Archive through April 18, 2010

[pvanbenschoten]

I have a question about cleaning and repairing the manul lift on a 147. This lift was added by my dad the year after he bought the tractor new in '71. The weight of the snowthrower damaged the electric lift.

I have dismantled almost everything on this 147 and have been using electrolysis and a wire wheel to get ready for painting (I wish I had a sand blasting cabinet). In this picture from a 127, I have removed Nos. 1 thru 5 from No 6, and No. 6 is on the work bench.

The "hook" inside of #6 that locks the position in #8 is tight inside of #6. Could it be bent? <font color="ff0000">Can it be removed?</font> I can only slide it until it hits the rod that goes between the two #10 anchors.

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[bnolte]

Tim B.
A new lever from a dealer is going to be very expensive, if it is available at all. A better bet would be to get one off another 104/105/124/125, but I suspect the lever off of just about any Narrow Frame tractor might work. The lever on my own 125 looks suspiciously similar to the one on the 102. I would put a post on the wanted section of the classifieds on this site, most of the regulars here have at least 1 or 2 parts tractors laying around. I've had good luck getting responses over there.

 

[elthomas]

Ok i have looked and haven't found it anywhere, does anyone know the size of the axle pin, now all i have to do is figure out a way to make a collar and have my stepdad shop weld it on.

 

[kweaver]

Paul - I'd soak the tube with PB Blaster for a couple of days (or longer) spraying a couple times a day. After it soaks good then I'd slam the length of it down on a wood table top (no not dinning table). That should free it up.
If not then it's time to cut the hook off and pull it out with Vice Grips^® and put an ad in the Wanted section.

 

[kweaver]

Eric - 0.743" dia.

 

[jbaker]

John K in your picture the shift fork is also missing the hold down screw if you did not remove it it also is at the bottem and is the likely the cause (they can loosen up) not to mention 35 years of service either way replace it or better yet do both while you have it apart.

 

[elthomas]

Thanks Ken, now I need to figure out what to use as a collar (bushing for new axle and pin).

 

[kweaver]

Eric - Are you talking about a bushing in the axle or a weld on collar on the channel to lock the pivot pin into ?

 

[elthomas]

The piece on the channel to lock axle pin to(collar).

 

[kweaver]

A piece of cold roll bored out @ 0.750 on a lathe then cross drilled for the locking pin.
Reach yer greasy hand through the screen and I'll hand ya one

Does your axle have a pivot pin zerk in it ? Some axles didn't.

 

[elthomas]

Hey Ken, I would if I could, Also don't know about axle or pin, new one is on it's way, I just got the bugger rigged homemade axle off and it was horrible. Unfortunately my stepdad doesn't have any cold rolled steel, he only has flat sheets and they only go to about 1/8th inch thick, they make hvac duct for commercial use, so i'm, out of luck there.

 

[jbliler]

Eric, Its laid out in an e-mail. Or call me for the collar rebuild. 417-818-9049

 

[elthomas]

Jerry, what collars are you using? I have a axle and pin already on the way so for now i need to replace the collar on the frame. I got the email it just doesn't say which collar you use.

 

[mgonitzke]

My dad went to another auction today. I now have an engine for yesterday's 682...just gotta get it out of here:

No point in having 18 hp in a loader tractor. 12 will do

I also got a couple pairs of 82 series side panels, an aluminum rear for parts, and another Kohler Command 18 hp V-twin. I think I'm going to try to put it in the 1250 carcass. I always wanted to try putting a V-twin in a 1250 and making it look somewhat factory.

Wes-

Dad says the 1650 went for $600.

 

[kweaver]

Matt - I don't know what off road jamboree he was in but it looks like he was the Winner

You've got plenty to keep you busy now

 

[kide]

"No point in having 18 hp in a loader tractor. 12 will do" Matt... If you say so - but if I was building it, the more HP the better, maybe not for lifting, but if you're scooping, it's nice to be able to really dig in (at least my experience with a loader equipped Alis-Chalmers CA versus a JD 2355 with a 148 series loader)..

BTW 0

Bobby - thanks for the offer - can't say enough about the great people in your neck of the woods - Wally World (south) had me fixed up with a new spare in 15 minutes... Small world too - the guy mounting the tire grew up in Michigan, owned an aluminum business in Zhills Florida and knows the contractors I do quite a bit with down there... We put about 400 miles on today, will be looking to start the 129 up some time tomorrow..it's been a loooooong winter without it!!

BTW - sorry about the nuke plant being down....what the heck were you welding???

 

[kweaver]

Mr. Ide - IF you'd have gone up I-75 you could have sat on a Cub today as my yard needed mowing but my back kept me from it.
Leave the boy alone , he'll find out what Tim Allen means by more power !

 

[wheinsohn]

Thanks Matt. I thought it would go for more than I wanted to pay. It needed a lot of work to get the cobbled deck mounted correctly. I just do not know why people do the things they do. I went home, changed oil in the 129, and mowed the grass. The 129 ran flawlessly. Now I have all week to patch a couple holes in the 50" deck.

 

[kweaver]

Hey Digger pass me a 9/16 deep well and I'll see if I can fix this broke place.

WAKE UP WORLD !

 

[dtanner]

Matt Gonitzke
I have a 129 loader tractor and I say you can`t have to much power. Yes it will bury itself (spinning)with the super lugs and 600 lbs on the rear but I would love to have more power for sure. One of the air cooled army surplus engines with the carb done and stick that into a Cub would be great I think.

Yesterday I finished removing the augers from my 450 snow blower so my welder can get them all straight and back in place. today I will have it ready to glass blast and will need paint soon. Thanks to Ken I will order the bearings for the ends of the shafts and I will have a rebuilt blower for my 1512 for next winter.out to the shop for me now. have a great day