What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

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13 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

 

Yeah. Like I said, I'm a little stumped.

 

So it's a hydro, which means no mechanical link between the wheels and the crankshaft. So the engine doesn't necessarily feel the load of that 500 lbs of gravel directly. This also makes a slipping belt less likely to be the culprit.

 

The PTO belt on the other hand is directly on the crank, and the full load of the blades goes on the engine. The deck spindles all feel good and free when turned by hand, but the blades could be sharper.

 

I also hear the engine start spitting when it acts up. I hear the thing miss and crackle at least twice, and it boggs out. But the governor is holding the throttle wide open when this is going on too, so probably not a governor adjustment issue.

 

My two 8 HP units though are gear drive and don't slow when the blades aren't cutting correctly, they push through and smoke the deck belts.

 

Wife found a 312-8 that needs a fuel pump and two tires for $175 tonight. Maybe it just needs a Magnum re-power.

Run it for a few minutes with it bogging and then shut it down and feel around for the heat. It almost has to be in the mule drive or deck bearings unless it's a belt dragging on something. There's gonna be heat somewhere IMO.

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12 hours ago, peter lena said:

@CRF857   been road testing  steering  heim joints for years  , never had a failure  , also on my  plow blade  swing arms , pto  lever  shaft to mule  drive , greatly enhances any movement , pete 

Have used heim joints for decades. Have some of various sizes in a drawer. Running low on them so I use them judiciously.

Also have various types and sizes of the rod ends. Quick disconnect and regular.

Have used the quick disconnect many times and not had a problem. They do make it easy to reset toe in, especially if one end of tie rod is not adjustable. 
Plus they were free. Former place of employment scrapped them as overstock since no one was buying replacements. The mechanically minded employees snatched them right up. If they lasted forever on a lift truck , they will do well on a garden tractor.