rfsmith1952 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Since I retired and acquired two old Homelites to fool around with, I decided I really shouldn't pay the dealer to service the John Deere I use for cutting the grass any more. It was a couple hundred bucks a year better served on other things. I decided to take a shot at servicing the engine and deck myself. First off, put away the American tools and dig out the metrics. Second, don't even think about using a "close enough" belt for the deck. Third, gimme my simple tractors any day.
ezliving4ume Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Right on! :D One of the biggest and best surprises I've found on my 6216 is that the engineering on the tractor is unmatch when it comes to maintenance. There have been a couple of different things I can think of right off the top of my head. One is the snowblower hitch(mid mount), Last winter I changed the pto pivot point, at first it was like ok, I need to take off the pulleys, belt keepers, spring etc. Turns out all I need to do was loosen the belt adjustment pulley and puff, I'm done. And the electric lift, well that look like a real pita but I never had to take one extra thing off to get to the bolts of the electric lift! To Cool!8D
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