New project for the kid

[happyhab]

That's a hard lesson to learn, the right way is usually the fastest. You almost have to be a silverback though to restrain from the easy route.

[ricks]

i caught my daughter out looking over the 105 yesterday when i came home from work. she was trying to free up the frozen choke and throttle cables. she said she wants to here the engine run. that's what will keep me going on this project.
wow, did they pack all that into the 6x6 tower space. these narrow frames really are harder to work on. i've read it on hear how many times? but until you dig into one, it's just hearsay. the tires are weathered , so i"ll be tubing them at all four corners. the steering is really loose and i"ll need to check on the camber/caster angle. but just looking at it now, one side seems to be bent. i"ll check back in i'm sure, with more questions. i know there's plenty of narrow frame enthusiasts on here. thanks for eyeing the thread so far. i appreciate your responses.
rick

[Methos]

Originally Posted by ricks

i caught my daughter out looking over the 105 yesterday when i came home from work. she was trying to free up the frozen choke and throttle cables. she said she wants to here the engine run. that's what will keep me going on this project.
wow, did they pack all that into the 6x6 tower space. these narrow frames really are harder to work on. i've read it on hear how many times? but until you dig into one, it's just hearsay. the tires are weathered , so i"ll be tubing them at all four corners. the steering is really loose and i"ll need to check on the camber/caster angle. but just looking at it now, one side seems to be bent. i"ll check back in i'm sure, with more questions. i know there's plenty of narrow frame enthusiasts on here. thanks for eyeing the thread so far. i appreciate your responses.
rick

Rick, I go to Home Depot and buy their universal cable for the throttle and cut those to fit and save some cash too! They are like $7 each. I haven't found a cheap source for the choke cable yet.

[ACecil]

Great pics. It's cool that your daughter is into this project with you!

[ricks]

patience. that's what i was told whenever i went fishing with my dad. i apply that to just about everything i do except when it comes to waiting for paint to dry and pb blaster to loosen up the all important bolt. it may have taken ten years for the rust to build but it only took three days of soaking to break it free. i'm sure you're all aware of needing to take one part off to find out why something doesn't work and you wind up having to take apart the whole dang tractor. the hydro lever was frozen in the neutral position as well as the brake. also rusted was the safety switch and it's connector. one thing led to another and i'm cleaning up the slop in the steering. i had the engine out so i could stand the tractor on end to get to the steering. so i cleaned up the frozen throttle and choke, blew out the jets and venturies, took off every electrical connector and polished them up so there weren't any contact issues. i threw in some gas only to find i need a new gasket on the bowl. it may have taken the use of two batteries to start it, but i got it going. sparks, smoke and the occasional sputter shot out of the muffler onto a nearby pile of scrap wood. no fire but the tractor shot like a cannon once and then died. i started it right back up and it purrs like a lion, er, bear, i mean a cub. now i can reassemble all the parts i took off and tear into the mower deck. great day here.

[PaulS]

I don't know if the narrow frame tractor hydros work the same as the supers or not but my 2084 hydro lever will not move if the brake is locked on. Infact in an emergency stop by braking mine is designed to return the lever to neutral. My suggestion is to free up the brake and see if that will fix the hydro lever lock problem.

[ricks]

thanks paul. i believe the hydro's on our tractors work in the same manner. i did manage to loosen up the brake mechanism that puts the hydro lever in neutral. i had to clean the rust off of the slide and shaft it rides on though. regreased it too. the friction disc and spring on the shaft for the hydro lever was taken apart and regreased as well. i tried forward and reverse while the back end was up on blocks. not as smooth as when it was new but just as good. i need to read up on the internal brake. all i've seen was a picture, but i need to find out how or if you can adjust it. the brake pedal goes all the way down. i understand that the tractor will slow itself through the hydro, acting like a brake. but i'd still like be assured.

[Methos]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I don't know if the narrow frame tractor hydros work the same as the supers or not but my 2084 hydro lever will not move if the brake is locked on. Infact in an emergency stop by braking mine is designed to return the lever to neutral. My suggestion is to free up the brake and see if that will fix the hydro lever lock problem.

Originally Posted by ricks

thanks paul. i believe the hydro's on our tractors work in the same manner. i did manage to loosen up the brake mechanism that puts the hydro lever in neutral. i had to clean the rust off of the slide and shaft it rides on though. regreased it too. the friction disc and spring on the shaft for the hydro lever was taken apart and regreased as well. i tried forward and reverse while the back end was up on blocks. not as smooth as when it was new but just as good. i need to read up on the internal brake. all i've seen was a picture, but i need to find out how or if you can adjust it. the brake pedal goes all the way down. i understand that the tractor will slow itself through the hydro, acting like a brake. but i'd still like be assured.

They both work the same way. No hydro lever movement when the brake is on. Keep spraying the PB Blaster it'll get the job done!

[ricks]

i don't know where my last post went. try #2. after i hooked everything back up, i drove the 105 off the table. everything seems to work just fine. forward, reverse. all except the brake. it's going to sit in a temporary spot for now until i get the mower deck cleaned up. i"ll put those pictures on the implement thread under the same heading.

[ACecil]

Nice 105, you have there!