GT14 from ****

[86turbodsl]

Well, I've been working on my GT14 that I purchased last summer. I got it cheap, and it needed some work. But I thought I could handle it. I'm a bigtime DIYer, mechanical engineer, comfortable running a mill, lathe, welders, etc. And this tractor has kicked my butt. I just got done rebuilding the pto clutch on it, and found that it was still screwed up. I think the rotor is bent. At some point in the past, a previous owner had let the pto loosen up and it evidently had fallen off the tractor. I found the frame mount for the pto had a couple cracks in it, the driveshaft had welded ujoint caps to keep them in, and just about every part in the pto clutch was bunged up. Of course, I couldn't see any of this or even test the pto, since when I bought it, the pto relay was missing, and I couldn't turn it on. It was probably intentional. If I had turned it on, it would have probably vibrated like crazy.

Moral of the story - make sure it all works unless you get it really really cheap.

 

[thegreatrandini]

never heard of a GT14?

 

[gbirky]

That's too bad. The GT14 is a really cute little garden tractor, and with powershift too.

Great, just do a search on GT14 and you will see 86turbodsl's previous thread with a bunch of photos.

Greg

 

[86turbodsl]

Randini, it's the successor to the YM146. I think it was changed to GT14 just before they stopped selling in USA.

It's a real cute little tractor, but it's costing me a fortune.
Several really nasty repairs were done to it. I've pulled it all apart except for the engine. I almost pulled it apart to straighten the crank nose, but got talked out of it. The seals don't leak, so only the very end of the crank snout got bent, presumably as a result of the pto assembly coming off while it was running. I wish I'd taken a much closer look at it or bypassed the pto relay to get it running before purchase.
Ah well, I sent the clutch to an expert, who'll make it good I'm sure. Still don't have paint on her yet. Wife really wants to get it done so she can use it.