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[Jeff-C175 7,206]

12 hours ago, nataliator said:

square head bolts ... (inner side of rear hubs, for example).

 

Don't loosen them, but if you do, you need to tighten then to 30 ft lb torque which can't be achieved with a small open end wrench.  You'll need a ratchet with an 8 point socket

[RED-Z06 2,582]

I put spacers behind my wheels to clear 24s with room to spare.

 

 

[nataliator 18]

20 hours ago, Tractorhead said:

 to 

here you be best surrounded with your Wheelhorse.

 

great looking Rig !

does the spindles have play side to side?

if so, the bearings inside the spindles chan be exchanged.

 

 

 

 

All 3 spindles are tight so i think I will be Ok for a little while. Good info all around thanks

Edited March 16, 2022 by nataliator

[Jeff-C175 7,206]

On 3/15/2022 at 9:25 AM, nataliator said:

superficial surface stuff on the deck.

 

While you are cleaning the deck it would benefit you greatly to clean the debris that collects inside of these cups:

 

 

I have a thread on here somewhere that shows what NOT cleaning them will do to the housing.

It eventually wears down the bottom of the spindle as far as the bottom C-clip and at that point the C-clip falls out and the housing is toast.

 

 

 

Edited March 30, 2022 by Jeff-C175

[nataliator 18]

Thanks everybody- so far so good - replaced all the belts, and got all the parts I needed to bring it back to baseline (except the seat, suckers are spendy!).

 

Still got to dig into the oil light issue. While on that oil topic - does anyone with a 14hp Magnum get a low dipstick reading? I am not sure if maybe my dipstick is bent, or something else funny going on, but I know I put 2 full quarts in, and the dipstick reading is well below the minimum line. Doesn't matter if I check it cold or warm, I get a "full" stick for about 1/2" of the bottom of the stick, and then I just get residue/splashing it looks like on the edges up higher. 

 

Maybe that's normal? Do I dare top off the oil? Change it again and see what comes out? It's been ridden less than 1/2 hour since I changed the oil, and I am not getting smoke, or a mess on the ground, so I can't imagine its leaking or burning the oil away quick enough to get such a reading. 

 

Thanks again!

[RED-Z06 2,582]

20 minutes ago, nataliator said:

Thanks everybody- so far so good - replaced all the belts, and got all the parts I needed to bring it back to baseline (except the seat, suckers are spendy!).

 

Still got to dig into the oil light issue. While on that oil topic - does anyone with a 14hp Magnum get a low dipstick reading? I am not sure if maybe my dipstick is bent, or something else funny going on, but I know I put 2 full quarts in, and the dipstick reading is well below the minimum line. Doesn't matter if I check it cold or warm, I get a "full" stick for about 1/2" of the bottom of the stick, and then I just get residue/splashing it looks like on the edges up higher. 

 

Maybe that's normal? Do I dare top off the oil? Change it again and see what comes out? It's been ridden less than 1/2 hour since I changed the oil, and I am not getting smoke, or a mess on the ground, so I can't imagine its leaking or burning the oil away quick enough to get such a reading. 

 

Thanks again!

My M12 takes almost 3qts...my M10 did too, 

[kpinnc 14,663]

Check it with 2.5 quarts of oil. My M10 Magnum is like that as well.

 

And I like those fat tires on the rear! 

[Horse Newbie 7,395]

On 3/15/2022 at 9:25 AM, nataliator said:

It has 24x12x12 rears on it with 8.5" wide wheels

My 1984 Work Horse GT-1600, and my 1994 520H has 23 x 10.50 x 12 ‘s on them.

The rear hubs on the 520H is next to the rear end housing and the hubs on the Work Horse are out from the housing. Sounds to me like the 12 inch wide tires may be too much…

Edited March 29, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,395]

On 3/15/2022 at 11:30 AM, nataliator said:

And another stupid question - I see a bunch of square head bolts all over the place on this thing, that kind of look like a place to grease stuff (inner side of rear hubs, for example). Are these drains for oils/grease? Or something else?

You may be looking at set screws that hold on the rear hubs… my 84 Work Horse and my 94 520H have 2 on each rear hub… one that grabs to the axle, and one that grabs to the key way.

[Horse Newbie 7,395]

On 3/15/2022 at 11:36 AM, nataliator said:

 

I thought zerks had a little nipple on them to attach the grease gun? These are just solid top, weird... Sounds like I need to get some proper fittings for greasing it up either way

If you are talking about these square heads on the inside of rear hubs, they are set screws to hold the hubs on…

[Tuneup 1,452]

Those rears fit so they're good to keep, especially if you're thinking of plowing - adding 20 or more gallons of fluid to them will work wonders. I got 15 into my 516's and it holds hills much better. Don't have 24x12x12 though - wish I did.