What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Sparky-(Admin) 22,350]

3 hours ago, c-series don said:

@Sparky It’s a very small gathering of Wheel Horse Dorks. Buncha weirdo’s that collect those tractors ?! Apparently somewhere in a valley in Pennsylvania, these people come from everywhere to congregate for this event. Maybe someone else here can elaborate? 

  LOL! And I’m proud to be one of those WH Dorks 

  His post made it sound like a show recently attended..got me wondering if I was missing out on something 

[Easton Rich 499]

8 hours ago, Sparky said:

  Wheel Horse Show? Where was this? 

Way down here in Emporia Kansas. About 30-40 tractors 

[ebinmaine 71,237]

 

 

 

 

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 22,350]

 Quick coat of rattle can truck bed spray (why not) on the inside. 
 Blades sharped and installed. Quick scuff and wire wheel of the crappy spots and a shot of primer on the outer shell. 
  42” RD

 

 

 

[702854boy 65]

Technically this happened yesterday but I was plowing and when I went to disconnect the plow from the 854, I noticed it was leaking gear oil like a sieve. I put a drain pain under it and upon closer inspection the is a chunk bent on the bottom of the casing. I'm kinda thinking it broke from the stress of plowing but my dad @Chevy_59 thinks that something gave way internal and tried to become external.

[Pullstart 65,044]

13 hours ago, Sparky said:

 

 

 

I like the camo black and red paint!

[Pullstart 65,044]

We had two days of wicked storms, tornadoes, etc last week.  Apparently the few inches or rain in an hour that came down Thursday night softened up a spot in the side yard…
 

 

[953 nut 58,498]

15 hours ago, Easton Rich said:

23 hours ago, Sparky said:

  Wheel Horse Show? Where was this? 

Way down here in Emporia Kansas. About 30-40 tractors 

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,616]

On Megan’s 310-8 went to change the deck spindle bearings, I had some extra from when I did the 42”, and low and behold this deck has the ¾” bearing not the 17mm bearing, so had to order some new bearings.  I was able to blow out the grease holes and pump the spindles full of grease, but it;’s still a little on the noisy side, so it will get new bearings.

[8ntruck 7,487]

I picked up our pontoon from storage today.  Got it home and parked in the yard.  Since we won't get it into the lake for a few days, so I put the moring cover on it this evening.  

 

Having learned from previous years, I got Morgan the 14-8 out and hooked it to the pontoon trailer to keep the toung on the ground while I was up on the back of the boat working on the morning cover.

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,125]

Today was organizing tractor parts and puttering around on the house, and on my new to me tractor/parts. First it’s the time of year to put my flag out so I started with that. I then took apart the parts Workhorse, and took the good transmission off. In the process of taking it off I forgot to check to see if there was oil, and that the mount holes went all the way through… I think you know the outcome, but it could have been worse. I then swapped one back tire that was slow leaking. The hub came off the Hydro C-141 too as one wheel bolt was siezed and rounded off. Now I’m relaxing.

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 11:46 PM by MainelyWheelhorse

[Sarthurs01 923]

Getting the show ponies gassed up and running for this upcoming show weekend!
Few more ready to go hiding in the garage

[Damien Walker 249]

Involuntary Smart Steer delete on my 520LXI.

 

My 520LXI had recently slowed to a crawl even in high range and the Eaton transmission was whining badly. I checked the oil level (spot on and very clean) and so turned my attention to the Smart Steer gear at the bottom of the steering column. And oh dear, what a mess! Unfortunately, I didn't photograph it before I dismantled it but the link from the steering to the triangular bell crank was badly bent and twisted and the bell crank pivot pin was missing. With no pivot, the remains of the mechanism was just floating freely and,as it defaults to 'slow', that was the cause of my problem. The bell crank pivot pin had actually sheared off because the plain bearing had seized on to it. I was completely unaware of this due to the power steering...it just mashed itself!

 

You can see the sheared off pivot pin missing near to the left side of this first photo. The push rod back to the transmission is just visible right on the edge.:

 

 

Second photo shows the parts after I had straightened the link bar and pushed the broken pin out of the bell crank bearing with my press:

 

 

The final photo shows the new strap which anchors the push rod forwards in the high speed position:

 

 

I have seen a lot of criticism of Smart Steer, in that it slows you down far too much...and I agree, it is tedious! My intention was to playground with the shape of the bell crank to alter the effect to see if I could improve it, but that will now have to wait until I can repair the sheared pivot pin. This is unfortunately part of the chassis and is not a separate bolt. To repair it either requires quite a strip down, the old one needs removing with an angle grinder and a new one welding into place or, with the mower deck removed and the tractor on a vehicle lift, it might be possible to drill through from underneath, but that would require quire accurate marking and drilling.......and all for want of a bit of grease. I THINK it was working when I acquired the tractor and has presumably seized due to lack of grease after a pressure washer session. Pity!

[ineedanother 1,538]

I've been procrastinating to have an axle repaired for a spare gearbox because the machine shop is a bit of a trek and always backed up with work. Out of the blue yesterday I was like, hey, don't we have a milling machine out in the warehouse?   Duh.

[ebinmaine 71,237]

1 hour ago, ineedanother said:

I've been procrastinating to have an axle repaired for a spare gearbox because the machine shop is a bit of a trek and always backed up with work. Out of the blue yesterday I was like, hey, don't we have a milling machine out in the warehouse?   Duh.

 

 

So are YOU going into the axle milling business? 

 

 

[ineedanother 1,538]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

So are YOU going into the axle milling business? 

 

 

Apparently so. And now I'm retired 

[ebinmaine 71,237]

18 minutes ago, ineedanother said:

Apparently so. And now I'm retired 

 

I all seriousness....   that's a marketable thing. 

I have several axles myself that would be reusable with new grooves.  

 

 

 

[ineedanother 1,538]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I all seriousness....   that's a marketable thing. 

I have several axles myself that would be reusable with new grooves.  

Truly. My brother is a retired journeyman from tool and die but I have next to no time on those machines. A guy I work with cut that for me with a 1/4" end mill .010" each pass and was finished in about 20 minutes. I could have done it but he was looking for something for do and that worked for me. We have a band saw and a small lathe too so I should spend more time back there. 

[ebinmaine 71,237]

7 minutes ago, ineedanother said:

Truly. My brother is a retired journeyman from tool and die but I have next to no time on those machines. A guy I work with cut that for me with a 1/4" end mill .010" each pass and was finished in about 20 minutes. I could have done it but he was looking for something for do and that worked for me. We have a band saw and a small lathe too so I should spend more time back there. 

 

 

If you get comfortable enough with that skillset to hire out,  please let me know.  

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,125]

 

 

 

 

 

Today after mowing my yard and my parents yard again(old pictures same yard) I worked on my new project I got from @ebinmaine. A 1978 C141 Automatic that I retrofitted a mid 90’s 312-8 wiring harness into. As of now I’m an engine side drive pulley, swapping the engine plug on the K321 and a bit of welding on the frame away from using it.

[ebinmaine 71,237]

4 hours ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

A 1978 C141 Automatic that I retrofitted a mid 90’s 312-8 wiring harness into.

 

 

I'm thinking that by the mid 90s the engine was a Magnum. 

 

Be VERY careful about tracing all the wires by color if you're installing a K Series engine.  

 

That's two different ignition systems and especially  -  switches.  

 

 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,125]

@ebinmaine Yeah, i was looking at the wiring diagrams last night. I figured that 312 was a 94/95 by the hood. I was thinking also, I’d get it up and running with the 12hp Magnum, then swap over the 14 later. The magnum has a drive pulley on it already, and as it’s set up now could be dropped in possibly run. The only issue is I see is the governor spring. The 14 would have a separate rectifier. 

[953 nut 58,498]

12 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

@ebinmaine Yeah, i was looking at the wiring diagrams last night. I figured that 312 was a 94/95 by the hood. I was thinking also, I’d get it up and running with the 12hp Magnum, then swap over the 14 later. The magnum has a drive pulley on it already, and as it’s set up now could be dropped in possibly run. The only issue is I see is the governor spring. The 14 would have a separate rectifier. 

I don't know how much rewiring you have already done but going from a battery powered points ignition to a magneto will not require any major rewiring if you use a "Kill Relay."

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,125]

7 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I don't know how much rewiring you have already done but going from a battery powered points ignition to a magneto will not require any major rewiring if you use a "Kill Relay."

 

@953 nut As of right now, I took the old harness as it was on the 312 and swapped it in uncut. So I figured since it came from a 312 and the 12hp motor came from the same 312 it was a plug and play deal. Thanks for the heads up on that though. What would I have to do to be able to run the K321 wiring wise besides a rectifier?

[953 nut 58,498]

16 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

What would I have to do to be able to run the K321 wiring wise besides a rectifier?

If your wiring from the C-141 is in good shape you would just use the black wire from the PTO switch that went to the ignition coil to activate the kill relay as shown in the thread I posted.

For the rectifier you just move the orange wire from the old rectifier to the center (B+) of the engine mounted unit.

This is much simpler than changing out all of the wiring and switches and your safety switches will continue to protect you.

FYI:    If the Magnum you are using was on an 8 speed you will need to go with a larger hydro drive pulley.