Tractors, Mowers, Chippers, Trailers, Chainsaws, Generators, Boat Engines, & Flood Control.

Shiny -- Nice looking property too! Welcome the thread.
We don't off road here -- we build our own roads.

 

The farm trailer I bought with the farm has bad wiring, so I took my LED tow magnetic trailer lights and extended the wires to fit this utility trailer.

 

Email back from Stens said "Our belts are manufactured in India"

 

Please enlighten me.

Why is made in India an issue and why are you guys surprised?

 

In the past their Blue belt line was labeled "Made in USA" People get the new belts labeled Made in India and think they are counterfeit.

 

Good to know, thanks!

Unfortunately it didn't fit...

 

Bad engine removed. Donor engine partially removed.

 

Just Sad.


What happin Meri'ca?

 

Squandered by people looking for the cheapest price but not smart enough to protect their own interests and executives so sure of themselves that they disregard emerging trends.

 

I don't know how much actual work that little guy could do but is sure would be a cool thing to drive around!

Engine might be an Wisconsin model AHH single cylinder, 3-5/8" bore x 4" stroke, 9.2 hp governed to 2200 rpm.

 

It does look fun, needs a blade up front.

I did a study abroad in Costa Rica and we visited a banana plantation and they had these 2 stroke motors that the workers would ride on the rail system to pull all the bananas, each bunch weighs from 60 to 90lbs.
2 guys came down the rail with an empty train with 2 motors running wide open running 20+ mph lol, damn I wanted to try that out, super sketchy though. I could not find a motor one on YouTube.

But this kinda gives you ideal.
https://youtu.be/ho4hHULkPng

 

Done with motor switch. Topping off the batter before I send it home.

 

All right! Now to open up the broken one and see what's going on?

 

Mowed 2 lawns with this little guy today just to check it out. My golly is this slow compared to the zero turn. Both have 42" decks.

It isn't a 111, the hood is probably 15 years older than the tractor - a tree fell on it is how I got it.

 

True, that needs done, but I'm gonna play with the plasma table for a few days.

Or I might drop it off at the brother in law. He's a whizz at repairing these Onan's, just not real quick about it.

I kind of need to get shit out the door.

 

3205 assembly. PS cylinder and ends, made some wheel spacers, wheels on, and a little mock up.

 

You can always park that in my garage if you don't like it, I already got a home for it to go to

 

I keep it at another house with a small yard. Had it there, mowed a few times fine, one day started up and ran rich like the choke was stuck on (it wasn't). Brought it to the garage, ordered a kit for the carburetor and promptly walked around it for a month putting the job off.

Went to work on it yesterday, started right up and ran fine, left it running in the drive for 15 minutes, still fine. Hmm... Mowed for 90 minutes today didn't miss a beat.

 

Sometimes equipment has a personality. My beater car is the same way, some days it'll run perfect, the next day like a total bitch. Heck even my Cub acted up the other day. Sputtering and coughing till it finally caught.

Been on a half ass lookout for another mower for a friend of mine (well, only friend really). Has mowed with an old beat-up MTD for years; thing doesn't even have a hood left . When I broke my old red rocket, a 30" Craftsman rear rider, I bought my Cub. In the meantime I welded the deck on the Craftsman back together and got it in shape good enough to give to her. I mowed her yard several months ago while she was on vacation and was quickly reminded of its shortcomings. I'll find something, really needs something like an older garden tractor (mower). My luck I'll find one late Fall and be a Winter project on top of all the other crap I gotta do...