What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,803]

 

 

A hour working on a Cricuit and one more step done.

[ineedanother 2,540]

Not wanting to do too much to this c-161 that is mostly original, I'm making an exception for solid shaker mounts. That last one seems to always be a challenge but I loosened one of the mounting blocks and was able to start that last bolt. This shored up the primary ground wire while I was at it so that's a plus.

[ebinmaine 79,526]

8 hours ago, ineedanother said:

shored up the primary ground wire

 

Good add. 

Ground is paramount to proper DC circuits.  

 

I do realize you want to keep originality. 

Adding wires to create a full ground loop from engine block to frame to steering tower will save many future headaches.  

 

 

[ineedanother 2,540]

This is a lot of work without a machine shop but I really needed to get these made before I install the ARK on the 161 (the old one on the bench is from the junk pile!).

 

[Lee1977 7,694]

1 hour ago, ineedanother said:

This is a lot of work without a machine shop but I really needed to get these made before I install the ARK on the 161 (the old one on the bench is from the junk pile!).

 

 

 

Those will stay with you, I have one set that I built in 1989 and they are still tight, don't see any ware. 

 

Edited 23 hours ago by Lee1977

[ineedanother 2,540]

Also on the 161, there are some mixed reviews for this but I went ahead and installed some radial bearings on the spindles. Added 1/8" that I took off the top to allow access to the groove for the clip. In the process I'm reminded how much I dislike grease guns. Are any of them reliable for those of us that use them 3-4 times a year? 

[Blaine 176]

2 hours ago, ineedanother said:

Also on the 161, there are some mixed reviews for this but I went ahead and installed some radial bearings on the spindles. Added 1/8" that I took off the top to allow access to the groove for the clip. In the process I'm reminded how much I dislike grease guns. Are any of them reliable for those of us that use them 3-4 times a year? 

 

 

 To answer your question, no. Lol

 

Here’s a must watch. 
 

 

[ebinmaine 79,526]

6 hours ago, Blaine said:

To answer your question, no. Lol

 

 

I've never had a grease gun that didn't seep the separating grease as it sat on the shelf or hung on the wall. 

 

I'D LOVE A LEAK FREE GREASE GUN.  

 

 

 

6 hours ago, Blaine said:

Here’s a must watch. 

Excellent video.  

[c-series don 12,063]

I cut a plastic water bottle in half and slip it on the bottom of my grease guns as they hang on a nail. The bottle fits snug enough that it doesn’t slip off but loose enough to allow any liquid to seep into the bottle. Problem solved, no more drips on my work bench! Poland Spring bottles seem to fit perfectly!! 

[Thegearhead0324 1,672]

This morning I did disassembly and cleaned up everything for the new brake lining from @rmaynard and I took my old seal out to realize it’s wrong so I ordered the correct one (hopefully). I should’ve looked at the manual I have for part number from the beginning 🤦🏻‍♂️. So it’ll be a while. I just want a good brake and not roll to a stop. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Thegearhead0324

[ebinmaine 79,526]

2 hours ago, c-series don said:

I cut a plastic water bottle in half and slip it on the bottom of my grease guns as they hang on a nail. The bottle fits snug enough that it doesn’t slip off but loose enough to allow any liquid to seep into the bottle. Problem solved, no more drips on my work bench! Poland Spring bottles seem to fit perfectly!! 

 

I've been hanging my grease gun in a spot that's low on the wall and keep an old rag under it. 

Best compromise I guess.  

 

 

 

[Bill D 2,980]

16 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I've been hanging my grease gun in a spot that's low on the wall and keep an old rag under it. 

Best compromise I guess.  

 

 

 

I wrap my grease gun in an old sock that I doubled up.

Edited 6 hours ago by Bill D

[rick 298]

I kept an old coffee can on the floor under my grease gun.  I had mounted a grease gun holder on the wall.  The oil dripped in to the coffee can.

[squonk 47,286]

For some reason the LED  tail light on my 953 didn't survive the trip to the Big Show. Stopped at Horror Fright and picked up this groovy tail light for cheap. Even had a piece of steel the right color!

 

[Desko 671]

Got some pictures of the 314 from the other day. It didn’t clean up bad and should make a good mower for my brother. Already gathered some parts like a new choke, throttle cable, clutch return spring and I did manage to score an entire wiring harness for cheap so it’ll save me from having to rewire everything that was cut out of this harness that I’ve found out to be taken and put on the 520. Still need to get a new seat and some tires for it but that’ll probably wait until it’s up and running on its own. 

[Blaine 176]

I moved the clutch/brake rod to other hole at the pedal on Whitey today. Removed a bit of the pedal to make some clearance at the foot board to allow the pedal to stand straight up in the rest position for added travel. 
 

i found that the rod was already rubbing on the running board at the other end because either it has too long of a drive belt, or it’s just stretched and worn. The rod is almost touching the boss of the lever, allowing the rod to come down and make contact with the rear of the foot board. 
 

 Had to use the fire wrench to get the rod adjustment to turn freely again. A little adjustment of the clutch rod and brake rod and swapped to the lower hole, i have clean clutching and brakes that will hold backwards on the hill, so i’m happy with that. Unable to engage the parking brake, but i’ve never had one anyway, so no big thing. I’ll worry about that after a new drive belt. 
 

 Kept getting a whiff of fuel while i was working on it today. Found a drip hanging at the fuel tank line. After 20 minutes screwing around with the clamp, brake clean and a blow gun, and still seeing fuel leaking, i pulled the tank. A pin hole crack at the seam of the plastic tank about 1/4” away from the nipple. 

 

 I scavenged through my stash and the largest tank i could find was a stupid little predator tank, so it’ll do until i locate another. Just need to remember to fill it every time before mowing. The fuel pump doesn’t seem to work very well as an “air” pump. 
 

 

[ML3 2,376]

Got 416H moved over to back of garage so I can start working in it. Accumulating parts etc to start doing any repairs as well as preventative maint. Also got a few things to swap of the 1848 like the rear receiver hitch, weights, & larger wheels/tires. 

 

[adsm08 4,751]

I didn't do anything, but I had the boy install his new tie rods from K&B Horse Parts @76c12091520h.

 

Bruce had a blast looking around your garage yesterday Brian, thanks for giving him the tour.

 

I'm planning to patch his deck this week.

[ineedanother 2,540]

I was finally able to do a few things to get the 161 ready to work and glad I did. It was a productive weekend. I pulled the deck and got the sub-frame in place.

I made a pair of hiem joint tie rods and got it aligned (it was way out, something must have gotten bent somewhere), installed radial bearings on the front spindles, installed the solid mounts on the shaker, pulled the ags from the 16 auto and got those and wheel studs installed. All 5 of my machines have those now and they're definitely worth it especially if you load your tires.

So in support of doing some routine maintenance, I found a loose hub (no damage) and a loose drive pulley on the tranny so as if we all didn't know this already, spending some time turning bolts really can save time and effort down the road .

[Dan 312-8 576]

My grease gun has been stowed in a former wallpaper dip trough for more years than I can remember.