I have the OEM heated Triumph grips, they came with my T120, you're gonna love em!
What did you do in your garage today..?
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I've got some Bark Busters I want to install...but the lower bar I have on the Scrambler is so damn tight on space, it's like GTA real estate.
I wonder if I can fit that bar that goes across the middle to provide me with more space.
I wonder if I can fit that bar that goes across the middle to provide me with more space.
There are ones that go in the bar ends and the middle floats. I think that what I have on the monster.
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Bike dropped off at Maranello for software updates and a checkover.....
A little something for when I pick it up next week.
A little something for when I pick it up next week.
A cliff hanger! And then…..
Decided to pull the motor out of my sled and install new bottom end seals. You need to pop the clutch off to get the motor out.
My buddy came over with his special clutch puller bolt and we promptly stripped the threads from inside the clutch. (Fine threads in aluminum Duhh)
At the London CVMG Christmas dinner Thursday night I was asking for suggestions before I ended up using a Sawzall. Welding a nut to the clutch was suggested. With that as the seed I came with a design for a puller that would bolt onto the clutch and spent most of the day building it. Round two begins.....
My buddy came over with his special clutch puller bolt and we promptly stripped the threads from inside the clutch. (Fine threads in aluminum Duhh)
At the London CVMG Christmas dinner Thursday night I was asking for suggestions before I ended up using a Sawzall. Welding a nut to the clutch was suggested. With that as the seed I came with a design for a puller that would bolt onto the clutch and spent most of the day building it. Round two begins.....
I think fine threads actually have more pullout strength than coarse threads. Fixing it properly with a Heli coil will also make it stronger than just threading into aluminum but yeah, that sucks.
I just read the fine print about fine threads being stronger, apparently not so in soft metals like aluminum but i still think Heli coils are stronger in aluminum than just threading into aluminum. I did a lot of work years ago in a metal fabrication plant that made a lot of parts for the military including plane parts, I remember all critical aluminum parts had Heli coils in them.for that reason.
Mad Mike
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Can be a tough spot to tap.
There's an old trick to help with a tight clutch. 1) tip the sled on its side, 2) fill the clutch bore with penetrating oil (or even water). 3) put Teflon tape on the end of your puller then hit the puller with an impact gun.
The combination of impact and hydraulic pressure should pop the primary right off.
Another tip: never use a breaker bar, wrench or socket with a clutch puller - always an impact gun. Do this and I doubt you'll ever strip another.
It's been a rough year for shear pins in the snowblower. Four down already and I am normally at one or less per year.
A few were lost to things left on the ground before it snowed. One was lost to ice chunks as I was trying to beat the bank bank on the left side of the driveway.
They're like fuses right? If they keep blowing, put in a bigger one until the problem is solved? /s
A few were lost to things left on the ground before it snowed. One was lost to ice chunks as I was trying to beat the bank bank on the left side of the driveway.
They're like fuses right? If they keep blowing, put in a bigger one until the problem is solved? /s
pecan_choco_hurricane
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damn this snow. glad i cleaned the carbs and replaced the primer hose line on my snowblower. starts in first pull and throws. hearing it go makes me want to get a 2 stroke yamaha dirt bike lol.
2T snowblower? Carbs? I've never seen a snowblower with more than one. Do you have a one stage or two stage? Do you have some frankenblower with a bike or sled engine on it?
I used to pick up old toro snowthrowers for free (or close to it), bring them back to life, use them for a few years and then sell them. Poor things had no throttle so you start them and they instantly go to redline. That's a rough life for a 2T.
pecan_choco_hurricane
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nope it's one carb just my typo. reminds me on fb marketplace find there was a 2stroke mounted leather chair with wheels, steering wheel and shifter. there was a video and the guy was cackling like a hyena ripping by the neighborhood. asking $1000
that sound tho lol. people that walk by are like "wtf is that".
My old Cub would break sheer pins numerous times a year but since getting the Ariens 3yrs ago I haven't broke one. If there's any play in the auger they'll break easier but you likely already know that.
Only thing I don't like on the Ariens is the on/off key. I'd much rather being able to just throttle it off. My memory/smarts is the reason for example I did part of the driveway yesterday then shut it off to go clean off and move a car left there then tried to restart the blower. Pulled a dozen or so times then hooked it up to the corded electric start when I got sufficiently annoyed and only after cranking a few more times I realized the key was still in the off setting. To be fair, the key/backing is all black and the on/off sticker is barely visible (and not at all when covered in snow).
Only thing I don't like on the Ariens is the on/off key. I'd much rather being able to just throttle it off. My memory/smarts is the reason for example I did part of the driveway yesterday then shut it off to go clean off and move a car left there then tried to restart the blower. Pulled a dozen or so times then hooked it up to the corded electric start when I got sufficiently annoyed and only after cranking a few more times I realized the key was still in the off setting. To be fair, the key/backing is all black and the on/off sticker is barely visible (and not at all when covered in snow).
At least you still have the small one. That's better than a shovel.
The snow yesterday was wet and heavy. I didn't bother mounting the blower to the tractor because, from experience, I knew I didn't have enough shear bolts anyway, so I just used the front end loader to push & pile.
With the tractor mounted blower, the issue is it won't/can't move the snow up through the chute fast enough to clear it so it packs up and POP! Even revving the crap out of it, sometimes it's just too heavy.
With the tractor mounted blower, the issue is it won't/can't move the snow up through the chute fast enough to clear it so it packs up and POP! Even revving the crap out of it, sometimes it's just too heavy.
Going out to fire it up right now.
My mom has a tractor at her house. It has chains on it and they have a blower. I thought my brother had things under control but I guess not. I find out yesterday that the blower is 100' from the tractor and buried in snow and apparently the tractor is useless in the snow as it just spins. I don't know if it's a driver issue or weight issue. My guess is it doesn't have calcium in the tires but nobody told me it was an issue until now so I didn't investigate. Driver issue is also likely making it worse.
