What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[squonk 48,287]

On 11/5/2026 at 4:44 PM, Racinbob said:

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I don't have a clue. With the wobble mounts eliminated it's as smooth as any K series I've had throughout the rpm range. 

If it's smooth the gears are most likely in there. 

[Racinbob 13,250]

1 minute ago, squonk said:

Not always. Mine rattled like the engine was pinging, Really erratic. 

 

Oh crap!! That's exactly the way I described it in my mind. I really didn't want to open it up. 

[ebinmaine 81,046]

7 minutes ago, squonk said:

If it's smooth the gears are most likely in there. 

 

5 minutes ago, Racinbob said:

 

Oh crap!! That's exactly the way I described it in my mind. I really didn't want to open it up. 

 

 

My '75 K341 has a different vibration just below full throttle. 

Otherwise nothing super noticeable. 

 

I "solve" that by keeping the throttle at about 80% - 85%.

 

 

 

[Racinbob 13,250]

@squonk  @ebinmaine

 

I'm about to head out to meet another member that has a 48" dozer blade (+/- 2 hours) for me so I'm out of time this morning. I have questions later. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Racinbob

[Racinbob 13,250]

OK, back from mini road trip. One quick question for those who have done it. From what I'm seeing it's very possible to remove the balance gears by simply removing the oil pan. Am I seeing it right?

[kpinnc 19,036]

1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

From what I'm seeing it's very possible to remove the balance gears by simply removing the oil pan. Am I seeing it right?

 

Yes. 

 

The lower gear will come off by removing a single c-clip. The top gear will come the same way on a 12hp, but the 14 and 16hp you have to drive out the pin or break the gear to remove it due to the longer throw of the crank. 

[Racinbob 13,250]

Outstanding!! Thank you for the information. This will be done as soon as I get a new pan gasket here. 

[8ntruck 9,368]

I stopped by the hardware store after walking g the dog and picked up a couple different sized 'E' clip for the throttle linkage on Morgan, the 14-8.

 

Next on the list was removing the dock from the lake.  Was sunny and just over 60 today, so the trailer shirt and swimming trunks weren't too bad.  Then, I waded out into the lake, which a water temperature around 50.  Kind of like going swimming in Lake Superior.  Wasn't too bad, once my legs and feet went numb.  Fortunately, I didn't have to get much more than knee deep. 

 

I'm starting to ask my 70 year old self why I'm still doing this.

 

Got some seat time on Morgan pulling the lawn sweep around to collect the drifts of leaves I blew out of the flower beds.  That pretty much finished up the leaves that were in the yard.  Then, I looked up:

 

 

 

I've stil got a bunch more leaves coming - once the oak trees decide to let go of them.

 

More seat time tomorrow (weather pirmitting) moving the dock sections from the shore up to the winter storage area.

Edited 9 hours ago by 8ntruck

[My_horse 134]

Saturday the one boy helped me remove the mower deck and scrape the grass off. I gave the tractor a bath, including the insides of the wheels, which were kind of nasty.  Got the plow and wheel weights on for winter duty. 
 

Yesterday I lubed the pivot points with oil and greased all the fittings. Checked the trans oil, looked good and not milky like the spring.  I flushed and changed it back in march or April.  
 

Cleaned the foam prefilter and re oiled it, that was filthy. Checked air pressure in the tires, front left loses air only when it gets below freezing. Was a couple pounds down. Pumped that back up.

 

 

Parked it in the garage and put the battery maintainer on it for a few days for some desulfating action. 

Still debating on whether I should change the oil and filter. Last time I did that was July of ‘24. The oil looks pretty clean with only 43 hours on it. 
 

Need to find a new seat compatible with the weird bolt pattern on this year 2000 machine. 

Edited 9 hours ago by My_horse

[ebinmaine 81,046]

7 hours ago, My_horse said:

Still debating on whether I should change the oil and filter. Last time I did that was July of ‘24. The oil looks pretty clean with only 43 hours on it. 

 

The oil has been proven to lose its Additive Package after a period of 3 to 5 years maximum. 

 

Every other year is good. 

 

Time to change it.