fried1765
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- Jan 6, 2015
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- Tractor
- Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, 8N Ford, Gravely 12 HP "Professional", 48" SCAG Liberty
Well to say i am jumping the gun on a tiller would be an understatement lol. The tractor was just purchased on New Years day. It needs a clutch that's why i got it so cheap. The clutch is froze and I believe the previous owner just stomped really hard on the pedal and sheared the roll pins on the fork. When I eventually split it i will give it the spa treatment all new fluids filters coolant hoses any Hydraulic hoses it will need freshen the paint and the tires will get broken down and the rims welded up. I am going to look into the other alternatives to calcium to put back in as I believe the weight is important. The reason the whole tiller thing came up is i had probably still have a chance at a used kk 6' but not sure if it would be too much for the tractor. I could get it for $600 bucks but it's whooped needs all new tines and both skids and the end bearing part where the rototiller shaft goes look a lil out of line too after adding up parts i still have 2 gear boxes that have had some extreme use on them I figured I'd be better off buying a new one. Even at $600 I'd have over $1000. In it after parts
My 1920 is a 1988 that I bought 2 years ago.
I took it almost all apart, blasted, sanded, primed, and painted, new water pump, hoses, filters, fluid, wheels and tires, rebuilt bucket, rebuilt 3pt., new seat, new decals, etc., etc.
It looks like new!
It only has 1056 hours, but not knowing how it had been used, and being as old as I am, I put in a new clutch as well (don't want to be doing that in my 80's, and I am getting close).
Turned out the original clutch actually was quite decent.
I would imagine the rubber "floor mats" are shot on yours, as mine were.
I used "Herculiner", the paint on/roll on pickup bed liner material, and it looks great.