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I splurged and bought the WSM on eBay. It was $46, shipped. Do not despair. Diesels are simple: air, fuel, no spark to worry about. There are electrical issues that can go bad - these allow you to actually shut the engine down. I hope you have a good battery. The cranking may run it down. Hope...

Ya, I think that was me. I just looked through the WSM, and I did not find the recommended procedure for priming the fuel injection system. But, cracking loose the clamping nuts on the high-pressure lines (the ones between the injection pump and the injectors) is a way to see if fuel is being...

The "moving bottom" is called an apron. Examine the bottom sides of the chain links on the apron carefully for excessive wear. A common failure with manure spreaders is that the apron chain breaks. Of course, it always happens with a full load, so you end up pitching the load off by hand. Been...

...which means the grease zerk has gone AWOL. Time to give the whole implement a close inspection, and catch up with the maintenance! -Paul

Bumping this thread. Full disclosure: I am in contact with a seller that has three implements for the TG1860 lawn tractor for sale. He sold the tractor itself, with a blown engine. He's offering me a package deal on all three implements. They are: - TG2746A snow blower - TG2001 snow blade -...

...except that they're both high-compression, valve-in-head engines. The problems we're suspecting here are certainly not exclusive to one brand. All internal combustion engines are more or less susceptible to them. Just curious, lugbolt, how often did you determine that the sealing surfaces...

New headlight assemblies for a B1550 list at about $100 each. LH is a few $$$ more than RH. If you need 'em, that doesn't sound too unreasonable...to me. I recently paid $96 for a new headlight assembly for my 1989 G1800. Pfft. It's gorgeous. My buddy has a favorite saying: "Hey, it's only a...

Do not allow the Center of Gravity to rise above the Center of Effort. -Paul

Disclaimer: All my context is from working with 6BT Cummins motors. And, early Chrysler flatheads. Without knowing anything about the engines in the B-series Kubotas, it sound like you're dealing with a head gasket issue. But, I would highly recommend getting the head magnafluxed, once you have...

It's not the hour-meter, is it? The one in my lawn tractor makes a loud click about every 5 seconds. -Paul

I Liked the Evil Twin's response. But, given it's *just* a 6 gallon tank, it would make the most sense to remove the tank (with its residual fuel), dump that sh_t out, rinse it with some new fuel, and reinstall. Probably what, an hour's work? Use the old fuel to light bonfires. Your knowledge...

Some follow-up. Yesterday, I removed the rebuilt deck from the tractor to check some things out. It had 2 hours of use on it since installing the new bearings and seals. I was driven to do a follow-up check because I noticed that the pulleys get quite hot after an hour of use. Too hot to hold...

My go-to for small varmints from starlings to groundhogs is my Belgian Browning .22 semi-auto, bought out of the Sears Roebuck catalog in 1969 for $99. Weight: 4 lbs, 15 oz. I have a cheap 4-7X scope on it. I zero it for 60 yards, regularly. I use LR hollow points for the groundhogs. Chest...

I've started to look at opportunities to squirrel away a mower deck shell for the eventual day when the one I have gets too rusty to use. I have a line on a like-new RCK54TG deck. This is a belt-driven deck, not a shaft/gearbox driven deck like the RC54-G20 on my G1800. I've done some...

Hi folks, I have a line on a "like new" TG2746A snowblower. Any takers? Make an offer! I'm located in southeast PA. Can be delivered to Baltimore/DC area, eastern/northeastern PA, or central PA. I haven't seen it yet, but it may be missing mounting parts. I can't use it on my G1800, as it is...

Concrete <spit> I grew up on a farm and set hundreds of fence posts by hand without using any concrete. My ol' man (b. 1925) tutored me on how to properly set fence posts, having grown up on a farm himself. The key to having a post stay plumb is to tamp the living sh*t out of it. You gotta...

Just curious, is there any way to bypass or hotwire the solenoid? -P

It is normal for a diesel with a melted piston! The tailgate on my Dodge is getting continually preserved from the blow-by! But, I'm only losing about a quart every 700 miles. -Paul

Hey bradgiles, just sent you a PM. Click on the Conversations icon in the upper right to find it. -Paul

Hey phil, Just for reference, here's a close-up of the LH spindle on an RC54-G20 deck: There's the zerk, screwed into the center of the LH spindle. Corresponds to the hole in the cover in the image that Nicksacco posted. I do not think there are any dimensional differences between LH and RH...