Category Archives: John Deere Restoration
John Deere 3hp, Episode 8: Finishing Touches
After rewiewing my last post, I think the ball bearing idea in the breather is not a good one. The breather should have filter material so that any air sucked into the crank case goes through the filter material. The … Continue reading
John Deere 3hp, Episode 7: Upper Assembly
(GASP) I’m actually going to continue this series! A whole year after the engine was completed! Crazy huh? Well since I’ve waited such a long time, I am going to have to resort to looking at my pictures and trying … Continue reading
John Deere 3hp, Episode 6: Lower assembly
For this article, I’m going to call all the parts inside the crank case and below the “lower assembly.” This was an easy, but at the same time frustrating, part of the project. The frustrating part was using the wrong … Continue reading
John Deere 3hp, Episode 5: Epic Welding
As I got to the point where I decided to start reassembling the engine, I discovered the worst broken part of the entire build. The left side flywheel was bent and 3 of the spokes were cracked all the way … Continue reading
John Deere 3hp, Episode 4: Broken parts
During disassembly, there were several parts that were broken because of poor handling on my part. Several more parts were already broken, and several parts missing completely. Except for the Flywheel, which I will elaborate on further in another article, … Continue reading