THE P T

NJBill · Mar 18, 2004

My first ever view of the infamos PT. Outside my home in the dawns early light at 5:00 Hrs EST today.

MossRoad · Mar 18, 2004

Hee, hee! Looks like a spy photo /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

pajoube · Mar 19, 2004

Was it just arriving from the factory?
PJ

NJBill · Mar 19, 2004

Yes Paul, he obviously made good time, he had been sitting outside for a couple of hours. ( I had sent detailed directions with maps, for the time he would leave I95 ) I thought he was quite a gentleman not to disturb folks too early. I've been a five o'clock person for most of my life so it comes natural for me,

Here's another "spy" picture for Dave.
Bill. [/list]

ernemats · Mar 19, 2004

Congratulations on your new purchase. Did they send it from the factory on a pick up truck? Where are the attachments you ordered?

NJBill · Mar 19, 2004

Somehow, they missed sending the 48ins Mower,the other four items, Mini Hoe, Forks, an extra attachment Plate, are all in the Large Bucket, attached to the PT422. There would have been plenty of room for the Mower, without too much rerarranging. I took this shot before lowering the Bucket.
Remember, I could not get down to Tazewell, mostly because of my semi-invalid wife, She is, and always has to be my No 1 Priority.
So, before I could lower the boom, I had to figure out how.
As you all know, the owners manual is definately one of a kind.
I wanted this machine, based on all the comments of all the PT Owners I have met on TBN. Thank you again wonderful guys, I am totally new to hydraulic operation and add to that Articulation, you all know that I am in for a learning process I am going to thoroughly enjoy. I always did like a challenge.
It's everything you professed it to be, and maybe more, I hope one of my boys will find the same enjoyment , at a much later date.
Bill

toolz_not_toyz · Mar 19, 2004

Man. Doesn't anyone believe in properly securing and transporting a load? That's quite some ways to go with a bucket full of accessories sticking out over the tailgate like that. Just imagine if say a mini-van rear-ended that guy? The driver's head would be taken out by all of that stuff. Geez. They could have leant him a package trailer. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Anyhow. Congratulations on your purchase! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

MossRoad · Mar 19, 2004

Congratulations! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Take your time and get use to driving it around. It is really a fun machine and you will be surprised how quickly you get use to it. One word of caution. The lift seems to get faster at the very top and the dump curl is faster at either end of the stroke, VS the middle of the range. What this means is if you lift a bucket of debris up in front of you and then curl the bucket back too fast, you could get a lapful of debris. This is especially important with things that could roll off the bucket, like large rocks, boulders and long logs. So, just be careful and use common sense. Good luck and keep the photos coming in the next few weeks. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

jordanh · Mar 19, 2004

Hmmmm....that is a serious safety issue. Seems one might want to weld a piece of cattle or horse fence to the front of the ROPS and frame it in front to protect the operator from large items that might really do some damage? Dirts not so bad but gravel could be painful and boulders life threatening.

The wire fencing I'm thinking of would deflect most large items while not obstructing the operators view.

fwiw

MossRoad · Mar 19, 2004

I've had two lapfuls of dirt. One was very large. Filled my shoes with sand. Since the ROPS is in front of me, it does a good job of keeping any branches and such away, but they can still roll back and hit the joystick, which causes it to rise, which causes more stuff to fall towards you, etc... if you don't use the thing like a rhinocerous and use common sense, you will be fine. You get into trouble forcing your way through brush piles, downed branches or being in a hurry when lifting with the bucket. If I start doing really heavy brush clearing, I'll get the grapple bucket project going again and use it as a guard by keeping it open when attacking the brush. I could also weld on a low cage to the rear of the bucket to act as a guard.

pajoube · Mar 19, 2004

How I remember my first day of ownership. Enjoy your special day also as it will be with you for a long time. I just went past 110 hours on my 425 which I received last September. Each and every day is special when I can get on my toy.
PJ

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

Testing a picture size.
Bill

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

I like that size better.

Good Morning all, the snow, sleet, etc. have left the area to make way for a beautiful first day of Spring.
MR, Paul, I want to thank you both for all the POSITIVE suggestions, as I became a proud PT owner, you were both very instrumental in me not hanging around wondering, so I did it ! ! !
I'll remember all the special hints you drop along the way, I love the common sense angles. In most of our cases we were weened on common sense, I'm referring to the days before OSHA became a neccesity for the non-thinkers. Yes, MR I heard you.
The photo I was testing, was the first amusing PT (Robin) incident, before my baby could even be moved off the pick-up.
Coming up in the next episode.
Bill

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

First, for the worrysome. On this enlargement it is possible to see the steel strapping in two places around the Bucket to secure the contents.

OK The delivery person apparently familiar with the PT's, had to lift the engine cover as far as possible to manually close the choke
after a couple of shots he was able to drive down the ramps. Then, on level ground he was able to open the cover fully, reach in his pocket. for the air cleaner cover NUT. Pretty smart ! ! !
After the delivery normalities, I pulled into the garage to see what all this Robin hard starting was all about. Mine may/or may not have been the same as others I read about.
In the Carb picture, the torsional spring (very Light) on the Choke butterfly shaft is supposed to complete the choke closure, on my unit the choke shaft did not feel as free as should have been. In the past I used to take off the butterfly and shaft to be reworked with emeryand/or crocus cloth, but
this time being brand new I opted for a little more tension on the light spring. The spring was actually set correctly for a loose shaft , because as the engine begins to run the air rushing in the throat will openm the butterfly to about three quarters. So what I actually did was make it almost a manual choke, that's OK, a lot of us learned to drive that way.

In this picture the sticky shaft will not allow the choke to close completely.

bryce · Mar 20, 2004

Looks great!
If I had known you were having it delivered, I would have called with better directions---to my house! Cant wait for more pictures. Robert

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

this picture shows how I increased the torsion by one full turn of the spring. I used some fine machinist's wire, possibly fishing line would work. I don't fish, come to think of it I don;t machine.

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

..........and of course Voila a closed choke, NO PROBLEM.

The only problems we have, are the ones we make so.

bubenberg · Mar 20, 2004

welcome aboard, you have some fantastic abilities which we, at least I, need in this forum to help maintain and understand the health of our pts; and we live in each others backyard, less than 20 miles i guess. i am looking forward to have a race with you, in either state, at your earliest conveiniance /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Charlie and i have a new modification under "study" (just ask Mr. M.R. how scientific they are) which soon will be "published" here /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( welcome aboard, you have some fantastic abilities which we, at least I, need in this forum to help maintain and understand the health of our pts; and we live in each others backyard, less than 20 miles i guess. i am looking forward to have a race with you, in either state, at your earliest conveiniance /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Charlie and i have a new modification under "study" (just ask Mr. M.R. how scientific they are) which soon will be "published" here /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. )</font>

Thank you Hans, just happy to be part of such an elite group.
Looking forward to the new modification, as for the race, let me first sort out go, from stop. I'm not complaining, I think having to figure things out for yourself is most of the fun, and I know now that if I really get stuck, there are many helping minds out there, with the ability to guide me right.
Thank you kind friends.
Bill