https://youtu.be/w_uTpDNTcbU
Video of snow blower and frame installation
Garden tractor acquisition
Re: Garden tractor acquisition
Oil change. Did NOT change filter because even though it has been 2 years it's only been 20 hours. Also it's a larger M1 filter. 340 hours.
Cranks forever after sitting a long time. I should consider a fuel pump. This seems familiar...
Cranks forever after sitting a long time. I should consider a fuel pump. This seems familiar...
Re: Garden tractor acquisition
Finally changed the mower belt on my 5212.5.
It was pretty worn. Old belt pictured. Removing the deck is easy. Replacing the belt is involved due to all the things that need to come off to route it around the pulleys. I'll try to test it today.
The PTO engagement adjustment was pretty close at 0.9". Spec is 1.0". I might tighten it that tenth of an inch just to make engagement that much more positive.
It was pretty worn. Old belt pictured. Removing the deck is easy. Replacing the belt is involved due to all the things that need to come off to route it around the pulleys. I'll try to test it today.
The PTO engagement adjustment was pretty close at 0.9". Spec is 1.0". I might tighten it that tenth of an inch just to make engagement that much more positive.
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Re: Garden tractor acquisition
Yeah it engaged better.
But fast forward to today and I had a problem with the hydro drive belt. A big problem. I felt something odd and the engagement pedal moved so I pretty much knew right away that something was up. Then I smelled burning rubber. Drove it back to the driveway and realized two things. First, one section of the belt was missing the entire V part. Second, the belt had somehow jumped over the guard and was riding on top of it which was probably creating the burning smell. Great. Was in the middle of mowing.
Fortunately I had a spare 80" belt from my escapades with the small snow tractor, trying to find a drive belt that worked (the 80" should have but if I recall I ended up with a 79" or 78" for reasons I never discovered).
Unfortunately, the belt is buried pretty high up against the chassis and you have to push the deck out of the way. The deck is the easy part. The routing of the hydro drive belt is just annoying, with all the guards that are supposed to keep it from falling off the numerous pullies. Also it does a weird 90 degree twist (engine is vertical shaft but hydro pulley is horizontal), which means I twisted it wrong the first time as I always do. Anyway, it's fine now. Then the hour meter finally needed a battery. Takes a CR2450.
But fast forward to today and I had a problem with the hydro drive belt. A big problem. I felt something odd and the engagement pedal moved so I pretty much knew right away that something was up. Then I smelled burning rubber. Drove it back to the driveway and realized two things. First, one section of the belt was missing the entire V part. Second, the belt had somehow jumped over the guard and was riding on top of it which was probably creating the burning smell. Great. Was in the middle of mowing.
Fortunately I had a spare 80" belt from my escapades with the small snow tractor, trying to find a drive belt that worked (the 80" should have but if I recall I ended up with a 79" or 78" for reasons I never discovered).
Unfortunately, the belt is buried pretty high up against the chassis and you have to push the deck out of the way. The deck is the easy part. The routing of the hydro drive belt is just annoying, with all the guards that are supposed to keep it from falling off the numerous pullies. Also it does a weird 90 degree twist (engine is vertical shaft but hydro pulley is horizontal), which means I twisted it wrong the first time as I always do. Anyway, it's fine now. Then the hour meter finally needed a battery. Takes a CR2450.
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