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I have two nodding dolls, Mrs K and her Mother after 8PM.

We all need a hydro and hyd. lift. Just takes some of us longer to realize it.

Center of rear fender marked on a piece of masking tape. Center of rear decal also marked with masking tape. Rear fender cleaned and sprayed with water mixture then decal applied lining up centerline marks Decal squeegeed and fully applied. Before VS after picture.

Plowing all day!

you're bad Ed, if they see this post you'll be getting coal next Christmas

You could always add a little insulation to the walls and ceiling if you need to quiet it down. If you have access to electricity, a ventilation fan might not be a bad idea. to dissipate heat.

If you can not find regular shear bolts, then I would suggest using some grade 2 bolts. I like to call them "butter bolts". These are the ones found in the bulk bins at hardware stores. They will have no markings on the heads at all.

We got about 5" of pretty dense snow from this mornings storm. So I decided to video the 312H with foot pedal motion control. The video is 7 minutes long, so get comfortable. It took 7 minutes to clear one of the 5 paved driveways about an hour total for all fiveand another 30 minutes to clear the stone road. You can see the speed and ease of raising and lowering the plow and constant changing of direction. This would probably take an hour with a gear drive and manual lift. The stone road cleared in 30 minutes. Sorry, 5" snow wasn't enough to justify firing up the Ber Vac Deuce.

Caution decal applied to rear side of hood. Overview as of today.

Front hood decal applied.

Right side of hood ready for decal. Right side hood decal ready to apply. Right side hood decal applied.

nice job Ed -- i love to see a grown man who knows his plowing technique and looks like he is enjoying himself - sweet WH video!!! ------------ got my 312 - 8 new in 1989 -- plowed with it till 2 yrs ago -- did awesome job -- but then switched to c175h -- my lumbar lower back couldn't take the stress of the manual lift anymore -- my L4 disc is much happier now with driveway plow chores using the hydro lift on the c175h

Well, between general consensus, my opinion, and my wife's vote I decided on the TWIN decals.

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Relativity tells us that the observed behavior can be either the motion of the observed or the observer!

This was in the mirror yesterday. Today it’ll be in the classifieds.

I vote "Twin"... But redundancy experts may disagree... But redundancy experts may disagree...

One more vote for all you Work or Wheel Horse experts. Should I use the period correct "TWIN' decal or slightly newer "HYDRO" decal. Keeping in mind the hood decal already says HYDRO.

I think I'll ask lowell and see what he thinks. Maybe I can send mine to him for a refresh. I've had it apart enough times lol I need to order some other things from him anyway.

Took a couple of pictures - tractor resting in garage, no more snow since plowing. Next time I'm out I plan to buy some 10w-30 synthetic and do a complete oil change in the trans. If that doesn't help, I guess I'll swap the trans. Maybe after it gets a bit warmer, going down into single digits this week.

This geared shaft is the shaft the pulley for the belt runs on outside the casing. The shaft wears and this one does show some wear . A new gear reduces the wear gap on the shaft which one or two seals won’t seal. It would be a great assistance to have some machinist make some of these and sell through Lowell at wheelhorsepartsandmore.com

Lucy has a new job! Guard dog at the Montauk Point Lighthouse at the eastern most point of Long Island, N.Y. This is as far as one can get away from New York City while on Long Island. (Just the way I like it!!) This lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington in 1792. I was in Montauk for work and decided to take a ride out there. Once I saw the guard dog sign I knew it was a good photo opportunity! Ten minutes after I took these pictures it started snowing like crazy!

Finally a little seat time.

It means let go of the lever....its done ......travel is complete !!!

Dan. I thought the gear and shaft were two pieces. I never removed a gear from shaft and maybe like you say it would be a difficult job on a blind hole. But when I took apart pumps I never had a problem getting the outside belt pulley off. The internals I have had completely apart except for the gear from the shaft.

This is how a leak down tester does work. The pressure gauge shows how much air pressure you are pumping into the cylinder. The instructions will have a recommended pressure to set the regulator to. The percentage gauge shows you the amount of air loss that you have. Any percentage in the green is good, yellow = marginal, red = you got problems. Remove you air filter, crank case breather cover, and muffler as well if it comes off easy. Lock you flywheel so that your piston stays at TDC. While tester is hooked up you will listen in 3 spots for air leakage. Hear air through the carburetor = You have a leaky intake valve Hear air through the exhaust = you have a leaky exhaust valve. Hear air through the crank breather = you have bad/leaky piston rings. ( If this is where your air is leaking, then the bang is blowing past the rings and into the crank case when the engine fires. ) Note: you will always have a bit of leakage to the crank case, if the percent gauge is in the green it is acceptable. A leak down tester is merely a tool to tell you how much compression and bang power you are loosing and where it is going.

A Speedi Sleeve might work in this location. It might be a little far to drive one on the shaft. But I see the shaft has a flat on it from the end that might help reduce the squeeze fit until you get to that seal area. I used one on my Oliver tractors diesel injector pump 10+ years ago. Dang out correct kept changing Speedi to Speedo

Yes, TWIN it is. Thanks for the great pictures of ole rusty.

I agree, with this WWW access, that video could prove to be fatal.

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Twin or single doesn't matter to me. I need HYDRO.

Checked out the VIN tags. 520= solid with a clear overlay, 312= solid with clear and 417 solid no overlay. There is No space after the first two numbers on all three tractors. Hope this helps @cleat

Mine squeaks full travel. Not as bad as it was before, but it's there.

I wonder if you could weld that up and turn it back down to spec?

You lost me ther Lane. Pic?? One thing I do remember is the connection under the dash is a bugger to tighten. best doing it before the pump is mounted.

Getting ready to apply the decals. Terry made this custom decal kit for me. First, the painted surfaces are thoroughly cleaned and de-greased for best adhesion. The painted surface and back of decal is sprayed with this mixture of distilled water with a couple drops of dish soap so decal can be moved around before final placement. Once I am happy with the decals placement and absence of bubbles and wrinkles then I squeegee the water out using this piece of teflon wrapped in a heavy duty paper towel.

@Ed Kennell @Brockport Bill ED thank you for the plowing definition ! obviousely experience / set up makes it look very easy , something that stood out to me was the snow blade lubrication release , that also applies to @Brockport Bill , often refer to slick blade is like free HP , that and knowing how / where to put snow in initial plowing cut is critical , over plowing , getting a far edge , on movement , thats exactify what you want ! watch too many lock themselves in on plowing foundation , you know its going to freeze solid , often refer to sun helping me out , know exactly where its going to be , thats where I load up , sun melt down to street drain . all we are getting is dusting / cold , pete

GOOD GOD MAN!!!! Your posts should have warning labels!

Nope, not even once😂

All the tractors in my area came from Innerst auto - Bob's weld shop or Becker's lawn and garden in Hanover Pa - this is from the barn find 416-8 I restored to worker in 2019

You can tell you have some hours under your belt plowing snow. Those 312 's are a really great tractor for many tasks with super fuel economy. Nicely set up rig. Great job ED !

Well I was 5 minutes into plowing snow this morning and slipped a drive belt and upon inspection it was shot, and probably the wrong size to begin with. Took 45 minutes to run to the local TSC that's only 6 miles away and replaced the belt and finished my driveway. 10" of snow is a once every 10 year event for us in Cincinnati!

Actually, that silver relay beside the start solenoid is the low oil relay that prevents the engine from cranking over if the oil level is low. After building wire harnesses for the 520's that 312 harness is fairly straight forward. If you follow the wires from the circuit board and just remove those then what is left will not be too bad to follow. The 312 does not have too many safety switches, main ones are the clutch, PTO, oil level, and seat. Here is the harness from my 312-8 with the warning circuit board wiring removed. You will notice the seat switch wires are also removed. That is because to mow steep hills and ditches I sometimes need my butt off the seat for stability.

Shift cover plate ready to install. You will notice a small indent, this is for hydraulic valve handle clearance as it would contact the plate when pulled fully back. Shift cover plate installed. Left side cover fully installed and tightened. Right side cover fully installed and tightened. Tractor overview as of today.

Finally...

Got my Horse ready for its first snow removal job. Southern Pa could get 5-8 inches which is alot anymore these days in this area. 312-8 with the Kohler Magnum.

Last year I decided to try duals on one of my modified machines. Quickly grew tired of it and went back to singles today. Was going to just remove the outer wheels but didn’t like the look of the single 6x12 either. Had an old pair of 23x8.5’s in the shed that look better in my opinion. She’s a 657 with a Kohler Magnum 8HP pull-start.

That guy shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a snowblower! My neighbor, who is far from mechanical, was so pleased with himself, too! A little knowledge can be a problem, right?

I have never replaced shear bolts ... yet ... Just running regular bolts but a guy could take some regular mild steel ones and grind down a groove in them in the right spot.