in until the job is done ! Any paint not worthy to stay will only cause issues in the future.