<font color="ff0000">And you think you guys have problems!</font>
Got the carb rebuild kit yesterday and also picked up the hydro fan
i needed. after installing the missing gaskets on the carb bowl I
found the float had a leak. after that was fixed I went to work on
replacing the fan, a lot easier than I feared.
then I got the cub running and was busy wizzing around the yard
trying to get things overheated, or shaken loose. tearing thru the
tall weeds and steep ditches slowed the cub not at all. after a bit
of boredom doing that, I put the mowing deck back on and decided to
see how tall the grass has got to be to stop a cub....
I had a side yard on my newly aquired property that had weeds 6ft
tall, with ground so uneven that I routinely got the rented
brushcutter hung up. perfect test ground for the cub.
into the weeds and out again, without the engine even pausing to
catch it's breath. bouncing in and out of ruts like some kind of
carnival ride.
until the steering wheel broke.
stuck out in the middle of a rut infested field, surrounded by 6 ft
tall weeds, and missing a steering wheel is not fun. dropped the cub
to idle and walked back to the garage for a vice grips to limp the
cub back to asses repairs.
anyway, i got a chance to look over some issues and wanted to post
them and see if anyone has some insight.
my front steering is sloppy, about as bad as an old ford pickup
truck, much more noticeable when trying to steer with just a vice
grips. looks like a lot of connection points are worn. most of them
look like i can drill them out and install bushings. anything to
look out for?
my carb is not working right. i can advance the throttle slowly and
it is ok, but quick throttle changes cause it to sputter and almost
die. also, I cannot starve the engine, tightening up the needles as
far as i dare and still get some black smoke, which i remember is a
sign of rich fuel mixture. I have new neddles and seats in the carb
kit, but i was more worried about the bowl leaks i was getting.
leaking gas on a hot muffler is NOT fun, but no longer an issue.
I can get the deck off an on, but not elegantly, hopefully somone
can share some tips.
what to do about the steering wheel? not sure if it is a stock wheel
or a replacement, but the whole unit apears to be made out of
plastic which caused it's demise. I have a car steering wheel with a
metal hub, but is meant for a smaller splined hole. I could drill it
out and use it, but was wondering about alternatives. I am learnign
welding in my spare time, so maybe i could weld up
somethign "interesting"
Is there a guard for a hydrostatic fan? I just installed mine and am
seeing wear and tear, must be them 6 ft weeds.
also, what is supposed to hold the steering wheel shaft in place?
mine appears to have nothing holding it in place, just gravity.
the wiring for my headlights is missing. I assume I can just tap
into the keyswitch anywhere that I find 12 volts. someone mentioned
he replaced hist spots with floods, any suggestions? I just picked
up a ge 4411 for mine (one was missing a teminal post)
a lot of other points, but most of them I have figgured out using
comon sense, suct as ajusting the gearshift so neutral is actually
in neutral, sharpening blades, and finding replacement bolts and
such.
oh the plus side, WOW, hydrostatics seem unstoppable, climbing
ditches and ruts that I figgured i'd need a full size tractor to
plow over. I cant wait to weld up a cultivator or some other earth
truning equipment and see how it handles it.
