Recent content by amentac

The car battery would not be connected to the tractor at all. I'll connected to the winch when I need to and re-charge on the bench. tnx

Thanks, I appreciate the replies. I think I'll put the old battery back in the tractor and use the car battery to power the winch separately. Better be safe than sorry!

I have a 25HP intek vtwin in my Craftsman tractor, model number 445777. I recently installed an electric winch and replaced the regular battery with a car battery to provide more power for the winch. I also replaced the ammeter (it was broken) with a voltmeter to check that the battery is...

Thank you, I see that now in the transmission manual. Just one question...how can you check the oil level when the transmission in in the tractor? Is there a way to get to that fill hole from the top?

Just wanted to give an update and hopefully help anyone else in a similar predicament. I was able to source that tiny ring washer from a local source. Got the transmission back together again and filled it with new oil. Put it back in the tractor and followed the purge procedures in the user's...

Thanks for your help folks. I just cleared the first snow of the year and the tractor ran smoothly, no backfires or sputtering, valve adjustment must have fixed it. Coincidentally the RPM gauge stopped working, this is the digital type with the sensor wire that wraps around the spark plug wire...

I found the valve lash setting to be a bit high around 0.008 so I reset all of them to 0.005. Engine now runs smoothly and backfiring stops. However once the engine gets warm and under load, backfiring starts again, thought much reduced. I don't understand this, when the pushrods get hot they...

I'm going to re-use the shaft, the splined end didn't get damaged. I had to grind the other end so it will slide into the rim and I drilled a hole in it so I can put a cotter pin to retain the wheel.

Prepare to be entertained…. It’s a beautiful Friday morning, great day to get your tractor ready for winter. Need to install the snow blade and swap the wheels from my other tractor, they are bigger and I have wheels weights and chains for them. Easy job, one hour tops. Right side wheels get...

Yes that's it. I couldn't find it under the old part number 170393. Thank you.

I've taken the cover off the transmission and found the broken retaining ring. Any idea where I can get a replacement?

Great, thank you

I was trying to remove a stuck wheel by banging it from the back and the axle shaft came out of the transmission. I think the retaining ring came off inside the transmission. I have the transmission out of the tractor, but before I start taking it apart (and get into more trouble) I wanted to...

Yup, I did that and it still does makes that popping sound. I'm afraid you might be right and I need a valve job or maybe it's a worn out cam. Though I don't understand why it runs smoothly at times for a few minutes, usually at the higher RPMs.

Does anyone out there have any suggestions? Thanks for your help.