What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[SylvanLakeWH 29,016]

Sounds to me like you get a free zero turn if they don't return your  unmolested... 

 

That is inexcusable... 

[rjg854 12,385]

2 hours ago, Thetbone said:

was told they "donated" my Wheelhorse!!!!!!! 

 

[Handy Don 14,315]

2 hours ago, Thetbone said:

I called this morning and was told they "donated" my Wheelhorse!

Might need an attorney. Start by writing down your own account of the transaction -- dates, calls, etc -- while it is fresh in your mind.

[Blue Chips 73]

4 hours ago, peter lena said:

@Blue Chips  first thing I NOTICED , was the wide seal on that wheel bearing , ? for me thats an instant  , easy removal  clean out and regrease . think the use and abuse  that  these units regularly get , is worth  regularly getting  after . like lucas X HD  green chassis grease , also polyurea rated , stays with it , think that hood hood looks fine , stay at it , pete   

 

I agree. If I can get to both sides of a rubber-sealed bearing, I can often pop both seals out and use my bearing packer to pump grease all the way through the bearing until the new grease comes out clean, as I'm doing in the photo below, and then re-install the seals. If I can only get to one side of a sealed bearing, I'll try to remove that seal and use a syringe like the one in the photo to pack grease into all of the spaces in and around the bearings and cage and then re-seal it. I'll look into the Lucas product you mentioned.

 

 

And here's the bearing with the seals re-installed:

 

 

Note: If I happen to be greasing a metal-shielded (non-contact shield) bearing with pressed-in shields, I leave the shields in place and try using my bearing packer, pumping the grease gun very slowly to avoid damage to the shields as the grease is slowly squeezed through the narrow gap between the metal shield and the inner race. If the metal shields are secured with C-clips, I can usually remove the C-clips and shields, grease the bearing, and then re-install the shields and C-clips.

Edited yesterday at 08:14 PM by Blue Chips

[Thetbone 61]

Dealer just called, they found it and will have it tomorrow.  Whew!!!!!  He said it is just like it was.

[Handy Don 14,315]

8 minutes ago, Thetbone said:

Dealer just called, they found it and will have it tomorrow.  Whew!!!!!  He said it is just like it was.

Makes me wonder if it was in an employee's (or owner’s) garage. 

[ebinmaine 73,729]

2 hours ago, Thetbone said:

Dealer just called, they found it and will have it tomorrow.  Whew!!!!!  He said it is just like it was.

 

IMHO. This is a THOROUGHLY UNACCEPTABLE situation and the BBB should be notified along with scathing reviews online. ...

AFTER your tractor is returned UNHARMED. 

[SylvanLakeWH 29,016]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Makes me wonder if it was in an employee's (or owner’s) garage. 

 

 

25 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

IMHO. This is a THOROUGHLY UNACCEPTABLE situation and the BBB should be notified along with scathing reviews online. ...

AFTER your tractor is returned UNHARMED. 

 

[davem1111 2,203]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

IMHO. This is a THOROUGHLY UNACCEPTABLE situation and the BBB should be notified along with scathing reviews online. ...

AFTER your tractor is returned UNHARMED. 

 

Holy crap!  Don't they realize that telling you that could have induced a heart attack??!??!  That is just sadistic.  

[8ntruck 8,043]

Dock removal day today.  Tapped Clyde, the C-197 for hauling duty.  Got 5/7 done.  I ran out of daylight and energy.

 

For @c-series don and @rjg854:

 

Clyde, the C-195 at work, hauling dock sections and at quitting time:

 

 

Edited 21 hours ago by 8ntruck

[oliver2-44 10,840]

50 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Dock removal day today.  Tapped Clyde, the C-197 for hauling duty.  Got 5/7 done.  I ran out of daylight and energy.

 

For @c-series don and @rjg854:

 

Clyde, the C-195 at work, hauling dock sections and at quitting time:

 

 

What do your dock sections have for flotation?  L

[702854boy 116]

Hopefully, if everything goes according to plan I'll be able to drive my 854 shortly after school because all I've got to do to it is finish making the ignition wire, put the seat on, and put the left rear tire on. However, I know how things are and a 30 minute job will turn into three hours.

[peter lena 9,359]

@8ntruck  that lake shot  is like going home for me , pontoon , kick boat fly fished for years , no noise , no wake , just a perfect roll cast  for a hook up . scud / shrimp   fly pattern , catch / release . pete

[8ntruck 8,043]

13 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

What do your dock sections have for flotation?  L

It is not a floating dock.  I'm using the Tommy Dock system of connecting brackets, poles and feet.

 

The dock sections are treated lumber.  They get floated out into place, then I assemble the poles and feet and set them to level.   

[ebinmaine 73,729]

4 hours ago, 702854boy said:

I know how things are and a 30 minute job will turn into three hours

 

 

It's good that you understand this early in life.

 

[8ntruck 8,043]

4 hours ago, peter lena said:

@8ntruck  that lake shot  is like going home for me , pontoon , kick boat fly fished for years , no noise , no wake , just a perfect roll cast  for a hook up . scud / shrimp   fly pattern , catch / release . pete

The area of the lake in the picture is not a no wake zone.  The weekenders on their jet skis make good use of it in hot weather. 

 

Been pretty quiet since Labor Day.  Just a fully loaded pontoon (18'?) turning and burning for the last hurrah ride of the season last weekend.

[Blue Chips 73]

16 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Dock removal day today.  Tapped Clyde, the C-197 for hauling duty.  Got 5/7 done.  I ran out of daylight and energy.

 

When does the lake freeze over at your place? We have a floating dock that I plan to pull out around the first week of November, which should give me several weeks of breathing room until the river freezes, which might not be until well into December. We're living in Maine now, but I lived in Bemidji, MN for a couple of years, and by comparison, mid-coast Maine has relatively mild winters.

 

I should add that when I first installed the dock, I used my 522xi with an attachment I made to move the gangway down to the shore, but now the gangway remains at the shore (I just pull the gangway in for the winter), so I haven't needed the 522xi again for that task. For removing the dock itself, I float it onto a flatbed trailer that I back into the water and pull it out with my truck. Because of the cross-braced 'stiff-arm' system, it's always a big job to take the dock out or put it in...usually requiring at least three neighbors to help me.

Edited 4 hours ago by Blue Chips

[Ed Kennell 42,510]

First day of fall.

Dropped a couple decks and prepped for winter storage.

[peter lena 9,359]

@8ntruck  that lake shot  is like going home for me , pontoon , kick boat fly fished for years , no noise , no wake , just a perfect roll cast  for a hook up . scud / shrimp   fly pattern , catch / release . pete    @8ntruck   https://www.davescaddenpaddlesports.com/product-page/dave-scadden-s-raptor-lite-speed-x5   been using this type for years , have my FORCE FINS  30 plus years , fished the west with it , montana , utah , oregon , new england , my buddy  john  , has a similar  set up . love to laugh at each other  , swap flies , like a magic time . never a competition , just sharing  a common  love to  fly fish . introduced my grandson to this , he loves it  too. recently sent him  flies , some extra gear I had  , he is welding in ohio , great bass fishing out there , he will be home , here in a couple of weeks , grand kids  love a solid hug , and talk , always done that , pete

[peter lena 9,359]

@Ed Kennell  don't  even have to tell me , I know what you are doin !  BREAK THE GRUNGE CYCLE  !  screw eye  on the wall stud  heavy extension spring , wide open  S shaped  heavy wire , for easy  connection , to lift frame  area . so simple and effective . thank you for making my day ,  pete !