What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[sqrlgtr 2,910]

Replaced seal behind brake drum(I just noticed when I posted pics I put brake drum on backwards ), and changed oil in rear of the 312-8 I been working. Also  got to try out my new headlight, and before anyone ask, no thats not a professional model in last pic just me.

[whtractors24 3,466]

Show prep . Had a little axle drip going on, and decided it’s time to make it like new again . That oem seal from 40 years ago sure gave me a run for my money . 

[WHX?? 56,585]

8 hours ago, sqrlgtr said:

changed oil in rear of the 312-8

Looks Like that spring has seen better days too. 

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,558]

 

 

Mowed all my parent’s lawn with the 312. It powered through with only one stop to tighten the mule drive. The PTO went bad on their mower so it had been a week since it was mowed. The grass is growing like crazy with our odd weather for the time of year lately.

 

 

I also recruited the 308 for them to use if they need to. Just a little grease in the mule drive and a once over to check it over as my test after I put the deck on had a new noise up front. After it’ll be good to go.

[kpinnc 18,186]

4 hours ago, whtractors24 said:

That oem seal from 40 years ago sure gave me a run for my money . 

 

They can be a pain, but well worth it when replaced. 

[Brockport Bill 2,340]

i always thought my 37 SD on my 312-8 was terrific cut - - maybe the 2 blade design, or the lift attachment on the one blade -- but it sure leaves nice cut - and the 12 Kohler always enough power

[sqrlgtr 2,910]

7 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Looks Like that spring has seen better days too. 

That's a PO fix and is actually 3 springs, works but will eventually get replaced.

[953 nut 66,019]

2 hours ago, sqrlgtr said:

PO fix

              I always blame things on the previous owner too.           

[8ntruck 8,849]

@Brockport Bill what is the story on that 'lift attachment' on your 37 SD?

[kpinnc 18,186]

11 hours ago, Brockport Bill said:

maybe the 2 blade design, or the lift attachment on the one blade -- but it sure leaves nice cut -

 

That and several other things combined. The two blade design means the blades are longer which gives a higher tip speed for a given input RPM. The design of the deck also provides much higher lift per revolution and distributes clippings better as well. 

 

The only downside to the 37SD is that it's only 37 inches wide. Otherwise it's probably the best cutting deck Wheel Horse ever produced. The 60SD cuts very nice as well. Both are actually Toro "influenced".  

 

Of course the kind of grass and how often it is cut and how well a given deck is maintained are additional factors. 

 

But overall the 37SD is optimized. The size is sacrificed to give the best cut for it's given application. If you know you know. 

Edited yesterday at 05:40 PM by kpinnc

[Brockport Bill 2,340]

3 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

@Brockport Bill what is the story on that 'lift attachment' on your 37 SD?

That blade lift piece is OEM ....i have bagger system which on my 312-8 with 37 deck apparently was engineered by wh to provide the thrust/turbulence etc to send grass leaves etc freely up tube without needing the assist units required on the 42 and 48 bagger systems 

[Brockport Bill 2,340]

Just now, Brockport Bill said:

That blade lift piece is OEM ....i have bagger system which on my 312-8 with 37 deck apparently was engineered by wh to provide the thrust/turbulence etc to send grass leaves etc freely up tube without needing the assist units required on the 42 and 48 bagger systems 

here are some photos of the 312-8 with bagger system as well as the underneath of a 37 deck with the 2 blades and the lift attachments on the outside blade to propel the clippings and leaves up the chute

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,558]

3 hours ago, Brockport Bill said:

here are some photos of the 312-8 with bagger system as well as the underneath of a 37 deck with the 2 blades and the lift attachments on the outside blade to propel the clippings and leaves up the chute

I had the same system which the original owner bought new on my 312-8. I never got to use it. I still have the same deck on that tractor. The deck size and configuration along with the 12 horse garden tractor definitely work well together.

[sqrlgtr 2,910]

A little patch work on hieght adjustment on the 42” deck off of 312-8 I been working on. Its on discharge side of deck all the other decks I have seen where on the other side?

Edited 10 hours ago by sqrlgtr

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,558]

No pics today but I worked on the 308 more after work. Since I was giving things a once over I also checked the PTO on the engine which was greased but I gave it a bit more. I did find that the PTO clutch was worn flat. Off to the parts bin I went for a used but good one. I greased the mule drive too as the pulleys were good but almost stuck on the shaft. A bit of grease and that was good. A bit more adjustment and I’ll be good.

[Handy Don 16,573]

6 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

checked the PTO on the engine which was greased but I gave it a bit more.

You may want to go back and remove some of that grease. “More is better” is NOT the motto for PTO lubrication since if it gets warm, the grease can migrate to, and fatally contaminate, the clutch plate.

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,558]

2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

You may want to go back and remove some of that grease. “More is better” is NOT the motto for PTO lubrication since if it gets warm, the grease can migrate to, and fatally contaminate, the clutch plate.

@Handy Don I should be ok. The grease is wheel bearing grease. The bearing inside the bell that rides on the shaft just got a skim. I don’t remember the last time I was in there. It was just enough to lube it. The clutch seemed to work fine with no excessive slipping squealing or weird smells after since I tested the deck out once I put it back together.

[fiftyfordfloored 68]

I'm getting very close to being in trouble, but I managed to sneak another one home.  Pretty sure it is a 701.  Hard to see in the photo but the sticker under the "K" in Kohler still faintly reads 7hp.  Not entirely sure where the seat came from...  There is a funky back rest, not sure if this was ever an option or accessory?

[ineedanother 2,324]

9 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

That and several other things combined. The two blade design means the blades are longer which gives a higher tip speed for a given input RPM. The design of the deck also provides much higher lift per revolution and distributes clippings better as well. 

 

The only downside to the 37SD is that it's only 37 inches wide. Otherwise it's probably the best cutting deck Wheel Horse ever produced. The 60SD cuts very nice as well. Both are actually Toro "influenced".  

 

Of course the kind of grass and how often it is cut and how well a given deck is maintained are additional factors. 

 

But overall the 37SD is optimized. The size is sacrificed to give the best cut for it's given application. If you know you know. 

Interestingly, when I subscribed to a machine of a different color , I ran old units from the '60s, s/g 10 and 12hp for the most part. 36" decks were surprisingly poorer performers compared to 48" or larger under the same tractors. The longer blades in good shape just performed much, much better and didn't drag power away like I thought they would. A product of inertia when the longer blades are turning? IDK.

[kpinnc 18,186]

44 minutes ago, ineedanother said:

The longer blades in good shape just performed much, much better and didn't drag power away like I thought they would. A product of inertia when the longer blades are turning? IDK.

 

Might be. I know tip speed is a big contributor to quality of cut. 

 

I modded my 48SD with the smaller pulleys from a 42 and I cut the chute back to just outside the track of the right side blade. That deck mows like none of my other 42 or 48 decks. It is a beast! I mow at about 3/4 throttle and it never bogs down. And it slings clippings much better as well. 

[WHX?? 56,585]

9 hours ago, fiftyfordfloored said:

Pretty sure it is a 701.

It is ... and a nice survivor at that. 

 

9 hours ago, fiftyfordfloored said:

funky back rest, not sure if this was ever an option or accessory?

Dealer add on. That one is a  but not the original back rest. 

[8ntruck 8,849]

Yesterday, I started blowing the 'few' leaves that had collected around the base of of the fence at our Mi property over the winter.  

 

By the time I had finished, the volume of leaves on the lawn was sizeable.  I say to myself, self, this looks like a job for a Wheel Horse and the lawn sweeper.

 

Morgan, the 14-8 got tapped for the job.  Turned out to be about 5 sweeper loads for that job.

 

Still have the black raspberry patch to clean out.  I expect a similar volume of leaves from that job.

[squonk 46,538]

Raining here so I figured it would be a good day to service the decks. The grass is growing so fast the noise keeps you up at night. So a clean out of clippings and a greasing was in order.

 

 

A few weeks back I picked up a couple of 12" Case wheel weights on FB for cheap. I always liked the looks of these.  A little Regal Red and they look right at home on HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

 

 

[sqrlgtr 2,910]

@squonk what size and what brand is those tires on are back of 875.

[squonk 46,538]

2 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

@squonk what size and what brand is those tires on are back of 875.

 They are actually Firestone Town and Country 6-12 CAR Tires from the 60's.  NOS

 

They are taller than the GT 6-12's