Recent content by NCL4701

When I bought my L, I had a pretty long list of deferred maintenance that needed doing. About 10% of the way through that project, just a couple months and under 100 hours, I got a stop use notice due to some potential issue with an under torqued bolt in the HST that could fall out and possibly...

Just used my WG24 this afternoon to remove a little 10” stump. It sure is a nice thing to have when you need a stump gone, it doesn’t cost much in comparison to other stump grinders, and it’s well made.

That one has a single cylinder Kohler K181 according to the very official looking red paint on the engine. Shockingly, I had no trouble finding a service manual online for free download. The mower itself is a T758ES. I had always thought it was from the 50’s or earlier, but researching it when...

I have hit a golf ball in the distant past. Just enough that I either needed to start playing or stop playing. At that point in my life, stopping was the obvious choice. And I will warn you, I don’t drink, but most all my friends do. (Unfortunately, moderation is not one of my strengths.)...

Kernersville.

The shear pin is the bolt that holds the auger bit on the round output shaft from the gearbox. Yeah, that’s kind of weird to not have it integral to the PTO shaft. I’ll check the bolt you highlighted. Pretty sure it’s an oddity of the photo, but thanks for pointing it out. My brother has a...

Good thought. If there’s a compatible replacement yoke I believe that would be a better fix than an extension. I’m thinking my next step is to figure out a good place and means to store it as an auger, maybe without the drill but at least with the pumpkin as that’s a PITA to install by...

Give me a heads up when you’re coming. I’ll work up a list of questions on how to increase the functionality of the Rube Goldberg designed hydraulics on the Farmall. It’s one of those things you really have to see to understand. Currently you can use the three point or the loader but not both...

Exactly. It’s been used much more as a mini-crane behind the 9N and Farmall H (which has an aftermarket 3 point hitch) than as an auger. That’s the main reason I wasn’t confident I’d find the gearbox and drill with the boom.

Speaking of Pennsylvania Panzers, there’s one of those on the other end of that same pole shed. For several years, it wasn’t running. Couple years ago, I got it running just because non-functional items bother me. Parked it and haven’t moved it since as I have no use for it beyond...

If you come pick it up, yes. 🙂

I’ve had a T2290 for a couple years. Looks very similar to yours. Has a Kawasaki gas engine. I finish mow the lawns with it and mulch/blow leaves off the yards in the fall. I have a tractor for heavier chores so I haven’t abused it with jobs better suited to a tractor and bush hog as I have with...

Got the three new trees planted. It worked fine except the PTO shaft kept coming off when lifting out of the hole. Not exactly shocking, but it made it tough to get the hole cleaned out. It worked in an old garden but wouldn’t be competent in more challenging ground, so I have to solve for it to...

Well, a L4701 ain’t a 9N (thank goodness). Couple of relatively minor issues. First off, the handle that attaches to the gearbox was too long. It was hitting the ROPS and the rear remotes. My fabrication skills are minimal, but even I can wack off a pipe with a Sawzall. A bit of deburring and...

Not long ago, in another thread, someone told me my L4701 looks like 💩. I got a laugh out of it. But if you want to see some stuff that really looks like clapped out 💩, here you go. There’s actually no trash in here but most of it is old and not exactly pretty. Remarkably, the boom is visible in...