Monthly Archives: June 2011

Finally got the drive pulley off

Posted on June 19, 2011 by littletractorguy

Of course, I left the camera out in the garage, so I don’t have the pictures…  Took me nearly the whole afternoon of soaking with penetrating oil, hammering with the convincing mallet, pulling with the pry bar, and finally I … Continue reading →

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Drive pulley trials…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by littletractorguy

Gentle tapping with the persuading mallet will get the pulley to slide about 1/4″ along the shaft, but I can’t seem to get it any further… Got it to the point where I can fit a pry-bar behind  the pulley … Continue reading →

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Got the flywheel off

Posted on June 19, 2011 by littletractorguy

Wow, that was a pain! Had to use a flywheel puller (which meant buying one…) a rubber mallet and lots of PB Blaster ( a penetrating spray). Lots if good advice from the tractor forum folks again… Next up, the … Continue reading →

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More fantastic valve information

Posted on June 16, 2011 by littletractorguy

Wow, I am CONSTANTLY amazed by the wealth of knowledge available at MyTractorForum!  As a TOTAL newbie to valve maintenance and repair, I posted my previous questions on MTF late last night as well as here on the blog…  By … Continue reading →

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All About Valves!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by littletractorguy

So, tonight LTGal let me go out and play tractors again… She EVEN let me go SHOPPING!… Off to Princess Auto to pick up a valve spring compressor… Of course, while I was THERE (unsupervised, bwa ha ha!)… How could … Continue reading →

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Here’s what I got done today

Posted on June 12, 2011 by littletractorguy

Here’s Bror’s cylinder head after a light cleaning some weeks ago Here it is after today’s work Tried using JUST the degreaser to get the carbon off, didn’t work… Tried using a screwdriver, gently, and not on the gasket facing… … Continue reading →

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Feeler gauge

Posted on June 12, 2011 by littletractorguy

As I approach working on Bror’s valves, I’m gonna need a feeler gauge for measuring clearances.  Fortunately/surprisingly, I already HAVE one…This is one of the tools I inherited from mygrandfather.  When my grandmother passed away in the late 80s, I … Continue reading →

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Work slowdown… If that’s possible!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by littletractorguy

So, not much work getting done on Bror this weekend , as Littletractorgal pulled 3 evening shifts (Fri, Sat, Sun) and so the rest of our time is either running around trying to get essentials done (recycling, garbage, lawn mowing, housecleaning … Continue reading →

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Tractor-y AND Geeky!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by littletractorguy

John Deere B Engine So, here’s my NewMail sound… Found THIS website out there that had downloadable John Deere engine sounds, shortened one up and added it to the Mail.app as my new mail sound…. Tractor-y AND geeky!

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A couple of hours of cleaning…

Posted on June 8, 2011 by littletractorguy

Well, I got a couple of hours out messing about in the garage today… Here’s my new engine stand It took a bit of extra trimming to get it to the exact height where it would fit under the front … Continue reading →

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