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Thus is actually a collector's piece. Made in Hunter Ohio and very few made. I got this thing running for a guy and he takes to shows. He loaned it to an Fwit for his kid to drive in a parade. He left it out in a monsoon rain and water went down the shift lever and filled the trans with water and that took out some bearings and also the bearings in the starter generator. It never ends....

I was diggin' the sheared off rear lug nuts myself. Or is it the picture? Or my eyes LOL.

It's made that way. Hub has 3 holes. Not sure what they were smoking when they designed it.

Hammermechanicman said:

It's made that way. Hub has 3 holes. Not sure what they were smoking when they designed it.

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Actually that design was used by Wheel Horse, also on the early Sears riders, and early Roper mowers.

It has a T92 trans like used in Power King tractors. I think the rear end is Peerless and chain drive is #50. Drivetrain is way over built. Some of it looks like something i built in my garage.

Hammermechanicman said:

It's made that way. Hub has 3 holes. Not sure what they were smoking when they designed it.

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and what idiot engineer designed this so if you get caught in the rain the water can run down the shift lever and fill the trans, wth . . . .

Honest Abe said:

and what idiot engineer designed this so if you get caught in the rain the water can run down the shift lever and fill the trans, wth . . . .

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A lot of old mowers and even tractors were designed with the shifter between your legs and if the rubber boot was torn or missing would allow water contamination of the tranny.

ok that brings back memories of that rubber collar now. I guess the current owner should have caught that then, before loaning it out...

The scary part about this story is the "Fwits" breed

ok that

Ozcub said:

The scary part about this story is the "Fwits" breed

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we've all meet more than a few of these no doubt. In fact I meet a one earlier today on the expressway. Going under the speed limit in the left lane mile after mile, backing traffic up as far as the eye could see . . . . .

Honest Abe said:

ok that

we've all meet more than a few of these no doubt. In fact I meet a one earlier today on the expressway. Going under the speed limit in the left lane mile after mile, backing traffic up as far as the eye could see . . . . .

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That would not be a problem over here (Australia) , it is when they are in the right hand lane , theres your problem

Unless he told the guy there was a problem if it rained, I'm not convinced on who the f'wit is in this story. Leaving a tractor outside is not an abnormal thing and that one looks like it's been left outside a lot to the average person. Not exactly a museum piece.

As mentioned in post #7.
I keep a heads up when I see shift levers that can probably leak due to a bad boot or some did not even have a boot. I install a umbrella on the shift lever close to the xmission. Can use a stout plastic pill body or eqiv and fill the underside with grease and slide it down over the shifter.
Some of the levers had a metal umbrella welded onto the shift lever close to the swivel joint and no rubber boot.
I've seen xmissions freeze in the winter due to water inside that got in through the shift lever.

A heads up is when you check the smission oil level and it's too full. Crack the drain plug and water will usually drain off first if the eq has been at rest for several days, the water separates From the oil and is on the bottom. Usually if the oil is white it has water mixed.

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Thus is actually a collector's piece. Made in Hunter Ohio and very few made. I got this thing running for a guy and he takes to shows. He loaned it to an Fwit for his kid to drive in a parade. He left it out in a monsoon rain and water went down the shift lever and filled the trans with water and that took out some bearings and also the bearings in the starter generator. It never ends....

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Never lend your tools, vehicles or wife. That must have been some rain!

Gord Baker said:

Never lend your tools, vehicles or wife. That must have been some rain!

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wives should only be loaned out on a longgggg term basis . . . . .

Gord Baker said:

Never lend your tools, vehicles or wife. That must have been some rain!

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Only tool I lend is, I keep a Poulan chainsaw that I do not like as a loaner and for some reason it's always finds itself back home and running ok. Really wished it would not come back.
If I try to use it I end up having to do a repair of some sort.

ILENGINE said:

Actually that design was used by Wheel Horse, also on the early Sears riders, and early Roper mowers.

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also Jacobsen

Todd727 said:

Unless he told the guy there was a problem if it rained, I'm not convinced on who the f'wit is in this story. Leaving a tractor outside is not an abnormal thing and that one looks like it's been left outside a lot to the average person. Not exactly a museum piece.

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You should put all the "toys" away when it rains