Another horse.

[Stormin 4,458]

  A 1974 Wheel Horse B80 will join the herd in the workshop at the weekend. Bought and paid for this morning. More info to follow then.

 

 

[expeatfarmer 591]

Have you been spending your birthday money??

[Anglo Traction 1,016]

Ok Norm. Looks like your habit is no longer in remission ! .  Still , it will keep you occupied getting it the way you want it.

Regards

 

[Stormin 4,458]

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[expeatfarmer 591]

There's a first Stormin lost for words!!!!!

 

[Stormin 4,458]

Used all my photo space, Jonathan. Been trying to reduce it. Not successfully. 

[expeatfarmer 591]

That's annoying for you your photos are always greatly appreciated on this site, you need an upgrade allowance from the moderators.

[Stormin 4,458]

 Just realised why I couldn't post any photo's. My subscription needed renewing. 

 

 So some photo's of the B80.#

 

 

 

 

   Done some bits and bobs to it.

  Found it had the wrong type of drive belt fitted. It wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. It now has the correct one fitted. Also had to adjust the clutch peddle linkage as well. Far to much movement and when depressed, the idler pulley was going to far and the belt guide was pushing the top run of the belt down. Tightening the belt and making the gears hard to engage. 

  Minor adjustment needed on the carb' linkage as well.

  Couple of more things needed. Steering wheel is not a Wheel Horse item. So that will be replaced sometime in the future when I can get one. Also correct graphics as well.

  You may have noticed the registration plate. Yes! It is registered for road use and I have the reg' document. I may see about fitting it with lights and indicators. Not that I'll be going far. Could raise a few eyebrows outside the village shop. 

[Alan 1,273]

Looks nice Norm.    Hope the other horses and the Sears have made friends with it. 

[expeatfarmer 591]

Very tidy Norman you will be able to join in on some road runs now!

[Stormin 4,458]

1 hour ago, expeatfarmer said:

Very tidy Norman you will be able to join in on some road runs now!

 

  They'd have to be short ones. At a guess 4-5mph max. 

[Anglo Traction 1,016]

Tidy machine Norm!. Good find. The steering wheel is a WH Belgium Factory fit (made in Britain). Yours is missing the Centre Boss and had a chrome self adhesive WH decal in the centre.

I gave Roly the spare original S/Wheel & Boss from my C-120 project when I sold him the Tractor. I have a spare decal still if you can/want to find a centre Boss to fit that one.

My 72 Raider 12 when I first found it in 2008 shows the same S/wheel you have-

 

 

Regards

 

 

[Stormin 4,458]

  Thanks for that, Richard. It's very loose on the steering shaft.  I'll see what I can do.

[nigel 1,877]

I might have a steering wheel of a comando 8 kicking about somewhere Norm

 

 

[Stormin 4,458]

  Thanks for the offer, Nigel. Richard said it's an original one that's on. I'll see what I can do with it when I get the chance.