520H Snow Blower Project w/foot control

[Ed Kennell 41,937]

Some of you will remember this redo I started in March 2014 under the "New ?....Find"    topic.   Thanks to many of you, we got her running like new.  

 

Please keep in mind  when critiquing the body and paint work,  I was making a worker ... not a parade horse.  There was no attempt to make anything original ,

 

just a clean and functional snow blower.

 

 Some of the mods were venting the belt guard, raising the fender / seat pan 2" and moving the running boards forward 1.5"  to get more clearance for the tire chains, adding the rock shaft and clevis hitch, adding the foot control.  I wanted to try a one continues movement with the thinking If the control was not there, I would add a neutral detent and a reverse pedal.  The pedal is now  spring loaded to  go to reverse when the foot pedal is released and to forward when it is depressed.  The control is good and the brake pedal can at any time be depressed to go to neutral and stop the machine, so I do not feel there is any safety issue.  I only had to alter the shifter cover plate to allow the shifter to  move from full forward to full reverse. I locked the shifter to the yoke so it can not move left to right.  You probably guessed , I am partial  to the   70s  C-series Wheel Horses and their ivory wheels.  The silver wheels and maroon graphics just don't say Wheel Horse for me. I even thought about putting a C hood on it but gave up on that mod as my body work is pretty poor. There are a few other mods, but we will see who can find those.

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

[19richie66 17,633]

I think it looks great. I like the belt guard mod.

[Ed Kennell 41,937]

Just realized this should have been posted in the restoration / mod area.    Moderators ... feel free to move it if you agree.

[squonk 43,793]

I like the front weight. I got a similar weight at the Mansfield auction and as soon I find a worn out mule drive it's going to go on it.! 

[Ed Kennell 41,937]

I like the front weight. I got a similar weight at the Mansfield auction and as soon I find a worn out mule drive it's going to go on it.! 

 

   Winner... that's one more of the mods.  If I remember   , that came off the front of a Yellow rear tine tiller.

[cheesegrader 433]

Ed,

 

What have you done to the PTO linkage?

I see a spring attaching it to the belt cover, and the angle of the linkage coming out of the tower is lower than normal.

I like the cover under the seat, and the seat bumpers, too.  Always hated those seat springs.

By the way, your paint and body skills look just fine from here.

[rexman72 210]

looks like it could be in a parade but glad its a worker

[Ed Kennell 41,937]

Ed,

 

What have you done to the PTO linkage?

I see a spring attaching it to the belt cover, and the angle of the linkage coming out of the tower is lower than normal.

I like the cover under the seat, and the seat bumpers, too.  Always hated those seat springs.

By the way, your paint and body skills look just fine from here.

Another winner... good eyes spotting the spring, .  I did nothing to the linkage, but added the spring to keep the linkage from vibrating.   I added the cover under the seat  to give more support under the bumpers and decided to hinge it and make it big enough to cover the holes in the pan to keep the snow and dirt out.  It also acts as a positive seat support when raised for refueling. 

The bumpers are from an old bow stop from one of my boats.   Thanks for the comment on the body and paint...just don't get closer than 10'. 

[Ed Kennell 41,937]

looks like it could be in a parade but glad its a worker

Thanks Rex  , It is definitely a worker.  But maybe I'll bring it to the BIG SHOW in a few weeks.  That Friday night parade is after dark.

[Theroundhousernr 590]

   Glad to see it all together. I really dig the simple pedal control. I might just try something like that but leave the notch in for neutral. To me the main use of the pedal is for forward. Depending on the pedal design , reverse can be cumbersome and uncomfortable to use. Like our Kabota at work. You have to literally push down and back with your foot for reverse. And don't get me started on the Hydraulic controls....... Thing has air conditioner , radio and heat but then they slacked off in operation comfort.   

 

    So when you want to use reverse , just pop it over and the pedal spring will take it to reverse. Almost like a reverse safety on new mowers. You still could use the pedal to bring it back to neutral from reverse. I worry I would slip off the pedal in a tight situation and wipe something out in reverse when it takes off backwards. But hey, I might like the functionality the way you have it also.   This could also be a way to bring pedal control to the older Sunstrand transaxles. 

 

  Hope your charging system is working right finally . I know that stuff can be a pain. Quick update, My Amazon RR is working flawless and It charges great

[Ed Kennell 41,937]

Yeah, I was also concerned about the lack of a stop for reverse.  My plan was to put a V shaped notch in the cover plate so the lever would stop at neutral when the forward pedal was released.

Then add a reversing pedal to the forward pedal., but I found the control was really good and I didn't need a neutral stop.

If I want to stop, I simply use the left brake pedal. Also the hand lever is fully functional and can be used when  backing in a tight spot.

 

My  $22 Jungle RR is also working well.... no charging problems  and she starts with one bump of the starter.

 

  I am starting to get a little surging at full throttle. The Sea Foam is probably loosening up some crud in the tank.   Soon time for a carb flush.