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by Tom Scott
Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Mower deck baffle
Replies: 14
Views: 4331

Re: Mower deck baffle

Dave, do you keep the plasma refrigerated so it doesn't go bad (like this joke)? :D
by Tom Scott
Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:23 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: New To Me Original
Replies: 10
Views: 2381

Re: New To Me Original

Allan, nice improvements!  Good to see it moving along. :beer:
by Tom Scott
Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:21 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 1970 model 147 now leaks Hy-Tran oil since changing it.
Replies: 17
Views: 4053

Re: 1970 model 147 now leaks Hy-Tran oil since changing it.

+1 on Ray Weaver.  He doesn't give parts away, but he won't do you wrong, and he'll make it right if something doesn't go how it's supposed to.  Myself and dag have met at Ray's a few times for a visit, always interesting visiting Ray!
by Tom Scott
Tue May 30, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: 1440 w/ cracked B&S model 29 V-twin
Replies: 6
Views: 1256

Re: 1440 w/ cracked B&S model 29 V-twin

Ken - So sorry, that is tough luck.  I was in the same boat a few years ago, discovered my latest "new to me" tractor had a broken transmission case.  A shave and haircut turned into a major project before I could use it. I'm not intimately familiar with this particular engine, but I'm assuming that...
by Tom Scott
Thu May 11, 2023 10:57 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 763938

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Good stuff Dave, keep the pics coming!  :beer:
by Tom Scott
Thu May 11, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Plotting my own demise.
Replies: 13
Views: 3894

Re: Plotting my own demise.

"Mommy, look... Somebody buried a tractor named Kenneth with a cat named Debra!"   :lol:
by Tom Scott
Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: RZTS PTO Clutch won’t budge
Replies: 2
Views: 828

Re: RZTS PTO Clutch won’t budge

Jon - Welcome.  This site has most of us into the older/vintage garden tractors, not much traffic on here for zero turns.  I'm just mentioning this as you'll see a lack of responses as we just don't have familiarity for your machine.  That said, some general advice... The best case scenario is to ha...
by Tom Scott
Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: New Project
Replies: 27
Views: 5208

Re: New Project

Steve, yeah, my feeling is with the first nice day of spring I'm always already behind!  Do the best you can, get to it when you can get to it.  I've still got a raft of winter sticks down in the yard I have to pick up before I can mow.  Probably at leas eight hours of yard cleanup before I can even...
by Tom Scott
Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: New Project
Replies: 27
Views: 5208

Re: New Project

Steve - Wow, that's a tough story.  So sorry for your family's pain. 
Hang in there, get the medical care you need when you need it!  We need you around here for years to come.:beer:
by Tom Scott
Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 763938

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Good stuff Dave!  I like the "picture heavy" with narration format!  Thanks for continuing to share the story!
by Tom Scott
Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:55 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: New WYSIWUG editor installed.
Replies: 2
Views: 1200

Re: New WYSIWUG editor installed.

Dave - In my immediately previous post, the "clinking beer mugs" ( :beer: ) get changed into a new beer emoji:🍺

But in this post they did not?  Any way to be sure we retain the traditional emojis from the right hand pane?
by Tom Scott
Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Winter Snow and Storm Pics
Replies: 383
Views: 2170645

Re: Winter Snow and Storm Pics

Ken - Wow, and we thought winter was about over and you'd escaped a saga this year!  Not to be!  I'm glad you and the neighbors survived relatively unscathed in the end.  But, while you're going through it, you don't know for sure the power will be back in time.  Glad it worked out.
by Tom Scott
Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: New WYSIWUG editor installed.
Replies: 2
Views: 1200

Re: New WYSIWUG editor installed.

Dave - I'm trying it right now!  Very cool!  Even font color is easy to access!  A bunch of funky new emojis too:  🌳🐕

Thanks for the improvement!  :beer:
by Tom Scott
Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:41 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: K 241 running badly
Replies: 25
Views: 6592

Re: K 241 running badly

Ken - I find in the real world, there really aren't all that many coincidences, so hopefully this will be it. I mean, really, how much can really be destined to fail all at the same time? Lol :lol: I don't see how bad points could wipe out the coil, but very easily the other way around... An interna...
by Tom Scott
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: K 241 running badly
Replies: 25
Views: 6592

Re: K 241 running badly

Ken, I'd try running it heavily dosed on MMO, perhaps that will clean it up. Anyway, it sounds like you're honed in on a solution.
:beer:
by Tom Scott
Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: K 241 running badly
Replies: 25
Views: 6592

Re: K 241 running badly

Ken, I think you've got it nailed now. Nothing lost addressing the carb, finger tight mounting bolts and dried up gaskets were either part of the problem or about to be. I agree that coils aren't always digital, they can cause intermittent problems as they start to fail and can therefore be difficul...
by Tom Scott
Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: Greetings to Cycloppers
Replies: 5
Views: 1281

Re: Greetings to Cycloppers

Joe, you pretty much covered all the bases, but will he need a different length driveshaft with the non Briggs options? I'm too lazy look it up and I know you probably know off the top of your head!

Kenty, Welcome! Stick with it and ask questions, you'll get it sorted.
:beer:
by Tom Scott
Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 763938

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Dave - Yes, pictures please! You know this a bit of "short attention span theater" here, we need pictures to keep our attention! Man, good luck with the spirol pin, they can be terrible, especially if they break and shift the holes out of alignment. Oof... Good luck with the knee as well, I've been ...
by Tom Scott
Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Winter Snow and Storm Pics
Replies: 383
Views: 2170645

Re: Winter Snow and Storm Pics

:shock:
by Tom Scott
Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: An Original for me, maybe
Replies: 2
Views: 1105

Re: An Original for me, maybe

Hey, Jess, nice seeing you checking in.
:beer:
by Tom Scott
Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: K 241 running badly
Replies: 25
Views: 6592

Re: K 241 running badly

I think dag was mentioning blue threadlocker for the mounting bolts. Threadlocker on the bolts would be fine, but probably not needed if properly torqued. Also, as Ken says, gasket sealant at carb base should never be needed and is generally a bad idea. Too many small holes nearby that could pick so...
by Tom Scott
Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Winter Snow and Storm Pics
Replies: 383
Views: 2170645

Re: Winter Snow and Storm Pics

Ken - Pretty scenery, but I hope your power's back up. Let us know how you did, we all live winter vicariously through you! :D
:beer:
by Tom Scott
Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:03 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: What I did with my tractor today! (Pic heavy please!)
Replies: 81
Views: 59932

Re: What I did with my tractor today! (Pic heavy please!)

I just noticed Clank's pun with his picture. I often get wearied of puns, this one deserves a kudo! Nice pic, makes one yearn for summer. Weird to look at a pic of bright green grass right now, it's just all brown and grey here. Winter, bleh. Winter's a Humbug!
by Tom Scott
Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Winter Snow and Storm Pics
Replies: 383
Views: 2170645

Re: Winter Snow and Storm Pics

Ken, I hope you got the melting before the wind! Mild winter, so we have even less posts on the forum than usual. Ken's driveway battles are like our protracted "Super Bowl" here on the forum, but we haven't even had much of that yet! I suspect Ken is ok with that... :D I hope all are well. :beer:
by Tom Scott
Sun Dec 25, 2022 12:57 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Merry Christmas!!
Replies: 2
Views: 1270

Merry Christmas!!

Not much more to say than the subject, I just hope everyone has a great Christmas and is surviving the cold!

Merry Christmas!!
:beer:
by Tom Scott
Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:18 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Mike Andrews (Big Mike)
Replies: 5
Views: 1542

Re: Mike Andrews (Big Mike)

Mike, I am so sorry to hear this. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
by Tom Scott
Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Winter Snow and Storm Pics
Replies: 383
Views: 2170645

Re: Winter Snow and Storm Pics

Ken - Congratulations! Just make sure you have "a reason to be" everyday. So many retire and end up falling apart because they don't have purpose anymore. Somehow I don't think you'll have that problem1
:beer:
by Tom Scott
Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:11 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 450 Auger Bushings
Replies: 12
Views: 2982

Re: 450 Auger Bushings

Wow, are the welds also broken away from the auger shaft? The spirals are too far away from the gear box.
by Tom Scott
Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:08 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 450 Auger Bushings
Replies: 12
Views: 2982

Re: 450 Auger Bushings

Ok, the slant of the scrolls struck me as odd at first, I'm not in "snow mode" yet. I'm going to blame them being bent up as throwing me off!

I'm skipping the defect of being bent up, as that's not a show stopper. I guess the lack of shear bolts is an important detail.
by Tom Scott
Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 450 Auger Bushings
Replies: 12
Views: 2982

Re: 450 Auger Bushings

Well, you didn't ask about them being installed reversed, you only asked about the bushings!! :lol: