trying to sort out my electrical, the ignition won't turn over the engine so I hooked up another ignition and blew my fuse! I tested the solenoid by connecting a wire to the positive battery terminal and the small ignition terminal on the solenoid, the solenoid is fine so that isn't my issue. but other then that, I am purchasing new front tires tonight 20 x 8 x 8 and later on getting 22 x 9 x 8 for the back. just got my carburetor kit in today and a new bowl so I can start to hook up my fuel system
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Age : 21 Join date : 2017-07-25 Points : 2667 Posts : 4 Location : Winnipeg, Manitoba
last night on my actual Mowing tractor, I mowed until 10:15 last night making the neighbors happy. I only got the back yard done. I still lack the front. Amazing what a yard can do after a week of 5 inches of rain when we were gone. I was trying to beat the rain we had last night as our grass is thick and mowing it wet isn't an option.
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I hooked up the fuel line T tonight. Found fuel line I didn't know I had that fit the carb fitting perfectly. Now to just get the line hooked to the tank, and secure the line going over the top of the engine to the top shroud so it stays out of the fan.
Perhaps a fan guard is a good idea. It didn't have one when I got it so I could make one.
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Yesterday I went to the scrapyard and overspent, today I dug the Simplicity out and got her going again, and my buddy Luke picked up his MTD today. He's already hooked!
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New to me AlKo 10/36 (rebadged Noma) Oil (sludge) change, new plug, air filter, fuel filter, adjusted throttle cable, four new tyres, today will trying to remove excess play fron the front axle pivot points, hoping there are bushes....
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Removed the complete front axle to find where all the slop is coming from, swivels are not too bad, but the pivot at the centre of the axle casing is seriously worn, so I need to visit a welder chum to weld and redrill to tighten things up....also modded a pair of plastic trailer fenders to fit over the rear wheels, replacong the rotten steel ones....
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Join date : 2017-10-13 Points : 2668 Posts : 54 Location : Isle of Wight UK
Yesterday saw a trip for my annual Ministry of Transport roadworthiness test on my D90 Land Rover Defender and then on for a full service, while at the garage my good friend welded up the sloppy pivot points on the axle and its removable crossmember Today saw it all reassembled with loads of grease, fitted some modded plastic trailer guards and took the clunker up our lane for a test run...... Axle is soooo much better and not flapping about
Need more speed!
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