Wheelhorse 312 8 transaxle bracket cracked

[sqrlgtr 4,070]

21 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

 

Why the need for longer bolts?  

If you are thinking of adding a plate to the transmission side of the F-Plate, that will cause the drive belt  to need to be lengthened. 

 

Whichever ever side you decide to add plate it may still require longer bolts. Ive never seen one with a plate on trans side (because of belt length), but may be a bunch of um done that way? 

[Wheelhorse3128 9]

That's what I'm thinking as the belt I have is too long anyways as I swapped the pulley to get more speed and the belt I got was too long so I put a idler pulley on that was supposed to be temporary while i got a shorter belt but it works well so I left it on

[sqrlgtr 4,070]

Dont forget to allow for the longer wheelbase if u go with plate between trans and frame, think shifter location and such.

[Wheelhorse3128 9]

3 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

Dont forget to allow for the longer wheelbase if u go with plate between trans and frame, think shifter location and such.

Will probably just add a 5mm thick plate so will be able to move stuff back 5 mm I think

[Handy Don 17,540]

1 hour ago, Wheelhorse3128 said:

Will probably just add a 5mm thick plate so will be able to move stuff back 5 mm I think

I grooved and then welded the cracks from both sides but added the reinforcement plate on the forward side of the F-plate because I didn’t want to consider any drive train mods. 

When welding, be sure to use good sequencing and cooling practices to avoid overheating any small area and causing either the F-plate or the reinforcement to warp. 

[Ed Kennell 47,543]

1 hour ago, Wheelhorse3128 said:

Will probably just add a 5mm thick plate so will be able to move stuff back 5 mm I think

5 mm should not affect the belt length, but may require a motion control linkage adjustment.