The Daily Yardman Thread

[Pumper54]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Roger,
The engine swap went surprising easy even for me. Way too easy and I kept thinking something was not going to work.
Pulled the blades off the old mower and un bolted the four bolts holding the engine to the deck, pulled the engine off and set aside. Removed blade from "new" engine and unbolted the three mounting bolts, lifted engine off and set on brush mower. tilted the mower up and got the bolts started and ran them in with a airgun. Hardest part was moving the control cable over across the engine but with some help from a set of needle nose pliers I got her done. The output shaft on the new engine is longer then the old one so the blade sits closer to the ground, with the deck set as high as it will go the blade tip measured 3 inches from the ground. That will (should) work for what I need it for. As both mowers are 21 no worried about blade hitting the inside of the deck..... I did do a blade rotation check before I fired it up. ;-)

Now to get it back to the farm and trim some weeds.
Tom

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Holy smokes Chuck, you guys gotta stop this stuff, I'm too friggin' old for this.. Yer gonna give me a heart attack...

Rog

Yeah Chuck I suffered a "hard-attack" myself when I saw that pic .. :laughing:..:laughing:..:laughing:

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Roger,
The engine swap went surprising easy even for me. Way too easy and I kept thinking something was not going to work.
Pulled the blades off the old mower and un bolted the four bolts holding the engine to the deck, pulled the engine off and set aside. Removed blade from "new" engine and unbolted the three mounting bolts, lifted engine off and set on brush mower. tilted the mower up and got the bolts started and ran them in with a airgun. Hardest part was moving the control cable over across the engine but with some help from a set of needle nose pliers I got her done. The output shaft on the new engine is longer then the old one so the blade sits closer to the ground, with the deck set as high as it will go the blade tip measured 3 inches from the ground. That will (should) work for what I need it for. As both mowers are 21 no worried about blade hitting the inside of the deck..... I did do a blade rotation check before I fired it up. ;-)

Now to get it back to the farm and trim some weeds.
Tom

Word on the street is your sweetie has got a KNIFE, and you are about to lose more than a circumcision does, she ain't too happy bout you cuttin "donuts" in the house cause it's rainin outside !! .. :laughing:..:laughing:

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Darryl,

If you don't need the account, I'd just plow it all up against the garage door and leave it there..

Rog

See how we like to help ya Darryl, I'd go further and plow THEIR next -door neighbors snow FREE of course !! on to their front yard too !!

 

[Ronno6]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

One on theme,



one not:

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

One on theme,

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one not:

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Well Butt-Breath, the gal in the Daisy Dukes has a cold, her chest is all swelled-up ! AND the 2nd one (in body-paint) looks mean as Hell !!

 

[Darryl G]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

See how we like to help ya Darryl, I'd go further and plow THEIR next -door neighbors snow FREE of course !! on to their front yard too !!

Yeah, you guys are great. Thanks much!

I've definitely been tempted to plow driveways in but not looking to get arrested. A friend's plow guy did just that after a 30 inch snow storm and I had to deal with it 5 feet high out at the curb after it had frozen up. Even with my V plow and chains on the rear it was a chore. They have an old gate they no longer use but the gate posts being there complicated things...couldn't push off to the sides, had to push it all in.

I just checked QuickBooks and this customer comes in at 1.33% of my gross income for this year. Pretty minor customer. I think somehow I'll survive without them. My top 10 customers make up 42.25%. They're not even in the top 20. And it's only been since 2008 that I've been mowing, 2005 for plowing.

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Yeah, you guys are great. Thanks much!

I've definitely been tempted to plow driveways in but not looking to get arrested. A friend's plow guy did just that after a 30 inch snow storm and I had to deal with it 5 feet high out at the curb after it had frozen up. Even with my V plow and chains on the rear it was a chore. They have an old gate they no longer use but the gate posts being there complicated things...couldn't push off to the sides, had to push it all in.

I just checked QuickBooks and this customer comes in at 1.33% of my gross income for this year. Pretty minor customer. I think somehow I'll survive without them. My top 10 customers make up 42.25%. They're not even in the top 20. And it's only been since 2008 that I've been mowing, 2005 for plowing.

I think WE'VE made up YOUR mind for ya !! .. :thumbsup:..:laughing:..:laughing:

 

[Ronno6]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Well Butt-Breath

Owing to the fact that you were inspired by some of the pix lately, I wear that moniker with PRIDE !!

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Owing to the fact that you were inspired by some of the pix lately, I wear that moniker with PRIDE !!

I sometimes wonder ..... what our lives would be like if we (the stayers) ALL lived in the same neighborhood, on the same street.... maybe a permanent SWAT team outpost..?? daily visits from the FBI, IRS, NSA, BATF, and the Long Lost Lonely Ladies Club ..??? ,.. :thumbsup:..:laughing:..:laughing: