adsm08 3,544 #24176 Posted July 26 46 minutes ago, Teddy da Bear62 said: Why is trailer designed/built to be so tongue heavy?? To avoid stuff like this: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,186 #24177 Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Teddy da Bear62 said: Why is trailer designed/built to be so tongue heavy?? A. Adds traction to the tractor. B. This is a dumping trailer. The back of the trailer touches the ground at full tilt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,493 #24178 Posted July 26 If the tractor loading guy had moved the tractor farther forward on the trailer, of course, the truck's rear tires would’ve been back on the ground. Lucky he wasn’t killed chasing the rig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 155 #24179 Posted July 26 On 6/8/2025 at 4:46 PM, ebinmaine said: It looks like your splitter tires are a little flat there 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,186 #24180 Posted July 26 18 minutes ago, 702854boy said: It looks like your splitter tires are a little flat there Only on the bottom 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 7,602 #24181 Posted July 26 Don't have to lift the logs as high that way. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 1,948 #24182 Posted July 26 After work, the bezel had dried fully so on it went for now. I still need to add the chrome accents and horse but that’s the easy part. It’s getting there piece by piece. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro Jr. 2,069 #24183 Posted July 27 Rototilled the garden with the C-145 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 155 #24184 Posted July 27 Well after a few months of off and on reading I have read all 968 pages of this part of the forum. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien Walker 297 #24185 Posted July 27 16 hours ago, peter lena said: @Damien Walker front axel , spindle , grease fitting , vinyl cap , cAN,T SEE IT ? pete Apologies, I misunderstood what you meant....I thought the grease caps were on the axle not the spindle! I'd be interested to see how you fotted those....😃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,399 #24186 Posted July 27 @Damien Walker those caps are the same size , for the wheel axel end and the vertical axel end top point , very easy to try one on , and keep in grease , and keep out crud . this is not in the book , dare to try something , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien Walker 297 #24187 Posted July 27 1 hour ago, peter lena said: @Damien Walker those caps are the same size , for the wheel axel end and the vertical axel end top point , very easy to try one on , and keep in grease , and keep out crud . this is not in the book , dare to try something , pete But there's nothing to slip them over. On all of my tractors, the spindle pokes out of the top of the axle casting by only enough to secure it with a circlip...my guess is that the 'upstand' is therefore no more than 1/8" (including the circlip) or thereabouts...surely nowhere near enough to guarantee that the cap wouldn't just pop off and end up in the mower? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro Jr. 2,069 #24188 Posted July 28 Took the 520-H for its first night “cruise with the lights on” lights are bright and the look of them looking a bit halogen is kinda growing on me but will definitely get replaced with the lights like I have on the C-145. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shed 371 #24189 Posted July 28 Worked on my son's custom build frames welded and seats mounted the rest is placed for now for ideas. If you didn't see the build the transmission is toast on this tractor so I'm making something cool still from it 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 1,948 #24190 Posted July 28 After work, I had some silver pin striping so I figured I’d try it out on the C-141 bezel. It's a bit more of an interpretation of a C series bezel, than an exact copy. I still might tweak it some more. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 110 #24191 Posted July 28 4 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said: After work, I had some silver pin striping so I figured I’d try it out on the C-141 bezel. It's a bit more of an interpretation of a C series bezel, than an exact copy. I still might tweak it some more. Nice! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,186 #24192 Posted July 28 After the logging was done for the day we moved a few trailer loads of stone from the front yard down to the new forest pathway. The picture with the red line here shows the trail that we've been using. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 61,703 #24193 Posted July 28 10 hours ago, Shed said: my son's custom build Love customs. How many feet of turning radius will be needed with that much frame extension? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,544 #24194 Posted July 28 On 7/26/2025 at 3:36 PM, Handy Don said: If the tractor loading guy had moved the tractor farther forward on the trailer, of course, the truck's rear tires would’ve been back on the ground. Lucky he wasn’t killed chasing the rig. There are multiple individual failures displayed in that video. That is just one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,544 #24195 Posted July 28 10 hours ago, 953 nut said: How many feet of turning radius will be needed with that much frame extension? 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,186 #24196 Posted July 28 @adsm08 Well played sir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shed 371 #24197 Posted July 29 14 hours ago, 953 nut said: Love customs. How many feet of turning radius will be needed with that much frame extension? A foot ball field and half but nah it's just a mock up for ideas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shed 371 #24198 Posted July 29 4 hours ago, adsm08 said: With the gearing I figured it would go about 30 mph so hey what's the fastest wheel horse 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 42,819 #24199 Posted July 29 2 hours ago, Shed said: what's the fastest wheel horse I had the parachute set to deploy at 180 MPH on mine. 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,186 #24200 Posted July 29 7 hours ago, Shed said: With the gearing I figured it would go about 30 mph so hey what's the fastest wheel horse Some things to keep in mind about speeding up a Wheelhorse. Unidrive bearings. The bearings in these transmissions have limitations like anything else. I've read that the race mower crowd seems to think 20 - 25 is a lot for these. Brakes. Well... Inadequate for high speed slowing and stopping. Tie rods. You will NEED to change the tie rods to a different type altogether. Steering. The steering system as a whole is actually very loose the way it was designed... for 6 mph. Put that to a 5X and it'll be startling. If you've never been on a "fast" garden tractor you'd be shocked at what 12 mph feels like. 20+ is obviously doable but there are serious considerations to be addressed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
