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TecumsehBriggs

Master Tractor Tinkerer

Join Date:

06-16-2011

Last Activity:

05-23-2012 9:24 PM

    ABOUT ME

  • 1996 Ranch King
  • 1
  • Tractors, guns
  • On the state payroll
  • Warrenville
  • Illinois

LATEST ACTIVITY

  • Posted in thread: Gear puller modified for MTD wheels on 05/24/2012 at 10:10PM
    Ya know how the rear wheels on an MTD lawn tractor become stuck with age? I tried hammers (ruined rear
    axle bearings in the process), 2x4s (with limited success) and Liquid Wrench (again with limited ...

  • Posted in thread: So what did you accomplish today? on 05/24/2012 at 9:50PM
    Changed a bunch of lawn tractor tires around, moved some tractor parts out of one of my sheds & put them
    in a cartop carrier I picked up for free. Organized my tools & stuff and modified a gear puller...

  • Posted in thread: 1996 Yard Man project on 05/24/2012 at 9:38PM
    Installed the blades onto the deck today (painted them a couple days ago), touched up the bolts &
    underside of the deck with black paint, took a couple pics. The deck is not installed yet as I would h...

  • Posted in thread: 1996 Yard Man project on 05/23/2012 at 9:20PM
    Had to open up the discharge end of the deck (obviously someone hit something really hard & more than
    once). Welded on a piece of steel to reinforce the opening; sanded & painted the topside of the de...

  • Posted in thread: "Who's Line Is It"? 4 Word Game on 05/23/2012 at 8:30AM
    ...too much on Sunday...

  • Posted in thread: 1996 Yard Man project on 05/20/2012 at 10:44PM
    I made a parking brake rod out of a length of zinc coated steel rod, then threaded the end to install a
    black plastic knob ( gotta do it right...).Installed the newly recovered yellow seat. Installed ...

  • Posted in thread: So what did you accomplish today? on 05/20/2012 at 10:29PM
    Today I installed the rear fender on my 1996 Yard Man. I replaced both belt keeper pins near the engine
    pulley (one missing, one mangled), taken from my 2001 Huskee. I hadn't started this mower since ...

  • Posted in thread: So what did you accomplish today? on 05/19/2012 at 10:33PM
    Yesterday, I recovered 2 MTD seats with new cushions; spot-puttied & sanded my 1996 Yard Man rear fender;
    cleaned out the carb on the Millenium a dozen or so times. The damn carb is driving me bonkers...

  • Posted in thread: 2,000# GORILLA coming down! on 05/19/2012 at 9:18AM
    Does Maryland have "Castle Doctrine" law? If so, shoot to kill when these scumbags return to your
    property!

  • Posted in thread: "Who's Line Is It"? 4 Word Game on 05/18/2012 at 10:43PM
    Wet sand tractor fenders...

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