What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[SylvanLakeWH 30,215]

3 hours ago, Wishin4a416 said:

Ive plowed 3 times Ed and no problems yet. I just hit the button real quick and it lifts about 3 inches. Which is what my manual lift did. It has the wireless remote. As soon as you let off the button it stops. Fingers crossed.

Same technique for mine... 3rd season and going great!

 

 

[cafoose 3,542]

The steering on my GT-14 FEL I got from @fast88pu a few years ago at the Big Show was skipping teeth and unpredictable  I investigated and found the housing support for the steering shaft was broken. I have a parts GT-14 that had a good support on it so I "borrowed" it  Top one in picture is broken. Bottom one is the good one. It came off the donor easily but it's a tight fit getting it on the FEL tractor. I found the starter shield on the shroud is in the way. I started to remove it for better access and it won't come off  I removed all the bolts I found that held it on and it wiggles but won't pull off  

 

[Bar Nuthin 2,089]

17 minutes ago, cafoose said:

it wiggles but won't pull off  

 

Did you try pulling harder? 

[cafoose 3,542]

14 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said:

 

Did you try pulling harder? 

 

14 hours ago, cafoose said:

I started to remove it for better access and it won't come off  I removed all the bolts I found that held it on and it wiggles but won't pull off  

Dummy me didn't realize I needed to remove the flywheel screen for it to come off  Got the new steering tower in place and started reassembling everything 

[pfrederi 19,523]

Finished the fuel system today for testing purposes.  New pump lines filter.  Starts and runs well at full throttle still a little pop at idle but it is too cold out to spend much time fine tuning,.  Ran in all gears Hi/Lo. up and down the drive way (see snow on tires, there are no pics of the test run.  Ass't camera person doesn't come out when it is this cold ).  Really wondering about the one rear axle it sticks out just over an inch from the hub.  The hub is up against the tranny housing just like the other side.  Wonder if some PO replaced the axle with a longer one from a 6 spd and if so why???  

 

 

[TonyToro Jr. 2,233]

Got some snow between yesterday and today. Decided to do one pass last night on our driveway. Then did final pass and did my plow account about 20 minutes ago.

Edited 5 hours ago by TonyToro Jr.

[cafoose 3,542]

6 hours ago, cafoose said:

 

Dummy me didn't realize I needed to remove the flywheel screen for it to come off  Got the new steering tower in place and started reassembling everything 

All back together and steering like new 

[ebinmaine 76,653]

2 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Really wondering about the one rear axle it sticks out just over an inch from the hub.  The hub is up against the tranny housing just like the other side.  Wonder if some PO replaced the axle with a longer one from a 6 spd and if so why???  

 

A 6 or 8 speed transmission should have a good inch of axle shaft showing between the back of the hub and the transmission case.  

 

If the other side is flush to the outside of the hub AND touching the transmission case... that's the short axle. Not original.  

[kpinnc 16,691]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Not original.  

 

Probably the original got chewed up at the bearing and the PO replaced with the wrong part. There are a bunch of different ones that can (obviously) be made to work. 

 

PO may have checked the Toro price and just used what he had instead- once he woke up and got up off the floor... 

[sqrlgtr 1,843]

51 minutes ago, cafoose said:

All back together and steering like new 

good to see ya aint lost your touch 

[Easton Rich 819]

Hehe... I bought another one