416-8 fell off of my truck

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2 hours ago, Bigben9664 said:

When i flipped it, i was in the process of moving to northern NH. No more garage. She sat all winter covered with roofing rubber. It was nice to her it crank. 

I cleaned the plug, im going to check for spark now. If i remember correctly, you take out the plug, put the wire  back on and put the tip of the plug near metal and crank and look for spark ?

great looking tractor 

if you cannot park the tractor inside - find a high quality cover 

 

sitting outside can introduce a number of issues - especially without a cover 

 

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15 minutes ago, Stormin said:

 

Been there and got the T-shirt.

 

 to  BTW.

 

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I looked in the gas tank before i started and saw gas. After i had exhausted everything else, i looked again and it was empty. There must have just been a couple oz's in there. 

Now i have to pull apart the grass vacuum attachment. I think if i use a propane torche, i can bend it back. Iy still works, but ita rubbing bad.

[Tuneup 1,433]

Ooo-LaLa on that deck. Very nice! She is definitely a keeper, regardless of a few bent pieces here and there. Good luck! Oh, I have been embarrassed a couple of times when it stalls or cranks forever and I remember I forgot to open the petcock. The neighbors' Home Depot specials start right up!

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16 hours ago, R Scheer said:

So I'll ask the silly question, do you have gasin the tank?

 

 

Guess that wasn't such a silly question! 

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Cut my grass with my WH today for the first time in 9 months, these things are indestructible!  Purring  like a kitten. 

My new place has a couple acres of grass, and shes up for the job!

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Have fun with it, glad you got it running!

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Cut my grass with my WH today for the first time in 9 months, these things are indestructible!  Purring  like a kitten. 

My new place has a couple acres of grass, and shes up for the job!

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So the vacuum attachment is pretty messed up has a couple holes and it pretty bent. It landed on it, today just for shits and giggles i posted something on site called " Wheel Horse Junkies" a guy had just bought 3 of them but only needed one. He sold me the whole assembly shipped for $75.00. Considering just the housing was $330 on the Toro parts site, i got a great deal.

[71_Bronco 1,072]

42 minutes ago, Bigben9664 said:

So the vacuum attachment is pretty messed up has a couple holes and it pretty bent. It landed on it, today just for shits and giggles i posted something on site called " Wheel Horse Junkies" a guy had just bought 3 of them but only needed one. He sold me the whole assembly shipped for $75.00. Considering just the housing was $330 on the Toro parts site, i got a great deal.

 

Guess you got a heak-of-a-steal there. Congrats.

 

Just means you pulled her out at the correct time and stepped into a perfect deal 

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I bought this WH about 10 years ago for $600. It was in perfect condition. I have a feeling i will die with it in my garage. Its a no frills work horse. I could literally pull my truck down the road with it. The 8 speed trans and 16 horse engine pulls so hard under a load, i dont know sometimes how it doesnt twist the frame or snap the rear end.

Now im about to move to my new house with a lot more land...and i know she will be up for the challenge.