Recently picked up this little jewel. The original deck was rusted out and the spindle mounts had failed. Called JD and ordered the replacement 48" deck. That thing installed perfect and cuts well.
The PO left it to sit on his back porch for about two years. He replaced the battery and cracked the injectors to get it to start. In doing so, apparently the injectors became loose in the block. I tried mowing with it and was less than impressed. Thought it was gutless. Opened the hood and saw diesel pooling around the rear and center injectors. It woukd froth when I increased the throttle. I pulled all the injectors lines off and tightened the injectors. Everything went together great. It bled quick and fired right up. Did another test mow and it was much better. Hardly bogged down in the thicker stuff.
I was mowing some of our hard to reach places and became stuck. Tried picking up on the fender to slide a board underneath and the bolt snapped. At th point I'm considering pulling the pan off and repainting it.
List of pressing mods
new fuel filter housing. Leaks at the input.
New fuel lines and fuel cap
new tires f/r. These are dry rotted and won't cut it. Would like some 25" aggressive thread
new hyd hoses for front blade
repair trailer mover on 3pt. Someone overloaded it and bent the right side.
I do have the missing panel. Left it off till I confirmed all fuel leaks were stopped
painting might wait till winter when I'm not doing a bunch of work. Currently has 1107 hrs
brett
Here she is. I also added a pic of her big brother.
The PO left it to sit on his back porch for about two years. He replaced the battery and cracked the injectors to get it to start. In doing so, apparently the injectors became loose in the block. I tried mowing with it and was less than impressed. Thought it was gutless. Opened the hood and saw diesel pooling around the rear and center injectors. It woukd froth when I increased the throttle. I pulled all the injectors lines off and tightened the injectors. Everything went together great. It bled quick and fired right up. Did another test mow and it was much better. Hardly bogged down in the thicker stuff.
I was mowing some of our hard to reach places and became stuck. Tried picking up on the fender to slide a board underneath and the bolt snapped. At th point I'm considering pulling the pan off and repainting it.
List of pressing mods
new fuel filter housing. Leaks at the input.
New fuel lines and fuel cap
new tires f/r. These are dry rotted and won't cut it. Would like some 25" aggressive thread
new hyd hoses for front blade
repair trailer mover on 3pt. Someone overloaded it and bent the right side.
I do have the missing panel. Left it off till I confirmed all fuel leaks were stopped
painting might wait till winter when I'm not doing a bunch of work. Currently has 1107 hrs
brett
Here she is. I also added a pic of her big brother.