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I suddenly needed an engine, quickly and cheaply. Harbor Freight has 22hp Predator engines for $700. Because of the muffler, and a crankshaft shoulder that adds 3/4" to the engine/pump assembly, I had to move the gas tank out of the engine compartment, so there was another $200. With all the...

I didn't want to hijack the thread, but mentioning PT's heat problems causes me to bring it up again, maybe for newer owners that haven't seen it? It's old 'news', but I eliminated my heat problems when I installed an electric radiator fan on the engine cover. I haven't had any vaporlock...

I let a couple of friends borrow my PT for over a week. There's still time until I'll be needing it. These friends ARE special and would not only return anything borrowed in cleaner condition that when they took it, but I'd trust any necessary repairs would be made even better than I'd be able...

My well stopped sending any water ... I can't feel the pump running, and I was able to before. I've checked and am getting 240VAC through the pressure switch to this starter. With the starter off, I did a continuity test of the two pump wires and got a little over 5 ohms. I didn't test the...

The PT board is pretty slow these days..... and the weather here is rain turning to snow so I won't be using mine for awhile either. NOT enough to plow for us, and too muddy to do anything else. But MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all and have fun plowing the white stuff if you are "lucky" enough to do...

Got it at eBay, $95 total inc shipping from the seller "tractorfixins". Installed this weekend but haven't had much time in it yet. I had to lower the bars and plate that the seat mounts to by an inch, which is all I could without endangering the hyd tank cap. It still sits higher than the...

The newest issue of Compact Equipment came today and on pages 34 and 35 they recommend that when buying a stump grinder to "... make sure it has the ability to cut several inches below the grade and the cutter rotation throws chips away from the operator." Mine meets those conditions (I never...

Ok, I've installed an electric fan to help cool the exhaust manifold and gas tank area. Hopefully this will finally and completely eliminate vaporlock problems, including running hot because of the lean condition. Might stop the "pop" or run-on when shutting down as both those problems are a...

Since it was advertised there at TBN I decided to try Rock-B-Gone. I applied it liberally to the boulder pictured in the photo and the results were excellent (second photo). Note that it disolves any gravel nearby the rock you want to remove so use caution. Phil

Just got an email from Scott that he'll no longer be at PT after Friday! Wonder what job he'll be doing now? Phil

On my old Case 580, there was a thing that indexed the angle of the bucket. That would be a very useful feature I'd like to have on my PT, but I haven't mentally come up with a useful design yet. It would be ESPECIALLY good to have it while using the pallet forks. (don't ask about the large...

I've been trying to make my driveway more "fire truck friendly". We live in a forest fire area and I didn't want a truck to turn away because of the driveway condition. One day with my trusty PT and a chainsaw yielded the driveway improvements shown (since we all like pictures). As I know...

We do (did?). Punched our well about 25 years ago and been living with VERY hard water ever since. Unacceptable spots on dishes if they aren't hand dried, crusty buildup in the Corningware tea kettle we use to make hot water for coffee, have to clean the 'coating' from the glass shower door...

The search function appears to be not working, similar to this whole site earlier, so if there's a relevent thread I couldn't find it. I am hoping members of the TBN collective mind have some good recommendations for a leaf blower. I refuse to use the one I have ever again. It's an Eager...

I know it's been posted but "search" didn't help me find the info: What are the bolt sizes that hold the blades onto a 422 brushhog? I finally had one snap off, and it also took the "bump stop" bolt at the same time. I'd like to pick up and replace all four, and include the extra nut and...

That electric pump is in its third and final mounting location: on the inside tub wall just fwd of the battery, under the gas tank, almost to the hyd filter. The hose is routed back under the tub 'lip' and then goes up to the carb at the right rear corner of the Robin engine. Friday I was...

One recurring problem with my PT (and others) has been vaporlock on hot days during extended use. I wrapped the stock fuel hose with "insulating hose" (larger diameter hose slit and wrapped around the original hose). That helped but didn't eliminate the problem, just made it take longer to...

For Christmas I received a set of the Bose noise-cancelling headphones. It's been mostly rain around here since but I did get one afternoon to try them. Excellent! The Supertrap cut the noise by half, and these headphones took the noise level way down from there. The noise cancelling effect...

Stump huntin\' was good. This PT is the best stump hunter I could've gotten! Attached is a pile that was successfully pulled, and in the foreground lies that pile's fate. These are even easier to track and carry with the new grapple bucket. Between the stumps and the fire is dinner cooking...

The first time I've had to call out the pickup and tow strap. No amount of wiggling would help. The slope is a little steeper than it seems from the photo.... On the other hand, I had fun this weekend "working" with my new grapple bucket and box scraper. Phil

Even after reading dang near every thread in this PT forum over the last year, I'd like to ask opinions: I need to haul piles of cut brush to big bonfires. Over the last 25 years I've been doing that by hand, more often than not putting the fire near the latest piles of brush. Now that I have...

Valve stem \"got me\" But it didn't get me bad! I have been expecting a problem with the inner valve stem on the left front and this weekend, while clearing a huge and heavy patch of blackberries at a friend's, the buildup on the wheel motor caused the stem to leak. At least it wasn't so bad...

In reading years worth of posts before buying my 422, I did see menion of vaporlock problems/solutions.... Happened to me last week while mowing. I could see the bubbles forming in the gas at the lowest point in the clear fuel line before the filter. I use 91 octane gas (the highest...

I know I need one, and will probably bite my well-chewed bullet and get the one from PT. But I have questions, having never owned a box scraper before. Also the shipping from Virgina would add significantly to the cost. With PT's, I guess you pull it while driving backwards. The ones that...

When I'm operating my PT at higher RPMs, using the FEL is a touchy proposition. I have to be very careful when moving the lever or the bucket will travel very swiftly (too fast). The 580 Case I used to own would only let the bucket travel at a maximum (reasonable) speed, no matter the motor...

I've been passing by this tractor everyday on my way to and from work. They use it to move transmissions and anything else heavy at this shop. I never really noticed it until I got my PT. Today I had a few minutes extra and snapped some photos to share with other PT owners. It's a little...

I had discussed this in the "customization" forum, and since it's done and working I thought it appropiate to post the photo here. I installed a Supertrap muffler on my 422 a week ago. It provided a significant decrease in noise. The machine is now only as loud as a normal lawn tractor (which...

I'm figuring this post belongs in Modifications, not the PowerTrac thread, correct me if it should be the other way around. As a new PT owner, I'm already wishing for a little less engine noise. At JacksSmallEngines.com there's info and specs for the SuperTrap muffler and resonator. Looks...

Actually took only a week to be in my hands, not bad all things considered. Fortunately MossRoad advised me to take a can of gas..... good advice!! It was empty, they said it ran out as they were transferring it to the Ace Hardware delivery truck. I figure if PT put more gas in them, they'd...

Where\'s the passenger seat? As I mentioned in another post (with no answers) my wife wants to know how WE can traverse our trails on the PT. I don't see any way to mount a second seat on the unit. I mentioned bolting a kitchen chair to a pallet and lifting it with forks and giving her a ride...

Just finalizing things for my order and in reading through past posts (I went to the beginning and am up to two years ago) maybe I don't want the cross bar tires? There was some discussion indicating the traction was better with the turf tires. I was choosing the cross-bars because I...

This forum has saved me much possible grief. I thought I wanted a small tractor (CUT) and was ready to cruise our local dealerships. Then I bought THE BOOK from TBN. After completely reading it, I realized I didn't need a CUT, that I'd end up hurting myself on my terrain (45 acres that sound...

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