I just had at it again and got the engine running smoothly after three days of trying.
This time I had the OEM Mikuni car b on the bench so I had a chance to blow it out with carb cleaner. Then I removed the Chinese carb and also the governor control panel. I cleaned and inspected the panel...
I am struggling with an engine that is surging at all rpm's. It can be made to run smoothly by adjusting the choke almost all of the way closed. The engine as a 17hp kawasaki FH500V twin with 450 hours on the meter..
The first thing that I looked for is a vacuum leak in the intake and found...
The electric current that you apply to the frame of the tractor with the MIG wire will search all paths to earth. If it finds the ground/work clamp then the majority if not all of the current will pass safely back to the welding machine. If the work clamp becomes loose or is not making a good...
One danger is in damaging the magnets in the ignition magneto. the voltage regulator contains sensitive electronic parts but would probably not be affected because the current should never reach it if your work clamp is grounded properly. I think that the magneto magnets would be fine too if you...
I have been reading about why hydraulic pumps are noisy when the fluid is cold. I read about higher viscosity of cold fluid and cavitation often due to a clogged filter or other obstruction in the intake hoses causes the pump to draw air.
My tractor has ~450 hours on it and runs great. I have...
I just removed the mowing deck on my X728 tractor to install the snowblower and there is no hydraulic power to the front hydraulics. I switched the stop valve over to supply fluid to the front implement and attached the front quick hitch and the hydraulics are dead. It does not lift and it does...
I have a John Deere X728 with Kawasaki FD750D 27hp engine. When I turn the key off at idle the engine naturally rotates a few last times before stopping but it makes a clanking or clicking sound duringthose last few revolutions.
I had two dealers listen to the machine and they both tell me that...
Has anyone here removed an ignition switch from a 2009 X728 Deere tractor? You can not simply reach behind the control panel and unscrew the switch because the gauge cluster and other stuff makes it impossible to get to the back of the switch.
I think that maybe the gauge cluster needs to be...
Does anyone here know how to remove the ignition swtich on the Deere x728 tractor? It looks as though I may be able to pry the plastic panel that it is attached to but I am afraid of breaking it. Otherwise it looks as though I will have to remove the steering wheel and and instrument panel...
I rebuilt my 47" snowblower and in hind sight I think that I may have done a dumb thing. The roller bearings at the ends of the auger shaft and sprocket shaft came dry of any lubricant. I assembled them dry buy now I'm thinking that I should have tried to pack them with grease. Does anyone know...
I had an idea that I thought was worth passing on to you guys. I replaced the blade on my 47" snowbower and it occurred to me that the old blade would make a nice second drift bar. Just cut it to length, smooth the sharp edges on the grinding wheel, drill a couple of mounting holes and paint...
OK I finally took the time to make a little modification to the chute on my 47" blower. It's no big deal but I hope that it prevents the top deck of the snowblower body from rusting. Maybe overkill but after all the work of sandblasting and painting I want to keep it nice.
I didn't like that...
Can anyone tell me what is the logic behind the instructions for adjusting the JD 47 snowblower skid shoes?
They call the four height settings A, B, C and D. The owner's manual for the blower says that the shoes have to be mounted on the inside of the cabinet on the lowest (A) setting and...