[AT] What to do now?

Mon Apr 10 11:58:58 PDT 2017

Right Charlie 4 yr i got one same time,you said about the sale HF had on 
them.

R Fink SPA

On 4/10/2017 12:29 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> If that Predator 2 cylinder engine is anywhere near
> as good as the little 6.5 HP single cyl. it's a hard deal to
> beat.  I have a 20 hp Kohler on my ZTR mower.  If it goes out
> I have a feeling a Predator will take it's place.
>
> I have the 6.5 on my garden tiller.  It lives outside with a  tarp over
> the engine.  It hasn't run since last spring.  I went out yesterday, pulled
> the drain screw out of the carb bowl, poured fresh gas in the nearly empty
> tank and let it drain through and out the carb drain.  I put the screw back
> in,
> pulled the spark plug, looked at it and put it back in.  Set the chock and
> throttle
> and pulled it one time.  It fired like a cannon and ran like a clock.  I
> think this is
> the 4th season I've had it, maybe just the 3rd.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil Bearden
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 10:26 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] What to do now?
>
> I would look at Surplus center to see if a replacement pump could be
> found so yo don't have to be concerned about parts for the hydrostat.
> If it's a Vickers pump you may be out of luck.  I have a JD swather that
> is in trouble.  Small Engine Warehouse may have the engine you need.   I
> wold really look at Harbor freight for their Predator 2cyl engines.
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> On 4/7/2017 6:19 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
>> In a previous post I mentioned my skid steer has been down for over a
>> year. I have used it for a few minutes here and there. It runs fine but
>> leaks out a quart of oil in 5 minutes at half throttle. I have always
>> figured it was the seal between the engine and flywheel. Due to health
>> problems, I never got to it until a week ago. A friend helped me pull
>> the engine and last Sunday I bought a flywheel puller and pulled the
>> flywheel. To my amazement the seal was still in place. What I next
>> discovered was even worse. The crankshaft moves up and down and opens
>> the lip of the seal allowing lots of oil out. This was Monday and
>> Tuesday health problems had to get in the way. I had to have surgery on
>> my hand for carparel  (sp ?) tunnel. The cast stays on till next
>> Thursday and I don't know how long after that till I can use the hand
>> (all this one handed stuff is not working good for me). Well, today
>> another friend came to look at it and we spent 3 hours looking and
>> talking and reading up on it. Before I go any further; the skid steer is
>> a New Holland L-325 just over 30 years old. The engine is a 24 hp. Honda
>> GX670BDW with only 281 hours and is twelve years old. It is the third
>> engine; original was a kohler 23 horse which blew a rod ( those engines
>> were known for that) followed by a short block which started burning too
>> much oil and would never start and was replaced by this Honda. When it
>> was only a couple of months old I was driving it and it started to shake
>> and lots of smoke came out of the engine and then it stopped. After a
>> few minutes it restarted and I had it checked by an approved shop. They
>> claimed they found nothing but after later hearing things about them I'm
>> not sure they actually checked anything. I am now thinking that whatever
>> happened then took this long to show up. I've never heard of the bearing
>> behind the flywheel giving out in less than 300 hours. From what we
>> looked at today it appears the bearing or whatever you call it is part
>> of the engine. That particular part of the engine includes the cylinders
>> and the cost is over $1100 dollars. It appears I have two choices- a new
>> engine or a different loader. The new engine  appeals to me but
>> somewhere underneath is a bad oil leak (3 quarts in an afternoon of hard
>> use). My plan was to fix the engine first and then block the loader up
>> 18 inches so I could remove the skid plate and then the gas tank so I
>> could see underneath. I have always thought it was a leaky hose or a
>> blown "O" ring but it must be running under pressure to see it and
>> without an engine that can't happen. I called the dealer and most parts
>> seem to be available except he wasn't sure about the squash plate in the
>> hydro.  One could say get a used on but my brother bought a used Bobcat
>> a few years ago and had nothing but trouble. He paid $5000 for it and
>> last year managed to trade for $3000 so he was happy. I have always
>> liked this loader, which I bought new, so I see no up-side to changing.
>> Also I do have my Ford loader for many things but some things are best
>> done with a skid steer. Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated.
>>            Greg Hass
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