Simplicity Mouse

I opened up an oppy carb and it was full of white powdery flakes from having water in it for years, once i cleaned it a couple times it ran fine tho, i think it was a 4 bolt carb cause it didnt have adjustment screws like the older ones do.


I really like the looks of this little tractor .

Finally the opposed runs, carb is rebuilt and turned out the fuel pump line was clogged, replaced and its all good.....





Motor  is coming out & going into my wheel horse.

at first I thought the motor was floating in that picture! Isn't the wheel horse a horizontal shaft?

Well, you can convert them easily.

Glad to see that the oppy runs!

Crazy_Carl wrote:

at first I thought the motor was floating in that picture!  Isn't the wheel horse a horizontal shaft?

AH! GHOST ENGINE!! I thought the same thing. LOL.

Crazy_Carl wrote:

at first I thought the motor was floating in that picture!  Isn't the wheel horse a horizontal shaft?

Most are but not mine...vertical motors....

biggasmowers wrote:

Glad to see that the oppy runs!

Yeah it seems to run pretty good, only had it running a min or so, found some tins on amazon for it & going to paint it simplicity orange.... Need a pulley and a choke cable to get it done...

what is the best way to remove that engine pulley? I think it has a bolt in the middle? Then puller?

I usually have to use an air impact hammer. The bottom pulley is always trashed when I do though, but it comes off

CraftsmanQuad19 wrote:

I usually have to use an air impact hammer. The bottom pulley is always trashed when I do though, but it comes off

What are you saying your procedure is?

A good puller.

If you want to save the pulley, you will need to be more patient. If it doesnt slide off, or if you see it start to mangle the pulley back it off. If you have one of those small handheld propane torches that will work. Put the fire to it for about a minute or so. Spray some liquid wrench on it, not all over the thing, just where its needed. In the keyway and around the seams. Let it soak in for a while. Come back a bit later and put the fire to it again, then liquid wrench, then, go watch some Red Green on youtube.    When thats over, do the process all over again. After 3 or 4 times try the puller again.

Now, when you got to put any pulley back on any shaft, or hubs or whatever... put some anti-seize on the shaft!
Makes it loads easier when you, or the next guy has to take it off.

My procedure is as follows

Remove bolt
Find a spot on the lower pulley I can get at the right angle
Pull the trigger and hammer away.

This will destroy the pulley stack, but since I never use them I don’t care. You might though. If you’re more patient and want to keep the stack, do what Beal said

I usually use an impact gun to remove the bolt because then I don’t have to worry about keeping the crankshaft from spinning. I agree with these guys if you don’t want to save the pulley you can remove it in minutes or you can take your time and let is soak in penetrating oil and try to save it. I use the two or three jaw pullers too.

If you've got the motor out, it's a good time to pressure wash the frame, just sayin haha.

I've never had a problem with engine pulleys. Trans pulleys, however, are a different story

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

If you've got the motor out, it's a good time to pressure wash the frame, just sayin haha.

I've never had a problem with engine pulleys. Trans pulleys, however, are a different story

Yeah i got the pulley off and motor out, then sprayed down the frame with some wally mart engine degreaser stuff. Im excited to drive this thing with the 18hp motor, I will probably get a slightly larger engine pulley than what was in there. I got a nicer dash board from the junk yard & my switches mounted up.....

I the only missing parts at the moment are the air cleaner assy & might have to modify the exhaust, not sure yet.

swap is starting.... first two issues are the exhaust needs a notch in the front frame... and the oil drain, needs to be reconfigured... hopefully i can use a pipe wrench to loosen it or something...

I got the side tins off ebay so i think ill be good with the cooling, just need a exhaust shroud...

Dream big, custom exhaust! It doesn't have to be anything complicated, but I would do that before I cut a frame.

Gotta have a nifty exhaust system

where do you guys get key stock from? Do any local stores sell it?

I’ve bought key stock from napa before. I’ve also bought keys from Lowe’s and tractor supply.

TSC is your best bet.

I go to TSC as well.

Yup tsc is a good place to get small metal stock, or basically any farm store .

Thanks for the replies, ill stop tomorrow on my way back from work and check it out... Supposed to have a funky weather event here tomorrow!

finally got the motor bolted down, I just need to pick a pulley for it, finish the wiring & a bunch of little stuff before I have something to use.