What's on your bench?

[RedFir Down]

Hard to find a better gentleman than JJ ,

I'll second that! One of a kind!

 

[qurotro]

Hard to find a better gentleman than JJ ,

I agree.

 

[Wolverine]

Bought this 357 brand new in ‘10. Had Dan Henry port in 2014 and haven’t touched it since. Put it on the bench to replace fuel line and filter, decided to pull the muffin out of curiosity.



I’ve cut a LOT of firewood with this saw in the last 13 years. It’s been my main goto saw. Husky XP oil till I started milling, then RA. I did use Klotz R50 for a hot minute till I saw it completely gum up another saw. That’s probably the reason for what you see.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Bought this 357 brand new in ‘10. Had Dan Henry port in 2014 and haven’t touched it since. Put it on the bench to replace fuel line and filter, decided to pull the muffin out of curiosity.

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I’ve cut a LOT of firewood with this saw in the last 13 years. It’s been my main goto saw. Husky XP oil till I started milling, then RA. I did use Klotz R50 for a hot minute till I saw it completely gum up another saw. That’s probably the reason for what you see.

You had me at "357".

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Just finished up an old Australian made leaf blower. Nice little engine but I can’t stand the two bolt design to hold on the cylinder or intake manifolds. In this case, both were leaking because of it. I also needed to flatten the intake manifold which had warped and then made Al new gaskets everywhere from a larger roll.

 

[Czed]

Fixed this auger new fuel line,filter,bulb
The Killswitch didn't work so the owner had tied a wire around the the plug wire to stop it
Shocking the piss out of whoever ran it.

 

[Czed]

Putting a 390 am kit in a fried 290

Glad I already had the oem rear bar stud removal tool

 

[Matt Ellerbee]

This was given to me years ago, I had it running but was missing throttle cable. Sat outside since. Decided to get back at it, rust in carb then broke the plastic fuel nipple off… crap. Chinese carb and new cable and dirt diggler is operational! Serial on motor dates it in the 80’s, figuring it was repowered at some point.

 

[Ketchup]

Two hungry Termites after a spa treatment. One had the intake boot pulled out of the carb box, the other was run with the brake engaged.

 

[Likesaws]

This was given to me years ago, I had it running but was missing throttle cable. Sat outside since. Decided to get back at it, rust in carb then broke the plastic fuel nipple off… crap. Chinese carb and new cable and dirt diggler is operational! Serial on motor dates it in the 80’s, figuring it was repowered at some point.
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I think that may be the original engine. I have a Troy built horse tiller wi a Tecumseh engine very similar to that one.
Same style air filter and muffler. Different gas tank.

 

[Matt Ellerbee]

I think that may be the original engine. I have a Troy built horse tiller wi a Tecumseh engine very similar to that one.
Same style air filter and muffler. Different gas tank.

It is a junior. If it is the original engine, Troy built uses excellent stickers! They are faded and mostly illegible, but still there.

I am letting the chocolate milkshake drain from transmission over the weekend, gonna top it off Monday and put to work that evening in the garden.

 

[heimannm]

Mark

 

[nbbt]

It is a junior. If it is the original engine, Troy built uses excellent stickers! They are faded and mostly illegible, but still there.

I am letting the chocolate milkshake drain from transmission over the weekend, gonna top it off Monday and put to work that evening in the garden.

Make sure you use the correct type of gear oil in those troy-builts. Many had brass gears that require "yellow" safe fluid. GL-4 and maybe GL-1 IIRC

 

[Matt Ellerbee]

Make sure you use the correct type of gear oil in those troy-builts. Many had brass gears that require "yellow" safe fluid. GL-4 and maybe GL-1 IIRC

The online manual calls for full replacement with 85-140 gear dope. I’ll have to look again for the GL rating, I believe you are correct though.

 

[heimannm]

 

[Ketchup]

Well, this is what I got off the bench today. headed for the truck as soon as the rain lets up.

 

[Matt Ellerbee]

Make sure you use the correct type of gear oil in those troy-builts. Many had brass gears that require "yellow" safe fluid. GL-4 and maybe GL-1 IIRC

I’m having problems finding GL-4 only fluid. Any suggestions?

I have some 00 grease in the shop, would that work?

 

[pbillyi69]

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[pbillyi69]

this is what i found
PROBLEM
What lubricant should be used in the tiller transmission case?
SOLUTION
In the past the rule was: For partial fill-ups (a few ounces or less) use SAE 140, SAE 85W-140 or SAE 80W-90 weight gear oil with an API rating of GL-4 or GL-5. For full replacement use SAE 140 or SAE 85W-140 gear oil with an API rating of GL-4 only.
We have also found that 80W-90 oil with an API rating of GL-1 is acceptable for both partial and full replacement of tiller gear oils.

 

[nbbt]

I’m having problems finding GL-4 only fluid. Any suggestions?

I have some 00 grease in the shop, would that work?

I usually get GL-4 gear lube at Napa, Grainger, or have found at a good number of farm implement dealers.