1984 Work Horse GT-1600 REFRESH

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

I think this is to cement a plug or patch.

[Bill D 1,632]

I have tire bead sealer.  Got it at Napa.  Works great.

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

Thanks @Bill D… I’ll check my local NAPA.

[sjoemie himself 2,923]

10 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

I've got wheels uglier than that that still hold air fine.

 

Especially if you powdercoat them, they should be fine..

 

  and as @ebinmaine said you can always use tubes.

If you really want to make the rims smoother I would suggest getting them sandblasted first, then apply putty or filler which can be used with powdercoating. And lastly get them powdercoated. Should be good as new..

[WHX?? 46,961]

The bead sealer goes on as somewhat a liquid but then dries but does not harden. It's messy and you'll get it all over everything but once it sets it peels right off.  

3 hours ago, sjoemie himself said:

then apply putty or filler

I don't think that would work with these  rims! 

[Jeff-C175 7,195]

11 hours ago, kpinnc said:

He's right. Dunno why I couldn't find it before...

 

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/xtra-seal-vulcan-cement-14-008/16910029-P

 

 

@Horse Newbie is right.  That's a cement for patching.

 

 

[sjoemie himself 2,923]

59 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

I don't think that would work with these  rims! 

 

Depends how big your bucket of filler is  

[kpinnc 10,944]

1 hour ago, Jeff-C175 said:

@Horse Newbie is right.  That's a cement for patching.

 

Sorry I clicked the wrong picture.

 

 

[Lee1977 6,274]

16 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I mount our tires here because the tire shops want too much moolah.  

 

I install all our tires with tubes because I don't have to be concerned about beads sealing.  

 

You will rust your wheels more with tubes.

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

31 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

You will rust your wheels more with tubes.

Do you mean in general, or with loaded tires ?

[Lee1977 6,274]

Just now, Horse Newbie said:

Do you mean in general, or with loaded tires ?

Moisture will get in around the valve stim of a tube.don't think load or unloaded will make any difference. As long as the bead stays sealed it can't get in a tubles.

[ebinmaine 63,370]

1 hour ago, Lee1977 said:

You will rust your wheels more with tubes.

 

54 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Do you mean in general, or with loaded tires ?

 

50 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

Moisture will get in around the valve stim of a tube.don't think load or unloaded will make any difference. As long as the bead stays sealed it can't get in a tubles.

 

 

 

Lee certainly has a valid point worth considering.  

 

Even if you don't run the tractor in the rain snow mud it still could get condensation in there.  

 

 

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

24 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

run the tractor in the rain snow mud

Snow and mud ?… I’m not gonna run it with dew on the ground…

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

On 1/27/2022 at 5:37 PM, Horse Newbie said:

I fired up the Work Horse on post # 650, and the video doesn’t show it, but it idles good, runs wide open good, intermediate throttle good, but…

when I push the throttle up from idle it seems to have a hesitation going to full throttle and spits a few droplets of gas back up through the top of the carb.

Any idea what would cause such a thing ?

Yeah this…

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

Tried to call the powder coat shop today… left message … no call back yet…

But there’s still plenty to do on the Work Horse. Soooo…

I put the new transmission input shaft seal in, and just for a little extra insurance I put some RTV gasket sealer around the shaft hole where it recesses in to receive the seal. It was rated for differential work. Let’s hope for no leak this time. I put it in backwards like @WHX?? said he has done before.

Also went ahead and poured about 1/2 qt. of 80-90 gear oil in her. I’ll wait and top it off in a day or so to let that RTV sealer set up a little.

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

Also cleaned and sanded a few more parts to paint Satin Black…

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

Spoke to Lowell at Wheel Horse Parts and More about ordering one of his rock shaft kits… the Work Horse has the tube for the lift cable but nothing else.

Figured it would be easier to order his complete kit instead of hunting one down and then having to round up the cable and other parts of it.

[Handy Don 10,697]

3 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Spoke to Lowell at Wheel Horse Parts and More about ordering one of his rock shaft kits… the Work Horse has the tube for the lift cable but nothing else.

Figured it would be easier to order his complete kit instead of hunting one down and then having to round up the cable and other parts of it.

Let him know you have the tube and he'll do the kit for all the rest of the parts. Be SURE to tell him the tractor model so you get the right bits.

You'll like his stuff, I predict.

[kpinnc 10,944]

...And you said it wasn't really a restore. 

 

When every bolt, seal, and linkage is cleaned, painted, and lubed or replaced, plus the engine is rebuilt and repainted?

 

Yeah, it's a full on frame- off restore! Looks great! 

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

18 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

...And you said it wasn't really a restore. 

 

When every bolt, seal, and linkage is cleaned, painted, and lubed or replaced, plus the engine is rebuilt and repainted?

 

Yeah, it's a full on frame- off restore! Looks great! 

There will be a few things that will hardly be touched… I just can’t go all the way I guess !  

[kpinnc 10,944]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

There will be a few things that will hardly be touched… I just can’t go all the way I guess !  

 

Restorations don't mean maintenance stops for me. Some of the work needed can wait until next service. I'm always tinkering on my tractors now. Still fixing things on stuff that was restored.

 

Sometimes you have to "sleep on" an issue to figure out the best fix.

[Jeff-C175 7,195]

7 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

"sleep on" an issue to figure out the best fix.

 

Works for me!  One time I was trying to figure something out and went to bed.  Woke up at 3AM after dreaming up a solution and went out to the shop to work on it before I forgot!  You know how dreams are!

 

[Lee1977 6,274]

2 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

Spoke to Lowell at Wheel Horse Parts and More about ordering one of his rock shaft kits… the Work Horse has the tube for the lift cable but nothing else.

Figured it would be easier to order his complete kit instead of hunting one down and then having to round up the cable and other parts of it.

Check the tube you have the one on my 520 was so rusted I ordered the complete kit. I got it opened up but didn't want to destroy a new cable in that rusted tube.

[Horse Newbie 6,936]

10 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

Check the tube you have

Tube is good… everything on the tractor has been touched. Doing a refresh, although I have been accused of it being a restore …

[ebinmaine 63,370]

41 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Tube is good… everything on the tractor has been touched. Doing a refresh, although I have been accused of it being a restore …

It's a refreshtoration.....?