Recent content by artfull dodger

Not really, Simplicity is the same way. For Simplicity its not the angle of the V in the shape of the belt, but the make up of the belt. They commonly had very twisting mule drives to the mower decks that put extra stress on the backbone of the belt internally. Run a standard or even a Kevlar...

Picked up this mower deck for my 420. Sold the mid mount 60" which was to wide to get thru a gate at the one yard I mow for a neighbor. This will be much easier to quickly hookup, mow and then take back off the tractor. Need to find some belt covers for it and give it a fresh coat of yellow...

That breaking point on the spindle is one reason those that run loaders on 420/430's put custom heavy duty front spindles with trailer bearing/hub assemblies with new front rims on these tractors.

When the belt is off, make sure the pulley is tight on the input shaft of the hydro unit. Seen a few come loose and it would work when cold, but once the pulley got hot, it would slightly spin on the input shaft as the splines were worn from being loose. It never made any noises like something...

Try changing the belt before panic sets in. In 30 years of turning wrenches professionaly, I have seen lots of ZTR's with twin seperate hydros have this issue due to a worn belt and it always only really affects one side, not both It wont look worn to the naked eye when just looking under it...

No it didnt, its an older Nomanco 4x6 tilt bed we have had for years. Paid a whole 200 bucks for it, best money we have spent on something, trailer has been all over half the country without any major issues.

Here she is on the trailer as we left the sellers house, with the big 60" mower deck in place(its for sale/trade as I need the 50" deck)

My wife and I decide to go up a size in garden tractors for greater comfort at plow days than our old IH CC gives us. Picked up this low hour(534) 420 about an hour from home. Had a 60" deck on it that has only seen 3 seasons of use in its life, spent most of its time in the barn. The mower...

Yep, those are the leaking O rings. I just picked up a cheap metric set of O rings at Harbor Freight and swapped them out carefully one at a time, making sure each unit went back in exactly in the same position it was originally in. The light twist movement they have controls flow rate to...

Make some progress on my new G1900. Found the hot wire from the battery to the regulator had got hot, arc'd and melted the connector to the regulator. The male side of the connection was broke off and sparking and getting very hot as even the insulation on each side was burnt. I hard wired...

Just replaced our little T1600 diesel lawn tractor(its for sale btw) with a G1900 I plan to refurbish. I am hunting the OEM 3 point hitch kit, new or used, for it along with one of the snow blades. If I cant find the hitch, I know they are very hard to find, I will fab up a sleeve hitch set...

We are picking up a nice little T1600 this weekend. I know its not one of Kubota's best efforts, but I wanted both diesel power and small insize to better fit our small yard and the 2 that i mow for some extra income. I know of its weak points and the keep a sharp eye on the U joints and any...

And could scan me the page on the cylinder head bolt torque sequence and spec? Need to replace the head gasket. Also could use the valve lash spec if there is one. I assume the valve rockers have adjustable lash as I have not torn it down yet as I can atleast move it under its own power for the...

I have a Deutz Allis(hinomoto)5215 that will overheat when mowing, but if just cruising around like we did at the tractor show in the high heat and humidity it did ok, or atleast never popped the red overheat light on. But when I run at PTO rpm mowing after a few min she will boil over and pop...

My wife and I are starting to prepare to move to the country in the next 5 years and a bigger tractor was one of those things. We both agreed that once we do move the income to get a tractor and attachments will not exhist for several years. So...we bought this tractor last night. Runs...