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Old 08-13-2015, 08:48 PM
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Picked up a GT2550 today. Nice machine except for the hood. This is one of those that had heat problems and the hood is warped. I'll probably replace the hood, do a few things to it and send it down the road. I know I could sell the CH22 in it for more than I paid for the complete tractor so I'm a happy camper.
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Old 08-13-2015, 09:15 PM
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Nice find,If your happy,I am happy...
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Congrats on the new to you GT Sam
You'll have it ready and able in no time...
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Nice score!

But hey..... that's not a cyclops.

Perhaps you've traded your title as the "Cyclops King" to Lew??
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Old 08-15-2015, 07:37 AM
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Nice find,If your happy,I am happy...
I'm happy with the price. It's not a keeper.

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Congrats on the new to you GT Sam
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Not planning on getting all that involved in it. Mowed with it yesterday, my 1641 is ten times the tractor that this thing is.

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Nice score!

But hey..... that's not a cyclops.

Perhaps you've traded your title as the "Cyclops King" to Lew??
Yep Lew is the new Cyclops Master. Next time someone bad mouths the plastic hoods on a Cyclops tell them to take a looks at a GT2500, what a total POS. This one is all twisted from the heat of the muffler. If I was going to keep it I'd graft a hood from an 82 series onto it.
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My Gt2550 has a heat shield on the muffler , but as a precaution every time I stop mowing I pop the bonnet
Also took cover off the central vents in the bonnet
My only problem has been the cheap bearings in the deck idler pulleys
There is a post in Implements and Attachments listing part nos for updated bits
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Old 08-17-2015, 07:26 AM
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Think I may have found a hood to replace it local. This is a pic of the muffler shield as it came from the factory.
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Old 08-17-2015, 12:55 PM
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Picked up a decent hood from a LT1554 (same part) now I just need to swap them.
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Old 08-18-2015, 10:15 AM
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Hood is on. I'm going to modify the exhaust so that it exits straight down rather than cut a hole through the grill. The factory design did a nice job of melting the hood around the exhaust pipe. Plus the pipe was hitting the hood and grill every time you went to open or close it. Found a j-bend 1-3/8" OD pipe on Jegs that looks like it will fit nice with a little cutting and welding. I may add some type of insulation to the top of the muffler box. Have to see if it's needed after I get the pipe on it. Also ordered the proper decals for the hood. Time to service it and get it cleaned up and ready to sell.
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Sounds good but I have to ask: when are you getting another Cyclops?!
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