What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[sqrlgtr 3,896]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

@sqrlgtr   got one for you , as usual HIDING IN PLANE SITE !  your  front end tie rod area , nice  improvement on that , been using heim joints for years , no  failures , anyway , pto outer swing arm clip , with round hole end  ?  directly  RELATED TO THAT ? HITCH PIN CLIP ON FRAME ,?  what could you  possibly do ?  connect the  loops wit a  medium pull hooked extension spring ?  you know what that does ? STOPS THE RELATED BUZZING AND RATTELING , TA DA ! as a millwright I was always looking  for  a  problem elimination , BTW  ANY BEARING  I have with rubber side shields , guess what ? carefully remove shield , wipe out , carb cleaner  flush . LUCAS  GREEN  XTRA  HD , CHASSIS GREASE , walmart  $ 7 , specs  550 deg  flash point , polyurea , stays with bearing , WHAT A CONCEPT ! these COLLECTIVE DETAILS ARE A GAME CHANGER  , my 3 horses are  loaded with them , years in , no issues OR FAILURES , dare to try something , let me know , pete

Agreed Pete, Ive made a few tie rods up for some of my other tractors but don't believe the Heim joints would look right on the 701. here is a couple/3 pics. The bottom pic is the 701 and they are different design than the later models.

 

[Bar Nuthin 3,193]

23 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

Ive made a few tie rods

 

Are you turning the rods yourself. I'd love to get my tractors converted over.

[sqrlgtr 3,896]

15 minutes ago, Bar Nuthin said:

 

Are you turning the rods yourself. I'd love to get my tractors converted over.

yeah, just repurposed old tie rods. Ive used the older ones that were not threaded on either end and some of the later ones that were already threaded on one end. Turn and thread to a left-hand thread so they are easily adjustable. Really helps when you want to center the steering wheel up also.

Edited 4 hours ago by sqrlgtr

[peter lena 10,056]

@sqrlgtr , initially used threaded rod on my tie rod ends / flat heim joints  , as a durability test , guess what ?  many years in , no  failures or issues , slide a hose over the threaded rod , it disappears . dialed in  same original  tie rod  measurement , been bombproof , pete 

[Racinbob 13,148]

 I've made several pairs over the years using 3/8"-24 threaded rod with 3/8" ID steel tube over it. 

 

 

Also made them with heims.

 

[Lane Ranger 12,096]

I put a different Schnacke recoil on my patina 1958 RJ today!

 

 

i had Joe Papke replace a spring and stainless steel cable in my spare Schnacke recoil!  This old motor with the Schancke starts on the first pull!

 

I changed oil in the oil bath air cleaner and motor!  Still smokes a bit but runs best of any Kohler I own!  

 

I also changed air filter in my 314-8 today! 

 

[702854boy 1,140]

On Tuesday we were able to snag a 6 speed for a Ulysses S Grant