Can't afford a 4wheeler, so I Picked up a Murray widebody to use for work around the tiny farm. Hauling hay & feed, moving rocks, gravel and dirt - stuff like that. (Hope the pics show up)
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Thanks. It needs a few things to get it moving. The drive belt is toast and the tensioner pulley is missing. It needs tires that hold air and the transaxle has a bad leak, so its questionable. Fortunately there's two mower junkyards near me for spare parts. The engine runs like a champ tho.
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I got the bead to lock on the front rim from where it had been flat for so long and aired up the tires so its easier to move around. Two of them won't hold air for long, but it doesn't matter b/c I'm gonna put bigger tires on it anyway. Also cleaned out the fuel tank and patched the hole where a rat, or squirrel? chewed a hole in it. The clear gas line is just temporary until I see if the carb's working ok. I'll put a new line on it after I see if its getting enough fuel, or too much, lol!
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You are correct Sir! I already have them, but thank you for the information tho.
The only issue I found is that I had to make a bushing (white piece), to take up the slop between the end of the hub and the cotter pin. I cut a piece of 3/4 pvc pipe to make the bushing and sandwiched it between 2 flat washers.
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Should the PVC not work out, they have bearing style as well. Offset is a little off as you may need a spacer, and they are about 1/4 inch long in the barrel so they may need trimmed. Gopowersports is another good place, they may be a couple bucks more for the part, but half the price in shipping. BMIKart's shipping is ridiculous these days.
I have 2 from BMIKart and 1 from GPS. They are the exact same. I love them. I took a peak as I would like one more set, but they have doubled in price since I got them last.
PROJECTS: Marshal ........................93 Craftsman GT6000 Red Bandit ...................72 Wheel Horse Raider 12 Dirty Rat........................77 Sears Suburban Bowser...........................01 Murray Widebody LT The Green Machine ....1990 Craftsman II GT18 Other projects
I did the pvc busing on my mower after seeing yours. The metal bushing/spacer was always squeaky it seemed. PVC is working great for me as well! Great Idea.
PROJECTS: Marshal ........................93 Craftsman GT6000 Red Bandit ...................72 Wheel Horse Raider 12 Dirty Rat........................77 Sears Suburban Bowser...........................01 Murray Widebody LT The Green Machine ....1990 Craftsman II GT18 Other projects
> I'll put a new line on it after I see if its getting enough fuel, or too much, lol!
On my Murray wide body I added a fuel cut off and clear filter to mine using regular 1/4" fuel line. I found when leaving the fuel cut off ON, even with the new after fire valve it will leak gasoline eventually into the oil.
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