Recent content by Dusty Road

Hey All, My 797 ZTrack has an oil leak from the main shaft of the hydro pump (where the pulley is bolted.) Does anyone know if this could be easily fixed without a total rebuild? It's not a real bad leak but it makes a mess with all the dust and oil and what not. Thanks!

Hey all, I have a junker Scott's 2554 that I use to pull the cart around the yard. No deck installed and the Kohler CV25 burns and leaks oil pretty good. (I need to change those head gaskets one of these days:)). Here's the problem: I went to start it a while ago and found it with a dead...

Hey All, I have a Kawasaki FD791D 29 hp DFI engine in my JD 797. The valves are ticking pretty badly and I doubt they've ever been adjusted. The owners manual states that they should be adjusted every 300 hours and that I should "see my John Deere Dealer." I am mechanically inclined and have...

Well, I read some of the 12 pages of "Vapor Lock Revisited" thread but could maybe use some more info. The machine is a 2004 JD 797 Z-turn with ~1500 hours. 29 HP Kawasaki liquid cooled DFI. It was pretty neglected when I got it a couple hundred hours ago but I've gone through it pretty well-...

I recently bought a house that is supplied by well water. I need to wire up my generator to run the well, and time does not permit a 'proper' installation. What I think I want to do is isolate the well from the house wiring at the switch, and power it with the generator. I'll use extension cords...