Previous Owner jerry rigging (best of the best!)

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by sorner

John Hall gave the idea on my two-fer thread, so credit to him. We should have a thread of all the crazy things we've uncovered from previous owner jerry rigging (and jury rigging!). I'll go first.

This is the driveshaft from an 1862 I picked up recently. I got the engine running, and noticed a vibration from the drive line area. I pulled the tunnel cover off and found the driveshaft hanging on to the input shaft of the charge pump by a thread! There is a hose clamp around the shaft, holding pressure against a big washer which I guess is supposed to hold the CV joint in place so it reaches the input shaft? I don't know. But this picture was taken after I removed about a half of a mile length of electrical tape that was wrapped around it to further reinforce this stupidity! That hydro plumbing is no laughing matter either...



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I have a good set of hydraulic tubes and a good drive shaft if your stuff is FUBAR.:beerchug

[Alvy]

This idea has been brought up in the past, we won’t mention who but I’m glad it has finally come to fruition. I have several pics of some good ones but afraid that they will be sideways or upside down. It is truly amazing what some have done to these poor machines over their lives. Keep the pics coming!

[john hall]

Well, I don't think Sorner's original entry will be beat, but I'll play anyway. Here is the battery hold down on my 2284. It's on the rod that tightens the mule drive belt.

[Cannon51]

The hydro lever that came in my 1641.
Cannon

[sorner]

Originally Posted by john hall

Well, I don't think Sorner's original entry will be beat, but I'll play anyway. Here is the battery hold down on my 2284. It's on the rod that tightens the mule drive belt.

Is this what happens when someone takes something completely apart and then puts it back together and has extra pieces?


Thanks for the offer Sam, I have a bunch of tubes in my POP (Pile of Parts).

You know, I was so dumbfounded by the driveshaft setup that I didn't even notice the plumbing mod right away?!

I haven't really gotten into the red 682 yet that I got from the same seller, but at quick glance it has no brakes.. at all. The disks are gone, there are no calipers or linkages. It has a pedal though, that is about it.

[olds45512]

Originally Posted by sorner

Is this what happens when someone takes something completely apart and then puts it back together and has extra pieces?


Thanks for the offer Sam, I have a bunch of tubes in my POP (Pile of Parts).

You know, I was so dumbfounded by the driveshaft setup that I didn't even notice the plumbing mod right away?!

I haven't really gotten into the red 682 yet that I got from the same seller, but at quick glance it has no brakes.. at all. The disks are gone, there are no calipers or linkages. It has a pedal though, that is about it.

The 682 probably has internal brakes which would explain the lack of caliper's or rotors.

[finsruskw]

Take your pick here
IIRC these were all on the same machine.
Best part of this $75 Cub 128 was hiding under the belly pan which was crammed/wedged between the fender pan and the tower. I did not even notice 'til the next day after I got home!
I have no idea as to what that tiny Kohler fits, sure as hell ain't this tractor
The last picture, the pin had been pulled towards the front and the rear of the pin was not even in the rear bushing, just rubbing on the underside of the 'C' channel
We need a "Custom by Cobblecraft" Hall of fame...er shame!!

[sorner]

Originally Posted by finsruskw

Take your pick here
IIRC these were all on the same machine.
Best part of this $75 Cub 128 was hiding under the belly pan which was crammed/wedged between the fender pan and the tower. I did not even notice 'til the next day after I got home!
I have no idea as to what that tiny Kohler fits, sure as hell ain't this tractor
The last picture, the pin had been pulled towards the front and the rear of the pin was not even in the rear bushing, just rubbing on the underside of the 'C' channel
We need a "Custom by Cobblecraft" Hall of fame...er shame!!

The muffler is bigger than the engine!

[sorner]

Originally Posted by sorner

John Hall gave the idea on my two-fer thread, so credit to him. We should have a thread of all the crazy things we've uncovered from previous owner jerry rigging (and jury rigging!). I'll go first.

This is the driveshaft from an 1862 I picked up recently. I got the engine running, and noticed a vibration from the drive line area. I pulled the tunnel cover off and found the driveshaft hanging on to the input shaft of the charge pump by a thread! There is a hose clamp around the shaft, holding pressure against a big washer which I guess is supposed to hold the CV joint in place so it reaches the input shaft? I don't know. But this picture was taken after I removed about a half of a mile length of electrical tape that was wrapped around it to further reinforce this stupidity! That hydro plumbing is no laughing matter either...



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So here’s what happened. The PO has the driveshaft in backwards, and did not have the bolt in the center that holds the coupler to the input shaft of the charge pump.

[Rescue11]

Previous owner must have been a plumber.... not necessarily a good one, but copper tubing and compression ftgs...