Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

The hydraulic valves and cylinders are worth that if not pitted. Putter putter...

Puttering

The act of doing dozens of little chores that the wife doesn’t think need to be done, that she doesn’t want done, and will not notice that they have been done?

Understanding her is like know what colour 7 is and what the colour taste like.

My intent is to use this deck to keep trails and overgrowth mowed. Removing the brace will keep the discharge shut from constantly plugging.

Thanks @myerslawnandgarden Bob, My plans are to add bracing. I will look through manuals to see if the bracing shows up in any of the parts or operators manuals. Hopefully a manual on hydrovacs will show the bracing.

Back to the shop for another week. The grass wouldn't discharge. well Duh. Who would weld a discharge shut brace in on the vertical? First step us cut it out and make a new one.

Problem about solved. Previous owner had changed out the deck drive pulley with an "A" instead of an EOM. 20240515_092302.jpg Not only was the "A" a tad bigger in diameter 20240515_092711.jpg it is not as tall, and an EOM belt rides out of the groove. 20240515_092621.jpg 20240515...

Thanks Noeel

propane1 Noel, You are correct about the angle of the idler mounts being at a different angle. That is a difference in the 2 mules. The photo that Timj posted looks like the same version of build that may last 2 pictures show. As Bob said the mules should be interchangeable, but will have a slightl...

This is the deck I have been running with the A74 belt and it should probably be an A73. This picture is with the C23359 belt installed. Notice how it rubs on the mule brace. 20240511_112351.jpg This morning I changed the deck but not the mule. This is with the C23359 installed and it is only slight...

We stayed up till about 2. The sky was doing a lot of dancing but the color was very washed out due to being a mile from town.