Recent content by Caden

Curious why you would want them?

Congrats William!

Noticed that the past few days also. Sometimes when I check notifications under the bell, it will lock up the whole page for a while trying to load. Using Mac and Chrome. Even worse on iPhone.

Good points. Still though, a ZT1 cub cadet is a cheap entry mower, I have to imagine the drives are low end of robustness. That breakdown would stand to really eat through the money made plowing.

Hmmm.... I can't really tell what I'm looking at in pic 3162. I need some more pics of the 3160 area to tell anything. I think that grinding wheel on the right that says paint removal looks like a good thing to try.

You can cut that with a mitre if the tail end of the board extend towards you, rather than perpendicular to you. Circular saw is better but I thought you didn't have one.

I think you have clutch problems. One check that I can think of: 1.) With brakes off, trans in neutral, can you roll the tractor by curling the bucket against the ground? That would test your theory of locked brakes.

But he has the right manual now? Why would he use the wrong one?

I mean, it's better, not great... but I would just buy one single wire brush wheel to vastly improve this process both in speed and effectiveness. It is easier to cut angles on a mitre saw.

So... is it sitting in your yard now?

I wound't consider putting a blade on a zero turn. They can barely hold their own on a damp hill, I can't imagine he'll get much out of it in the snow. Maybe with tire chains it could get around.... And no, the drives are not intended for grunt work like that.

I would avoid muriatic acid or rust remover since they need to be neutralized after using with baking soda or something, so it adds a step. A little left over rust from after a wire wheel isn't going to hurt the weld too much.

The wire brushes in your third picture are for a grinder. They work significantly better than the drill style but are significantly more dangerous to use which is why I recommended the drill brush. They like to bite in and cause a kickback of the grinder or rip it out of your hands completely...

Your list is pretty good, I have shortened or changed a few items below: 1) Water wash is optional, not totally necessary, up to you. 2) You can skip the chemical solvent step and combine rust and paint removal to one operation by using the wire brush wheel. It doesn't have to be meticulously...