Today we mounted the Toro 12.5hp flathead engine onto my yardmachines carcass of crap. I had to modify the front hood bracket to accommodate the toro muffler set up. I had to bypass the safety switches and rewire a new fuse holder. Removed the deck and attached the double stack pulley. Installed a new battery and throttle lever and cable. Installed a new fuel line and filter. Took a test drive on my driveway and it runs and drives well. Next we will address the mower deck which appears to be seized.
After installing the engine from my craftsman LTV10 lawn tractor, I received my new flywheel, after installed it doesnt seem to charging at full 12 volts. As suspected, the stator was damaged from the DYT4000, therefore, I had to order a new stator. While I wait for it to arrive, I live up and free the pulleys and spindles on the mower deck and install it. Aside from the stator, this tractor is now alive again. I will sell this along with the matching dump trailer and install the snow plow on my GT6000.
Converting a rear gas tank lawn tractor to a gravity fed fuel tank required a battery relocation and removing the rear gas tank to accommodate the battery. Many subscribers told me that my initial set up where I simply lowered the battery and put the gas tank directly above it was unsafe. Since I had never removed the rear fenders and relocated battery cables before, I thought it would be an interesting video, so I decided to do what my subscribers want. It was interesting and fun.
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