Archive through June 05, 2010

[rwhitney]

Thanks for the suggestions. I was able to get the tractor into neutral and roll it onto the trailer. I can easily spin the motor, so no problem there. I'll work on cleaning the gas tank and changing the fluids. I might hook it up to a battery just to see if it will crank.
I'll show some pics soon.
It's got flat broken tires, any recommendations for good replacements?

 

[kweaver]

Frank S - The odd numbers are Hydros. The manual you downloaded is for Wide Frames (WF). The 106,107,126,127,and 147 that you listed are Narrow Frames (NF). The 128 is a WF.
The 800,1000,1200,1250,1450 and 1650 are Quite Line (QL) ISO mounted engines , also WF.

1x8-9 Operator Manual.pdf Get the other manual too.

Rob W - You can get your manuals at that link too.
1x4-5 Operator Manual.pdf
1x4-5 Service Manual.pdf

Bob P - Any light paint top coat needs light primer underneath and same for dark , use dark primer. To make yellow really POP out use a white base coat.

 

[mgwin]

Bob P.,
Invest some $$$ in a dehumidifier. That will greatly help your rust problem in the CC parts storage area(kitchen). You will be surprised at the ammount of water you have in the air.
As for the dash repairs, you can get a great fiberglass repair kit at L---s.

It comes with two containers.

The ingredients are thick and pasty with little to no smell.(a bonus for those who have sinus trouble)

Just mix the ammount you need at a 50/50 ratio and keep the rest in the containers for future use.
Most all dashes have the corners worn from vibration.

The repair ingredients are like a thick paste which can be spread on easily and dries pretty much overnight. If you are working on a hole, just put some masking tape on the underside and apply the paste. You can put a little extra on and then just sand off the excess.(better to have too much than not enough)
Here's a photo of my repaired dash. The vibration still rubbed some of the paint off, but the corners are still in good shape. I also built the corners up a little to compensate for the usual vibration wear.

This stuff is great!!

 

[kweaver]

Charlie - I've got ALL 213 pdf files downloaded ... I want more

 

[dross]

Rob W, How easy was it to turn over? Did you feel compression? If not that may be a problem, mabey stuck valve from sitting.

 

[rwhitney]

That's awesome KENtuckyKEN! Thanks for the manual links. I was just about to buy the manuals.

Also, I just went and dumped some gas into the 125, hooked the battery up to my car, and the thing actually started!

I cleaned the fuel tank and was cleaning the fuel filter, but I broke the glass filter

What should I use for a good replacement filter?

 

[kweaver]

Rob - CCS button above has 'bout anything you need.

Glad ya got it running so easy

 

[kweaver]

Rob - Actually that's not a filter , it's a sediment bowl. Water will hopefully separate in it and rust will sink to the bottom.

 

[lhinds]

Roy i am not a painter. I got a friend who is a good painter to spray the tractor for me. There is some people on here that seem to be very good painters and i am sure they will answer your question. I think i remember some discussion on that suject so you might do a search of the forum and get your answer.

 

[mgwin]

Roy N.,
You can do all you need with a "touch up spray gun." I bought a "Kobalt" (let you figure where I got it) gravity fed gun for about $35 and it worked pretty good. The smaller gun doesn't require as much air, and you can use it with a smaller compressor. The larger compressors can be expen$ive! You will have to "play" with the gun a little to get the desired spray pattern. Using cheap paint thinner usually gets you in the ballpark on the spray pattern. I am definitely no pro, but it worked well with me,see: