Archive through March 02, 2012

[wshytle]

Gary S-

I use a nylon sling that's about five feet long with loops at each end. I loop it around the front right axle and that's my lift point. The steering linkage is sort of in the way on the left side. The nylon strap also protects the hood/tractor from scratches. I then use the lift pole on my big tractor and can get the cub to about 70/80*. I only do it for pressure washing the belly or clutch work on a nf so it's not in that position for any length of time.

Bill J-

I'd definitely use an oil pan for the template. You need to be as exact as possible here. I use an oil pan and tack everything together well then remove it to do the final welding.

 

[dfrisk]

PAUL R. - HA-HA.... after shopping @ Farm & Fleet for 20+ yrs I actually had to ask a clerk where something was last fall. I knew exactly where it was before the expansion but they moved it to the Opposite corner of the store with the move. I think Madison is almost as big as the Watertown store now.

I normally boycott the place from Oct. till January, can't stand all the crowds around the Toyland.

With so little snow this winter I haven't had to go to either F&F or CFS for parts or supplies since late last summer. The storm coming this afternoon will be only the 4th time I'll have cleaned the drive this whole winter. With 3-4 inches of wet snow I'll use the big tractor again. The ground is so wet/muddy I'll have to stay off the grass for sure.

 

[wheinsohn]

Dennis, I am in the 4-7" band so the 1650 and QA42A will get a workout again. No way am I driving my M across the lawn to plow the driveway. The frost came out of the ground earlier this week as all the puddles drained in one day. Just think, 7" of snow today and high of 54 next Wednesday. Only in the Midwest can the weather change that fast.

 

[dtanner]

Well I don`t feel left out because we got about 5" between last night and now. I guess my 1512 will have to come out of the warm shop for awhile. Dang this winter cold weather is getting old.

 

[jbaker]

Gary I have been wondering about lifting to 90 degrees or so also. I want to change a rear differential cover gasket with out losing my hytran. so my question is will it cause any harm other than engine oil leakage


Wes, I am in your area and am glad I left the blade on the 129

 

[stanner]

Gary S,
x2 on the nylon strap...
here is a pic of my 107 when I lifted it with the engine crane, you could route the strap around the nose cast iron or something...

 

[rchristensen]

If you lift the rear end high enough to change your rear differential gasket be sure to shut off your gas. I did it once and the float couldn't hold back the gas and saturated the air cleaner.

 

[dfrisk]

WES - I hate to even WALK on my yard it's so soft. I've got my Super H in the attached garage this week, needed room in the shop last weekend and haven't had a chance to put it back in the shop. So once I get the drive cleared tomorrow I can back it in the shop till I take the chains & blade off in a few more weeks.

I thought last week's snow was going to be the end of this year's snow, but I'm sure today's will be it. I'm not pushing the snow very fall off the concrete, and will only make ONE set of tracks off the concrete pad back into the shop with the tractor.

JEFF - You may have to go bail TOM H out if He hasn't got the shifter on his 800 fixed yet.

 

[hydroharry]

Bill J - highly recommend removing the oil pan and bolting it to the ISO-bars for you have an exact fit cradle when you're done. Also recommend removing the head and de-carboning the head/piston. Kohler recommends this every 500 hours. Carbon buildup is a major killer of these engines, and besides, you'll be able to see what you really have inside there.

Hydro Harry
Old Cubs Never Die (with minimal routine maintenance)

 

[dfrisk]

OH BOY! The Nat'l Weather service just upped our ecpected snow fall this afternoon to 4-8 inches from the 3-4 inches they thought this morning @ 6 AM.

Let's see.... isn't the old saying, "March comes IN like a LION and goes OUT like a LAMB". Suppose eight inches of wet snow on 3-2-12 is a LION? JIMMY, the ground hog in Sun Prairie 4 miles away saw his shadow a month ago for an early spring....

 

[thoffman]

Dennis/Jeff,
I hope I don't need that bail out. The shifter is out (and sorry to say Dennis, didn't come out through the front, fender had to come off)and needing to be welded. MIKE, CAN YOU HERE ME.........
Picking up a nice 1000 tomorrow might have to swaping of equipment.

 

[dfrisk]

TOM - Glad your getting the 800 fixed.

Last WF I had the center cover off was my 982 which the fenders sit higher on than the small frame tractors. I guess seeing that extra room was what made me think you could get the shifter out with the fenders on.

 

[jbaker]

With our weather here it might melt before I get to Toms, besides he might not want my Hydro with snowblade there, seeing how he,s a Gear Drive with snowthrower type....

 

[dfrisk]

JEFF - How much are you supposed to get? From the weather maps on the Noon news you appear to be in the center of this mess!

 

[sashiery]

March comes in and goes out like....

Chevy Chase: Last week we made the comment that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Now here to reply is our chief meteorologist, John Belushi, with a seasonal report.

John Belushi: Thank you Chevy. Well, another winter is almost over and March true to form has come in like a lion, and hopefully will go out like a lamb. At least that’s how March works here in the United States.

But did you know that March behaves differently in other countries? In Norway, for example, March comes in like a polar bear and goes out like a walrus. Or, take the case of Honduras where March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a salt marsh harvest mouse.

(It goes on like that for a while...)

 

[sashiery]

For what it's worth, we got two inches of hail this morning at 3 a.m. That was not nice at all since we had thunder and lightning with it.

One of our cats is afraid of loud noises. He went down and hid behind the washing machine until 7:30.

 

[jbaker]

Dennis, they are saying 4 to 6 inchs, so I might do some night time plowing tonight

 

[thoffman]

Don't know what Jeff and Dennis are gettin' right now but it snowing like a sob here.

 

[dfrisk]

TOM - It's winding down up here, I'd guess there's maybe 3 to 3-1/2 inches. Kinda windy, blowing in from the north-east.

 

[nbartee]

On a K321 engine, it looks like it would be easier to install the oil seals before you install the crankshaft. Any reason this can't be done?