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[Rock Crawler]

So I'm beginning to restore my $650 FDR2572 Land Pride mower. Soon it will be Kubota orange, top to bottom. Solid tires. New belt. Blades are sharpened already today. New stickers.... It should look and function like brand new.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I have everything on the bottom scraped off scale and coated heavy with Rust-Oleum Kubota orange. I'll attack the top tomorrow...

 

[Peter 315]

I have everything on the bottom scraped off scale and coated heavy with Rust-Oleum Kubota orange. I'll attack the top tomorrow...View attachment 546427

I think your starting to turn orange also:laughing:

 

[Dan33Klein]

Looks good.
I almost attempted to sandblast the tiller today. But beer drinking got in the way. Maybe early next week.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I'm on a 4 week diet, so no carbs for me. I'm down 12 lbs in 3 weeks. I may skip finishing this tomorrow and get back to it Sunday. I have a tree down that I'm itching to get to tomorrow.

 

[dragoneggs]

I'm on a 4 week diet, so no carbs for me. I'm down 12 lbs in 3 weeks. I may skip finishing this tomorrow and get back to it Sunday. I have a tree down that I'm itching to get to tomorrow.

Done that diet several times, it works great... but my wife is a wonderful chef and I eat too much. She cooks for 4 and there's only 2 now in the nest. My 3 week diet plan happens a couple three times a year. I enjoy dinner the rest of 10 months. Did I mention pasta? Plotted on a yearly scale I'm holding fairly constant the past decade... although am heavier than I should be.

 

[Rock Crawler]

Well, I started on painting the upper side of the Land Pride mower today.

I ordered the newer style solid rubber tires for it, but the center hole is 0.750" in the new wheel bearings, and half inch on the old wheel bearings and axle bolts. So I would need to drill out the wheel yokes and get bolts to match, or convert the wheel centers down to the 0.5".

I need to talk to Kubota tomorrow.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Wouldn’t take anything to drill them out to 3/4 quick.

How did you prep the existing finish for paint?

 

[Rock Crawler]

Pressure washer for any loose rust or stickers, scraper for any loose paint or rust that the pressure washer may miss, acetone wipe, paint brush. The great thing about Rust-Oleum is that it's very forgiving about prep, it's very durable once fully cured and it looks/lasts for years.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Does rust oleum make kunota orange or are you just finding the closest thing? My local rural king sells the majik paint. I get the kubota orange and add a urethane reducer and then hardener. Very durable and perfect match.

 

[Rock Crawler]

Tractor Supply has Rust-Oleum Kubota orange in gallons, quarts and spray cans. That is what I use. It's around $35 a gallon.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Sweet. If you decide to ever spray it you can thin with acetone. Or for more durable finish you can use a good reducer and hardener with great results. When I restored a few older tractors and implements I always used the rustoleum John Deere green and yellow. Used the reducer and hardener and the finish was glossy and durable. Doing the same with the Majik now.
Might get to sandblasting the tiller tomorrow. Primer and paint to follow.

 

[rkidd]

Well, I started on painting the upper side of the Land Pride mower today.

I ordered the newer style solid rubber tires for it, but the center hole is 0.750" in the new wheel bearings, and half inch on the old wheel bearings and axle bolts. So I would need to drill out the wheel yokes and get bolts to match, or convert the wheel centers down to the 0.5".

I need to talk to Kubota tomorrow.View attachment 546660View attachment 546661View attachment 546662

Got it looking good Larry. The solid rubber tires are what I have on mine also. Definitely the way to go for sure.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I am going to try to email Kubota directly for some help. I'm wondering if they have an adapter sleeve that you can put in the wheel/bearing assembly that will reduce the dimension to the original axle bolt diameter. I think that I would rather not drill it out of it can be helped.

 

[Rock Crawler]

Oh, I did get 1 coat of Rust-Oleum on the top yesterday. After work I'll hit it again and see if 2 coats is enough, or if 3 is required.

 

[Peter 315]

I am going to try to email Kubota directly for some help. I'm wondering if they have an adapter sleeve that you can put in the wheel/bearing assembly that will reduce the dimension to the original axle bolt diameter. I think that I would rather not drill it out of it can be helped.View attachment 546787View attachment 546788View attachment 546789

If you put a sleeve on the axle it might turn on the original axle

 

[Dan33Klein]

How wide is the hub? If I understand correctly you just need a bushing to step the 3/4 down to 1/2 to use your original Half inch bolt.

I’ve bought from this seller just a few weeks ago.

Steel Bushing / Sleeve 3/4" OD x 1/2" ID x 3" Long 4 Pc CDS DOM | eBay

 

[Rock Crawler]

It's a lot longer, I didn't measure, but I would guess the wheel is around 4" wide, then there are 2 spacers that are about and inch wide. Likely 6 to 7 inches between the yoke ears.

 

[Dan33Klein]

The bushings from that seller are just Dom tubing. They could cut them to any length

 

[civilian]

How wide is the hub? If I understand correctly you just need a bushing to step the 3/4 down to 1/2 to use your original Half inch bolt.

I’ve bought from this seller just a few weeks ago.

Steel Bushing / Sleeve 3/4" OD x 1/2" ID x 3" Long 4 Pc CDS DOM | eBay

Look up a bearing supply house like Applied Industrial Technologies, Kaman Bearing, Bearings Services, Bearings Inc. Take your wheels and axles to them with your distance between yokes, and they should be able to get you the sleeves required. I don't think I would DOM steel tubing for lack of grease ability. Sleeve beaings can be oil impregnated, or have grease grooves in them. Good Luck, Jon