Recent content by Al Smith

One of biggest pains in my back sides got me again .Husky 281 I've changed the carb ,changed all the anti vibes .the coil .Evidently whoever I bought the fuel hose from sent me the wrong one,too flippen short .I've got one ordered from the Duke of whom I've never gotten a bad part .That old...

Generally speaking you can't hone out ovality or taper on a plated cylinder .Transfer you can remove but use something like 3M "Scotch brite "pads and kerosene which will remove the aluminum transfer but not harm the plating . The new piston rings after some usage will conform to any ovality...

Along the same subject you can use Loctite 401 glue which is formulated for Viton'/ Buna-N .For that matter it can also be used on torn intake boots .

I'm in a position I have salvagable steel measured in tonage . It's structual stuff like I-beams , channel .,flat stock and plate steel plus pipe .I'm in the process of attempting to make it more orderly which has proven to be a pain in the behind .I've got around another week or more work...

I don't know if it's ethanol or what it is but my one Fergie TO 20 is giving me fits .It sits most of the time being a loader tractor and as such the carb plugs up and drives me nuts .II's a simple Marvell up draft but it needs rodded out again .If not it will starve out when you least expect...

The thing I use is Stabil in both my pressure washer and generator .It must work because they start easy .

Rambling on I use that zero turn like a little tractor .For example on my ten acres I have a zillion downed small trees I cut for fire wood .The mower will fit where a tractor won't between the trees and zero turn it will turn on a dime and give you 9 cents change .,With a yard cart I can get a...

More on that carb .I've read the reason the engines surges is because of the locked in idle jet whoch appears to be plugged but can be cleared and adjusted .Under no load the gov can't control it because it runs out lean .Under load at above idle it holds it right on the money .It's more of a...

I've got aToro Titan MX 5400 with a Kaw FR691 engine ,23 HP .It's 11 years old and has 272 hours . I only mow about 2.5 acres .The engine itself runs fine but the carb is a pain in the behind .Couple times a year I have to blow or rod the jets out .I recently replaced the two idler pulleys for...

I got a pleasant surprise today ,Husqvarna 240 with a bad coil ,simple .I tested it out and for a little guy this thing really surprised me .For 38 cc's it cuts like a true three cuber .Filled a garden cart in about 10--12 minutes with 6 inch wind blown stuff .Not bad for an old coot . After...

Today I worked on a patch of golden rod which is a highly invasive plus gigantic weed .These things can get over eight feet tall and as thick as your big toe .I used a micro chain saw to wittle them down to around one foot and a Stihl weed wacker with nylon blades to take them to the ground .A...

I gave up on line heads years ago .I use blade heads .I might use 5 or 6 sets a season and buy them 50 sets at a time .They are generic nylon blades at a fraction of the cost of name brand items . .

As a suggestion for repairs of torn boots Loctite 401,which is o-ring glue is the hot ticket .O-rings are made of buna n rubber same as the boot .

Information in regard to possibley cracking the engine block of the Continental Z 120 engine .If you look at the installation proceedure of this model 100 of loader the actual weight is carried by the front axle not the engine itself .How the Dearborn and Freeman loaders were made I don't have a...

Out of curiosity I doodled around and found this related to the loader .https://ntractorclub.com/manuals/implements/loaders/Davis%20100%20Loader%20-%20Owner's%20Manual.pdf