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    Gravely 24g impressions?

    Hi, I have the chance to buy a gravely 24g. Its the 72 inch deck, runs and drives, with around a 1000 hours. It is said to have a cracked frame. I work at a gravely dealer, and we have a 24g sitting back in the parts lot that had a front end fire. The dealer manager has seen both machines, and...
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    Great tractor paint restoration wax

    I was working on a buddy's Ford 1720 diesel. He had some of a brand called whites number7 wax on the shelf. It took faded chalky paint, and made it to where I could see my reflection. Highly recommend. Will put up a finished picture when the whole thing is done.
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    John Deere 655 diesel, hard to work on?

    Hi to all and Merry Christmas. In my free time I enjoy tinkering with tractors mostly, and more than anything I like to buy ones which are rough and give them another shot at life. I came across this 655, which doesent look terrible, but is rough. Says it doesent run, just wanted to get some...
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    John deere 212 repower help!

    Hi to all, I have a 1981 John deere 212 with the original Kohler k301 motor. I got a great deal on it and said what the heck and bought it, with intentions of a frame off. So yesterday of the some inspection me and my buddy have determined that on every fourth revolution of the piston is only...
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    Anyone else into sport atvs?

    I just got an insanely good deal on this 1999 Yamaha banshee. I thought I'd start this thread to see if anyone else is in really fast atvs.This thing is great for blasting across the farm!
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    Stupid Drivers!!

    Today I has a buddy of mine moving his tractor on the road get t-boned.He was making a left hand turn, when a dodge noen traveling approx. 40-50mph according to the police cross the yellow lines to pass him and hit him. Car disinigrated and front end loader on tractor is bent to nothing.Is it...
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    Free stuff!

    I am starting this thread for fun, to see what other people have have scored for free! I will start, I got thos mid 70's craftsman rer kinda rusty but will clean up nice.
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    Hot rod lawn mower!

    Hi to all, I am in the begining stages go building myself a new hot rod lawn mower an have some questions. I have a 21.5 briggs and stratton vertical shaft engine. Now my question in that if I were to take the engine shaft and weld it directly to the shaft of the hydro tranny would it work...
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    Considering my first welder.

    Hi, I have some experience with gasless mig welding and was very impressed with it portability and ease of use. I dont know much about other forms of welding, but I want to look at buying my first welder.I will mostly be welding sheet metal for tractors and trucks along with small projects. It...
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    Straight pipes!

    Hi, I want to put straight pipes on my custom lawn mower. I want to be careful not to damage my engine, so is there like a minimum distance the pipes need to be or how could I make this work? thanks
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    No fuel to bowl.

    Hii to all, I am having trouble getting this carb to work correctly. It seams that I cant get any fuel to get to the bowl. I have dissasembled and soaked cleaned all jets, but still no go. thank you
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    Pin wont come out?

    Hi, i am trying to remove the carburator float pin. I have done this a few times and never had an issue. this little thing will not come out but i dont want to soak it with the float on for fear of it eating the plastic float itself. Any ideas would be appriciated. thanks
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    wheel horse loader..

    I am being asked by a friend to start this thread so here goes... today we loaded his old wheel horse on the trailer. when we go to our destination the tractor would only go about 2 feet forward and backward. It would stall out and make some nasty grinding noises. It ran great going on the...
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    Old John deere loader..

    I came across this on craigslist and thought it would be pretty cool. plus for 1100 bucks!! The problem is that correct me if im wrong, to replace a clutch, you have to split the tractor in half? http://baltimore.craigslist.org/grd/3278955731.html
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    John Deere 318 vs 322

    Hi to all, I am weighing the options and cost of a 318 to a 322. I know of the huge advantage with the liquid cooled yanmar motor, but have also been told the onan v-twin is a great motor. My other concern is that if the tanmar goes up, my options are limited to a rebuild, but with the 318 a new...
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    Weed eater getting gas into crankcase.

    hi to all, I had a customer bring in a weed eater brand trimmer. He said it wouldent start and needed new gas lines. I replaced lines and still wont start. Getting plenty if fire, runs with filter and exaust removed, but as soon as I reinstall them, no go. There is fuel coming out the exaust...
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    John deere lt 155 fixer upper!

    Hi to all, yesterday night I was given a John deere Lt155. It had had a tree crush it, but since it was free, i said why not!This morning I got tue blower shroud off, turned the key and off she went! I ecen used it a little today despite the bent front axle. I am going to restore this, and was...
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    Where can I ask a question about a forum?

    Hi. I am looking for a classified section on the forums.I am sorry for starting a new thread about it, but does a such thing exist.please delete this thread if it I am out of line. Thanks
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    What kind of dogs do you own?

    I thought that i would start a new thread about what types of dogs all of us tractor lovers own, so heres mine! A.J 2 year old alaskan husky i got from the humane society.
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    New brushcutter!

    My bosshad one of these and i got this echosrm- 210 for free so i figured why not?I do beleive im going to where some chaps and steel toe boots while running thought!!
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    wont stop dying!

    I have an old craftsman lawn mower with a 15.5 hp briggs and stratton on it. it will run fine for about 2-3 minites then start to make some nasty coughing noises and it will do this for about a minute or so be fore it finally does out. ive cleaned the carb, and completly tore it down and soaked...
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    19.5 hp briggs and stratton

    Well, today a guy brought in a craftsman riding mower with a 19.5 hp briggs on it. He siad the probelem was that it wouldent turn over when he turned the key. Today i spend 6 hours tracing every inch of wiring an stripping down the traxtor to the frame. still no luck If i take the battery...
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    new sign!

    hi, bought this today at an estate sale. i love it because it has some charictor( rust) and its an original. does anyone know any thing about this company? thanks
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    used parts source

    hi yall, ii am in search of a good used riding lawn mower source. ifix and repair many diffrent mowers and resell them and cant find a good place to get parts from. thanks
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    john deere mystery tractor?

    i saw this on weekend freedom machines, and thought mabie someone on here could give me some info thanks in advance
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    new project

    i picked this up today for free while doing a grass cuttin job. thought it would be nive addition to the collection! the rigghy wheel is siezed up but for free how can i go wrong? haha does anybody know how ol this is? made by great states thanks
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    john deere 110

    i, ive always loved the john deere 110 for its looks and size. ive been consitering buying one of these machines but dont know there capabilities. how much snow could they push or dirt could they pull? also i would want to know how they preform towing a pull behind reel mowers? thanks
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    powered reel mower

    so the other day, my boss was telling me about a project his grandfather did. he said that he took a reel mower the one with all the spinning blades and put a 2.5 hp briggs and stratton on it. haha what do yall think? i wanna build one!!!
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    yamaha raptor 660

    hi, im in the market for a new atv for play and i couldent uelp but motice the huge used market and 660 yamaha raptors. does anyone own one of these atvs and if so how do they preform in comparison to the honda 700xx which the buddy has hehe
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    Gravely l8

    Hey guys so I finally got the gravely to sputter and it's gettin spark. Now I had my pops take a look and he said I have fueling issues. Honestly I'm not good at all with carbs so, where would be a good starring point? Also I'm gonna probably sell this when I repair it and play for awhile, so...
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    John deere 318 engine problems

    I have read in the past that the 300 series John deeres have been famous. I am not shore how factual this is but I also know that there was different models of engines in the 318 between years. Is there a certain model or years of tractor I should avoid? Thanks
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    Should i buy?

    I I'm kinda new so hi every one.i am considering buying a 1990s pro 12. I've heard they are great machines and for 200 buck I think it a good deal. It needs a new Magnito and a few other odds and ends. Anyone know where to find the Magnito? Thanks
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    Hello from md

    Hi I'm new to the forums. I have a 2008 John Deere 425 zero turn. Thanks
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