After I got it home, I had to pull the engine. Major problems!
YA-HOO! Eight weeks later and $2,700 worth of parts, the engine is ready to go back into the tractor.
I replace the clutch and transmission seals while the engine was out. This was a tough job because it was not only winter, but this is not a heavy equipment shop that I was doing the work in (my garage at home). Notice the grass is getting greener as we progress.
In May of 1997, I got it all painted and my wife did the upholstery.
This is the left side of the tractor. The dozer is a Bucyrus Erie.
This is me and my other tractor. We have a small ranch at Bone Idaho. If you can find a really good map of Idaho, you'll find Bone. We used the tractor to smooth out the road and fill in the badger holes, all told, 2 hours and our job was done. Now the tractor gets started once or twice a month whether there is a job to do or not. I am hoping for a tremendous snow storm so that I can push around some of it! Next summer I plan on digging a fish pond at the ranch with the tractor.
Please feel free to drop me a line at laylew@srv.net.
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