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  1. M

    Archive through September 03, 2008

    Michael R - A new filter and Hy-Tran is a must do. Until I brought it home, my 123 lived most of its life outside. When I popped the rear cover, I got a little Hy-Tran (or some oil-like substance) and a lot of water. I jacked up the front of the tractor to get most of the residual goop out...
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    On the soapbox again

    $3.80+ a gallon here in Western Oregon. Unless everyone stays home this summer and demand drops precipitously, I'm sure that a gallon of gas will take nearly all of a five dollar bill before school starts.
  3. M

    The Down on the Farm Show!

    Nice theme throughout!
  4. M

    Archive through April 21, 2008

    Kraig - To clarify: When you've installed a PTO clutch bearing with a snap ring in place, there have been no problems with the bearing not being flush with the end of the shaft?
  5. M

    Archive through April 20, 2008

    I bet it would also help to change the filter more than once every 10-15 years...
  6. M

    Archive through April 20, 2008

    Thanks Matt. That's how I installed it, but then I started to second guess myself... Charlie - It's going on a K-301 in a 123. The bearing in question is #12 below and came from my local IH dealer in a MTD bag. Came with a locking collar (#13) too.
  7. M

    Archive through April 20, 2008

    Another PTO clutch bearing question: The service manual says to install the bearing flush with the end of the crankshaft. The new bearing that I have has a thin wire snap ring on the inside that prevents the bearing from being flush on the crankshaft by about 1/8". So, do I remove the snap ring...
  8. M

    Archive through April 08, 2008

    My Super A's service manual outlines a procedure to polarize a generator after it has been off of the tractor. I've looked through my service and owner's manual for my 123 and I'm with Art - I don't see a S/G polarization procedure listed. The owner's manual does discuss a prohibition on jumping...
  9. M

    Archive through March 31, 2008

    Kraig, I read that exact text in the manual and never picked up on the engine rotation deal. DUH! Thanks!
  10. M

    Archive through March 31, 2008

    Art / Kraig - Thanks for the heads-up. The end of the shaft & keyway is indeed a bit banged up. I'll spend some more time with the wire brush and file to clean things up. Another related question. A locking collar came in the same bag with the bearing. I also got a separate locking collar...
  11. M

    Archive through March 31, 2008

    Should the PTO bearing (#12 below) be a pretty tight fit on the crankshaft, or should it slide onto the crank easily like a S/G pulley?
  12. M

    Archive through March 16, 2008

    Ok Dennis. How about this:
  13. M

    Archive through March 16, 2008

    Re: Elvis Sighting I don't think that's Elvis - He's not fat enough! The lad on that 123 is dressed a little too nicely. Perhaps he had to dash off to appear on American Bandstand after finishing with the lawn. Since the high level IH suits made their decisions from downtown Chicago, they...
  14. M

    Archive through March 13, 2008

    Jason - This isn't a great picture, but the arrow points to where the lever is mounted. To the right, there is the PTO rod w/ turnbuckle.
  15. M

    Archive through February 14, 2008

    Thanks Matt. Dumb question now: Is there a quick way to know if the steel in question has been hardened?
  16. M

    Archive through February 14, 2008

    My 123 came with carrier shown in the photo. Can I get away with drilling holes and installing pins to hold the mower deck, or would I better off finding a factory built carrier with pins?
  17. M

    Archive through February 06, 2008

    Got it! Thanks Kraig. Looks like I've got a lot of parts to buy.
  18. M

    Archive through February 06, 2008

    The PTO discussion has been very enlightening, and I think I finally see how all of the parts go together. The P/O of my 123 removed the PTO clutch and replaced it with a plain pulley, and then modified (destroyed) the mule drive to swing back fourth to engage / disengage the mower deck drive...
  19. M

    Archive through December 03, 2007

    How true! I see what these mid-west boys pay for all this great stuff, and how abundant it seems to be and I'm jealous to say the least. On the bright side, at least there are plenty of IH dealers close by for parts... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cubbies do seem...
  20. M

    Archive through September 27, 2007

    Chris P - Another area to look at is the overall condition of both battery cables. My 123 had lived outside for many moons before I got it. I shined up the ends of both cables and the S/G would not turn over. I put the meter to both cables and found that the negative cable (all of 12 inches...
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