Mower Deck Repair

Mower Deck Repair

Swisher rough finish mower for a customer. The spindle mounting bolts loosened up, thing shook apart and busted up stuff. I cut out the two steel layers totaling in 5/16″ thickness and put in a repair patch plate 5/8″ thick. Overkill, but that’s the...

1911 Maxwell exhaust Y pipe repair

A local machine shop sends me work occasionally. He is rebuilding a 1911 Maxwell engine for a customer that is restoring it. The exhaust flange on this Y pipe is pretty rough.  It was silver soldered when made 107 years ago. Someone has brazed it as a repair at...

Poulan 3400 Countervibe Race Chainsaw Project

The Poulan model 3400, 3700, 3800 and 4000 chainsaws are undervalued. They are a professional grade chainsaw and in many ways ahead of their time when introduced in 1979.  Read More They all share the same crankcase and crankshaft with different diameter pistons...