What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[TonyToro Jr. 2,153]

Hauled some brush with the C-121 today 

[Blue Chips 245]

I'm almost done refurbishing my GT18. I added fresh fuel today, changed all of the oil and filters, and took it for a longer test drive. The fresh fuel eliminated the slight lag from idle to a sudden wide-open throttle, and it's running great.

 

 

 

I slipped an old seat cover over the original seat, which is still in pretty good shape, with only a couple of small hairline cracks that don't go all the way through. I may try some vinyl conditioner on it to see if it softens up a bit.

 

 

There are still a few tweaks left to do on it:

• I need to make the final adjustments to the brake and motion-control linkages.
• The battery light is always on (it's charging fine) so I need to address that, either with a different battery light module or going to a voltmeter instead of a warning light.
• There's a wobble in the left front wheel, which I plan to replace with a rim that I got from @JoeM.
• I haven't decided about decals yet. It's a GT18, but I believe I've bumped up the CH18 to 20HP, so I don't know if I want a GT18 decal or not. Maybe I'll just skip the decals.

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 04:00 AM by Blue Chips

[Handy Don 14,744]

GT-18+

[JoeM 8,957]

1 hour ago, Blue Chips said:

I'm almost done refurbishing my GT18.

Nice work Chips!

[kpinnc 15,790]

1 hour ago, Blue Chips said:

haven't decided about decals yet. It's a GT18, but I believe I've bumped up the CH18 to 20HP, so I don't know if I want a GT18 decal or not. Maybe I'll just skip the decals.

 

Terry (Vinylguy in the vendor section) can make you some decals any way you like, and everyone here can vouch for his work and how nice the decals are. Almost everything I've purchased from him has been custom work. I think he has some 5xi stuff anyway, so he already has size templates to work with. 

 

Your tractor looks great! Even if it isn't red it is still a beauty! 

[JoeM 8,957]

I got new shims and gasket for the M12 that was leaking oil. Reinstalled the bearing cover and checked the end play,  

Made some dowels to hold the 4 shims and gasket. Shims were .003 and gasket was .010.

Used longer bolts to pull cover in while I tapped on it with a plastic dead blow. Whet smooth until the purple wire decided it wanted in on the action and drooped in between. I removed it probably going to reroute anyway.

 

 

I did notice once the plate was seated there was no end play, I tapped the crank with the dead blow back and forth a few times and that loosened her up. Total was .008

I checked it before I took it apart and it was .004. I did add the same number of shims. 

 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by JoeM

[Sodaking27 1,055]

Heart beat replacement for the C175. Met up with Lincoln from A to Z and picked up this KT17 series 2. Most likely will be after the holidays before I get the chance to install it.

 

Looks to be a 1995.

 

[pfrederi 19,016]

1 hour ago, Sodaking27 said:

Heart beat replacement for the C175. Met up with Lincoln from A to Z and picked up this KT17 series 2. Most likely will be after the holidays before I get the chance to install it.

 

Looks to be a 1995.

 

 

 

I have a Gray KT17-2 also.  same spec number (Wheel Horse) but by serial number 1987.  Always figured WH ordered replacement engines to go in place of failed KT-17-1...

[kpinnc 15,790]

Built my FIL a locking swivel seat for his Charger. He has a little difficulty getting on and off the tractor, so this will let him sit and swivel to center. 

 

Had to make two different adapters while trying to raise the seat as little as possible. But it worked out nice. 

 

Now we gotta figure out a latch for the fender pan. I have rebuilt the area under the seat that wears and allows rapid dismount over the rear of the tractor  but I think it needs one more safety added. May use a hood latch from a semi between the fender and footrest on the left side. 

 

Can't load a pic for some reason. I'll add it later. 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by kpinnc

[ebinmaine 74,680]

8 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

hood latch from a semi between

 

 

Like the 300/400 hoods?

[kpinnc 15,790]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

Like the 300/400 hoods?

 

No, he said he has one from a semi truck hood latch. Almost like an old toolbox latch. 

[ebinmaine 74,680]

34 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

No, he said he has one from a semi truck hood latch. Almost like an old toolbox latch. 

 

That's OLD truck hood latch..

 

I ain't seen a LATCH for a hood in many years.  

 

 

[Bar Nuthin 1,517]

Today, I changed the name of the tractor, formerly known as Frankenhorse, to Johnny Cash. It's a '73 16-auto, with a '72 14 Horse Kohler, a '74 (or later) Sundstrand Hydro, and a '71 hydraulic lift.

 

Even though I knew the Sundstrand was newer, I brain farted when looking up the mounting gasket to the transaxle and ordered the gasket for a 1973 (#5955) from @daveoman1966, who even noted that they were for hydrogear only, but it didn't register in my tiny brain.

To make it more confusing you can substitute the #102759 for the #5955, but not the other way around.

Additionally, there's a seller on eBay listing #5955 gaskets as #102759 - so my first picture reference was misleading 

I'm only out a few bucks, but having to wait on parts is torture.  Anyone needing gasket #5955 let me know.