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Post by chils on Aug 16, 2020 18:40:38 GMT -6
I bought another garden tractor. Same series 3000 as my loader tractor above. A 3205 with a liquid cooled Kawasaki. 1000lbs, shaft drive rear diff and deck, hydraulic power steering and deck lift, differential lock. This has an older model rear axle. Aluminum vs my other one's cast iron. The aluminum rears have a problematic seal system and leak over time. I'm refurbing it, replacing all wear items and leaking seals. So far I changed the front crank seal, valve cover gaskets, set valve lash, changed all fluids, hydro oil and filter, replaced all fuel line and the 2 filters, replaced the plastic linkage bushings with bronze oilites, and got the rear diff back together today. Someone paid $8000 for this new. I'll have <$800 in it counting $450 purchase price when I'm done.
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Post by chils on Aug 16, 2020 18:49:06 GMT -6
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Post by chils on Aug 16, 2020 19:05:18 GMT -6
Heres the after cleaning pics. Got after it with an air blower followed by a brush and hot purple degreaser mix.
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Post by chils on Oct 10, 2020 5:44:21 GMT -6
I built a sod cutter to mount on my tractor loader bucket. A co-worker is building a batting cage and needs to remove 12x50ft of bermuda sod. Got it working last night. It'll be put to work today. My only test spot out here is a 25x25ft x 1ft high raised garden spot the previous owner put in. The rest of my soil is AR rocks with dirt sparsly sprinkled between them. The garden spot has burmuda on top soil. It was dark so I couldn't see much but I got off the GT and rolled up the sod carpet. I'll shoot video when we put it to work. Got a trailer to load. Gonna take my 3205, IH #4 dump cart, 3240, box blade, cultivator, fork set, and 500lbs of weight plates. 3205 will pull the cart I will load with the 3240 and dump on the trailer.
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Post by chils on Oct 10, 2020 17:54:25 GMT -6
Busy day. Dug and hauled several tons of dirt with my little tractor then hauled it home and unloaded it. Going back in the morning.
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