[Complete] John Deere 110 "Sub-Compact Tractor" Build [2018 Build-Off Entry]

We already planted ours

Isn't the hunting season different in texas?

You could at least mount the engine to the frame for some eye candy ......

swampduck03 wrote:

Why do you plant food plots so late? Im about to plant mine.

Well if I put up one feeder, about 12 deer will show up that night.  We are very overpopulated, I bet if I planted it the day before hunting season it'd still perform great.

CraftsmanQuad19 wrote:

We already planted ours

I didn't know you had any hunting land.

biggasmowers wrote:

Isn't the hunting season different in texas?

You could at least mount the engine to the frame for some eye candy ......

Not really, the first 2 days are Oct. 28-29 for youth, then the season opens on November 5, and ends sometime in January, usually we get an extension.

It is sitting in the frame right now.  I need to, but right now I have a cold so neither project is getting any work, lol.

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

It is sitting in the frame right now.  I need to, but right now I have a cold so neither project is getting any work, lol.

Easier to put it on the frame.

AH.... you edited on me..

MightyRaze wrote:

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

It is sitting in the frame right now.  I need to, but right now I have a cold so neither project is getting any work, lol.

Easier to put it on the frame.  

MightyRaze wrote:

AH.... you edited on me..

I didn't just be a jerk and change it after you posted about it, AK mentioned it in the chat and I edited it then. I guess you already had the page open.

between seeing it and hitting quote obviously since it is correct in the quote......

MightyRaze wrote:

between seeing it and hitting quote obviously since it is correct in the quote......

Yeah I guess.

Maybe if I feel up to it, I'll go work on her tomorrow.  We'll see.

Got tired of seeing that disgusting disgustingness so I sanded it a bit and painted the rear fenders. Looks pretty nice!

Also, any tips on getting a keyway cut in that engine shaft?

Try to find an old generator to use the tapered shaft end , or you could weld it up to over 1 inch then get it running and make a mount to hold a grinder up to it and machine it down the hard way

biggasmowers wrote:

Try to find an old generator to use the tapered shaft end , or you could weld it up to over 1 inch then get it running and make a mount to hold a grinder up to it and machine it down the hard way

I don't think I would do that. Not very accurate and the welding would probably weaken or potentially warp the crank. Just have a machine shop put a keyway slot in with a mill or something.

biggasmowers wrote:

Try to find an old generator to use the tapered shaft end , or you could weld it up to over 1 inch then get it running and make a mount to hold a grinder up to it and machine it down the hard way

Well, it doesn't really matter that it is tapered because only the first 1/2 inch of the shaft is tapered, and the pulley sits pretty far up the shaft. The only issue is that it has no keyway. I thought of just cutting a tiny little thing in it with a grinder, and using a woodruff key or something.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

biggasmowers wrote:

Try to find an old generator to use the tapered shaft end , or you could weld it up to over 1 inch then get it running and make a mount to hold a grinder up to it and machine it down the hard way

I don't think I would do that. Not very accurate and the welding would probably weaken or potentially warp the crank. Just have a machine shop put a keyway slot in with a mill or something.

Yeah all it needs is a keyway, it doesn't really matter that the first 1/2" is tapered because the pulley is going to be practically as far up the shaft as possible.

Oh. Ok. Well then yeah you could just grind in a half moon keyway, a dremel might do a nice job verses a angle grinder.

Weld it up once vou have your welder, and then use the angle grinder. Need to do that maybe on my MST

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

Also, any tips on getting a keyway cut in that engine shaft?

There is no easy way. Youd have to remove the crank to get a machine shop to do it...
Use a chunk of small angle iron to make a strait line in the crank, use a dremel and cutoff wheels to rough it out, and use files to finish it. Time consuming... but if you take your time you can end up with a good keyway.

TheBeal wrote:

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

Also, any tips on getting a keyway cut in that engine shaft?

There is no easy way. Youd have to remove the crank to get a machine shop to do it...
Use a chunk of small angle iron to make a strait line in the crank, use a dremel and cutoff wheels to rough it out, and use files to finish it. Time consuming... but if you take your time you can end up with a good keyway.

Yeah, I've seen some vids with people doing that. I think I will, but I don't have a Dremel.

They are 30 bucks at walmart.

and less potentially with some tooling to boot at a pawn shop

Pulled a good bit of the mowing bits and pieces out, they seem to have a decent retail price on Ebay, might look into selling them.
Pulled the rear tires off. First time I'd ever used a lug wrench on a mower! Still the smallest size on it because it was a 4 way.
I couldn't figure out how to pull the rear end. Need to get the clutch pedal off because it is keeping me from pulling the fenders off. It's really siezed and I can't get a hammer on it to remove it. We'll see how it pans out.

On the jd 140 I had, the clutch was on a shaft and had roll pins on each end with brass bushings where the clutch rod went through the frame

biggasmowers wrote:

On the jd 140 I had, the clutch was on a shaft and had roll pins on each end with brass bushings where the clutch rod went through the frame

On mine, it's a little different. There is a keyed shaft that comes out, and the pedal slips over that. There is a set screw that holds it in. I removed the set screw and sprayed the shaft and pedal with oil, and it will not break loose.

A puller would probably help if you could figure out a way to get it to grip onto the clutch pedal.

or apply heat if possible to help it expand and pop it out while it's hot

Yeah, heat would help a lot.

Or just cut it lol.

Okay so right now I'm in Oklahoma so I can't work on it.  But I thought I would outline the plan.
Figure out what I'm going to do about the engine shaft
Mount the engine
Unseize the vari drive
Replace the tires, which is a big expense
Throttle, fuel tank, etc.
And run it without a locker for a while. I probably will still lock it, but I'd like to see what it does first.