Tag Archives: John Deere 112

What a NICE summer day!

Well, today was officially a nice day! Weather-wise AND tractor-wise! Got back to working on Bror’s engine this afternoon… Here’s some details of what the engine shop did with the valve guides… Those look like copper sleeves… And I THINK … Continue reading

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Easter tractor playing

Well, happy Easter everybody… I stole away from the family festivities for a while to get some tractor-playing time in… Figured what I should do is pull the Tec HH100 out of Bror and get it ready to go into … Continue reading

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Clutch, Brake and Variator adjustment

Got out tonight to do the alignment on the brake, clutch and variator! Is a neat process, actually! Disconnecting the variator linkage Disconnecting the brake linkage turn the engine over and pull the variator back to stop 3, then measure … Continue reading

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Another test run… two steps forward, one back…

Well, didn’t get the kind of time to tractor this weekend that I’d been hoping to. LTGal picked up an unexpected shift at work this weekend, so she was at work all weekend, TractorGrandma was outta town at the cabin, … Continue reading

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Well, its been a long time a-comin!

Well, the moment (moments) you’ve all been waiting for… Testing my safety switches First try with gas! Things didn’t work to begin with, so took a supper break, then came back to it So… Whatdya think? I think I’ve got … Continue reading

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Back to work on Bror… Finally

Well, I didn’t get out as early as I would have liked this morning, but I got working on Bror again. It occurred to me where I had left off with him… I had decided last fall that it would … Continue reading

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Dug around in Bror’s Transaxle tonight

Well, I did some poking around inside Bror’s transaxle tonight… Pulled EVERYTHING out… And FINALLY, after I’d pulled everything but the brake shaft out, I found this! Remember it, from WAY back in May of 2011? Why is it that anything … Continue reading

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Cool old JD attachment!

So I was going through the pile of tractor documents for my grandfather’s 112H yesterday when a little folded up piece of paper fell out of one of them… When I unfolded it, this is what I found: Its a … Continue reading

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Finally got time to get out to the garage on the 14th, (Jbefore the weather turned cold on us). Cleaned up enough that I was able to get the transaxle onto my little engine stand. Had to put another brace … Continue reading

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Bearing removal and installation thoughts!

So, I got a bunch of advice about what to do about the bearings on those axle housings, and the consensus is I should replace them.  Then of course, the question is, how the heck do I get them OUT … Continue reading

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