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05-04-2014, 11:04 PM
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Landed an 1861 today
Landed a pretty fair 1861 today, owner said if I could get it out of his way I could have it, needless to say I got there quick! Anyway, its got a leaky rearend/tranny, bad battery, and he thought a blown headgasket. He stated it ran but we couldn't get it started so had to push it out of his shed and onto the trailer.
Got it home & threw the charger on it, cranked it and it started & ran. Had a blown head gasket on the left side, but while I had it going I tried the pto (has a 54" deck) & it worked. Tried the hydro front & back & moved a bit but didn't run it long with the bad gasket. Lights all work, bodywork seems ok. Pulled the engine tins & pulled the head off- had a head bolt broken off in the cylinder, but it was protruding. Figured I could grab it with a vise grip & turn it off, but it ended up breaking off flush. Ended up drilling it out & retapping the hole. Ordered a new headgasket & pulled a head bolt out of a junk KT17 I have around. Anyway, whats the general consensus on the Cyclops tractors, and the 1861 specifically? I grabbed it thinking I'd steal the M18 out of it but so far it seems too good to part. What are the good & the bad on these tractors? I'll try to get pics up later this week. Thanks, all.
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05-04-2014, 11:10 PM
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Congrats on the 1861 and free to boot!
 Only built in 1992. The only negatives about the Cyclops are the plastic cracking or breaking, paint issues at times, and wiring gremlins. These are the only issues I have heard bad about them.
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05-05-2014, 04:17 AM
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Did have a problem with the key switch's smoke escaping, soldered a new harness on and a new switch, no trouble since. Enjoy
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05-08-2014, 12:55 AM
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Head gasket made it today so I nailed it back together & threw the battery charger on it. Was a little finicky but it fired up. Ran it down the road to Mom & Dad's to try the mower & it seemed okay, they didn't really have any thick grass I could hit. The brakes are about non existent, and the steering is super loose (appears almost all the freeplay is in the column). I think I may try the mower a bit more tomorrow & then try to look at the brakes & steering this weekend.
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05-08-2014, 01:04 PM
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