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  3. Posted · Edited by 87Iroc

    14 minutes ago, WillB said:

    As am I, wondering if a 500 kit will bolt on.

     

    Welcome to the forum. My guess is you'll be plowing this field as the first one. 

     

    Look forward to reading about it.

     

    Good Luck!

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    19 hours ago, Scotticus said:

    This is JD power book value  

     
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    This seems to indicate he's in the right stratosphere...but I think I'd offer 4500 if you're looking. Then do all of the things these guys say to keep the transmission alive!

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    ON a business trip years ago I went through a museum in Chatham up in Canada. About an hour east of Detroit I think. They do high end restorations and have a small museum. Very cool cars inside. Some 30's hollywood cars are there. Duesenburgs and such. Very cool

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  11. Posted · Edited by 87Iroc

    I bounced from Craftsman to Craftsman years ago. Gave up on them when they switched to 'Craftsman' branded engines.

     

    Believer in Briggs...but in 2010 the EPA forced them to put catalytic convertors on their small engines. 

     

    I have a Toro Personal Pace mower I bought for a 100 bucks from an old guy. Don't know the year...but it predates 2010. Thing runs great. So far, no issues. The deck is aluminum and parts are readily available for anything on it. Every winter I run the tank dry.  Became a firm believer in it when we pulled a tiller and a 80s pushmower out of my wife's grandpas barn after they both passed. Both fired up with gas in the tanks both were run dry. It was amazing.

     

    Anyway, that's my experience. I'm sure Honda's are nice...but I still use the old briggs. I have a new briggs on a walk behind weedeater thing by Husqvarna. Runs like crap but it may just be the fact it needs fixed up....not sure. It belches smoke til it warms up...then runs great...but randomly stalls. I bought it from a drug addict in a bad part of town who said it wouldnt' run. I checked it out, put gas in it...and it fired up and ran 'good enough'....so have never messed more with it.

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    Good luck!

     

    I had never been inside a ATV engine until this past summer. Service manual is king and as you take it apart make sure you take pics and lay it out in order. 

     

    Also, one key thing Shadetree told me as I tore it down is 'the oil holes in the bushings must line up' when you put it back togehter. I'm not sure if yours has that...but it was important on my 450 to ensure oil got where it needed to be.

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    1 minute ago, SlammedRanger said:
    6 minutes ago, 87Iroc said:

     

     

    Yah, I wouldn't be surprised if the gear I bought came from same factory Whirlpool busy from.

    My bet is the oem kitchenaid part will say made in mexico. I would say about 90% of the parts

     

    Could be. Gear is too small to have a label. I'll have to look at new package when it comes in.

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    Just now, SlammedRanger said:

    Oh yeah its "made in usa". I was talking about the part you got to fix it. LoL. Just like everything it is assembled here. In a whirlpool factory. With parts from every part of the globe.

     

    Oh gotcha....

     

    Yah, I wouldn't be surprised if the gear I bought came from same factory Whirlpool busy from.

  16. Posted · Edited by 87Iroc

    55 minutes ago, SlammedRanger said:

    (Sorry didnt mean to edit your post....meant to qoute it lol.)

     

    Lets see kitchenaid so its made by whirlpool....probably mexico. Only there electronic control boards were china or korea. Unless things have changed lol.

     

    Let me pull phone and i'll update iwth a pic. 
     

     

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    1 hour ago, shadetree said:

    did ya use china gears rofl.

     

    nlol....actually yes. The Kitchenaid gears were 3 weeks out for delivery and I didn't wat the wrath of the wife for that long! Price wasn't a factor as the kitchenaid gears are twice the price but 7 vs 14 is not enough to make me care. It was straight up delivery time.

     

    Regular kitchenaid gear for a backup is on order shortly.

     

     

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    I have messed with that occasionally as well. Even w/o anything under the head I struggled from time to time as I rebuilt mine. 

     

    I will have 2 terminals stacked up when I finally install my battery tender(it fired right up relatively happy tonight in the cold after sitting 2 weeks)...so I'll have to keep your struggles in mind. Maybe have a bit longer bolt handy.

     

    Or a stick

     

    Or duct tape

     

    Or double sided tape

     

    or who knows.

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    On 1/11/2021 at 10:39 AM, bcsman said:

    Remember buying a Kitchenaid many years ago from a store that we knew the owner very well.  He said if you are interested in one now is the time to buy because they are going to cheapen them by using plastic gears.  So we did and been glad we had the heads up, plastic not quite the same as metal....

     

    They put that one plastic one in for a fuse....all the other gears are steel. Wonder if they depowered the motors or something at the time. We've had this one like 10 yrs or more I think.

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    2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

    Today nothing special on the menu , made some  jambalaya with shrimp and andouille and I knd of over done it on the heat , not bothering me , but sure I am going to here stuff like I can't feel my lips , LOL ----   grillin'  two kinds of sausage , both deer/pork  50% mixed flavored in Cajun and Italian and some double cooked ribs , 2 hours i the oven @250 then onto the grill for a sizzling and glazing finish , have not decided on Sweet Baby Ray's or my new like , Cattleman's St Louis , either way I am talking YUM  on them ribs 

     

    First thing I look for in BBQ is 'does it have High Fructose Corn Syrup' in it. If it does. I put it back. 

     

    On a side note, currently researching airfare to your little corner of the world as the food sounds phenomenol.

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