any toro groundsmaster fans on here?

[Xfaxman]

That is a good find. Where did you find it?

 

[MultiMow]

That is a good find. Where did you find it?

Indiana, oddly enough.

My other one came from California.

 

[MultiMow]

New power unit. Came with deck. Don't need it.

Been asking $4,300.

 

[Creamer]

Indiana, oddly enough.

Now why would you say it that way?

 

[MossRoad]

Now why would you say it that way?

Because all we have here is corn and race cars, of course! :laughing:

 

[jrsavoie]

I have $3400 invested. Servicable units of similar hours usually go for around $7-8k.

$2900 and it's yours.

I bought a 1963 John Deere 4010 diesel instead

 

[jrsavoie]

Is there a good way to check the bidirectional clutch on my 1998 325D Groundsmaster?

The drive shaft had been off before I got it. The ahft had obviously whacked the hydrostat filter and was bent. I cut it and welded on a slightly longer pipe - only about 1/4" longer.

After very few hours, I was snow blowing and the bolt that holds the bidirectional clutch on broke. The clutch slid for ward and off. I beat the hydrostat filter to death again.

While looking at the pieces, I could tell they had replaced the bolt the last time. This time it broke about 3/16" inside the splined shaft.

Is the splined shaft supposed to be fully threaded to the end?

I have yet to check deep the hole is before I hot threads.

I need to make a drill jig so I can try drilling the M8x1.25 bolt out for rethreading. I cane up with 17/64 for a tight tap bit and 6.75, H, 6.8, 6.9 and I for loser fitting tap bits.

I am going to try and drill the bolt out with a left hand bit and hopefully it will come out with the shavings so I can run a tap in and clean the threads.

Does anybody have an idea as to why this has happened to this machine 2x in such a short period of time?

It seems there has to be something that caused this.

Thanks

 

[Creamer]

I bought a 1963 John Deere 4010 diesel instead

Wow! that is quite a change of direction!

 

[Xfaxman]

Is there a good way to check the bidirectional clutch on my 1998 325D Groundsmaster?

The drive shaft had been off before I got it. The ahft had obviously whacked the hydrostat filter and was bent. I cut it and welded on a slightly longer pipe - only about 1/4" longer.

After very few hours, I was snow blowing and the bolt that holds the bidirectional clutch on broke. The clutch slid for ward and off. I beat the hydrostat filter to death again.

While looking at the pieces, I could tell they had replaced the bolt the last time. This time it broke about 3/16" inside the splined shaft.

Is the splined shaft supposed to be fully threaded to the end?

I have yet to check deep the hole is before I hot threads.

I need to make a drill jig so I can try drilling the M8x1.25 bolt out for rethreading. I cane up with 17/64 for a tight tap bit and 6.75, H, 6.8, 6.9 and I for loser fitting tap bits.

I am going to try and drill the bolt out with a left hand bit and hopefully it will come out with the shavings so I can run a tap in and clean the threads.

Does anybody have an idea as to why this has happened to this machine 2x in such a short period of time?

It seems there has to be something that caused this.

Thanks

Nope, never happened with mine on the 328D, it is the same as yours.

It shows to be a long bolt:

 

[jrsavoie]

If I remember right, it's about 2 1/2" shoulder bolt. M8 x 1.25 I ordered 4.

I could not find a torque spec though. It does get Removable / Blue Loctite.