View Single Post
  #5  
Old 10-19-2013, 11:42 AM
Sam Mac's Avatar
Sam Mac Sam Mac is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Galax VA
Posts: 18,892
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by clint View Post
J-Mech I take it off enough to be a pain to me. The drive shaft needs to be greased, screen cleaned, I also like to take the check valves out even tho they are automatuc check valves to clean them etc it may sound like more work than pay off, but for me in trying to maintain what I can it would be a real help for me not to have to fight the clips that fall off get lost or take forever to get lined up with every time the cover moves the clips move also.

Sam is the frame thick enough to hold threads ? I know the older models are tapped in the frame, but it looked like the frame was thin on newer models. I will try the tap, if the threads don't hold up it will be a good place to start looking for other options.
It was on the two 1641's I recently worked on. Pic doesn't show it well but it had plenty of room for the 1/4/20 thread.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg IMG_3056.jpg (19.5 KB, 124 views)
__________________
2264 with 54 GT deck
1641 AKA Black Jack with a 402-E Haban Sickle bar mower
JD317 dump truck
BX2670 with FEL
Reply With Quote