Big Sale Has Started - UPDATED 07-31-25 (01 Apr 2025)

As some of you know my dad passed away 2 months ago today, on May 31, 2025. I posted it in the Members Only section when it happened. Thanks to all of you who have offered kind words on the forum, with phone calls, and visits in person during this time.

The Big Sale is on but not like originally planned, it is a by appointment type of thing now. I don't have the manpower, or the desire to do a big event like originally planned, I just need to sell a lot of parts that are taking up too much space here. I have been told and believe we are overloaded with Wheel Horse parts like no one has ever seen. Peeps have already been coming in from different parts of the country and buying a lot of stuff due to seeing the sale page, and seeing we are the only Wheel Horse only business in the USA that does things on the scale we do. The sale will continue for awhile until I free up some more space but you may not want to wait too long as things are being sold every day and there are limits to how many of certain parts will be sold.

As it says on the page it is still under construction and the page isn't finished yet. I've had a ton of calls for parts and the Big Sale Page may help answer some questions about what is here before peeps call. I hope that page is also clear that we DO NOT SHIP anything... This is a by appointment type of thing now. Be sure to call before you come to make sure the day isn't already full with peeps scheduled to come in, and make sure what you want is still available.

Wheel Horse Trunnion Remover

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31 Oct 2025 10:14 #18739 by Geno
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I take a lot of trunnions off and most of them require heating them up with a torch.  I decided it was time to make a tool that could just be used with a ratchet or impact to save time. 

There are a lot of ways to do this but for me I wanted something extremely heavy duty because I remove so many of them.  The build is in the following pics and is pretty self explanatory.   It started with a piece of 3/4" schedule 40 pipe.  The inserts inside are from the deck spacers on the lift arms, they fit over the threads and protect them as well as keeping the tool from wobbling around.  The first pic is removing the inner weld lip from the pipe and fitting the deck spacers.  Several of them are put in solid from end to end.

It started out long but was cut in two, If the first one didn't work out I would have something else to start with...  

 

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31 Oct 2025 10:19 #18740 by Geno
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Next up was building the cage so it could grab the entire trunnion on all sides.

 

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31 Oct 2025 10:23 #18741 by Geno
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After that a larger flanged nut was welded on in case I happen to run into something with longer threads.  If that ever happens the threads can go through the nut and a deep well socket can be used.  You never know what you'll find on some of these.   

 

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31 Oct 2025 10:34 #18742 by Geno
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Lastly it was time for a test.  Trying to take this one off was wanting to twist and break the rod even after soaking it for 2 days.  I needed this thing done so I could move on to other work.  

It worked like a charm, in 30 seconds it was off.  There was a little damage to the rod threads from being rusted solid but after blasting everything and threading the trunnion back on and off it's still very usable.  2 more parts saved and a once pain in the butt job, getting the torch out, and spending a lot of time on these is over.  Everything with saving parts is about hammer action.  We don't use impacts just to save time, they also save parts and sanity lol.  I finished the tool yesterday and the deck was finished and ready to go shortly after.  Hope this helps someone like it did me.  



 

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