[AT] What to do now?

Tue Apr 11 05:34:39 PDT 2017

Charlie my reason to recall so well,i lost my wife of 45 years 3 years 
ago and got the engine 1 spring before. That helps to recall things 
better. Mine is the same 1 or 2 pulls it ready to work, right now just 
need some one that can handle that tiller. these golden years ain,t what 
they say it would be.

R Fink Sr

PA

On 4/10/2017 5:20 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Richard, as I was typing that I was thinking that you would remember.
> I wish my memory was as good!  Of course I've been through H3!! for the
> last couple of years so I just haven't been keeping up with stuff.
>
> That drain screw on the carb bowl of those engines is a handy thing.  I run
> it dry when I'm through using it for the season but there is always a bit of
> gas still in there.  The last time I started to use the tiller last year it
> did not start.
> I was in a hurry and distracted by other problems.  I pulled on it until I
> was tired and
> walked away.  Don't know if I flooded it or maybe didn't have the switch
> turned on
> or what happened but I was expecting problems this year.  However, when I
> did
> as described earlier, it fired right up.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Fink Sr
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 2:58 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] What to do now?
>
> 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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