NormL
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- Joined
- May 9, 2011
- Messages
- 662
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Tractor
- Craftsman GT18, Ford 601 / FEL, Oliver 550 / FEL
I have a project well underway to create what I'll calling my "Hotrod Snowthrower"! I've installed new bearings at the ends of the auger where there used to be bushings. Those were hoplessly worn into oval shapes. I have to wonder how the previous owner could endure the obvious clatter and hammering as the machine chewed away at itself. I originally bought it for the engine so I could repower a tiller. Now, some years later I'm in need of an improvement in what I use to clear my drive and turnarounds of huge amounts of drifted white stuff. At this point, I need to fix the tires. The problem, as the thread title states, is getting the wheel(s) off.
The first photo shows the wheel I'm trying to remove. The second one shows how far I got before the trouble started. To me, it looks like it should slip off if it were not rusted on. That spring loaded business in the first photo has me thinking it is for "free-wheeling" while doing turns. Is that what its for? In any event, the wheel is on solid and refuses to budge even when I use a puller on it. I'm fishing for ideas and advice from the collected experience and wisdom so richly represented here:thumbsup: before I do serious damage to something. I'm ready to use some heat on it but will wait for either confirmation or cautions regarding that route. The last photo shows the 13hp engine I'm repowering the blower with. The original was 8hp. The 13hp will have a larger diameter drive pulley to speed up the machine a bit.
The first photo shows the wheel I'm trying to remove. The second one shows how far I got before the trouble started. To me, it looks like it should slip off if it were not rusted on. That spring loaded business in the first photo has me thinking it is for "free-wheeling" while doing turns. Is that what its for? In any event, the wheel is on solid and refuses to budge even when I use a puller on it. I'm fishing for ideas and advice from the collected experience and wisdom so richly represented here:thumbsup: before I do serious damage to something. I'm ready to use some heat on it but will wait for either confirmation or cautions regarding that route. The last photo shows the 13hp engine I'm repowering the blower with. The original was 8hp. The 13hp will have a larger diameter drive pulley to speed up the machine a bit.