Just finished the rebuild

[bbse]

Well I just finished putting a LK3054 back together /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. I was a little worried after all that work and effort I was going to hit a snag when I turned the key. There was no disappointment there, she fired up on the first crank /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. Running like a champ. I mowed the front yard with the finish mower. Took that off, hooked up the brush cutter(5ft KK) and tore into some thick stuff. Never slowed her down. I gotta say this little tractor will out cut my Kubota(don't want to make anybody mad, I loved my Kubota for other reasons) But I have half the money into this one now and looks like she is gonna do just as well. There still trying to pry the grin off of my face. BTW, I am trying to keep it under 2500 RPM and vary the engine speed for break in. How many hours does it take to really settle in?
I had told my wife that if we needed to we could sell this tractor/loader in times of trouble for something like $10000. After today I think someone would have to make a lot better offer to get me to let her go. Now I need a new seat that twists so I can cut backwards as well as I can forwards /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How many hours does it take to really settle in? )</font>
I think you can go by what the MFG suggests for a brand new machine, 50 hrs. Anything that you changed would need oil and filter changes, clean metal off the magnet on the trans. plug etc.

It's great that everything is going well. I'm not surprised with the report though as I saw an old 3054 that had not been maintained well at all, never an oil change, just adding oil when needed etc. and after just a little fix up, ran like a new one.

Glad you're enjoying it.
John