1969 GT14/ 3 point / tiller - The missing big wheel for my collection!

[Pullstart 69,925]

4 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

That GT-14 is too big to hang from the rafters in the shop, 

Whachu talkin’ bout Willis?

[WHX?? 56,548]

46 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

too big to hang from the rafters

What have I told you about giving him ideas!

[ebinmaine 78,709]

Just need bigger hangin' cables!

[SylvanLakeWH 31,333]

3 hours ago, Pullstart said:

Whachu talkin’ bout Willis?

 

2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

What have I told you about giving him ideas!

 

11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Just need bigger hangin' cables!

Check Craigslist. I think there's some left over cable for sale from the Mackinaw Bridge. Should work... 

 

Trail cam of Kevin "inspecting" the cable for possible use in his shop...

 

[squonk 46,421]

45 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

Check Craigslist. I think there's some left over cable for sale from the Mackinaw Bridge. Should work... 

 

Trail cam of Kevin "inspecting" the cable for possible use in his shop...

 

I see regular boots. No flip flops, cowboy boots and jorts. 

[sqrlgtr 2,858]

4 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

Check Craigslist. I think there's some left over cable for sale from the Mackinaw Bridge. Should work... 

 

Trail cam of Kevin "inspecting" the cable for possible use in his shop...

 

wonder who that other feller is?

[Pullstart 69,925]

Something has always bugged me on the tiller belt.  Today I decided to look into the details of the parts break down.

 

Come to find out, the belt has always rubbed on the bottom of the fender pan because it was missing an idler pulley in the setup.  I always just made sure to stop the drive belt before lifting the tiller up.

[Pullstart 69,925]

Thanks to Wheel Horse being utilitarian (I think that’s the word), that idler was used on mower decks and snow blowers alike.  I popped one off a blower in the parts yard, and stuck it on.

My belt is very old, worn, and cracked, but still works.  It’s 5/8” x 87”.  The manual suggests a 90” length.  Could the 3” difference be made up with my top link?  The 87” belt makes this setup run fairly close to the fender, but it never touches.

 

[Pullstart 69,925]

This is all the way up.  Anyone see any reason I NEED a 3” longer belt?  I figure I’ll grab whatever I can find at the farm store between 87 and 90” long.

[SylvanLakeWH 31,333]

Or it works it ships...