And more junk.

cjet69 said:
Thanks DAC, now I want a couple of those lifts so I can cram more stuff in the shop. ;)

Then why stop there when you could have this: Might need to raise the roof.

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Holy crap, CJet! I never saw triple stack lifts before! My ceiling has about 13'-8" of usable space. How frickin' tall of a ceiling do those require???When I have the Denali or the '55 on the lift it always spooks me to run it all the way up but I now know there is enough room. Still looks like I'm gonna hit on top though from the ground. Probably 4 or 5" to spare.

Mine is an el-cheapo. Think it cost 3300 bucks delivered to where I used to work. We had forklifts there and that was one of the requirements of delivery. We just loaded the crate on my trailer and I was able to assemble it alone using the bridge crane after backing the trailer in the shop to unload. The decks were actually the crate with some steel brackets bolted to the ends of them. Had to unload piece by piece though. Wasn't too bad at all to get it home and assemble.

DAC
 
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The running around took longer than I had hoped but still got some stuff done. Got the check to the plumber. He is working on a new "peanut butter cup" plant. Not Reese's---LOL! He gave me a tour. Pretty interesting. Watched the mixer making dark chocolate in a vat, then there is an assembly line. Chocolate gets poured into a mold to make the cup and goes through cooling to harden it up. Peanut butter mix is filled into them then more chocolate poured on top and cooled again. Then they have a packaging machine a couple of girls were running. They get sealed in a wrapper and cut into individual candies. They are still dialing in ant wrapper machine. There were lots of free ones laying around as they are not fully up and running. I brought home 3 of them for Loree. I'm not a big peanut butter cup guy. The ones I brought home are probably white chocolate.

Had to go to Walmart after the tour then home finally. Had a sandwich and started moving some tractors on to the lift. Had to turn the MF12G sideways first. Used the bridge crane and some armstrong, well not so strong anymore but got it done.
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Then I tried to fire up the MTD660 LT. Dead battery. I think it's junk. Charged it up a week ago. Jump started it off the Mobility scooter MTD LT since they were parked side by side. It wanted some ether. Drove it on the lift and was able to jocky back and forth and get it sideways. It's light enough it wasn't too hard to drag it over by the 12G by hand.
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Then went out to the shed the JD110 is in and cleared junk that had accumulated around it and pulled it outside to put the battery from the 12G in it. It fought me to start too. Went and got the GT5000 and jump started it off of that. Had to use some ether on it too. It and the MTD660 still have the same spark plugs in them so new ones would probably be a good idea. Once it fired it ran great. Smooth quiet engine. The variable speed lever needs adjustment so will have to figure out how to do that. It's too slow to be right, even in high gear. Jockeyed it back and forth. It's heavier but slid ok up to the MTD ok.
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Still plenty of room so the tool box trailer was next. My chain saws and trimming tools are in it. It pushes easy.
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Still enough room for the MF1450. Will definitely have to use the bridge crane on it. I might take the trailer back off and see if that will give me some wiggle room for the 1450, but that's easy. I can move that around with one hand. 1450 has a couple of minor jobs to do tomorrow before it is put into winter hibernation with the rest of this junk.

The GT5000 and the MTD/Bolens mobility scooter will be put in body bags outside. Couple more nice days before cold sets in it sounds like.

DAC
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Doug, to adjust the Variator on the 110, set the lever in the third notch up from full forward (should also be the fifth notch from full rear). There should be two knock out plugs in front of the lever, remove the front one ( I think) and there should be a 3/4 bolt behind it. Loosen that bolt and start the tractor. The clutch pedal should rise, grab the pedal and pull it all the way up, and at the same time tighten the 3/4 bolt. Your variator should be adjusted then. If you can get some dry graphite, dust the variator pulley with it, it help "lubricate" the center sheave, allowing it to slide side to side better.
 
JDJake said:
Doug, to adjust the Variator on the 110, set the lever in the third notch up from full forward (should also be the fifth notch from full rear). There should be two knock out plugs in front of the lever, remove the front one ( I think) and there should be a 3/4 bolt behind it. Loosen that bolt and start the tractor. The clutch pedal should rise, grab the pedal and pull it all the way up, and at the same time tighten the 3/4 bolt. Your variator should be adjusted then. If you can get some dry graphite, dust the variator pulley with it, it help "lubricate" the center sheave, allowing it to slide side to side better.
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You know what Jake, I'm sure that you gave me this info before and I did that adjustment procedure. Maybe the variator sheave isn't moving then. That is new information. The Variator lever is too easy to move compared to the variable speed lever on my MF12G. I have to assume they are very similar mechanisms.

DAC
 
MFDAC said:
You know what Jake, I'm sure that you gave me this info before and I did that adjustment procedure. Maybe the variator sheave isn't moving then. That is new information. The Variator lever is too easy to move compared to the variable speed lever on my MF12G. I have to assume they are very similar mechanisms.

DAC
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There's a spring underneath that is part of the variator, depending on how much the adjustment bolt that is attached to it is threaded in or out affects the rate of "take up" that the variator has. If the spring is tightened up, the variator should react very quickly.
 
JDJake said:
There's a spring underneath that is part of the variator, depending on how much the adjustment bolt that is attached to it is threaded in or out affects the rate of "take up" that the variator has. If the spring is tightened up, the variator should react very quickly.
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I bet that is the issue, Jake! It just feels too easy to move the lever. There is a change in speed, but not very much.

DAC
 
Busy day. The lift has it's winter storage on it now. The MF1450 had to do a couple jobs first before it got stored. I was able to drive it on the lift at an angle after moving the tool box trailer. Then just using the HF floor jack it turned into position quite easily! Have about 3 inches to spare after putting that trailer back on.
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Will post more in "what did you do with your tractor today"

DAC
 
MFDAC said:
Busy day. The lift has it's winter storage on it now. The MF1450 had to do a couple jobs first before it got stored. I was able to drive it on the lift at an angle after moving the tool box trailer. Then just using the HF floor jack it turned into position quite easily! Have about 3 inches to spare after putting that trailer back on.
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DAC
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Now you'll need the lift..... ;)
 
MFDAC said:
I bet that is the issue, Jake! It just feels too easy to move the lever. There is a change in speed, but not very much.

DAC
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Sounds like the center sheave in the variator might need some attention too. It should be able to move side to side with slight even pressure. Over time than can wear enough that the sheave can angle slightly, causing it to hang up. At the moment I'm not sure if Deere has parts available for it, they are slowly phasing out parts for the older tractors.
 
JDJake said:
Sounds like the center sheave in the variator might need some attention too. It should be able to move side to side with slight even pressure. Over time than can wear enough that the sheave can angle slightly, causing it to hang up. At the moment I'm not sure if Deere has parts available for it, they are slowly phasing out parts for the older tractors.
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I'm betting I couldn't afford genuine JD parts for this tractor, Jake. I have considered parting it out or just trying to find someone that would buy it.

Had a little shop time this afternoon. Getting closer to raising the lift. Put some other junk on it including the ramps. Got the 3 batteries out of the tractors. I had put the MF12G battery in the JD110 to get it started. The JD110 battery was in the MTD660. Then I cleaned the batteries up, added distilled water to the two with caps and checked voltage. They all had 12-13 volts. did some organizing and cleanup on the charging station and put them on maintainers. Still have 2 more batteries outside that will come in.
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DAC
 
Toomanytoys84 said:
If you part it out you’d make more cash I bet. I bought a grill for my 110 and I’m embarrassed to say what I paid for it….
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Yeah probably so, Aaron. Out here in this remote part of flyover country there aren't many GT guys, and the work of parting and shipping might not be so great in the long run. I have under 200 bucks in it to get it running, BUT I got the Craftsman GT5000 free with it. If I could get 2-300 with the tiller and front blade I would be all over that!

DAC
 
MFDAC said:
Yeah probably so, Aaron. Out here in this remote part of flyover country there aren't many GT guys, and the work of parting and shipping might not be so great in the long run. I have under 200 bucks in it to get it running, BUT I got the Craftsman GT5000 free with it. If I could get 2-300 with the tiller and front blade I would be all over that!

DAC
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Shame I'm back East, I would have taken it off your hands for that price, Doug. Although I have about 3-4 of those blades and 2-3 of the tillers, only one tiller is good though. Would like to set up another 110 as a "pit tractor", mount a air compressor and a altenator on the front so I can air up tires and charge batteries on my "stored" and seasonal tractors.
 
MFDAC said:
Yeah probably so, Aaron. Out here in this remote part of flyover country there aren't many GT guys, and the work of parting and shipping might not be so great in the long run. I have under 200 bucks in it to get it running, BUT I got the Craftsman GT5000 free with it. If I could get 2-300 with the tiller and front blade I would be all over that!

DAC
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200-300 bucks here it would be up for sale for about 30 seconds….
 
Cvans said:
I'd say about 1 every 400 miles.
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Ain't that the truth, Chris---LOL!

JDJake said:
Shame I'm back East, I would have taken it off your hands for that price, Doug. Although I have about 3-4 of those blades and 2-3 of the tillers, only one tiller is good though. Would like to set up another 110 as a "pit tractor", mount a air compressor and a altenator on the front so I can air up tires and charge batteries on my "stored" and seasonal tractors.
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I think this tiller is ok yet. Still spins by hand easily. Yeah too bad you didn't stay in Pierre---LOL! That would be a garden tractor guy every 200 miles instead of 400---LOL!

Toomanytoys84 said:
200-300 bucks here it would be up for sale for about 30 seconds….
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Crazy. It would probably make the buyer not interested when I would tell them there is no tiller mule drive with it. Those damm things pull some big money!

I do know one guy that likes garden tractors around here. I got those wrong color front wheels and tiller side cover plates for the JD110 from him. He is mainly into MF1455-1655 and 1450 1650 tractors. I sold him some parts I took off my 1450 and had no plans to use. Suppose I should call him and see if he wants to get in to green tractors more.

Got more junk loaded on the lift and even the pressure washer today.
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The walk behind s-blower, generator and the MF8E are all I want available in the winter and most of the spring for that matter. Probably could have put blades on 2 more tractors, but no room to have all that on the floor in the shop.

Then I tried to start the "Gardenway" LT hydro. It acts like the intake valve is stuck open. Blowing fuel vapor out the carb. I drug it around behind the shop with 2 others that will end up in a crusher pile someday. Maybe 4 if that plumber don't come get that old Craftsman he wants the transaxle out of. Left it out front for now. Was able to drag the Gardenway around back with the mobility scooter LT. Didn't go too bad with a flat tire aired up and the hydro bypass rod pulled and vice gripped.

Then the Craftsman GT5000 got put into hibernation for the winter. Drove it under the camper overhang and ran the carb out of gas. Pulled the battery cleaned it up and put it on a maintainer on the battery bench. It cooled off enough to body bag it until sometime next year. I keep it because that 54" deck can do the yard considerably faster than the 42" deck on the MF12G, but it can't get between some of the trees or mow the ditch and a little dirt hill in the back yard. Into that tractor cheap too, and my wife figured out how to use it when I was in Denver for a couple of weeks.
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The mobility scooter is still going to have to pull a couple of garden trailers full of junk to a shed before it gets bagged. Hopefully tomorrow afternoon, but the AC contractor will be here installing the new system too. Supposed to get colder but still above 40 for highs after tomorrow.

DAC
 
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