Well got the L8 running smooth. Carb rebuild, governor rebuild, cleaned the gas tank, new plug, new air filter, and a fresh oil change. This L8 has electric start. The battery is a sears diehard from the previous owner. Well it has started this tractor probably 20 times since I had it. It finally went dead, so I charged it last night. This morning with the brand new charge I hit the starter button and it sheared a stud holding the starter bracket. So now I'm dead in the water again. Below is the carnage, well not really carnage, but I think I can get it out I just need to know how long it needs to be. My pull strap will be in next week.
Man I wish my pull strap was here?
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Yes, it came today. All shiny and store bought.
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My rule when pull starting it to rotate the crankshaft by hand until the magneto snaps. Then wrap the strap and pull.
Huh. Like I keep saying here, you learn something new every day.Someone yelled for me?
Not going to solve this debate as I have them both ways. The non-welded ones are easier to align the shroud on.
I wonder if it was only some years that they made those, or maybe they were non-dunbar tractors, or what. Wierd.
Anyhow RR, if you drill out or otherwise get rid of the bolt that's there and replace it, you should be back in business. Up to you whether you weld it
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When I was a lad my dad had a Gravely L, the pull strap that came with it new was made of leather, the handle was similar to a piece of pipe split lengthwise. It had a oval hole in it's center that the doubled over strap slipped through and in turn kept in place by a short metal dowel. There was no grommet, just a hole. Leather belting of the correct width can still be obtained at a place like "SamDallas" in Brookfield, Connecticut. It is usually a heavy duty latigo (excuse the spelling, if I'm wrong) Sam used to keep the belting up to about 4" wide, it's glued up at the factory to make the long lengths that are needed to run belt operated machinery. Once cut it is joined together to form the loop with special metal joiners.
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