[jimbeckel]

Looks beautiful.

So . . . will you take $450 for it?

I probably have somewhere north of $1,000 in parts invested in it. Toro replacement parts are spendy. I will break down all the parts and money I put into this project once I complete it. It has been fun and will be my primary front mower for Bermuda grass. The back is zoysia which needs some major leveling and I will start to train it with the tru cut and progress to the GM1000 sometime mid season next year. Saw you on Connor Wards video in Texas, looks like you all had a good time.

 

[dfw_pilot]

Yeah, it was a blast.

ProTurf is near me, the Toro dealer, and I've bought a few replacement parts like pulleys and covers: I agree, they are very spendy.

 

[jimbeckel]

I had planned on removing the tires and tubes and bead blasting the rims but found that they are too far gone. I bought some replacement split steel rims from northern tool and plan on modifying the hub to accommodate the toro quick release latch, will have less then $100 in new tires and rims, probably toro would charge $300.00 for new ones. The one rim had rust so bad that the rubber was rusted to the rim and I couldn't break it free.

 

[jimbeckel]

The last parts from the engine to be blasted, painted tomorrow and hopefully reassemble it on Sunday

 

[jimbeckel]

Man this is awesome, but makes me feel like I got an absolute steal at $400 on my gm1000. Wish you had done a YouTube series of this, because it's inevitable we'll all have to replace something in the future and you could have had tons of hits. I just got mine this week and maintenance videos on the GM1000 are not that easy to come by. Silver Symbol did a nice video on what to do with a used purchase mower, but think you could do more.

I wish I had the time to document all the work I've done on YouTube, time is limited on this project. I am available for help if you need any, just shoot me a pm and I can send you my contact info.

 

[cwrx82]

@jimbeckel What's the secret to removing the reel? I tried the other day and nothing happened. I have the square socket and tried with a wrench on the other end and nothing happened. Knowing my luck it's something far too simple.

 

[jimbeckel]

@jimbeckel What's the secret to removing the reel? I tried the other day and nothing happened. I have the square socket and tried with a wrench on the other end and nothing happened. Knowing my luck it's something far too simple.

You can give me a call tomorrow and I can walk you through it over the phone, i'll send you my cell number

 

[Mightyquinn]

@jimbeckel What's the secret to removing the reel? I tried the other day and nothing happened. I have the square socket and tried with a wrench on the other end and nothing happened. Knowing my luck it's something far too simple.

You can give me a call tomorrow and I can walk you through it over the phone, i'll send you my cell number

I'm not too sure if you want to put your personal phone number out for the whole world to see. I would send it to the person in PM and edit this post :thumbup:

 

[jimbeckel]

@jimbeckel What's the secret to removing the reel? I tried the other day and nothing happened. I have the square socket and tried with a wrench on the other end and nothing happened. Knowing my luck it's something far too simple.

You can give me a call tomorrow and I can walk you through it over the phone, i'll send you my cell number

I'm not too sure if you want to put your personal phone number out for the whole world to see. I would send it to the person in PM and edit this post :thumbup:

 

[Mightyquinn]

I fixed the older posts too!

 

[jimbeckel]

I fixed the older posts too!

Thanks!

 

[AVguy]

I fixed the older posts too!

Thanks!

Too late. I copied it. Prepare to be lawn-doxed. We may show up at your house with a hoard of flamingos.

 

[jimbeckel]

I fixed the older posts too!

Thanks!

Too late. I copied it. Prepare to be lawn-doxed. We may show up at your house with a hoard of flamingos.

Just don't drive through the lawn, I have a question if you still have your Toro. I have mine back together and when I start it without the clutch engaged, there is a small amount of tension on the belts which is causing the drum to spin a little. Have you experienced this with your Toro?

 

[AVguy]

Thanks!

Too late. I copied it. Prepare to be lawn-doxed. We may show up at your house with a hoard of flamingos.

Just don't drive through the lawn, I have a question if you still have your Toro. I have mine back together and when I start it without the clutch engaged, there is a small amount of tension on the belts which is causing the drum to spin a little. Have you experienced this with your Toro?

I did have this happen to mine when I first got it. I backed off the clutch cable, it that wasn't enough. Ended up moving the ingine mounts back(or forward-can't remember) to fix it.

 

[jimbeckel]

Too late. I copied it. Prepare to be lawn-doxed. We may show up at your house with a hoard of flamingos.

Just don't drive through the lawn, I have a question if you still have your Toro. I have mine back together and when I start it without the clutch engaged, there is a small amount of tension on the belts which is causing the drum to spin a little. Have you experienced this with your Toro?

I did have this happen to mine when I first got it. I backed off the clutch cable, it that wasn't enough. Ended up moving the ingine mounts back(or forward-can't remember) to fix it.

Thanks, I ordered some replacement belts from R&R that are a little bit longer, I will put those on and adjust the clutch cable and see if that solves the issue. Thanks for replying to my problem.

 

[jimbeckel]

So I decided to go through the top "business" end of the mower and found a bad bearing on the drum drive and some bad wear on shaft spacers. I have disassembled everything, cleaning and inspecting as I go. Parts ha e arrived and I will be installing new bearings, seals and painting a few parts. It has been a long but rewarding journey and looking forward to the end result.

 

[jimbeckel]

Persuading a bearing off the pulley shaft

 

[jimbeckel]

Post bead blasting

 

[jimbeckel]

Top end going back on

 

[jimbeckel]

Project is completed, need to adjust the clutch cable , grease all the zerks and get the reel sharpened.