kj4kicks 151 #1 Posted May 20, 2008 Boat seat, bad water pump, and that huge exhaust stack.... you remember the one? I don't regularly check Craigslist, but someone here posted about it, so I went and picked it up. First, the steering shaft was broken loose from the fan gear, so that get re-welded. Replaced the front water-filled flat tires with a pair off an old Charger parts tractor. The battery was toast, so I swiped the one out of Karls old C120 for now. Amazingly enough, it spun right over, and even had spark! No fuel to the carb, though. Pulled off the old vacuum style fuel pump, and found that it was a simple fix. One of the discs was just stuck on it's seat. Popped it loose, cleaned it up, and it works fine. After that, it fired right up, but didn't run great. Removed the fuel bowl and all the water that was in it. Cleaned out the rust and gunk, and ran it again. Wow ! Tuned the carb and it's a screamer ! Cruised it around the back yard a little, then it got dark. Maybe it will be worth fixing after all.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rustbucket 4 #2 Posted May 20, 2008 sure dose sound like a keeper to me and a deffinate score with such simple fixes so far being needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMESS 24 #3 Posted May 20, 2008 Your fallin' in love with that stick shift already aren't you? I bet you popped a few wheelies just to see if all the rumors are true! Seriously, I saw her in person and it's a great tractor for $125! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj4kicks 151 #4 Posted May 20, 2008 Just talking to Joel over on chat (Dustin, you can come back now) and I think this may be the new tiller machine. We'll see..... gotta at least try it out ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #5 Posted May 20, 2008 I don't regularly check Craigslist, but someone here posted about it, so I went and picked it up. You're welcome! :WRS: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,028 #6 Posted May 20, 2008 No pic's what's up with that??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linen beige 14 #7 Posted May 20, 2008 Your fallin' in love with that stick shift already aren't you? I bet you popped a few wheelies just to see if all the rumors are true! If'n he follered the steps in the Redneck's Guide To Quick and Easy Tractor Testing like I suggested in the posts about the ad, ya d#$m skippy he popped a couple. How 'bout it Eldon, will she "pull the wheels"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdearstine 0 #8 Posted May 20, 2008 I had my 857 out for its first cutting job the other day and had to go around the back of my livestock trailer which sits next to a small embankment, I pointed the tractor up the embankment and popped the clutch, oh s**t !! the rear tires grabbed and the front end came up and I thought I was gonna have a tractor in my lap, damn, my 12.5 briggs doesnt even come close to pulling like that, I gots to learn what this thing will do What kind of gearing is it in first gear ? Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #9 Posted May 20, 2008 What kind of gearing is it in first gear ? Tom How about 66.8 : 1 ? The shorter wheelbase combined with the smaller Kohler sure makes a good combination for unexpected air under the front tires! :WRS: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdearstine 0 #10 Posted May 20, 2008 Thats for sure! have to make sure my sons dont figure that out when they come over, teenage boys love to pop wheelies, already had to put a lap belt on my lo-boy and widen the track as wide as I could because they were making tight turns wide open !! Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj4kicks 151 #11 Posted May 20, 2008 Wheelies, yes ! Pics, not yet. I'll try to get some today. It's still in it's ugly state, and I want to at least clean it up a little! Thanks TT, here's another fine mess you've gotten me in to! LOL. PS. A 16HP Kohler with a hydro will pop a wheelie, too.... won't it Karl? PPS. Never ever pop a wheelie going UP a bank, that's just asking for trouble ! Same reason that you BACK a tractor onto a truck or trailer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linen beige 14 #12 Posted May 20, 2008 Thats for sure! have to make sure my sons dont figure that out when they come over, teenage boys love to pop wheelies, already had to put a lap belt on my lo-boy and widen the track as wide as I could because they were making tight turns wide open !! Tom One afternoon in the early '70s my brother and I were bored so we took a 10 hp Wisconsin that daddy had sitting in the building and bolted it to the 400 suburban. Yesss, with the hood raised up a bit, it did fit where the K-91 had been. Talk about pulling the front wheels!!! Unfortunately, we also found the design limit of the internal gears, almost every one has broken teeth. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linen beige 14 #13 Posted May 20, 2008 Wheelies, yes ! Pics, not yet. PPS. Never ever pop a wheelie going UP a bank, that's just asking for trouble ! Same reason that you BACK a tractor onto a truck or trailer. Not even ONE PIC with the front wheels in the air? Puuullleeeeezzze! Very good point about BACKING onto a truck or trailer! Especially if you're using ramps that might not be held in place all that well. I don't know how many times i've had guys ask me why I load my tractors "backwards". Even more surprising, it's usually the ones who handle a lot of them.:imstupid: But if you've ever seen what happens if a ramp scoots while your front wheels are on the truck/trailer and your back wheels are still on the ramps, well let's just say that a Wheel Horse won't stay upright with only one rear wheel supported 2 or 3 feet off the ground. And it WILL fall before you can un-@#s it! If a ramp scoots while you're backing up, it will do it before you get more than 2 or 3 INCHES off the ground, and no one gets hurt. If seeing one flip over onto it's top isn't enough, then look closely at the hole the lift arm makes in the ground, :wtf: IF it doesn't go through your leg or your belly! And Kohlers don't like to run upside down, and gas tank and transmission vents become drain holes, etc. It's also a LOT easier to drive one off the truck/trailer when it's going forward. Maybe we should start a "safety tips/horror story" section? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMESS 24 #14 Posted May 20, 2008 Wheelies, yes ! Pics, not yet. I'll try to get some today. It's still in it's ugly state, and I want to at least clean it up a little! Thanks TT, here's another fine mess you've gotten me in to! LOL. Now. If we can just get you thinking about a round hood, the addiction will be complete! I've got a nice little Suburban 400 that needs some sheet metal work which would be right down your alley. Even has the super cool diamond tread tires! You know you can paint these purty too! :WRS: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,406 #15 Posted May 20, 2008 You know you can paint these purty too! Who is it that has the one that's painted a nice deep maroon? I've seen it in pictures from the show. Nice different style front wheels on it too.... Here's a picture of the one I'm talking about.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMESS 24 #16 Posted May 20, 2008 In fact, I have a 550 I'd sell ya since you don't like to pull ropes! Of course, it's not a Kohler! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #17 Posted May 20, 2008 Who is it that has the one that's painted a nice deep maroon? I've seen it in pictures from the show. Nice different style front wheels on it too.... Here's a picture of the one I'm talking about.... Dan something, I think.... He's a shop or vo-ag teacher of some sort (IN or IL, maybe????) and he and his students did two M.E. tractors like this. The front wheels have custom CNC machined "alphabet" Farmall looking centers over black-painted original wheels. I know he's in the big group at Yahoo, and I'll remember his name right after I hit the "Add Reply" button. :whistle: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #18 Posted May 20, 2008 TOLD YA ! His name is Dan Nelson and he's an auto shop teacher from southern IN. I talked to him for about an hour at the 2006 WHCC show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj4kicks 151 #19 Posted May 22, 2008 OK guys, here are a few pics. Sorry, didn't get any while airborn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 7,122 #20 Posted May 22, 2008 Oooh... that deck isn't looking too good... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rollerman 290 #21 Posted May 22, 2008 That tractor doesn't look to bad Eldon! Always liked the shortframe square hood tractors. Just curious if the seat swivels & if the tractor has a rod holder too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMESS 24 #22 Posted May 22, 2008 The rest of the tractor makes up for the "lightweight" deck! It's a nice one for the price. :whistle: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj4kicks 151 #23 Posted May 22, 2008 Just curious if the seat swivels & if the tractor has a rod holder too. Yep, it is a swivel seat. A rod holder, you mean like this ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rollerman 290 #24 Posted May 22, 2008 Yep, it is a swivel seat. A rod holder, you mean like this ? Wow ....wasn't expecting that? Well atleast the PO didn't bolt down an anchor mate & trollung motor to that clean hood. :whistle: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,651 #25 Posted May 23, 2008 Hmmm...is that the ultra rare front discharge deck . I have owned a WH with a boat seat on it and it may look goofy but it was real comfy! Mike...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
