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Reminded me of the day I stopped at the barber shop after cleaning a rusty pair of wheels with a wire wheel on a 4.5" angle grinder. After working on my hair for a few minutes, the young female barber left out a blood curdling scream and said there is a wire sticking thru your ear.. This was before body piercings were quite common. She refused to touch it and had to get a male barber to pull the one inch wire that passed thru the lobe of my ear. Moral....wear your safety equipment

Oh, that's an easy fix. We had a D9 Cat with a right track that wouldn't lock. You just had to back up to turn right.

Should have changed the oil on this Mag 10 right before I pulled it so I could have warned it up. Oh well, drained it “cold” and she now has fresh Rotella.

Yes. The starter on the KT-17 and KT-19 are the same as the M-16, M-18 and M-20 horizontal or vertical crankshaft engines. Removing the hood will give you ample access to get at the starter, no need to pull the engine. The starter on your 18 twin may just need to have the shaft cleaned and lubricated with some dry graphite lubricant.

Go best of both worlds... You can make a right with a looooong left loop.

Almost. It just seems to want to turn left. Right turn is almost non existent. I want a dump truck not a race car.

My new gas tank bushing and shut off valve come in, so I was able to run it a little longer than the jar of gas allowed the past few nights 😂. I think I’ve got the points set right and the carb dialed in, and was able to test the hydro - so far so good!

When I let Lincoln at A to Z Tractor know what we had going on here he immediately sent another pipe right out. Here's the two side by side: And all installed.

Forgot to post pics of my GT-14. We changed battery, oil, fuel filter, trans filter, and trans fluid today. Forgot to grab an air filter. Tractor will now spin tires if rider-less against a tree. Right wheel spins if I'm sitting on it. Doesn't sound great, it will need engine and trans rebuild. PTO clutch is stuck on. Electrical is a mess, have one wire with a break that I have to jiggle with to get it to start. Will throw a wire nut on it until I redo electric.

The title of the thread is WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY? We all know that BBT and her mom do all the work around your place, did you at least take the picture?

And brings back memories from the 1940s of our annual family reunion at Idlewild Amusement Park. As poor Appalachian kids, we saved our Christmas and Birthday money for this summer trip to the park. A couple pics circa. 1948-9 ? Our Gang...I'm the little guy on the right. Just arriving at Idlewild for a family reunion.

This may be a wacky suggestion, but just out of curiosity, take off the air cleaner and spray some starter fluid, carb cleaner or brake cleaner directly into the throat of the carb and see what happens when you try to start it. Before I replaced the carburetor on my 416-H, I could crank it for what seemed like minutes and it would not fire. But a shot or two of brake cleaner fired her right up. If she runs on the "starter" fluid, you have a carb or pump problem.

Seems like this would be a more visible and definite on/off

Not the same as what you guys are showing..but I was thinking about something like this for my 1960s wheel horse tractors as a quick disconnect while displaying at different shows and such.. I had people turn keys and lights on when I’m not around …

Best it was found BEFORE she snagged it thru the comb !!

Napa $6.50 qt

It's connected to the wench as it will draw power. It's just a cheap Ebay switch 100 amp. I had been disconnecting the ground cable to the wench.Third picture you can remove the key to lock it. I don't even take the switch key out of my tractors. I was going to mount it on the dash the hour meter didn't work, But it a smaller size little less then the 1 1/8" hole it's mounted in.

I have had 17 and 20 HP twin engines and never used them for mowing. IMO, they burn too much fuel and throw off too much heat to be used hot summer mowing. I do still have my 520H with a heated cab and a dual stage blower. It has only been used for snow removal. BTW, I use turf tires and rubber chains on the 312H for pushing the 48" snow plow, and I am amazed by the traction. And of course they don't mark up the paving on the 5 driveways i keep clear.

My 312 H is my main worker. The M12 engine and the Eaton 1100 tranny handles a 48" SD deck and a 48" snow plow with no problem. I have changed the 6" fronts to 8" and added a primer bulb in the fuel line for instant starts.

All I did was drive around in a box truck all day delivering building materials.

All back together. Runs. Drives. No leaks. We'll run it. Cool it. Repeat. Then send it home.

I spent some time today cutting the steering column bracket out and rebuilding it. It took a while but I think I figured out how to make it work. As you suggested @953 nut I will have to add a bracket to extend it behind the steering column about 7 inches. I will also have to extend the pivot plate to lower the connection about 3 inches because of the height I had to mount the dash. I'll post pictures when I get it built.

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I was thinking same thing... even I would know when it was on/off...

I never liked stuffing the plugs in my ears. Always use the muffs when possible.

Underside of hood painted. Not perfect, there are bubbles in the paint for some reason.

When my mother had her first knee replacement the results were so good she couldn't wait to have the second one done, great improvement in her mobility. As @adsm08 said, they won't last for ever, my mother's replacements were in need of replacement after about 30 years but at that point she was not a good candidate for the surgery being well into her 90s. My wife and I seem to take turns being caregiver for one-another, so far the only replacement part needed was a shoulder for my wife.

Nothing wrong with race cars! The drag link on the 953/1054 crosses under the frame pushing and pulling the steering arm on the left front spindle. Your steering box is too close to allow this to happen. May need to improvise a cross shaft mounted behind the steering box that will be rotated forward and back by the Ross box and have a lever nearer the center of the shaft to attach the drag link to.

@Docwheelhorse is the man on Briggs and Stratton powered Wheel Horses, hope he has the answer you need.

That answer has a pun in it - the word "draw" !! Having worked at a facility that made quality Automotive switches and devices, the key to having a switch like that survive is the amount of current it sees while on and the amount of parasitic draw it has to isolate. That is based on its construction - size & material of the leads & contacts, spring load on the contacts and the material the housing is made of. Another factor is if it is sealed against the weather for water intrusion. If any of them are marginal, the switch will heat up and ultimately fail. Our switches were built to survive a 150% consistant max load for extended time - got to see the testing in action during one annual product line re-validation quality run. Kind of like watching paint dry - no issues. BUT, I did get to see the thermal meltdown of switches of the same rating from both domestic and offshore competitors for the same test... Try not to set the Test Lab on fire.....

Does it have locking set screw on it if so loosen up the screw put some lube on and work it`s way up. This was from years of people pulling up to get off the tractor.Enjoy the ride.

A similar bearing to what holds the front of the steering shaft can be installed there. 2 bolt flanged type.

Oh, both my knees are qualified for replacement. I'm just waiting for Mrs.K to finish her therapy from her latest foot surgery. Maybe this winter

Absolutely. Wally world is pretty reasonable at under $20 per gallon around here.

Used that new front hitch to get the splitter dialed in.

Matt, Here are my thoughts, not saying I am correct, just thinking out loud. So I am assuming all of the following are known goods. No bent spindles. No bent blades. Deck is attached appropriately to the tractor. From your picture of the lawn, it looks to me that all 3 blades are not the correct diameter, too short. This would leave a gap in between the rotors, not allowing strips of grass to be cut. The blade diameter is critical because blades are NOT timed and have very tight tolerance at the meeting points at the tips of the blades. I see you have the Gator Style Blades. Did you buy them or did the deck come with them? I put down some notes to try to explain what I have experienced with the spindle and deck alignment. Let me know if something is confusing, they are just chicken scratches. Also can you let us know the history of the deck? Just wanting to know if it ever had welding repairs or deck spindle cracks. I think we can get your deck back to cutting that golf course flat beautiful look! Steve Note Aug 20, 2024 WH Deck Cutting issues.pdf

like many members here i have had and used multiple wh tractors but the 312-8 was my first since 1989 bought new -- used it with tiller - mower deck/bagger, - and 48 inch plow in Hudson Valley snow area as well as pushing piles of dirt and stone -- also pulled a WH roller - etc -- Frankly, the 312 with that wh 8 gear tranny never lacked for power to do any task - over 2,000 hours - yes, you can go back to the 16 Kohler or a 17 twin etc -- or bigger with 400 or 500 series or even have multiple tractors for different tasks as do many wh members -- but my guess is a 312 would satisfy most of your needs. .......... of course if you are going to anticipate some lake effect winter snow in Geneseo and want to plan for lots of plowing or using snow blower the 312 can handle that also but that maybe another consideration if you want to go more hp ?????? Good luck --

Well, you have some great suggestions above. The good news is you know the problem is in the starting circuit. Download the wiring manual for your tractor. You will find the Starting, ignition, and charging circuits. The starting circuit has fuses, safety switches, connectors, battery, and a solenoid that could cause the no start.

Latrobe... Forbes road Arnie Palmer Fred Rodgers Steelers training camp Lots of diverse history in that area. Beautiful country!

Interesting on the firing of the cylinders. So does that mean no matter which way you put the wires in, all will work fine? Well the part number on the trigger and the module are #166-0785 and #166-0767. The key is very good on the shaft and the engine only has 638 hours on it. Maybe I assumed wrong that the valves are adjusted at least good enough to run when I got the 110psi reading? I have not actually checked yet and if you guys think maybe its a problem, then I will but not til tomorrow when I have time.

Was the flywheel properly torqued after the module was replaced? If not is the flywheel key sheared? That will throw the timing off as the trigger ring will not be in the correct spot. That happened to another member here. Is the ignition module correct for that engine. I've seen different part numbers for that module. I don't know if that affects timing. How many hours? Did someone decarb the cylinders and set the valve lash? If so did they do it correctly? The valves could be opened slightly if the lash isn't set correctly, even if you're showing good compression.

This is my plan Richard. But Mrs. Ks back, left foot and latest right foot fusion in Feb. has put me three caregiver turns behind. Hopefully two more months of therapy will get her back on her feet. Then I can catch up with a couple knee replacements.

The luck of the draw seams to be about on every thing these days. Who are were it was made don't make much difference, company's get bought out Qualite is lost by new owners wanting to more money off the same product. It's very rare that products get improved. My old Wheel Horse dealer Haywood Richmond had a saying " The road to Hell is paved with plastic." He had a Hardware but his main two products were Wheel Horses and GE appliances. ..

Id love a 90f day. 102-104 this week. Morning humidity is high and gradually drops to 30% or so when it gets above 100f. We were lucky and had some rare rain in July that kept us in the 90’s. Actually had a mid 80 day in July Pastures we’re actually green through end of July. But August has been a sizzler.

I put one of them on my van for the same reason, but it turned out to be a piece of junk. I had to take it apart to get a reliable disconnect. If you get one, be sure to test it and send it back it not satisfied.

A temporary fix should be just that: temporary. I hate crap fixes that you constantly have to fight. Bothers me. Also, if your calipers aren't tight enough to pull splinters, time to replace them.

My 42" RD deck that is completely open doesn't give a great cut. To get the highest cut I adjust so that the blade tips are the same front to rear. My deck owners manual actually says to run the deck 1/8" higher in the front which is opposite from nearly all decks on the planet. I don't think that engine speed has been mentioned yet, run the engine at maximum speed, 3600 RPM, check it with a tachometer, so you get maximum lift. My 42" seems to turn too slow even at maximum, but I never checked or did the math.

What to do when your 1/2 done mowing and the PTO/deck belt decides to retire? Poke around up in the rafters till you find one that fits.

Had a marathon night in the garage last night working til well past midnight and then up at 5:30 to continue working on Alex’s puller project. I was out of work all week with a knee injury and went stir crazy so getting out there last night felt great. Haven’t had a stretch like that in a long time. The smiles on his face made it well worth it. I made a post in pullers if anyone wants to see it.