http://www.garden-tractor-info.com If you love your tractor... Repair - Repower - Restore - Garden Tractors Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:31:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jim does a lot of modifications on the garden tractors to get just what he wants out of them. Our shop tractor, " The Bird " was one of those many projects done. If you would like to read about all of the modifications to this John Deere 318 garden tractor we have a web site page that explains them all. Jim even put headligts in the front end loader bucket. Rick writes asking how to accomplish attaching a front end loader to his Cub Cadet 3165:]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/garden-tractor-modifications/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garden-tractor-modifications Questions and answers from my daily e-mails. These are general repair or upkeep questions. I add these to most of the pages of our web site sorting them by topic and adding them to the page that fits most closely by topic. I promise not to put them on both the blog and the web site, each will be one place or the other. Of course not all are published, just the ones I think our web or blog visitors would be interested in reading.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/garden-tractor-repairs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garden-tractor-repairs We receive quite a few questions about repowering the older John Deere garden tractors. One of the most common models asked about is the John Deere 317. These 1979 to 1982 era garden tractors are well built and worth repowering.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/john-deere-317-repower/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-deere-317-repower One of our favorite garden tractors to repower is the John Deere 318. It's a nice feature packed model and almost always worth fixing whatever might be wrong with it. A recent question sent about repowering a 318:]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/repower-john-deere-318/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repower-john-deere-318 I get quite a few questions about Crafstman garden tractors and they have been a pretty popular brand over the years. We have repowered some and repaired some here at our shop.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/craftsman-garden-tractors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=craftsman-garden-tractors This is a recent dialog we had with a John Deere 317 garden tractor owner about starting problems he was having. We like working on the 317's here at our shop, they are a nice sturdy older " vintage" tractor.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/john-deere-317-garden-tractor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-deere-317-garden-tractor These garden tractors all have something in common, they are powered with Onan engines. The Onans are decent engines but it is getting more difficult to find parts for any needed repairs.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/garden-tractors-with-onan-engines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garden-tractors-with-onan-engines I think everyone knows I really like John Deere lawn and garden equipment. If you have a good quality machine it's worth fixing her up! Yes, I know there are other brands that are good quality, but these questions are just about John Deere's.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/john-deere-fix-her-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-deere-fix-her-up Garden tractor pulling is not the same as garden tractor racing. Pulling is not about the speed of the tractor but about the power and traction it has.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/garden-tractor-pulling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garden-tractor-pulling These are some questions we've gotten in our e-mail about Sears - Craftsman garden tractors. We see some here at our shop for repairs and have repowered quite a few. It doesn't seem as though there is as much on the internet about the Sears and Craftsman as the other brands.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/sears-craftsman-troubleshooting-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sears-craftsman-troubleshooting-2 We offer free "technical support" about most outdoor power equipment. Jim doesn't know all the answers but helps when he can. Disclaimer: He isn't always right! We have quite a few of the questions asked on our web site and according to the calls and e-mails we get, you like reading them!]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/questions-about-your-garden-tractors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-about-your-garden-tractors Are you trying to fix your lawn mower or garden tractor? I hope you can find a little help either here on our blog or on our web site. I don't know about you, but when I'm having trouble with something, the best answers I get to my problems usually come after a quick Google search of the problem. These are diagnosing and troubleshooting questions and answers about Cub Cadets.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/cub-cadet-lawn-tractors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cub-cadet-lawn-tractors It's summer and time to mow the grass. Starting up the mower decks uncovers needed repairs.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/mow-the-grass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mow-the-grass The Case and Ingersoll garden tractors are good quality, solidly built, vintage tractors. At our shop they are one of the most popular selling repowers we do. Many have had their tractors since they were new, some have inherited them from family or with some property they've purchased.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/case-ingersoll-garden-tractors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=case-ingersoll-garden-tractors Some quick answers to small questions about small engines and garden tractors.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/garden-tractor-quick-answers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garden-tractor-quick-answers If you are contemplating which garden tractor to buy, there are quite a few options to consider. You not only need to plan on what you want the tractor to do now but have some insight into what you might want to do with later. Will you ever want to use a front end loader or a 2 stage snowblower? Then you might want to consider a heavier duty machine. You will also want to know if the attachments you want now or in the future will be available. That is when it is helpful to have a better known brand of garden tractor, later when you want to buy accessorries and parts. With so much information on the internet it's pretty easy to find information on all the new machines and what they have to offer, it's a little harder to find information on the "good" older machines.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/which-model-garden-tractor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=which-model-garden-tractor It might be odd to blog about something that isn't a garden tractor on a garden tractor blog but there is a lot of equipment out there with similar repair issues to the garden tractors. We work on them and repower them too. We just did a repower with a Vanguard engine on an Olathe Sweeper. I've never seen one of these before, it belongs to a commercial lawn service and it turned out very nice. We have repowered a few golf carts and some skid steers too. A few questions e-mailed in:]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/not-a-garden-tractor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-a-garden-tractor Keeping your garden tractor purring like a kitten can sometimes be a challenge. Repairs most times aren't all that hard, but knowing what's wrong can be a little harder to figure out.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/repairs-diagnostics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repairs-diagnostics The Dixon mowers are good quality machines that are very popular with lawn care companies. We don’t receive a lot of e-mail and calls about the Dixons, maybe they hardly break down? This year our summer has been hot and dry, so there hasn’t been a lot of mowing going on. A couple of successes with helping figure out what was wrong with Dixons: ]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/dixon-lawn-mower-troubleshooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dixon-lawn-mower-troubleshooting Our shop offers free equipment troubleshooting advice by telephone or e-mail. I don't know it all but I have a lot of experience and sometimes know where to find the answers. Sometimes I can't help at all, but I try. I know the visitors to our web site enjoy reading the questions and answers that are written there, they e-mail and tell me. Now and again I will post some here.]]> http://www.garden-tractor-info.com/repair-troubleshooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repair-troubleshooting