Heald Hauler Rebuild

[Studebaker]

I bought this Heald Hauler HH-1211 from my friend Randy.
Randy is a paraplegic, his dad got it for him back in the 80’s.
He drove it for about 5 years until his father could not get to start.
It sat for another 5 years before he sold it to me.
Randy is in a nursing home now. I am going to rebuild it and hopefully
Randy can drive it again.

Don M.

 

[Studebaker]

The drive sprocket & chain are worn out.
After disassembling the axle I took the differential apart for inspection.

 

[Harleys Papa]

The drive sprocket & chain are worn out.
After disassembling the axle I took the differential apart for inspection.

That diff looks good Don :thumbsup: Good luck with the build, I hope Randy does get to drive it again :thumbsup:
Randy too :wink:

 

[Studebaker]

Look what I did taking the old sprocket off, wrench slipped, twice.

 

[brown boonie]

ill tell you the same thing I tell my son. it only hurts till you heal or die.... been there done that.

 

[Studebaker]

So true brown boonie.

Getting ready for paint.

 

[Docdc]

you're moving fast! I can't wait to see this one done. What a great project.

Doc

 

[Studebaker]

After sanding on it for half a day, and the arthritis pain in my right hand, I decided to send it to the powder coaters.

 

[buckeye]

You won't regret it.
I just did that for the first time.
I got to figurrin, wire wheel,25 bucks, sanding discs ect,15 bucks, primer, sealer, paint, clear and time......worth a hundred bucks for the powder guy.

You sticking with the red?

 

[Studebaker]

Yes!

 

[Harleys Papa]

After sanding on it for half a day, and the arthritis pain in my right hand, I decided to send it to the powder coaters.

You were doing that by hand :doah: I thought you were sand blasting it, I would at least send it out to be sand blasted :thumbsup: And powder coating would be well worth it if you were going to spray bomb it :thumbsup:

 

[Studebaker]

I started putting the differential back together. I cleaned all the parts, and inspected all the gears. Although this trike is over 25 years old, I know it had about 7 years of hard use. The gears show no signs of wear, I like this Peerless differential.

 

[Studebaker]

I welded in new longer lug bolts because I'm using aluminum wheels, and painted the hubs.

 

[thejoker]

So true brown boonie.

Getting ready for paint.

Did it tell you twice lol

 

[Studebaker]

No.

 

[Studebaker]

Cleaning up the gearbox.

 

[OldScooter]

Looking good Don. I can hardly wait to see it finished.

 

[Studebaker]

Blasted & powder coated.

 

[Docdc]

This one has been fun to watch. Looks great Don.

Doc

 

[rmm727]

Well worth it to have it blasted and powdercoated. Looks real good.