What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ebinmaine 63,205]

10 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@ebinmaine  stay after that  front end greasing , with that extra   load drag , sure you are aware  , lucas green , pete 

I still have a gun with Red n Tacky in it.  

[Andy N. 1,921]

6 hours ago, OldWorkHorse said:

I like red but not everything red, so I try to break it up here and there your plow looks great! If you need new decals check out redoyourhorse.com good price great product. 

 

Ordered them last night from him!

[Snoopy11 5,713]

Airing the old girls out...
 

 

 

 

 

Don

[Panther416-8 341]

11 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Nice amount of weight!

That'll certainly help. 

 

How well do you feel those front tires work for steering in snow n ice?

Ever run front chains?

Ever tried reversing the tread as discussed a few posts up?

 

@ebinmaine they've worked well with my 48" plow in the snow/hard packed except when angling the plow. I may add some chains to the front to see how that helps this winter.

@peter lena  I greased up the front end while suspended today but I switched over my grease gun to that red lucas high temperature grease when I did my PTO recently.  Is that no good for the axle/spindles/hubs?

[ebinmaine 63,205]

12 minutes ago, Panther416-8 said:

may add some chains to the front to see how that helps this winter.

I've been thinking about doing the same on my 20" fluid filled turf tires I use as steers for the snow plow tractor.  

 

13 minutes ago, Panther416-8 said:

.  Is that no good for the axle/spindles/hubs?

IMHO:

Red n Tacky is perfectly fine for that application. 

[Heatingman 941]

Just about finished with the B-80 overhaul. Still need to put in the lifing arm, head and tail light, make the trim for the headlight, and a few other odds and ends.

 

Gotta wait a few weeks before I put the decals I got from redoyourhorse.com on. So the paint can cure some. 

 

I was able to make the seat cover and cushion from @Burnerman work, and the headlight I got from him should work aswell. I did not notice when I first got the replacement seat cover that it was a touch taller then the original, so to get it to fit, I had to trim about an inch of foam from the back rest, and trim the vinyl to get the windlace to secure it properly 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2022 by Heatingman

[ebinmaine 63,205]

2 hours ago, Heatingman said:

B-80 overhaul

Looks excellent!! 

[ebinmaine 63,205]

On 10/1/2022 at 1:07 PM, ebinmaine said:

add some weight

Back on Saturday at 1 PM I posted about adding the weights to the front of my C160. 

VERY glad I did...

I tested it yesterday by pulling 4 loads of wood out of the forest. 

Even with that beast of a weight hanging around out there it still gets a tad bit light in the steering here n there.  

Had a couple split second pucker inducing moments. 

 

 

It'll do though.  

 

 

[Ed Kennell 35,822]

Four days of cold rain and no sign of any sun for a few more days till Ian decides to head across the Pond.

So I pulled the 312H in to the heated shop and started the switch from lawn mowing to snow plowing.

Pulled the 42"SD and gave it a greasy Pete winterizing treatment.   No sun so it'll have to dry inside this winter.

Changed engine oil and greased all zerks.   Except that  dag blamed steering block.    Guess I gotta take the belt guard off to get to it...nuther day.

The rubber tire chains and the 48" snow plow will go on for the winter.

[squonk 38,949]

On 10/2/2022 at 9:19 AM, ebinmaine said:

I still have a gun with Red n Tacky in it.  

Greased everything in the shop yesterday. 20V Dewalt gun. Ran out of R & T halfway thru. Had another tube on the shelf. Goody!!! One of my favorite jobs! Refilling the grease gun! Went to get a pair of nitrile glove and I find an empty box! Went to where I thought I had my stash of gloves and all I find there is a Hornet's nest!! now I need more Brake Kleen to deal with the hornets. Wood Bees have been bad enough now this! 

[squonk 38,949]

12 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Even with that beast of a weight hanging around out there it still gets a tad bit light in the steering here n there.  

 

 

 

Just lean forward! 

[peter lena 8,072]

 @Ed Kennell  glad to see that winterising  oil soak going down , the opposite  of wet / moldy  for months lets the  oil soak in and feed that metal  . my decks are stained black , zero rust / grunge , leave them on the back side , so the treatment is held there . after weeks , use a spring to hold them up against the wall . no oil drip issues , been working for me , pete  

[ebinmaine 63,205]

2 hours ago, squonk said:

Just lean forward! 

Man I'd have to sit on the weight and steer from the front.  

[ebinmaine 63,205]

@squonk here's the heaviest load I've tried to pull up the new ramp. 

 

That's a 17 cubic foot Ohio Steel trailer that's mounded over with wet maple.  

 

Note I said tried.  

 

The underlayer of VERY soft sand stopped me from getting all the way up the new ramp to the new building site.  

 

Not a big deal. I just backed down and went around to the backyard access gates which was an easy climb.  

 

I'll be starting a thread looking for ideas about how to address that situation.  

 

[lynnmor 6,796]

22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

@squonk here's the heaviest load I've tried to pull up the new ramp.

I'll be starting a thread looking for ideas about how to address that situation.  

 

I wonder how much rolling resistance is caused by the heavy front end pushing the ag tires into the soft surface.

[ebinmaine 63,205]

Just now, lynnmor said:

I wonder how much rolling resistance is caused by the heavy front end pushing the ag tires into the soft surface.

Nowhere near enough... Odd as that sounds. 

With that heavy load on the rear hitch the front of this tractor is still QUITE light by the time I get to the top of that ramp. Like light enough that it barely steers.  

 

[lynnmor 6,796]

I have a similar trailer hauling similar loads of wood, my 23" turf tires spin easily going up a grade that isn't much.  I have wheel weights but don't use the chains.  What I do is put the hammer down before the grade and keep it down.

[Wheelhorse#1 1,445]

On 9/30/2022 at 6:52 PM, WHX?? said:

I was gonna tell ya it was off the ultra rare C-184 ...I'd really been pulling yer stump tho...

 

I probly would have taken that bait too  

[ebinmaine 63,205]

45 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

I have a similar trailer hauling similar loads of wood, my 23" turf tires spin easily going up a grade that isn't much.  I have wheel weights but don't use the chains.  What I do is put the hammer down before the grade and keep it down.

Yessir. 

Done did that too. 

I have Cinnamon Horse's K341 top RPM set at 3300. 

That in 3rd high is what began the approach.  

With a less loaded trailer it'll easily climb the hill but at the top I have to kill the RPMs or I can't make the slight left turn due to floaty front tires. 

[SylvanLakeWH 24,172]

21aa gravel might do the trick… sand spreads under load. 21aa locks up.

 

[ebinmaine 63,205]

5 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

21aa gravel might do the trick… sand spreads under load. 21aa locks up.

 

What is that by size of rock? 

[8ntruck 6,376]

Roto roller and Portland cement?

[Lee1977 6,221]

7 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Four days of cold rain and no sign of any sun for a few more days till Ian decides to head across the Pond.

So I pulled the 312H in to the heated shop and started the switch from lawn mowing to snow plowing.

Pulled the 42"SD and gave it a greasy Pete winterizing treatment.   No sun so it'll have to dry inside this winter.

Changed engine oil and greased all zerks.   Except that  dag blamed steering block.    Guess I gotta take the belt guard off to get to it...nuther day.

The rubber tire chains and the 48" snow plow will go on for the winter.

Ed I just went and checked all my Wheel Horses, the steering block grease fitting is on the left side, just where I though it was. Don't think the removing the belt guard will help you.

[Ed Kennell 35,822]

2 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

the steering block grease fitting is on the left side

I took the left side panel off, but there is another panel under that one .   To get that one off, I would have to remove all the hydraulic lift hoses and the brake linkage.   I'm not going to disturb the hoses.   I'll jack it up and see if I can get a U joint on the zerk from below.      

Thanks for the info.

[Lee1977 6,221]

10 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

I took the left side panel off, but there is another panel under that one .   To get that one off, I would have to remove all the hydraulic lift hoses and the brake linkage.   I'm not going to disturb the hoses.   I'll jack it up and see if I can get a U joint on the zerk from below.      

Thanks for the info.

I have though of using a hole saw to fix that problem, just haven't done it yet.