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My project mower, 2000 gm1000, needs some parts and tlc

 

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@adgattoni That is what I ordered but their parts picker only put one in. when I called them they verified that I should have received 2 brackets and then shipped the other one out. That should arrive Wednesday.

@jimbeckel I used some spray on truck bed liner for my kickstand. Mine was in worse shape that yours. So far it is holding up very well. Look forward to seeing your being brought back to life.

I have access to a commercial sand blaster at work, so a lot of these parts will be stripped to bare metal and repainted. I paid $400 for the mower, wheels and grass catcher, it has a broken bed bar which I picked up a replacement for $50 on ebay, stripped pulley cover aluminum nuts on the frame. The mower sat for four years with gas in the tank, fuel shutoff and carb. Tank has been flushed, new carb and fuel shutoff ordered. Plan on restoring this to as new as possible. Will keep posting photos as I progress

 

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Work progressing nicely, side covers replaced along with most of the fuel related components. Started it up and engaged the rear drum and reel successfully. Will be stripping the unit down to the frame and repainting and going over everything with a high attention to detail.

 

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My wife and I lifted it by hand, it is a beast and built like a tank. Taking it to the carwash today to get a lot of the grease off and than will start the tear down to the frame so I can fix those pesky RIV nuts that broke off when I removed the side panels and than on to sandblasting and painting the frame and other paintable parts. It has been a fun restoration so far

 

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I use a motorcycle lift table from harbor freight for mine. It's a little narrow for the side covers to clear the lip but it works well to lift by myself. They also have other ones that are poly that are decently affordable.

I looked into the price on the motorcycle lift at HF and decided to build me a table last weekend, the top is the washable pebble paneling you can buy at Home Depot, the white color allows me to see parts and tools a little better and clean up is a snap, not bad for the $150.00 in parts.

 

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Removed the motor, grass shield, front roller. Tomorrow I'll tackle the rear drum and reel

 

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Frame stripped and ready for sandblasting and paint.

 

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Frame stripped and ready for sandblasting and paint.

:shock:

I wish I had this much patience... and free time. :thumbsup:

Disassembly was pretty smooth until I got to the drum, I couldn't get the drum bearings to slide off, I was able to rotate the drum assembly and force it out of the frame through the slots. It has been fun to disassemble this mower and see how it is put together, looking forward to having a nearly "new" 19 year old mower in the spring. Your yard is amazing, love to see it green with northern grass in the winter, you and Connor have great youtube channels. Keep up the great work!

 

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Frame and other parts stripped and ready for primer and paint

 

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Are you going rattle can or powder coating?

I am using etching primer, primer sealer and then the Toro matching paint from the can. The powder coater can't match the color here locally.

 

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@jimbeckel so I've decided I'm going to just send my mower to you for a refurb

I wish I had the time to restore yours, I'm squeezing this project out with a heavy demand from my full time job and 12 hour days. I'm determined to finish before spring though. I am available by phone if you need help on yours.

 

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Awsome job so far, looking forward to the finished product.

Thanks, it's been fun

 

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@jimbeckel I took the liberty to move your post and start a thread. This looks awesome and seeing the machine apart could help a member in the future.

Thanks, can you point me to the thread so I can post there. Are you a retired g-man or current?

 

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Frame and other parts stripped and ready for primer and paint

Dude that is hard core restoration. I hope you get it back together. I took mine about halfway apart to replace some things. I enjoyed getting to know how it works and goes together, but can't imaginw getting it down to bare bones. Good luck.

I have the exploded view diagram and pictures, lots of pictures. It's coming along nicely, I need to order some parts to keep the rebuild going. Been fun so far seeing how this thing is constructed. It is well engineered.

 

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Thanks, can you point me to the thread so I can post there. Are you a retired g-man or current?

Neither. Folks just call me g or g-man. And this is the thread. https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=6720

cool, thanks for the link for the threaf

 

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My project mower, 2000 gm1000, needs some parts and tlc

Well done! Amazing work on this, I love all the pictures. Thank you for sharing this.

Thanks, enjoying your youtube channel.

 

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You should make this TLF green instead of stock Toro red. Make this one interesting and unique.

I actually considered an interesting color but will be sticking with toro red.

 

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@jimbeckel I am really enjoying this thread! Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome, really glad I joined this lawn forum, lots of good supportive members and good useful information for us lawn junkies.

 

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Etching primer, sealing primer and drying time

 

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Top coat of toro red