127 pulley welded to shaft
Longtime lurker, recent signup and first post…
I picked up a 1969 127 that had been for sale along a nearby road.
It was cheap and there were obvious things missing, but it runs well and drives well with no creeping or leaks. It’s a 55-year-old tractor…
Digging in, though, I’ve discovered that a previous owner welded the clutch drive pulley and associated hardware to the output shaft. It appears to have been converted into a yard towing machine rather than a ground working tractor. I had figured on using it to eventually mow the yard.
I’m debating now whether to keep going with this as this is beyond the scope of what I can do in my garage. The question is whether I can get someone to break/grind the welds to get the basket pulley off and replace it to reverse whatever it is they did. Or if it’s all welded together permanently. I’m not a metalworker or a machinist, so I don’t know if this looks to be reversible without damaging the crankshaft. I also don’t know what these parts look like disassembled to know the extent of how this is all locked together.
The engine appears to be original, so I’d like to keep it together with the chassis.
Thoughts/suggestions?
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