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Phil Peterson
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Username: Phil47
WI
Registered: 6-2003
Post Number: 534
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 9:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sodbuster - an ARK loader, eh? I had one mounted on a 317 last fall. It runs on it's own hydraulic pump, and is completely independent of the tractor's hydraulic system.

Will you have to notch the fender pan to make it fit?
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Ralph Adcock
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Username: Illinoisdeere
IL
Registered: 7-2005
Post Number: 219
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 9:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Happy Fourth of July tomorrow fellow members of this great site.

Ralph & Chris
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Tony Schroeder
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Username: Ts_hunter
MN
Registered: 5-2009
Post Number: 65
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 8:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Robert,

I needed a governor gear shaft for my HH100 and everyone said 'no longer available'. Then I called Usgaard & Smith in Decorah, IA. They had them in stock, NEW!. The are a Tecumseh Dealer....

Usgaard & Smith
1-563-382-4864
302 College Dr
Decorah, IA 52101
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Larry F. Hall
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Username: Deereallis
NY
Registered: 5-2009
Post Number: 15
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 7:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks Brandon, now I will look for a diesel to add with my 317. Larry
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Romeo Isabelle Jr.
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Username: Littlejd
OH
Registered: 4-2005
Post Number: 1296
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 5:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Robert
It's looks to be a cast piece, post in the wanted section for a used one and I'm sure someone will have one

HTH
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peter papoosha
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Registered: 7-2007
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Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 3:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
here is the vac

any one know any thing about this

(Message edited by kkortman112 on July 03, 2009)
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peter papoosha
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Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 3:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

here is a pic

(Message edited by kkortman112 on July 03, 2009)
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peter papoosha
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Username: Peterp2
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Registered: 7-2007
Post Number: 54
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 3:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
chris i just made your 9000 mark- this is the first i ever registered- t0585 051410m 1973 140 h1.i picked it up today w/ez rake vac from original owner
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Robert C. Owens
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Username: Gottaswim500
N.Y.
Registered: 10-2008
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Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 3:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hello everyone, I am restoring a 112JD 1966H. I would like ti know if the points cover plate is cast steel or a flat steel plate? It has a 10horsepower engine{Tecumseh HH100}. Does anyone know where I might obtain one?
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Brandon D'Avis
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Username: Deere_317
WA
Registered: 1-2007
Post Number: 531
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 11:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Larry,

330, and a 332.
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Romeo Isabelle Jr.
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Username: Littlejd
OH
Registered: 4-2005
Post Number: 1293
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
We made it Chris
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Larry F. Hall
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Username: Deereallis
NY
Registered: 5-2009
Post Number: 14
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Did John Deere put a diesel engine in a 300 series tractor? And if so, what model?
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Chris Neal (WFM Registry Police Chief)
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Username: Smurfslayer
Iowa (IA)
Registered: 1-2002
Post Number: 2659
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 11:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
The next tractor in the Registry is #9,000!

Woo Hoo!

-Chris
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Dale Merkle
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Username: Dmerkle
Oh
Registered: 10-2005
Post Number: 97
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 10:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Both fuel stablizers I use work with a 10% ethanol blend fuel.
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Mike Vautrain
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Username: Soultrain
Ma
Registered: 11-2007
Post Number: 22
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
You now need to use a fuel stabilizer that works with ethanol or it only buys you a extra 1-2 months the gas in the golf cart was about 4 years old and my Dad always said it was fine which i kept telling him to dump it in his caddy but it ended up costing money to fix now he knows the hard way
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Steve Small
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Username: Smalltime
IN
Registered: 4-2004
Post Number: 893
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 8:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Ron,

No leads on the stolen equipment. It is probably several states away.

Last time it happened to this dealership, the equipment was found about 45 miles away with a lot of other stolen equipment. It was a ring of thieves that installed wooden playground equipment and scoped out the area while working.

They were busted when the property owner where they were storing the stolen goods, found the warehouse overloaded with Lawn and Garden equipment.

On the internal JD site, there have been postings about thieves that cut all phone and electric lines to a building, then jump the alarm system and wipe out all the stihl professional equipment. They leave all the lower cost equipment alone.

Steve
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Dale Merkle
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Username: Dmerkle
Oh
Registered: 10-2005
Post Number: 96
Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Mike V.

How old was the gas?
Do you use a fuel stablizer?

I went to a 30 day fuel rule. Any fuel over 30 days old (2 and 4 cycle) is added to my Suburban's fuel tank. I add a fuel stablizer to my fuel containers before I fill them. Two good fuel stablizers are Briggs and Stratton version and Sta-Bil. Most small motor manufactures want you to use fresh unleaded fuel. The way you store your fuel plays a big part. Storage container(s) should be sealed and stored in a cool place. I haven't had any fuel related problems since I went to this 5-6 years ago.

Page 1.4 in a Kohler service manual says:
For best results use only clean fresh unleaded gas. Unleaded gas leaves less combustion chamber deposits. Leaded gas requires more frequent cylinder head cleaning.

You are wasting good money on high octane fuel unless your Kohlers and the golf cart have more than 9.0 to 9.5 to 1 compression. I have two K321 motors with .040 off the heads. They both run great on 89 octane gas. Performace was down when I ran 92-93 octane in the one motor.

Ethanol will act like a cleaner and loosen any deposits in your carb. Odds are the deposits came from the additives big oil adds to the gas. Only problem I've had with ethanol gas is a higher fuel usage. That was expected since air fuel ratio for alcohol base fuel is 9 to 1 and gasoline base fuel is 14 to 1.
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Mary Herbers
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Username: Little_g
Ia
Registered: 3-2003
Post Number: 28
Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 9:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Does anyone have a Didier Hydra-Sickle bar mower or a good photograph of one? It was made by Didier Manufacturing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. I need it for Green Magazine and all I have is the picture in the sales literature! Thanks! Mary Herbers
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Mike Vautrain
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Username: Soultrain
Ma
Registered: 11-2007
Post Number: 21
Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 7:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Chuck I am after the lack of ethanol it is leaded which they also like and the higher octane will not hurt either. The carb all of the holes got plugged also the intake valve got stuck in the guide in the head after a good soaking a carb rebuild it runs great better than new. Also the fuel I put in the cart is 110 octane I had a little extra from the race car
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sodbuster
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Username: Sodbuster
ks
Registered: 6-2009
Post Number: 8
Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 7:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I have a 318.also an ark loader off a 620 allis chalmers.the loader is self contained,hydro fluid is in the arms of the loader.the loader also has controls mounted on it.if I mount the unit on my 318 do I by pass the levers on the tractor?? thanks

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