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My Simplicity 7120 Honda Repower


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A few of you may vaguely remember a Honda repower I started on a couple of years ago. http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=35976&SearchTerms=honda http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=40280&SearchTerms=honda I've been using it all summer to made sure it had no bugs to work out. I am happy to say it has been performing great! So here it is all done and ready for use or show!

So here's what I've done. I rebuilt the BGB using all new bearings, seals & the output shaft. I also installed a new bearing for the cone clutch and installed a new outer clutch hub. It got both new idler pulleys on the tractor for the mower deck belt routing. I installed a new hour meter, key switch and amp gauge. I created my own wire harness to include the requirements for the Honda engine and also kept the low oil shutdown option on the engine functioning. I installed new bushings in the front axle and used Timken? bearings at the pivots for the spindles. I rebuilt the steering box and modified it to use a bearing and seal with a grease zerk instead of the bushing on the steering shaft. The combination of these two modifications have made it steer very nice and should last for many years. I sandblasted everything except the engine and 3 of the wheels. The reason I only sandblasted one front wheel was because the other front wheel was new. It was on a tractor that I had parted out a couple of years ago. The back wheels were also about new. The previous owner had bought a new Simplicity and wanted his ag tires on his new tractor so he just swapped the wheels. I had purchased the decals when I started the project with the exception of the black headlight decal and the 7120 decals which I had made at local sign shop. I had intended this to be my mowing tractor but has turned out so nice that maybe I'll need to fix up a different tractor for that. This tractor is a joy to run and will be a good addition to my fleet. Dan
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Fantastic looking job ya done there. How quiet is the machine?? I think those Hondas are quieter than a Briggs. JH
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Johnmonkey, the tractor is very quiet. It may also help that I ran the exhaust out under the front of the frame instead of using the hole in the right side of the frame. Dan
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Nice restoration on the tractor, some well thought out enhancements, plus a nice clean repower, makes for a great looking and even better performing unit. As usual, very nice work.
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Very nice work. Looks as good if not better than a factory installation. What did you use for a seat or seat cover? The pattern looks different than the stock seat.
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Thanks for all your kind comments! Stevenj, it was a cover that I've had in my basement for several years and kida forgot about. I'm not sure where I got it from. I sandblasted, primered and painted the seat pan before installing the new cover. I wasn't sure about going grey with it but thought the black pan was just too plain. I didn't really know what other color would look good. Dan
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Dan, Great work. I like it. ^ Be nice to have a write up and pictures of the complete project to post in the DIY or Tech Tips section.
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Roy, unfortunatly these are about the only pics I have of the project. I kinda forgot to take pics as I went. Most of the frame and engine bay mods are in the link. Sorry, Dan
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