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    Dave S. #2 tiller refurbish

    David,good for you ,and the tiller ,and the form, ,not a easy thing to do ,.but worth it .
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    Archive through March 25, 2017

    tell the green tractor to stay off the steps
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    Archive through March 03, 2017

    Harry ,the zerks on the axle are 1/8 pipe tape ,if there broke ,just use a small easy out .
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    Cub Cadet 582 with handyman parts.

    Earl F i use it all the time ,but it takes more than two days more like two weeks ,and works better when its warm out ,but it sure will work it wont remove paint ,.and after you use it place the part in a bath of water and soda for few days ,if not it will rust ,
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    Archive through December 23, 2016

    Earl F the [C/R] is the same for the 10 thru 16 ,and same spring
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F one more thing ,did you do a compression check on the engine ,when i had the problem with my 125 ,i had the drive shaft off ,and the compression was at [125] and that was with .050 off the head ,and thats what told me the c/r was not working and the exhaust valve was still down on the...
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F .the cam can be a problem .do you know what fluid is in it .and can you turn the drive shaft by hand .will it move allright when running ,is the [PTO] belt to tight ,did you double check the spring on the c/r .,and one more thing ,i had the brake on a 125 that was sticking to the disc...
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F a couple more things ,has the head had been milled .i have removed .050 fron them and still been able to start the engine ,so the only way to check the lift of the cam is to remove the head and check the lift for .043 with a dial .and no i dont think the exhaust lobe is bad on your cam...
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F i went through this once ,the spring can be a problem ,.so remove the cam cover ,remove the spark plug ,and i would drop the drive shaft ,now roll the engine over till you see the spring .be sure the spring is hooked on both arms of the cam ,now roll the engine back and forth to be sure...
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    Firewood

    Kraig Mc i got a price on one pc of figured maple and it was $30.00 ,and birds eye was twice that.most of the wood out hear grows to fast ,because of the wet weather we have hear .it take very slow growing to get that figured you have ,to bad you dont have a home saw mill ,you would be into the...
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    Firewood

    Kraig Mc .i found some plain big leaf maple to makeit from .it works fine but just looks plane ,the wood is about 4ft by 6in by 2in wide .alot of people in the gun clubs sure would like what you have .
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    Firewood

    Kraig Mc you will never find that wood out hear on the west coast ,.i was looking every where for some for my cross bow .the cost for shipping was just too much
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F ,good to hear you got it going ,that little spring won,t last forever .i just bought the last two the dealer had ,and being a hydro makes the problem worce ,
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F i milled as much as .050 from the head as it should turn over ,that c/r spring is bvery small and won,t last for ever ,i just bought two of them from a cub dealer ,as the no longer stock them .
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    Mikes Very Own 169 Refurbish

    Mike F ,today i,m by the fire because i have a bad cold ,and ,so i will respond ,i been there and done that ,first be sure your right on with your .020 at the points ,then drop the drive shaft a nd see if it will start ,it should .next stop the engine ,remove the spark plug ,leave the drive...
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    Archive through July 06, 2016

    Marty A if it is stainless at all its 400 stainless which has iron in it
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    Archive through January 12, 2016

    mike f i tryed sending you some info ,using this mfmike1ATcomcast.net and it came back .David
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    Basic Refurbish

    Harry ,any time ,when the weather is better .the weight looks like it came from David Kirk .it looks heavyer than the one i use ,must be for the 16 hp engine
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    Basic Refurbish

    Mike F ,when you run the set screws in flush ,i grind a little noach in the head of the out side of the screw ,than use a center punch ,in the face of the crank ,going into the weight locking the screw ,no need for lock tite,thats what i have done a a number of cranks .hope this helps
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    Something Strange with Cub Cadet Transmission Fluid

    Bernie P when i bought my hy trans fluid ,i bought in the gal form and it was in a white bucket ,and you pour into a blue bucket ,and i see no red color in the gal form ,with the white bucket ,could that be the it ,
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