squonk 41,150 #26 Posted July 4 Everyone knows you just blast Great Stuff everywhere and let it dry. Then final finish it with an angle grinder. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelsey 91 #27 Posted July 5 In the last photo, there was a plate roughly 6" x 5 3/4". It has two hold down bolts. Any idea what it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #28 Posted July 5 3 hours ago, Kelsey said: In the last photo, there was a plate roughly 6" x 5 3/4". It has two hold down bolts. Any idea what it is? Never saw one there. An attempt to stiffen the rear end of the frame? Give the F-plate (the one perpendicular to the frame rails that the transaxle bolts to a careful look for cracks! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,589 #29 Posted July 5 4 hours ago, Kelsey said: In the last photo, there was a plate roughly 6" x 5 3/4". It has two hold down bolts. Any idea what it is? 57 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Never saw one there. An attempt to stiffen the rear end of the frame? Give the F-plate (the one perpendicular to the frame rails that the transaxle bolts to a careful look for cracks! I think that would be located underneath the steering tower as the tractor is fully assembled. That's probably a grass/ dirt guard. I've seen tractors both with and without that in place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelsey 91 #30 Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Handy Don said: Never saw one there. An attempt to stiffen the rear end of the frame? Give the F-plate (the one perpendicular to the frame rails that the transaxle bolts to a careful look for cracks! +1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,067 #31 Posted July 6 On 7/2/2024 at 8:49 PM, Handy Don said: Oh boy, Another true outdoor mechanic. You guys are real stalwarts, in my book! I’m strictly a garage or shop fellow. Boy of boy do I have a story for you about a FedEx truck... This is the building I work in: Zoom in and switch to satellite if you need to. Basically the only part of the building that is occupied by the shop the the short half the widest section. One Monday morning we came in to find a bread truck parked in the corner of the building by the brown roofed area. Nobody knew what was up with it. Tuesday the service manager gets a call from Ford. The truck was in transit from an authorized body upfitter to FedEx, being driven along I-81, when the engine seized, with all of 715 miles on it. We were the closest authorized service center, and so that's where it got towed to. Our facility is poorly equipped, and just generally not built to handle bigger vehicles. It was originally an AMC dealer in the 70s, and the shop was built accordingly. Basically, there is no way we were getting this thing inside not running, and even getting it on a lift running would have been a stretch. We were all discussing this thing, as a group, and everyone was asking the boss "Who you gonna get to do that?" I grabbed the RO, unhooked the dryer in recon so I could run an extension cord and an air hose through the vent, and rolled my tool box outside. I ripped the engine out in the parking lot, loaded it into my truck bed, and took it inside to swap all the accessories and dressage, then took it back outside and slapped it right back in. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
