seuadr 488 #101 Posted July 8, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 12:07 AM, pullstart said: i didn't realize that the satoh beavers were that small! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #102 Posted July 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, seuadr said: i didn't realize that the satoh beavers were that small! It looked pretty dang stout! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seuadr 488 #103 Posted July 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, pullstart said: It looked pretty dang stout! yeah i looked pretty hard at the satoh machines before i got a wheelhorse, the main issue was they are all proprietary attachments and often model specific. the PTO spins a different speed and opposite rotation, etc. but that is a 4wd diesel the size of a 520, that is pretty damn impressive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #104 Posted July 17, 2021 Another tire video... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #105 Posted January 13, 2022 Waking up from a winter’s slumber… the dew point must be making this intake freeze up? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,759 #106 Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: Waking up from a winter’s slumber… the dew point must be making this intake freeze up? Yep, indeed. Next will be the carb throat and silence.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #107 Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, Handy Don said: Yep, indeed. Next will be the carb throat and silence.... it ran like that until it ran out of fuel. Luckily, we were right outside the house when it started running out. My secret nap weapon is an idling tractor 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,759 #108 Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Pullstart said: it ran like that until it ran out of fuel. Luckily, we were right outside the house when it started running out. My secret nap weapon is an idling tractor Wheel Horse lullaby. You need a songwriter and lyricist! BTW, must have been a bit too warm to freeze the carb. Lucky. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,713 #109 Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Pullstart said: My secret nap weapon is an idling tractor That would not be the case with HellHorse.... It would... ehem... (throat clearing)... make the child fill their diaper... Don Edited January 13, 2022 by Snoopy11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #110 Posted January 13, 2022 36 minutes ago, Snoopy11 said: Don funny story. That IS my nephew! Someone hacked my bro’s or SIL’s FB account when he was so young and he became an instant meme sensation. THEY weren’t too excited about it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,713 #111 Posted January 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, Pullstart said: funny story. That IS my nephew! Someone hacked my bro’s or SIL’s FB account when he was so young and he became an instant meme sensation. THEY weren’t too excited about it Yeah, I wouldn't be too excited about that either... Protecting children and babies in this modern world is... a priority! No FB here for that reason... Don 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #112 Posted July 15, 2022 I’m here at the Portage, WI show watching it rain… but during last night’s parade ride I spotted a Briggs ZZ engine in the swap meet. I bailed out of line and scored a deal! It has no compression, but I have hopes it just has a stuck valve. I’ll filler’up with oil when we get home, and let it sit a while. That, or maybe even pull the head for inspections. Happy to have an original Lever Steer engine though! 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,060 #113 Posted July 15, 2022 No pics? Really?? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,561 #114 Posted July 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, stevebo said: No pics? Really?? C'mon man!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #116 Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 10:14 AM, stevebo said: No pics? Really?? O 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,060 #117 Posted July 16, 2022 Surprised you have not already torn it down and rebuilt it at the show 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,039 #118 Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 11:06 AM, Pullstart said: I’m here at the Portage, WI show watching it rain… but during last night’s parade ride I spotted a Briggs ZZ engine in the swap meet. I bailed out of line and scored a deal! It has no compression, but I have hopes it just has a stuck valve. I’ll filler’up with oil when we get home, and let it sit a while. That, or maybe even pull the head for inspections. Happy to have an original Lever Steer engine though! I have a ZZ on an old 1945 military generator. Straight shaft and it runs off a belt. I've had it running but it's been a while, thing ran nice and no smoke. Do you need a good ZZ for a lever steer? Or just picking up a spare? They sure are big engines for a 6 hp 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 52,254 #119 Posted July 16, 2022 Congratulations on the score! Rotates a bit too easily, do you think you are hearing the piston moving in the cylinder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #120 Posted July 17, 2022 @wallfish the Lever Steer currently has a Wisconsin AEN. Correct seems to be a Briggs ZZ… so I just got it while it was available. I’m not ashamed to run the AEN while I tinker with this some day… but it’ll do a great job holding the shelf down for a bit. @953 nut I think I hear it, but I took the gamble not even touching it. It was a drive by purchase during the parade! I saw it, asked him how much, he gave me a couple hand gestures, I tossed him the cash and said I’ll be back! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,060 #121 Posted July 17, 2022 Surprised you have not already torn it down and rebuilt it at the show Make it run well! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #122 Posted July 27, 2023 I took a stroll in the field today. The shift forks had been dragging gears while in neutral for a while the last few times I drove Jackie. I took the top plate off today and peened the roll pins so the forks would hold the shafts better. It seemed to take care of the grinding! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #124 Posted October 21, 2023 I’ve been getting Jackie all fixed up for plow day. Today’s the day to see if things will work like they did in the 40’s! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 60,203 #125 Posted October 21, 2023 I built the lift arm quadrant based off of pictures from Lowell @wheelhorseman and guessed my way through the lift arm geometry. We stuck it in the dirt last night and things went very well! The new lever was the best I could do to replicate the original, but I sleeved the inside with 3/8 plate all the way to the handle and also made the pin greasable. I did borrow the top cap/end from the original, it was just too cool not to. 5 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
