A Horse named Hiram

[ebinmaine 63,279]

No worries Mike. All in good time.  

[Pullstart 59,837]

11 hours ago, Oldskool said:

Poor Hiram. He is almost done, but busy season came to soon. Next rain day I hope to get a bunch done. Meanwhile I did find him a friend today though.

Nice wheels!  I’ve seen those before...

[19richie66 16,970]

So that’s where those came from 👍

Edited May 14, 2021 by 19richie66

[Oldskool 6,582]

5 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

So that’s where those came from 👍

Yes it is. I thought about keeping these ones, but I think I will just keep the hood for a "later on" project.

[ebinmaine 63,279]

10 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

Yes it is. I thought about keeping these ones, but I think I will just keep the hood for a "later on" project.

With a little added "Mike-fab" below that I could see it turning into something very interesting. 

[Oldskool 6,582]

11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

With a little added "Mike-fab" below that I could see it turning into something very interesting. 

Oh it's just aching to be repurposed. I'm gonna have to ponder it for a bit.

[Oldskool 6,582]

I'm thinking something that articulates. Maybe twin transmission? 4x2 or 4x4 not sure yet. Or maybe long and low? Three 5hp briggs inline coupled to a 1950ish Ford 4 speed coupled to an 80's Honda 4 wheeler shaft drive rear? CRAP!!!    I gotta walk away.

 

[ebinmaine 63,279]

1 hour ago, Oldskool said:

Three 5hp briggs inline coupled to a 1950ish Ford 4 speed coupled to an 80's Honda 4 wheeler shaft drive rear? CRAP!!!

Or 3 Briggs sideways coupled by chain. 

 

Either way that sounds purrttyy entertaining. 

 

 

[Oldskool 6,582]

Back to business this morning.

 

The last time I did this I skipped some pics.

 

So stat to finish today.

Chevy 1 ton wheels converted to Wheel Horse usage.

[Oldskool 6,582]

Center spacer welded in and welds almost ground down.

[Oldskool 6,582]

Drilled out the old stud holes just to clean them for welding.

 

The little pieces in the bottom pic are cut 1/8" thinner then the wheel thickness. They will be centered in each of the old stud holes and rosette welded in place.

[Oldskool 6,582]

[Oldskool 6,582]

Time for the stud holes.

 

Transfer punches are the "cats meow" when it comes to something like this. Guaranteed to be in the center. They are worth their weight in gold. 

 

I like to mark 1 hole, drill it, then bolt the pieces together so nothing drifts around while marking the other holes. 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Oldskool

[Handy Don 10,656]

1 hour ago, Oldskool said:

Transfer punches are the "cats meow" when it comes to something like this. Guaranteed to be in the center. They are worth their weight in gold

I have a small set for matching dowel holes in wood projects. Not needed real often, but boy are they handy.

'course if I ever get really into joining boards, I'd get a biscuit cutter.....

[Oldskool 6,582]

The wheel is finished for the most part. Time to fine tune it and clean it up.

[ebinmaine 63,279]

Thanks for sharing that in proper sequence steps. 

[Maxwell-8 4,271]

I am curious to see what does wheel would do on a hydro. 

 

Does rims would be good for a picture on wide Wednesday 

[Oldskool 6,582]

1 hour ago, Maxwell-8 said:

I am curious to see what does wheel would do on a hydro. 

 

Does rims would be good for a picture on wide Wednesday 

I had some 33x15.50x15s on a 252H once. Worked good. Made it a bit faster though.

[Oldskool 6,582]

A little paint tomorrow and it will be ready to go on . Other then the fact I forgot to pick up lug nuts.

Dang it!!

I should be getting a test drive pretty soon though.

[Oldskool 6,582]

I'm putting my hubs on this morning. Things are all cleaned up but they are going on kinda snug. Should I go over things again with sandpaper or tap on with a lead mallet?

[ebinmaine 63,279]

Sandpaper. 

 

They should slide on fairly easy. 

[Oldskool 6,582]

I've kinda been on a low keyed search for a set of Gravely wheel weights/dual adapters for the front wheels. I recieved a message last night. A guy says he has a pair with 2 extra wheels just 5 miles from home. It would be nice to have some extra weight up front.

 

I snagged this pic from Google.

[DennisThornton 4,769]

2 hours ago, Oldskool said:

I'm putting my hubs on this morning. Things are all cleaned up but they are going on kinda snug. Should I go over things again with sandpaper or tap on with a lead mallet?

Check where the primer is rubbed off and a round file or even a rotary carbide cutter if needed.  Or a sandpaper roll, drill or by hand if a light touch is needed.

[Oldskool 6,582]

I dont know if I'm the only one, but have you ever been told something wont work? Then you tried doing it anyways just to see first hand? Ya so I tried it anyways. A bit of time and money spent to learn a lesson. I'm not sure what the lesson is yet because I havent put it to use. The outcome will be known by mid- week.

[ebinmaine 63,279]

5 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

I dont know if I'm the only one, but have you ever been told something wont work? Then you tried doing it anyways just to see first hand? Ya so I tried it anyways. A bit of time and money spent to learn a lesson. I'm not sure what the lesson is yet because I havent put it to use. The outcome will be known by mid- week.

 

 

REALLY looking forward to the testing...