Hi everyone. I have an 871 that has been repainted. The serial number is ground off and there is another number on the right side in the same place as the normal one. I believe it is 7896. You can see the paint through the repainted colors. The tractor is in pretty good shape. The tranny is gold under the paint. Not red. My Dad bought an 871 and an 841 with a finish mower from a neighbor. He paid 2500.00 for all three. The finish mower was an almost new Case. Basically he got the tractors for free. The 841 runs great but is stuck in high on the combo with other smaller issues. The 871, he gave to me, did run but smoked like coal fire when running. It seemed as if it was struggling against itself. I bought gauges and tested the circuits. It seemed like a normal deal and I adjusted the bands. I opened the top cover and the cable was pretty bad. I also noticed a wear hole in the filter. The big problem was that in the bottom of the tranny I found a large snap ring. I assume for the back of the gear set. Things got busy and I just put the thing back together and put it in the shed. My Dad died and I bought the 841 from his estate thinking I could make a good tractor from both. Can anyone offer any guidance on this? I kind of hate to tear up the 871. Other than the problems I listed, it is pretty nice. I have the new cable, new filters and it had one new rear tire with both front tires being new. Dad put a new pair of rear tires on the 841 before he died. I have service manuals for both and have pretty good abilities but would love to use some of your knowledge to point me in the right direction.
So:
Is the 871 something I should fix and leave alone? I cannot afford 3000 buck plus parts to take it to an experienced SOS person. It almost looks like the tractor was used as a trainer or class project for a school.
I assume it needs split and the snap ring put back on.
Is the 841 sounding like I have to split it to find the culprit on the combo not wanting to move? Should I thread lock the bolt and wiggle it to see if it will shift. The shift lever loosens up almost immediately when you tighten it and try to shift it. You just cannot get it to hold.
I have read a lot of threads and respect your advice and tutoring. Thanks, Walt B
So:
Is the 871 something I should fix and leave alone? I cannot afford 3000 buck plus parts to take it to an experienced SOS person. It almost looks like the tractor was used as a trainer or class project for a school.
I assume it needs split and the snap ring put back on.
Is the 841 sounding like I have to split it to find the culprit on the combo not wanting to move? Should I thread lock the bolt and wiggle it to see if it will shift. The shift lever loosens up almost immediately when you tighten it and try to shift it. You just cannot get it to hold.
I have read a lot of threads and respect your advice and tutoring. Thanks, Walt B