ehertzfeld Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 I made my first trip "over the river and thru the woods" to Kirk's house"thedaddycat". I took me newly aquired EZ-Rake and drove away with lost of goodies! I put a decent 765, plow frame to fit it, and the lift arm, on to my trailer. He also came up with the best way to cure my frozen pivot problem on my broadmoor. He had a whole frame. the pivot point is all ready apart, and the paint is in great shape. As soon as the snow is gone next spring I will have my hands full swapping frames. All in all I am one happy boy! BTW any one who has not delt with kirk be aware! His stuff is very tempting! Man could go nuts over there!lol Kirk is a genuine person and a pleasure to deal with. Ok thats enough butt kissing lol thanks alot Kirk. Elon
stormy2163 Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 He's a walking encyclopedia and I think he can fix just about anything.;)
thedaddycat Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 No kissing on your part is needed, after all I only traded one old FDT for an EZ Rake!! BTW, I forgot to pull that bar out of the rear lift before we loaded it up. I hope it's not rusted in or stuck... LOL This is the EZ Rake that I got in the trade... The drive pulley, I guess I need to figure out how to adapt a blower hitch or something.... Only two tines are missing, Dutch do you have a couple spares or info on where to get them? The arms are spaced out about like the mower hitch arms. I guess I'll try a fit test tomorrow and think about how to drive it....
thedaddycat Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 Dutch, I went back and searched because I know you've posted pics of your EZ Rake set up before. Could you please post some detail shots of how the drive belt is set up and routed? I'd like to set my tractor up for the fall like you have yours, dethatch-mow-vac all in a single pass....
MPH Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 Maybe a single belt snow blower clutch set-up to power it.MPH
thedaddycat Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 I was thinking of using it on the 3310 V that I got with the vac system, so I'd need the front PTO clutch and the single belt clutchless hitch. The EZ Rake has to be powered from the front PTO, or else I won't be able to use the mower at the same time.
Mike Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 I was at an auction this past weekend and there was an easy rake there. It had a 4 stroke engine mounted on it for driving the rake and also had a hydraulic setup for lifting the tines. It also was setup for a green tractor with auxillary hydraulics. I couldn't stay long enough to see what it went for, but it was pretty neat. There also was a toro 3 wheel reel mower in pieces, a started restoration. Also too many other things to mention, this guy had alot of stuff. Mike
MPH Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 Why d you need a clutchless hitch? Does the 3310 have an electri front PTO clutch??MPH
thedaddycat Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 The 3310 had a mechanical front PTO clutch, and I think that went on through the 7000 series but am not sure. The recall is a bit fuzzy on this, but I think that when they went to the Kohler was when they switched to the electric PTO clutch... I seem to recall that it happened with one of the bigger changes, but most of what I know is geared towards the older stuff(circa my childhood....) LOL
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