What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[pfrederi 19,080]

18 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said:

Finally got the ass end put back together on old Johnny Cash. Only one tiny drip that I think may be coming from the input shaft. But the transaxle case is looking good. And it moves, so there's still some hope!

 

 

 

One thing that has me puzzled is this parking brake lever. I may need to take the belt guard off of my C-120 and have a look at it. It's no wonder the parking pawl on all these early hydros are destroyed.

 

 

Check the bottom of the pin that rubs on the parking pawl lever.  I have had some that had a groove worn in them.  

Edited 4 hours ago by pfrederi

[PeacemakerJack 10,809]

although it was a small space, I got to plow up a little plot of sod for my cousin to plant a garden next spring. I realized in short order that GhostRider and the Punisher were like bringing a “bazooka to a knife fight”😅. I should’ve dug out Caleb’s Comanche (854) and the 8” sod bottom plow…maybe next time🤔

Still had fun turning earth though…

hauled it down in my little enclosed trailer—first time using that, it worked well. 

[Bar Nuthin 1,607]

1 hour ago, pfrederi said:

Check the bottom of the pin that rubs on the parking pawl lever.  I have had some that had a groove worn in them.  

 

Thanks for the clear picture for reference!  

Yes, there is a wear groove that I can address - but I need to lift the tractor and make a closer examination. My brake lever only appears to reach horizontal at its highest point. Perhaps I didn't have the pawl fully engaged with the gear.

My other thought is that the replacement pawl came from a D series - but on initial inspection, the geometry looks the same. The D-pawI is fatter, but it looked to all be on the top side not the gear side. I'll compare the two side by side on the same shaft and do a closer inspection. I guess it wouldn't take much to equal a few degrees.

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Bar Nuthin

[Bar Nuthin 1,607]

45 minutes ago, Bar Nuthin said:

The D-pawI is fatter, but it looked to all be on the top side not the gear side. I'll compare the two side by side on the same shaft and do a closer inspection. I guess it wouldn't take much to equal a few degrees.

 

 

@pfrederi - BINGO!!! Turns out, when you align the holes for the roll pin, the D series pawl (bottom) is deeper at the gear side. It ends up being a little over an inch of travel difference at the end of the brake lever.

I'm not splitting this case again, so I'll try my hand at modifying an old brake lever to compensate for the difference.

 

  

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Bar Nuthin