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I'm glad you brought that up. I had the same question about the steering rams. My PT has been feeling a little loose back and forth for the last year or two, doesn't make any repeatable noises but I've heard some shifty clunks in the past. Might be that bolt is toast.

Yes. Bottom one worked as it should for the most part but seemed to favor the bottom of the bearing. I'll pull them both tonight, run 'em through the ultrasonic cleaner and see if we can find a problem with the top one.

To me it would have to be cracked to squirt out like that. Unless it really is an unusual grease bolt. Unsure how tight it is, I cant spin it or move it by hand. I couldn't find a torque spec for it in the manuals either. Does anyone have one? No luck sourcing this size grease bolt...

Good call, I had white lithium on hand and I don't really like it. When I was in to bikes I used a lot of Tri Flow which is a teflon spray. Really good stuff, but expensive.

I think mines an '01 as well. #16312. Purchased January '03. Anywho, I've got the 3 zerk treadle. My top center pin seems to be shooting grease out of a weep hole instead of greasing. Is there a procedure for pulling this pin out? Like shore up both halves first? I've got a part# in the manual...

Oh ok, i'll step up the frequency on that.

Are you supposed to lubricate the actual piston rod? Super Lube? Dry lube? Spray, grease?

Thanks for the replies. There was no infield left, it's a city park that had gone unused for many years. Clover took the place of any old moon dust that was left. Put in about 6 hours yesterday tilling the infield up. I guess another parent has a power rake he offered to bring in so I'll let...

Greetings folks, I have a PT422 and have been voluntold I'm going to repair a softball diamond for my daughter's travel team practice field. There is zero budget, and anything I buy is coming out of pocket. I'm not sure I have the tools to do this but a quick review of attachments I do have...

I have a fuel cut off valve before and after the fuel pump. I was not using either prior to this mess, I only started this weekend when I changed the oil.

I have a shut off after the pump, and I have it switched off for now. It ran fine with the oil change. My assumption was the float was leaking or something and thats how all the fuel got in. But you say the mist is normal, and that may be, I hadn't considered it. Thought it was strange that...

Morning Everyone, My PT422 with the Robins motor has about 800 hours on it. It has been running great since the summer time. Over the weekend it became very hard to start and once it was running, was stumbling pretty bad. I pulled off the intake filter and there was oil everywhere, spewing...

I'm pretty sure you can just take out your ignition cylinder and match it up to one at a parts store that comes with keys.

Thanks, everyone. Think i am going to go with the 1.5" steel pipe, ripped down the center and tack welded to the plow.

Kind of an add on question. I had a large tree branch come down and land in my chicken run taking out the fence. I was already on the PT clearing snow and decided to chain up to the log and haul it out. I noticed when reaching the limit of traction that only the left side wheels would...

Greetings, folks. I got the plow out for an unexpected snow storm this weekend. It didn't seem to work very well as it just wanted to dig in to the driveway and grass. A friend advised me to put a fence post on the edge so the plow wouldn't dig. I had a 1.5" pvc pipe I was able to rip a line...

Morning folks, What are you guys using for grapples? I've been shopping marketplace for light duty grapples with plans to have a welder get me set up for power trac duty. I'm not finding many that wouldn't be way oversized for the PT. Of course I looked at PT grapple options, seem pretty...

Fine work, I was looking over my blades last night and should get some new ones as well. Very interested in your review.

Can't help but think that thread may have pushed pops to purchase his Power Trac back in 2002. He was a visitor of this forum back then, not sure if he was active at all.

Put the PT up on blocks, removed gas tank and loosened the hydroback. Pulled the plug boots and used the starter to see if my tires were turning. Using a long pry bar and mallet I'd give the hydroback a couple taps and recheck. A few tries and it landed in neutral. Put it all back together and...

What did you end up with, OP?

You aren't wrong. Amazing the difference a year makes. When this journey began I had just lost my father and my mom was looking to me to start taking care of this stuff. I live 3.5 hours away, work a full time 9-5, inundated with side business work, have 3 kids who are in to various sports...

Hit the nail on the head. Terry said to put the machine on blocks. Loosen the 2 bolts holding the hydroback to the mount just enough that it can be tap adjusted with a hammer. Start the machine up and tap until you find neutral. The procedure in the manual seemed much more complicated than...

Getting ready for snow season here in Michigan. Factory halogens had been long burned out so I stuffed a light bar in to the roof. Tight fit, had to grind down the mounts a little. 22".

Pulled engine, changed coil, and reinstalled everything. Went to start it and the tractor about ran out of the back of my shop. I apparently wasn't paying attention to how to properly set up the treadle. As assembled, the pump was calling for reverse. I went ahead and removed the gas tank...

Exactly what I did! Really wasn't a bad job at all.

Any tips on setting a new coil in the 22hp Robin? If I recall from the manual the clearance is roughly .012 - .020. Is it as simple as setting a feeler gauge down on the flywheel and setting the coil on that and tightening down? Also, any tips on reinstalling the motor? What's the easiest...

Will definitly check for that. Son and I making some pretty short work on tear down, hope to have it out tomorrow.

7/16 center is an odd size. You try taking one to a mower dealer? All the major brands have great OEM blades. Scag and Ferris/Snapper in my experience are a good value. I've got a couple old blades laying around, I should see if they fit the Power Trac 48" deck.

I've been running ragged trying to diagnose this thing. I've tried 3 different plugs. Cleaned carb countless times. Best I can figure is all the messing around finally caused it to fail permanently. It now will only idle. Any throttle and it will backfire. I put an inline tester on the left...

Well I think i found the cause, I believe the coil on the right cylinder is shorting. Any advice on removing the engine front cover to access? How deep is a coil replacement repair? Gas tank out? Front hydraulic pump removed?

I ran the tank empty, filled with rec gas and 10oz seafoam. Ran great for over an hour yesterday. Today it started fine, ran great for 2 minutes. Then the back firing started again. Eventually it stopped backfiring but the motor sounded like it was running really rich and down on power. I turned...

If it comes to that, yes. Right now it's running pretty good so I'm not so concerned but want to be prepared in the future when I am ready to repower.

Spoke with Terry and he confirmed the CH7303004. Looks like its another carb'ed engine? Is there a cross to a FI motor? I will ask him when I call back, he'd like a 5 digit serial off the tractor to confirm parts needed for the swap. Jacks Small Engine looks like a decent price, any other...

That is super helpful, thank you!

What does PT use to power new PT422s and 425s? Do they support repowering in older models? I'm no machinist or fabricator but I can assemble parts if there was a swap 'kit' I could purchase. Not in a hurry to do this since it seems to be running well but I'd like to understand the options.

What does Power Trac put in the newer PT422 or PT425 machines? Do they support engine swaps? This is exactly what I did, though I used white lithium grease as that's what I had on hand. I suppose I'll give her another go and let it work in a little bit.

Was able to try the Seafoam top end clean(the kind you spray in to the carb). Knock on wood, it ran flawless after using almost an entire bottle. I was able to run the rototiller and push blade for about an hour. Lots of starting, stopping, idling, high rpm. No hiccups. Feeling pretty good...

Today i changed the oil and filter. I also decided to drop new plugs in it since I had to head to the store for 10w-40 anyway. They didn't have the Robin factory spec NGK 6ES. The plugs I pulled out were NGK 4ES. Store didn't have either so I took a cross ref'd AC Delco plug. The Robin was...

My dad always thought it was a valve issue. What causes a valve to stick? I see in the manuals it calls for a carbon cleaning on the heads at a certain hour range.

Air filter is new, forgot to mention that.

I really appreciate everyones help here. A little update: I was able to get out there and get the pt started with little issue. We loaded up all the attachments and the tractor and brought it back to Michigan. The good: It seems to run well most of the time. We've had a field day with it at...

Yea I'll probably just wait until spring and plan a weekend to get her running and bring all the equipment back home where I can manage the project/sale easier.

Sorry, yes, the mini ho I believe.

Yea I was kind of thinking around $8 as is or closer to $10 if I could get it running strong. Maybe that's a bit high.

From memory: Mower deck Backhoe various buckets including one with rock teeth Plow Tiller Auger with a couple bits Forks Receiver hitch/trailer mover

Thanks for the replies everyone. It was quite warm last I tried to start it, probably in the high 60s. I only remember this because I was mowing the grass the same day. It has been on a battery maintainer(its mounted to the motor cage/cover) it's whole life and starter sounds very strong. I...

Wow really appreciate the input. Thank you!

No problem at all. Machine is located near Dixon, IL

Thank you for the response, I appreciate it. I have emailed power trac earlier this morning looking for information and will call and speak with Terry. I suppose I'll just keep searching for a small engine guy for now.

Greetings folks, My father passed away a few months ago and we're just kind of working through the barn and lightening the load so to speak. He has a PT-422 with many many implements. My mom doesn't recall the last time he had it out but it was hooked to a battery maintainer and cranks fine...

Forgot the pics...just showing my kids how to use our new wheelbarrow.

Greetings all, Just picked up an '18 CK2610 with the upgraded KL4010 loader, rear remotes, box blade, and a few other odds and ends. Once I got it home and started exploring its capability I was blown away. In low range, it will do anything in my sandy/loose soil yard. It rides very well...