White 1855 Repairs
- Thread starter Sawdust
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I did the same thing remove the troublesome Onan in installed a B&S Vanguard twin V 16 hp what a great improvement and nice Suburban it is now
I have a nice JD318 waiting to be put back together I got from a friend. He said the Onan ran good a few years ago before he took the tractor apart. I’ve had it two years and a little nervous about it. I spin it a few times every now and then to make it think it’s still useful lol.
I took the steering shaft, gears and housing apart to clean. It wasn’t too bad. I used the fiber disc to knock the paint off and SB the inside of the housing where I couldn’t reach. I undercoated it with Rustoleum Rust Reformer then the finish coat. Next up will be a lot of small parts. I’ll save the hood, running boards and a few other larger parts to do at the same time. These I’ll be using my sprayer.
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Got back on this project off and on for the past few weeks. I must admit at times I’m kicking myself for going in this deep when all I needed was a hydro fan replaced. I have to keep reminding myself how happy I was about the other two tractors I rebuilt once I had a rolling chassis vs crates of parts.
Bolens H16
MTD990
One of the main reasons I done this was this tractor had a lot of surface rust under the frame. It wasn’t bad but would be eventually. Most people only worry about rust on the outside but ground moisture can do a lot more damage. These were my most critical areas. I knocked off what I could then SB the rest.
This frame is huge and heavy but cleaned up well. I had already PW it last year. I took everything down to bare metal either by using the fiber disc or SB the hard to reach places.
I got rid of three crates of parts the same way. It’s funny how I was wishing I had one of those triangular sanding pad tools for the tight places. I then realized I had one. My reciprocating tool has the sanding pad attachment that worked very well. I’m using Rustoleum Rust Reformer as a primer with Rustoleum Charcoal Gray as a finish coat.
Bolens H16
MTD990
One of the main reasons I done this was this tractor had a lot of surface rust under the frame. It wasn’t bad but would be eventually. Most people only worry about rust on the outside but ground moisture can do a lot more damage. These were my most critical areas. I knocked off what I could then SB the rest.
This frame is huge and heavy but cleaned up well. I had already PW it last year. I took everything down to bare metal either by using the fiber disc or SB the hard to reach places.
I got rid of three crates of parts the same way. It’s funny how I was wishing I had one of those triangular sanding pad tools for the tight places. I then realized I had one. My reciprocating tool has the sanding pad attachment that worked very well. I’m using Rustoleum Rust Reformer as a primer with Rustoleum Charcoal Gray as a finish coat.
How have I missed this.?!?!??! I love the work.