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More Transaxle adventures!
Got back out for a bit to work on the transaxle tonight… Pulled off the drive sheave and the hub that sat behind it So that I could get in behind to clean. So here’s the main input shaft… Then … Continue reading
Unloaded the new blade!
Kidlet #2 got here tonight for the weekend, so I was able to get out to the garage to unload the blade and frame, so HERE’S some pictures! So, looks like it needs a replacement scraper bar… Looks like the … Continue reading
Started cleaning up the transaxle tonight!
So I went after the transaxle for a bit tonight out in the garage, thanks to Kidlet #2 being handy to keep an ear out for LTBabe…. The hitch plate and rear support for the tractor is bolted onto the … Continue reading
Scored a blade for Ernie!
So, I’ve been trying to find a blade to put on Ernie, once I have him cleaned up a bit and running… So that NEXT winter, I can have a plowing tractor and a snow blowing tractor… I’ve been TRYING … Continue reading
Whoo hoo! Got the transaxle out!
Went out to take a few measurements off Ernie, then thought, what the heck, I’d try pulling that clevis out, after it sat for a week soaked in WD-40… Bad news is, my ATV jacks safety stops must have slipped, … Continue reading
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Transaxle part way!
Since I got so carried away with trying to get the transaxle out, I DIDN’T take the time to take a pic of it partway out for future reference. Here it is, being held up by my ATV jack. I … Continue reading
Well, SOME progress on the transaxle, but….
So, I got Bror jacked and set down on the jack stands Got the idler spring disconnected, Took off the rims disconnected what I THOUGHT was the brake clevis, Then I pulled all the bolts. For reference, there’s the three … Continue reading
The Transaxle Removal Plan
Just spent an hour and a half or so out in the garage strategizing how to do this WITHOUT the cool stand, and I THINK I’ve got it figured out… 1. Jack up the back end, then place the jackstands … Continue reading
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My next steps with Bror
So, Team Green, one of the other MTF members, asked me last night in the MTF chat room what my next steps will be for Bror… Well, I KNOW the engine runs… But its too cold now here to actually LINE … Continue reading
More questions about fuel tank sealants
Okay, MORE questions about using the POR-15 Fuel Tank Sealer…..So, the autobody place where I bought it didn’t actually have any SMALL cans of fuel tank sealer, so I got this one: I’m betting a quart can is just a … Continue reading
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