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Buck Frequent Poster

Join date : 2017-11-01 Posts : 282
 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder March 31st 2018, 6:10 am | |
| ya for now I'm going to run it , the engine 45 years old lol. but once i find a kit i will be rebuilding it | |
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Crazy_Carl Core Member


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder March 31st 2018, 7:28 am | |
| Paint job looks good. Are there any mom and pop size engine rebuild shops around you that can help you out? I agree with the other guys. I would hone the cylinder at a minimum. There's a lot of DIY things you can do to that motor now that is have it all apart like checking the head for flat, polishing the crank journal, and lapping the valves. | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder March 31st 2018, 9:24 am | |
| oh yes I agree, i dont hone the cylinder yet , but i did lap the valves and and gounded down to spec, the head was straight. the rest will be done once i get new bearings, seals/ gasket kit, piston and connecting rod. | |
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Age : 33 Join date : 2017-10-30 Points : 4571 Posts : 2434 Location : Rochester, New York
 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder March 31st 2018, 6:36 pm | |
| You are doing a good rebuild on her. Awesome. | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 2nd 2018, 2:25 pm | |
| Well found were some of that Vibration was coming from, clutch pulley was toast and there's ton of belt slap on the bottom between rear pulley and engine so i added a idler. made a big difference   out for a test | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 2nd 2018, 3:14 pm | |
| - MightyRaze wrote:
- How is your clutch/pulley? Looks like you got some good mud there. You don't have a bearing going out in the clutch causing it to bounce the belt?
LOL, glad you figured out the vibration! I do have to say, that is the best looking Tecumseh I have seen. | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 2nd 2018, 3:21 pm | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 2nd 2018, 3:23 pm | |
| There’s those old cast iron engines for ya. A true big block lol | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 2nd 2018, 4:10 pm | |
| All the fresh paint on the tractor and engine is looking good in the pictures. | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 2nd 2018, 4:44 pm | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 10th 2018, 6:27 pm | |
| If that's the kind of schmoo you run in a lot I'd say lock it. How'd the motor run? | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


Join date : 2017-11-01 Points : 2270 Posts : 282 Location : Eastern Ontario
 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder April 10th 2018, 6:36 pm | |
| @Crazy_Carl its running good , but once i have the funds im going to rebuild it. once work slows down im pulley swaping it and get a new clutch pulley. the best thing about these old tractors is you put it in low and first and get off and it crawls out by it self, lol well for most part. i was pulling my kids in a trailer thats why i sunk, i took it off and I went up that hill in 3rd high a few times not getting stuck, when in dought throttle out | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 8:19 am | |
| so I built this out of scrap, works well just need better traction 
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 8:22 am | |
| maybe you’d want some wheel weights for a pulling application. Nice to see the tractor hard at work | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 9:06 am | |
| ya maybe its a good thing its not locked because when I hooked a big rock or stump i damn near flipped it | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 9:53 am | |
| Does it yank the stumps up well? | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 11:17 am | |
| - Double W Cross Ranch wrote:
- Does it yank the stumps up well?
for most part, as long as you cut most of the roots, had to change the blade alittle | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 11:29 am | |
| Yeah makes sense. You use a sawzall or what to cut the roots? | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 1:02 pm | |
| @Double W Cross Ranch ya and a shovel, axe, and a chainsaw to nock the top down. lots of rock here so I figure a sawzal blade is cheaper then a chain for the chainsaw | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 1:24 pm | |
| Yeah, and a chainsaw has trouble cutting into dirt anyway, sawzalls dont. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 1st 2018, 10:13 pm | |
| That looks like a really cool riding spot. Nice machine, sears suburbans are where it's at! | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 2nd 2018, 3:40 pm | |
| this one worked the tractor and my back  Once i find more guys to go riding there alot out here | |
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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 2nd 2018, 6:26 pm | |
| Wow just looking at this sears hard at work is making my back hurt. | |
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Buck Frequent Poster


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 | Subject: Re: 73 sears workhorse/mudder May 2nd 2018, 6:59 pm | |
| @Crazy_Carl lol. ill change the tranaxle oil when im done to see if anything happened but I dought it those straight cut gears are beefy | |
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