mrlullabye
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I just posted up in the buying pricing section, but I wanted to ask some more general questions.
There is a guy a few hours from here selling a 205-4 for very reasonable w/ front end loader. The price is sort of unbelievable to me so I called him up. He says he has never driven a tractor, but he bought it wanted it and now thinks it is over his mechanical aptitude.
He says he took it to a shop to have it checked out and they said the teeth on the flywheel are chipped because about %25 of the time when you try and start it it just whirrs, the rest of the time it starts fine.
They also said it needed a idler pulley, and right now if you put the belt on it will spin off after a few minutes because the bearings are gone in the idler.
I am fairly mechanically inclined I did auto collision repair for 5 years, have rebuilt several engines, changed clutches on front and rear wheel vehicles, and even cut a few cars in half and stitched them back up. So I imagine I could do the work, even though I have never worked on a tractor.
I believe the 205-4 is a hinomoto e184, but not sure. If the tractor was in perfect condition the only thing I would be worried about is it not having power steering.
He also said he was unable to get the PTO and 3 point to work, but he wasnt sure he was doing it right.
Does that sound like a hornets nest? Probably could get a tractor dirt cheap, not sure about the parts. Anyone know who would carry that sort of part?
There is a guy a few hours from here selling a 205-4 for very reasonable w/ front end loader. The price is sort of unbelievable to me so I called him up. He says he has never driven a tractor, but he bought it wanted it and now thinks it is over his mechanical aptitude.
He says he took it to a shop to have it checked out and they said the teeth on the flywheel are chipped because about %25 of the time when you try and start it it just whirrs, the rest of the time it starts fine.
They also said it needed a idler pulley, and right now if you put the belt on it will spin off after a few minutes because the bearings are gone in the idler.
I am fairly mechanically inclined I did auto collision repair for 5 years, have rebuilt several engines, changed clutches on front and rear wheel vehicles, and even cut a few cars in half and stitched them back up. So I imagine I could do the work, even though I have never worked on a tractor.
I believe the 205-4 is a hinomoto e184, but not sure. If the tractor was in perfect condition the only thing I would be worried about is it not having power steering.
He also said he was unable to get the PTO and 3 point to work, but he wasnt sure he was doing it right.
Does that sound like a hornets nest? Probably could get a tractor dirt cheap, not sure about the parts. Anyone know who would carry that sort of part?
