My new Sunstar

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artfull dodger

Gold Member
Joined
Aug 25, 2007
Messages
417
Location
Kokomo, IN
Tractor
John Deere 420 garden tractor
This old girl came in to our shop with reported problem of it locked up while he was using it. It has sat for about a month in line, finaly got to look at it. Owner didnt want to put much into it as he was shopping for a ZTR. I put a wrench on the crank bolt and sure enough it was locked up solid. He said no problem, gave him the excuse he needed to go buy a new Grasshopper ZTR. My boss bought the tractor off of him for a good price and I bought it off our shop for a good price. I never thought of pulling the pto clutch to check the bearings, didnt smell anything burnt or see any signs of a clutch bearing failure. But once I got her home, sure enough, the rear bearing in the electric clutch is toast! The 18hp Vanguard just purrs. I need to see if I can get replacement covers that go over the indicator lights on the dash, the rubber hood tie downs are gone and I need to start shopping for a PTO clutch. The mower deck is a 48" and the hour meter shows 468 hours. Cheers Mike and Michele



 

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