Author Archives: littletractorguy

Some John Deere History

Posted on January 19, 2014 by littletractorguy

LTGal was out and about in town the other day, and snapped this pic of one of the buildings in our downtown warehouse district… This building is a warehouse that WAS until some months ago NOT accessible to the public … Continue reading →

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Going for a little plow!

Posted on November 6, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, at long last, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Went out to take my summer tires outta the car, wound up in the garage, and the call of the tractor was JUST TOO STRONG! And I even had … Continue reading →

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Wow! An Authentic Vintage Part!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, my replacement idler sheave came in today (the one to replace the one I stole off of Bror’s hydro pump mount because Wally’s had failed…). And I thought I should quickly post a couple pix of it… The first … Continue reading →

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Got a fair bit of work done over the weekend!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, got a fair bit done this past weekend… Here Wally ALMOST dressed for snow! I DID take the time to put the PTO clutch on, just for the heck of it… I was cleaning up and found it and … Continue reading →

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What have I been doing?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, I’m a little behind on posting tractor-y updates, so I figured I should let people know what’s been happening… When last I posted, Bror was moving under his own power, things were looking up, I was assembling all the … Continue reading →

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Generator rebuild kits arrived!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by littletractorguy

Whoo hoo! Got a pressie in the mail today!  My generator rebuild kits! So, one of two things I need to have to get things squared away for Bror! I REALLY wasn’t expecting it THIS soon,because it took from the … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Electrolysis

Posted on September 27, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, the adventures in electrolysis continue… This week, I’ve been branching out into helping friends… One of whom had a rusty sewer drain grate she wanted to do something with… Here’s some before shots… When I first put it in … Continue reading →

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Clutch, Brake and Variator adjustment

Posted on September 25, 2013 by littletractorguy

Got out tonight to do the alignment on the brake, clutch and variator! Is a neat process, actually! Disconnecting the variator linkage Disconnecting the brake linkage turn the engine over and pull the variator back to stop 3, then measure … Continue reading →

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Bror Lives!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by littletractorguy

Bror LIVES! At least I know the brake works! I think I need to read up on the transaxle adjustments… It doesn’t go into gear all that hot either. Have to have it all the way back to the last … Continue reading →

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John Deere 110 RF Generator Rebuild

Posted on September 15, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, teardown anyway… Thought I should document this process in detail… Front of the Delco-Remy 12v negative-ground generator Back of the Delco-Remy 12v negative-ground generator Getting the generator pulley off. Wrench is a 15/16″. Vice Grips make a handy substitute … Continue reading →

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