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Originally Posted by twoton
Check the condition of; ISO mounts, muffler, air box sheet metal and aluminum casting, fuel tank, rag joints, oil pan to frame rail mounting bolts. And if you can get it running, vibration through full rpm range, function of hydraulic lift, , smooth operation of tractor through all speeds, and smooth transition between forward and reverse.........
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The rubber ISO mounts may be difficult to inspect if you do not know what to look for. There is an appx. 5/8" diameter flywheel sight hole on the left side of the flywheel cover, left side of the engine, just below and to the rear of the carb. It should be just above the tractor frame. If it is below the top of the frame that is an indication that the rubber mounts have collapsed and will need to be replaced.
The muffler on this tractor is inside an air box and is hard to see. On some models the exhaust tube protrudes through the mesh screen at the front grill. If the muffler has broken off at the elbow, the exhaust tube may have dropped down and be loose.
Air box sheet metal and aluminum casting often crack from age and vibration. You can see these in the engine compartment, in front of the engine.
The Quietline series have plastic fuel tanks and sometimes crack and or get cut from the metal straps. Look for leaks and attempts at patching.
If you bring a combination wrench, I think it's 5/16", you can take the tunnel cover off and inspect the driveline including the rag joints at the front and rear of the driveshaft.
If you want to inspect the oil pan and mounting bolts, first you can just push on the engine and see if it is loose in the tractor. This would suggest that one or more of the oil pan to frame rail mounting bolts has come loose or is missing.
Sorry, that's all I got for now.
Good luck! 1450 is a great tractor.
