I Still Hate My Tractor II

The Fred · Feb 14, 2020

Building an ejection seat for a quick getaway because I still do .........hate my tractor!

Sending piston pix to the company so maybe I get my hard earner money back, let's see where this goes.

LouNY · Feb 14, 2020

good luck

lilranch2001 · Feb 14, 2020

The Fred said:
Building an ejection seat for a quick getaway because I still do .........hate my tractor!

Sending piston pix to the company so maybe I get my hard earner money back, let's see where this goes.

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Please post test shot video of the ejection seat, would be fun to watch!

The Fred · Mar 22, 2020

Still running great. I have around 20 hours of hard running on it since the rebuild.

Company I bought the pistons from doesn't reply to any emails or Facebook posts, buyers beware! They asked me for detailed pictures of the piston failures and they received.

lilranch2001 · Mar 22, 2020

you are NOT referring to the successful rebuild pistons, correct?

LouNY · Mar 22, 2020

The Fred said:
Still running great. I have around 20 hours of hard running on it since the rebuild.

Company I bought the pistons from doesn't reply to any emails or Facebook posts, buyers beware! They asked me for detailed pictures of the piston failures and they received.

If you went through paypal or a credit card you might get some help from them.

The Fred · Mar 23, 2020

LouNY said:
If you went through paypal or a credit card you might get some help from them.

I don't really care about the money which was around $600 bux. Just warning you good folks to beware of aftermarket parts. I'm in the automotive business and have seen junk parts for many many years so I should have known better.

BUYER BEWARE!

fried1765 · Mar 23, 2020

The Fred said:
I don't really care about the money which was around $600 bux. Just warning you good folks to beware of aftermarket parts. I'm in the automotive business and have seen junk parts for many many years so I should have known better.

BUYER BEWARE!

I learned that lesson with a Chinese (racist) aftermarket clutch.

I will buy external aftermarket parts again, but NOT internal aftermarket parts!

The Fred · Jan 3, 2021

Taking out the trash. I DO still hate my tractor!

bumperm · Jan 3, 2021

hawkeye08 said:
Fred, if your blower is not throwing the snow very far and plugs easy, perhaps you have too much clearance on the fan blades. My 48" blower on my Gravely was only throwing snow about 10 feet, I bolted some pieces of tire tread (cut 3 pieces roughly 4"x6" and bolted to fan blades so it just contacts the blower housing).. It will blow snow 60' now.

Instead of tire tread, I lined the blades with 1/8" thick UHMW-PE. Super slick, so blades don't clog with snow, even the mushy stuff. Simply fit the pieces so they rub, or nearly so, the blower housing.

lilranch2001 · Jan 3, 2021

The Fred said:
Taking out the trash. I DO still hate my tractor!

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I am glad some things never change Fred!

Oldpath05 · Jan 3, 2021

It's sounds like a love hate relationship, least you have a cab..........

Underdog57 · Jan 4, 2021

Yeah! Maybe things will get back to normal.......Fred still hates his tractor!! Made me LOL!!

DaveOmak · Jan 14, 2021

Hey, The Fred, morning.... OK, I'm thinking your life would be REALLY miserable if you didn't have THAT tractor to pick on.... Some things do provide solace, in strange ways...
I take out the garbage using my Cub Cadet 1046 lawn "tractor" ...

tradosaurus · Jan 14, 2021

I still hate the "I still hate my tractor" thread. :laughing:

DaveOmak · Jan 14, 2021

bumperm said:
Instead of tire tread, I lined the blades with 1/8" thick UHMW-PE. Super slick, so blades don't clog with snow, even the mushy stuff. Simply fit the pieces so they rub, or nearly so, the blower housing.

Morning... How did you attach the 1/8" thick UHMW to the blower ???

I'd like to do that to my 72" blower....

Dave