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Post by mickey on Jul 12, 2011 18:46:26 GMT -5
My tiller was in the fire I had last winter, one tire caught fire the air cleaner melted off the tiller. I went to the authorized dealer to get a new tire it cost me $ 70.77 then I found the same tire online for $16.50 plus $14.00 shipping. So when it came to the air cleaner I got one from an old lawn mower bought a copper elbow the right size and a brass pipe then set about cutting a flange out of 1/4 plate steel to fit the carburetor and adapted the old air cleaner to the tiller. I made a bracket out of sheet brass to brace the air cleaner. It runs like a top now.
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Post by bonsaioutlaw on Jul 12, 2011 21:30:43 GMT -5
Pics or it didn't happen.
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Post by steev on Jul 12, 2011 22:15:26 GMT -5
Congrats! Fixing beats replacing all to hell.
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Post by mickey on Jul 13, 2011 12:09:41 GMT -5
Pics or it didn't happen. Here are the photos Attachments:
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Post by mickey on Jul 13, 2011 12:11:32 GMT -5
The other photo Attachments:
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jul 13, 2011 19:00:10 GMT -5
Mike fixes lots of small engines like that. Time to replace when you spend more time fixing than tilling. Our big tiller went through the fire and he scrapped the old motor and replaced it with a 5 hp (at least I think it was 5 hp) motor that was on sale at Harbor Freight. Works like a dog now!
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Post by bonsaioutlaw on Jul 13, 2011 20:35:29 GMT -5
That is a good lookin tiller. Looks like it is about time to paint some flames on the back of that bad boy.
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Post by mickey on Jul 13, 2011 20:51:58 GMT -5
That is a good lookin tiller. Looks like it is about time to paint some flames on the back of that bad boy. Yeah Flames, seeing as it was in a fire that's fitting.  |
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Post by mickey on Jul 15, 2011 22:11:09 GMT -5
Pics or it didn't happen. Photos posted so it did happen. ;D |
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Post by sandbar on Jul 19, 2011 0:44:20 GMT -5
Way to go McGuyver!!  |
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Post by sandbar on Jul 19, 2011 0:45:26 GMT -5
That looks an awful lot like my Craftsman tiller ...
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Post by mickey on Jul 19, 2011 11:08:06 GMT -5
Ariens tillers and Craftsman tiller and Husqvarna tillers are made by the same manufacturer with small differences. I found that out when I was looking for parts for my tiller.
I'm in the process of sharping the tines on the tiller now. the tines are blunt as it was new. my next door neighbor loaned me her small tiller and the tines on it were blunt also and it didn't work very well, so I sharpened the tines on it and that made it work the soil and cut thou the weeds better.
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Post by mickey on Jul 19, 2011 13:08:18 GMT -5
Here is one side sharpened and the other side not done yet. Attachments:
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Post by mickey on Jul 19, 2011 13:10:27 GMT -5
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 19, 2011 20:11:53 GMT -5
Mickey, when you get bored come by my farm. There's a regular growing list of things to fix, sharpen, tune.....
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