Picked up a John Deere BO at auction

[ricky racer]

Found a starter solenoid that would work for a test. Just put some fuel in the carb bowl and gave it a try. It runs. Nice to finally get some signs of life.

Picks 'em off pretty good!! I love those old 2 cylinder tractors!!

 

[cjet69]

Picks 'em off pretty good!! I love those old 2 cylinder tractors!!

I was also happy to see it had about 12 psi oil pressure. I think these are supposed to run at 10-15 psi.

 

[Barebones]

Found a starter solenoid that would work for a test. Just put some fuel in the carb bowl and gave it a try. It runs. Nice to finally get some signs of life.

That's progress! I'm sure that was music to your ears.

 

[cjet69]

I decided to pull the clutch pulley so I could repack the outer bearing (pic #4). They recommend doing this yearly but most only get neglected for long periods of time. With the pulley removed I could check the first reduction gear. Sometimes they are loose on the splines and will wobble around. This one moved some but didn't seem to be loose on the splines. I removed the outer bearing cover on the first reduction gear shaft and found it was free ballin' allowing the outer shaft to move. I'm going to pull the fender and reduction gear cover to check the inner bearing.