What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[rjg854 12,655]

14 hours ago, sqrlgtr said:

Forgot to take pics of homemade gaskets so you will just have to take my word, they were beautiful .

You know the rule, no pictures   Then it didn't happen  

[Bar Nuthin 1,862]

After 2 failed attempts to get the transaxle case to seal up on "Johnny Cash", I decided to abandon the paper-thin gasket and go with Permatex Ultra-black. I also destroyed a couple 7475 seals at the hydro input shaft before I figured out I had a small bur on the lip of the housing.

 

Ran it up and down the driveway a few times last night and pulled it back in the garage. No visible signs of any leaks. I'm going to get a couple cups of coffee in me before I go out this morning and have a look  If it's dry underneath, I'll consider it my 2025 Christmas Miracle! 

[pfrederi 19,300]

5 minutes ago, Bar Nuthin said:

After 2 failed attempts to get the transaxle case to seal up on "Johnny Cash", I decided to abandon the paper-thin gasket and go with Permatex Ultra-black. I also destroyed a couple 7475 seals at the hydro input shaft before I figured out I had a small bur on the lip of the housing.

 

Ran it up and down the driveway a few times last night and pulled it back in the garage. No visible signs of any leaks. I'm going to get a couple cups of coffee in me before I go out this morning and have a look  If it's dry underneath, I'll consider it my 2025 Christmas Miracle! 

 

 

Hope that RTV doesn't come back to bite you by getting into acceleration valves.   I have good results spraying this stuff on the paper gasket.  

 

 

[Bar Nuthin 1,862]

11 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

Hope that RTV doesn't come back to bite you by getting into acceleration valves.   I have good results spraying this stuff on the paper gasket.  

 

I used that sealant on my second attempt. Improved but not cured my woes. This time I took particular care to lay a nice bead to minimize squeeze out from the RTV. Looking at the outside, I'd say I'm in good shape.  Now that I've had the hydro-pump and motor apart, I wouldn't be afraid to tackle it again, if needed. Much in part to some of your excellent posts.

 

Edit: the reason for the initial teardown was terrible leakage from both the input shaft and the casing sealed with blue RTV. Here's a photo of the filter I found once I had it apart!

Edited Wednesday at 03:59 PM by Bar Nuthin
more detail

[sqrlgtr 1,432]

1 hour ago, rjg854 said:

You know the rule, no pictures   Then it didn't happen  

You can clearly see were I traced around pump, the newly made gaskets are in there. 

Edited Wednesday at 04:05 PM by sqrlgtr

[sqrlgtr 1,432]

Weld da hood shut baby. No more trouble wid dis one. Dry as mojave and purring like a kitten.. 

[Dan 312-8 334]

On 12/13/2025 at 5:21 PM, Sparky said:

 Picked up these rubber tire chains at this summers Wheel Horse Show. Anyone use them? Thoughts? 
  Might set up a second plow rig with these on it, see how they “grip” 

 

I like them, had a set on my former 89 520-H, bought a new set for my 97 520-H, not near the grip as chains, but still adds good grip and saves the blacktop.

[sqrlgtr 1,432]

Made new plug wire for c160 in between family engagements’.

[ebinmaine 75,938]

3 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

Made new plug wire for c160 

 

Ratcheting plug wire crimpers ehh?

[PeacemakerJack 10,847]

Merry Christmas from the PeacemakerJack family.  This is Coulter Caleb’s new house and his fiancée Faith (sitting on her 314H) along with the rest of our family. We started taking these Christmas tractor pictures 11 years ago…a lot has changed since that first picture. I’m so thankful for the many memories made through the years.
 

As Tiny Tim observed, “God bless us…every one!”