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I have a 1988 JD 160 which would stop the engine when I flipped the PTO switch to engage the blades. I traced the problem to a worn seat safety switch which no longer was held in position correctly. A new switch fixed the problem.

Could be a 335 or 435. Industrial models were Big Mo 300 and Big Mo 400

Years ago while visiting Maine I saw a 1950's era Allis Chalmers row crop tractor with a front mounter snow blower. They powered the snow blower by using the rear PTO. The PTO had a gear arrangement fabricated to reverse the rotation for the blower mounted in the front. A long drive shaft with...

Linn trucks were manufactured in Morris NY. My grandparents told me that their dirt road was plowed just once during the winter by the township. They got the Linn snowplow stuck one winter and it took them a week to dig it out. they

Both had the bad engine design with the engine sleeves being the weak point. The gas engines were a little better than the diesels.

My grandfathers old barn had board and batten floors in the hay loft. I think it was a cheap way to fix the shrunken floor boards.

No just operator manuals

I have pdf manuals for the Lenar FS270/274 and Dongfeng 250/254, 350/354 models.

Thanks for the explanation.

What is the difference between the LT and LX models. Also the GT vs. GX.

Yes, it is. My brother thought the deck was cast aluminum.

My dad had almost 2 acres of lawn to be mowed. I got the job using a push mower. I started at 9AM and usually finished around 4PM. Attached is the operators manual for one the mowers I used. A new was bought when the existing quit from being worn out.

My first stringer trimmer for my home was a light duty Toro corded electric unit. I got 15 years of use before it died. I bought another Toro but it lasted a few years. Next I tried a Weed Eater product which also lasted a couple of years. I figured it was time to try a cheap Harbor Freight...

A picture I took years ago of a model L equipped with a hydraulic snowplow.

My dad built his mail box post out of threaded pipe. He dug a hole away from the road and placed a larger diameter pipe in the ground. The diameter was just large enough for the threaded galvanized pipe to slide in. He made a L shaped section that hung over the ditch. It swing over if the...