Recent content by Mercmaniac

I have a 2520 with 54" blower and I replaced the cutting edge with an 1 1/4" steel pipe. I welded 3, 1/4"x 1 1/2" tabs to the pipe to bolt it to the blower using the original holes for the cutting edge. This mod has worked great for me!! It rolls right over sod and my gravel driveway and does a...

I finished it up today.

Well it wasn't quite a restoration. I bought the cart from a neighbor for $20. The id tag has the # 813. The box and tailgate were in terrible shape. The previous owner welded some 3/8" flat stock at the rear of the bed to try to hold it together. I discarded the box, tailgate and tires and...

My idea was to make some chocks out of 1/4"x 1" flatstock. Cheap, simple and it was a good project for my 15 yr old son to do.

Soon after buying my 2520 in May 2011 I opened up a new garden site. My neighbor had a single bottom plow that I borrowed and a month after plowing I borrowed his disc harrow. I don't know the specifics of this harrow but by judging from the pics my guess is 66"-72"? I had no problem pulling it...

jgayman, the bottom of my shoes are pretty much even with the bottom of the pipe which puts my blower closer to the ground than when the cutting edges were on. With the pipes I am cleaning up the snow better than I did before and blowing less stone thru the chute. Here are some pics. Eric

jgayman, I have a 47" blower on my JD 445 that I have been running for around 16 yrs. That blower has seen a lot of snow over the years and the impeller housing sure shows the use!! I have about 500' of gravel driveway. About 3 yrs ago, an open slit developed in the chamber. I welded a "patch"...

I bought a welder in Jan and this was my 4th build. The first 3, a cart for the welder, a welding table, and a hitch receiver on my ballast box. I started out with a an old boat trailer I bought for $75. I wanted the trailer no wider than my tractor so the original frame was dissected and...

I went to a scrapyard today to look for some steel. As a newbie welder I hit the jackpot. I struck up conversation with a young guy in the yard with a Lincoln engine driven welder in the back of his truck. He is a pipeliner. He was free for the rest of the day and offered to come to my house for...

We got 4-5 inches overnight so me and my son got out the 2 tractors and cleared it up. The pipe skid on the blower bottom edge worked great. Not much snow was left. It has been cold therefore hard driveway and the snow was light but definitely a noticeable difference. Before the scraper blade...

Finally got a chance to blow some snow with the new setup yesterday. Not alot but had to clear some drifts in front of the 2 garages. Sittin in the "original cab" on the new 2520 is sooo nice compared to out in the open on the 445. I had removed the scraper blades on both blowers and replaced...

I have done a lot of lurking on this section of TBN since the summer. I have wanted my own welder and finally decided to buy a new Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC. The welder and my new auto dark helmet showed up Fri 12/30. First thing Sat morning I was laying practice beads on scrap. On Sunday I...

I bought this tractor last May and so far it has been everything I have wanted. Just wanted to share a few pics of it at work. Thanks to all for the wealth of info given here, I have learned a ton since spring. A Lake Ontario fishing forum used to be my daily read but now its TBN :thumbsup:

I have been thinking about lining the impeller housing of my new 54" snowblower with 1/8" Delrin (McMaster-Carr). I would use 10-32 SS countersunkhead screws with nylon locknuts. I want to use machine screws so that changing the liner out down the road due to wear will be easier. I have been...

At 46 hrs I decided to get this done. I researched a lot of previous posts for the 50 hr service on this tractor before I tackled it and the info given here was of great help. All went smooth until I noticed trans fluid leaking at my suction screen cover. I snugged the cover bolts a little more...