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This one just happened to have a VERY common 6302 bearing (40mmx17mmx12mm) the same one as used in the deck spindles. Ebay crawls with them all different prices, I got five of them for about 12 bucks. Carefully drive the bushing in the new bearing. Support the inner race when doing this. Install the new bearing in the halfs and press together using 5/16/ bolts as guides for alignment. I used a socket for sealing the new bearing. Anothe quick appointment with Mr. Regal and good to go. I used 5/16 x 3/4" allen head stainless bolts with nyloc nuts for final assembly, added a whopping $12 to the bill but what the heck my girl is worth it & gives it that Hi-test industrial look! I also have that allen/stainless fetish from my scooter bike days. If I would have used bolts out of the bolt bin total cost on this would have been way less than 5 clams not including the power to run the drill press & the regal! This particular on retailed for 45 bucks from Toro but saw them on the net for high as 95 ...PT Barnum was right! This works on any idler or pully with a common bearing, even if the unit is riveted together. just grind or drill the rivets out. Don't worry if you wreck it doing this... it was shot anyway!

Well maybe not for free but on a budget! Some of you old timers may already know this trick. I wash my horses & decks alot. Almost after every mowing i wash the tops of the decks off and have underside quick wash connects installed on all of my mowers. The price I pay for all this cleanliness is usually payed back in the form of noisy deck pulleys, idlers & spindle bearings. Hence I have been known to spend a small fortune on pulleys & idlers that, for some, can be 40-to 50 bucks a wack. So after finally figuring out that these things just have common bearings in them that could be replaced if they weren't welded in tighter than a buxom beautie in a brass bra!! Alas no more.... First step is wire brush the offending noise maker so you can identify where it is spot welded together. Usually a dark spot or a dimple marks the spot. Center punch the spot, notice the symetrical patern of the welds. Next drill out the welds starting with 1/8" bit then 1/4". proceed to 5/16' if it appears that 1/4 " did not take out 90% of the weld. Next position the pully on a block of wood and separate the halfs. Use a small cold chisel. It may take a bit of effort to separate them. If the half bend a little they can be hammered strait after apart. Remove the bearing & drive out the bushing if it has one.

Funny story about those cam locks. I was working 2nd shift. as I arrived 2 old time guys ( and I mean old timers) were working on a fan trying to get the bearings off of the shaft. They were a beatin and a bangin with a hammer. They told me they have been at it over an hour. Had the torch out and were ready to cut them off. I knew about cam locks brgs. from my days at Napa. I grabbed a punch and hammer and un-locked the collars and the brgs. fell off. They both looked at me with their jaws on the floor!

You got one!?! Darn! Are you going to buy ALL the 5XX stuff in NYS?

52" deck for xi series

Richard......i always bring an easy-up tent.........they are great.....im always in the same place....((between the teeter totter thing,,,and the food)) its all Red Square guys in the infield between turn 3 and turn 4,,,,matter of fact...everywhere else too.. I usually bring 3 or 4 chairs,,,they are always full,,,and usually with tractor people you just met...the flea market area is filled litterly with tons of wheel horse/toro parts,,,,,tractors.....snow blades everywhere...Oh,,there is about a dozen or so,,,that have this thing about,pie,,,,,,its not an innner circle thing...and not an innner seal or inner tube thing....,,,oh and white stuff.. THE BIG SHOW .......8th wonder of the tractor world !!!

There was a let up in the weather and the snow thawed and we had a good frost. Time to give C4 another airing and see what she could do. I'm amazed by the amount of traction achieved and didn't really manage to get stuck

ok. the repair is done. the bearing on the cross shaft chain sprocket side was the clunker. hard to turn felt gritty and worn. the pulley side one felt ok. but what the heck it was apart so both got replaced. the auger spun free as could be with the touch of a finger. chain sprockets were good. free. good points. so didnt touch anything there. back up and running. end of story. Glenn

No kidding. Throw in the loader I'm building for my 5xi and it becomes the 5xi Holy Grail. Well, maybe if it had a Snowcab too...

Who irons anymore? I'm not sure we even own one?

I don't name my vehicles, but they are all of the female variety. When I start them up, it's " come on girl, don't let me down " so I'm thinking they must have a soul or something.

No programs for you!!!

The two stage could be $400-$750 depending on condition, and a cab could be $350-$800 depending on condition. New cabs are $825 this year and still available. The time of year also would be a factor. Summer would see lower prices.

Thanks, It looks like chrome from 10' away. I got the hood back from the metal shop today, they added 2.5" for me to accommodate the larger engine. This weekend I will begin the 'body work' needed to make it look new. Ted

YIPPEE!! Diamond plate ... it just goes on forever!! LOL

i cant ask for this help without at least posting a picture of the old gal.. .

Let me add, I just got a cable for my 854, and how pleased I am with that purchase. Fit perfectly, no muss, no fuss.

ACman: I used EvapoRust from NAPA in a one gallon bottle on some other RJ and 701 parts and it worked great. I mentioned this to Steve and his gunk tank uses a biodegradeable fluid that is concentrated and you just add water. It might be good for soaking gears, etc. But I am deferring to the master on this one !

I was hoping no one catch that....fine... then you haul my horses!!! Sides I figured they wouldn't be selling patches saying "I rode mine 2016 " for sale there either! Better yet how bout I leave tommorow on a horse pulling the bike in a trailer .....would that be legal??

The 522xi is a fine machine which I really respect. (I own one) However before spending $7,000 for this package of equipment may I respectfully suggest that you carefully consider your small tractor needs going forward. If you think a machine with some additional capability and versatility might make sense, I'd encourage your consideration of a clean, low hour SCUT with four wheel drive and a diesel engine. I've seen some nice ones recently in the $7,000 - $8,000 range and some have a FEL as well. Good luck.

Funny you should say that....I put it back on five times wrong before i figured it out....

the idler sprockets are good. the chain picture was taken before I took it apart. just as a reminder of how to route it on re assembly. trust me its not dry now. Its got plenty of lube on it. that chain was new last season .........I do the chain lube / drizzle trick to. Glenn

Really? I must confess, I iron all my own shirts, won't even let anyone else try, must be CDO, thats OCD in the correct order.

From our vendor section. Might try sending a PM to Lowell here...

Yip, but I don't talk so nice to them when they be miss behaving.

Man cannot live on Red Horse alone...... Sides ----heard there was some nice mountain roads out that way....

You have to have back-ups (and back ups for the back ups)

Well I guess I will jump in. I pick up a 3hp paddle blower for the deck. I hate shoveling the deck. I have my Ariens pro model 13 to 15 hp. What a best. 3` no problem. But it is really to big to use in a small drive ways. It is just about 6` long. I have used back packs for light stuff this year works great. I just pick a nice 3.5hp Ariens blower 60 vintage nice little blower for the 1to 5 storms that works for me now. OOHH I also the have the rat Commando with a make shift blade on it for light stuff. Blade tractors I found are more work if you do have a lot of space to put the snow = the city or the s/burbs. This is just my Gary B....

I'm not, but I'm not against it either. Both of us work full time and we have a young teenage boy who keeps us busy with his sports. I'm not sure I could handle being home though, I like the work environment, the banter, meeting people an the like. I'm not sure keeping house would be enough stimulation. Imagine cooking cleaning shopping washing ironing, nope deffo not for me!

I took the first test drive today. Everything worked and nothing fell off, that I heard. I am picking up the hood tomorrow and will begin fitting it on the frame and decide how to access the fuel tank. Tip the hood forward, cut a new hole in the hood, of change the tank for one that fits the existing hole. Ted

40 bucks all day with free shipping Squonk.......Probably not the quality of one that would fall off the Snap-Off truck but OK for us occasional users.

It is hard enough to make ends meet with NO KIDS at home with me and the wife both working!

Knew I should have married a woman who makes triple six digits has a figure to match and has a fondness for the ponies!!!!

you need a 2 stage blower for that pile of snow check out my 520 with a 2 stage blower eric j

Yes Glenn! A 1958 RJ I bought in Underwood, Iowa and picked up two weeks ago. This is one that Stevasaurus is already working on a transmission rebuild for me.

Only a few days remaining, you can vote for Ryan up to February 2.

Guess I forgot that too... Guessing your plans would be to keep it NOS? Might take a while but I'm guessing every year folks would say, "Wow! A new 5XX!" I think any NOS WH would gather a lot of attention! $$Dollars$$ though, gads! Who knows! I suppose if I had the money to invest it would be a very nice diversity! <gone into listening mode>

yes it does the original pump he had the local hydraulic shop rebuild it, they butched it up some but we got it to working order then the front seal gave out and as usual the spring was broken. The pump off the bolens (currently in the tractor) the spring is fine and it does not leak oil.

1 diff lock 2 gears 3 high low 4 pto

Going from a Farmall Cub or any small farm tractor or compact utility to any GT is going to be a disappointment if you have the expectation of just blasting thru deep snow without effort. I use to remove snow with a compact and it would blast through just about anything, pure brute force at its finest with the 4wd, diff lock and 3-4000 lb weight. I rarely use the compact and snow duty has been transferred to the old 16 Auto, I prefer the ease of operation of the hydro, and the small size of the GT, with that said I do have the 16 Auto equipped properly for the job,,,, wheel weights, bar tires, tri ribs, chains (haven't used em yet), plow for snows to 8 inches, blower for snows over 8", and always put the snow way back so you never need to attack an old frozen pile.

Most roads are open. The Grandsons are complaining.....their schools opened today with a 2 hr delay.

After getting through one of the worst snowstorms for this area (amazing that this area shutdown the other day with 7/10" of snow!) with 35.2" by me, I started to put together a wish list for being prepared next time. I managed to get by with my plow-equipped 518xi and my Ariens 924DLE (24" with 9 hp TECHY) as the 523Dxi didn't get prepared because of someone's procrastination! I have cleared two neighbors and my driveway, so far. At least one more, but possibly two more at the end of the block, once I can access them. It comes out to about 1,600 feet of driveway in length. Items in red are needed. Ideally what I should have is: 523Dxi with cab and 79366 Two-Stage Snowblower 520xi with cab and 79365 Single-Stage Snowthrower 518xi with 79355 48" Snow/Dozer Blade C-105 with 06-42BC02 42" Snow/Dozer Blade Walk-Behind Tractor with Snow/Dozer Blade 24" Walk-Behind Snowblower with cab 24" Walk-Behind Snowblower (without a cab for tight areas) Generator in case of power outage Then I look across at my neighbor behind me. They have a brand new little MTD snowthrower - and kids! Their driveway is cleared as well. This is also an area where we didn't have snow two out of the seven winters we have been here! I could hire a contractor - or move somewhere warm too!!!

You can continue to vote once per day until February 2.

There is going to be a chrome horse in my trailer that will need it's legs stretched after the show so what I am going to need is a place to drop my truck and trailer to continue my time out east. Any members that live fairly close to the show who would be willing to let me park my rig at his place for a few days let me know!

John, I think the problem has to do with the volume of snow and that typically your area just doesn't get that much at one time. As a result, there is little opportunity to learn and prepare. Last year in MA, we had one like this and the next morning the roads even in my little plat were passable (narrow but passable). The town has their small fleet of plows but contracts with independent operators to keep the roads open. Plows are out all night long. That being said, the MBTA (Boston's Mass Transit system) was hammered and did not get back to full operation for a month. They had the national guard out shoveling the tracks by hand-why? Not enough or powerful enough train based plows. Going back in history, in 1978 we had a blizzard here that dropped over 30 inches of snow over 48 hours. I barely got my car into the driveway and it was almost buried by the end of the storm. Our street was not cleared for at least 4 days and that was only by a giant front end loader (the kind that every shopping mall has parked there now to clear the lots). A state wide state of emergency was declared and cars were banned from the roads for a week. Route 128 (the technology belt highway around Boston) was a parking lot for a week. Everyone learned from that debacle and now as soon as the first flakes fly, there is a run on the stores for bread and milk. And yes, up here in the rural areas (those with lots of trees and private wells) we ALL have generators! We joke about it up here, but there is nothing like experience to make us all wiser.

My thoughts so far after having dug paths for 15 year old dog with 6 inch legs with 13 inches of snow by hand. 1. Put chains on tractor - stupid 2. Make shovel for dog so he can dig his own paths. 3. Put chains on tractor -stupid 4. Try to get 11 hp generator started 5. Find used generator with electric start. 6 Put cover on El Camino before snow storm 7 Buy new insulated coveralls 8 Put chains on tractor -Stupid Get off A_ _ and get to work

No issue matching up a belt today. Blew home from work and got it installed. All looked good so I gave it hell! Tie Rod rig job held up. Having a celebratory beer tonight rather than a forget about the day one! That's my beast! And glad to have back.

Mike, I can never leave things alone... LOL!

This is gonna be sweet... Too bad you had to loose the WH Tranny though I can understand.