Recent content by SwampmanLA

After an extended bit of downtime on my 422 I spent last Saturday digging, pushing, and moving all sort of stuff that had been needing to be taken care of during said downtime. Well the beating my back took sent me to the doctor this week for relief from sciatica. Doc says I ain't as young as I...

My 2008 PT 422 has a Robin EH 65 with about 1000 hours on it. Ten weeks ago I was moving some dirt and developed a sever oil leak and had oil blowing back into the carb. I pulled the engine and found a Robin service center to do the repair. That shop told me they needed 10 work days to get to my...

Finally had time to build this baby log splitter. It is about 8 tons and does what I need it to. Built it for under $250 with parts from Surplus Center.

As anyone had a 4xx with hydraulic tram pedals just keep moving when you let off the pedals? My 2008 vintage 422 just started doing this, when I release the foot pedals it keeps rolling and slowly comes to a stop. Some opposite pedal pressure will stop the PT with no problem but the run on is...

My 22hp robin has about 700 hours on it and lately I was thinking it was close to replacement time. Hard starting and a general lack of power were causing me to think it was about gone. So before I forked money and time to buy and replace the Robin I decided to run through all the maintenance...

No good deed goes unpunished, so it seems. Took my 422 to a neighbor's house to move some dirt and ripped the tilt anchor off the frame. Got it back to the shop and found that the anchor is welded to what looks like 3/16 plate with no bracing directly behind the anchor point. Bracing is a bit...

The shaft seals on the two rear wheel motors of my 422 have failed and are leaking. I know I could pull the motors and ship them to Tazwell for rebuilding but I need my Trac. Anybody have luck finding and replacing shaft seals on a 422? From the Swamp

For the past few weeks I have been hearing a knocking noise on my three year old 422 when I reverse steering direction. [I]t was coming from the area of the steering cylinder. Well I am on vacation this week and had a chance to look into it today and was shocked by what I found. The...

I have a 30" diameter oak stump that needs to be ground that is close to my home. From the quotes I am getting for someone else to do the grinding I am considering just buying a PT stump grinder, the rental would make a good down payment. So for those that have one, do they work well? Also...

Seems like someone had found a replacement source for the 48" mower blades but I can't find it using search. Does anybody have a source, part number, or link to replacement blades? If so please post it. I bent one today on a stump so I want to change them all out. Thanks in advance!

I got hold of some bad gas a couple of weeks ago (water) and my 422 with the Robin was not liking it. Well I just want to say that that carb is so easy to clean it was almost fun. And after putting it back together and mowing a little, the Robin has never run better. So for all the Robin...

I had a leak on 422 and traced it down to the blocks under the tram pump. I figured something was cut, pinched, or otherwise defective so off I went tearing into the bottom of the tram connections. Well what I found was puzzling to me. Nothing looked damaged except for the O rings on the...

I have not posted in some time but I read this board almost daily. I get great info and ideas for all of you. Thanks! It's cold as heck down here in South Louisiana, some folks think **** is freezing over cause the Saints may finally go to the Super Bowl, so I am pulling my winter maintenance...

I have a new home and lawn (not sodded). As the lawn matures I am beginning to think the 48" finish cut mower for my 422 is not going to please me long term. So I began to think, why not a gang of reel mowers up front? Has anyone attempted to build a version of this? If so what are your...

My 422 has a small oil leak on the tram circuit fittings on the bottom of the pump. it is a real pain to work on the underside of the pump from the top so I am thinking of tackling it from the bottom. I am thinking of using a cutoff wheel to cut out an access way in the bottom of the tub...