Yes Weld your right....I was really wanting to try it today...but I drove an hour away this morning for Baseball hats and blades for my John Deere....Got the John Deere ready to Mow the fields so we can play on Monday....but with the rain and rain tomorrow I doubt we play Ball on Monday.....so...Ill try to do some flex core welding tom....I gotta play some after doing all of this work....lol.....But at least the mower is ready for summer..

I've never tried flux core, but I've read that it's smoky and has lots of spatter. Best to have a can of anti-spatter close at hand, and be sure to spray some into the nozzle. Please let us know how it works.

We're gonna need pics of the John Deere. :D

John Deere GT 235
 

Re: John Deere GT 235
 

This was after My daughter and I replaced the engine...She was alot of help..... Had to replace the engine due to a leaky oil cooler line that pumped out most of the oil when my mother was using it....Moms quote from the phone call I received at school.....Ahh Jim this mower started to smoke then started to shoot oil out the right side of the motor then sounded funny..so I tried to get it back up to the house but it finally quit....My reply.....Ahh nice Ill get it when i get home....I guess this was payback when I was a kid and always breaking there stuff....LOL

Flux is all I have. I only weld outside so the smoke is not much of an issue. It does splatter alot though.

Someday when I get a real shop I will set up the gas.

I've got an older Century MIG welder and use the shielding gas. Way nicer to work with and way cleaner welds (I need that as I am not a pro welder like CrazyglueNDfile is. :D )

Spend the few extra dollars whenever you buy a welder and get one that you can change the polarity to weld aluminum, uses sheilding gas and that you can use as 110v or 220v.

Re: John Deere GT 235
 

I appreciate willing young helpers (or willing old helpers for that matter :lol: ). Bummer about the cooler line, but at least you found a replacement engine.

I'm not a pro, just a hack. I am becoming a pretty good grinder, though. :lol:

Ahh man.....Ok Got the welder out after a 40 mile ride on the DR this evening.....it works....it splatters...lol...it didnt stick together...lol...I think I need to play with this thing more....tried using the adjustments on the inside panel.....oh well Im learning.....adjust this then that.....when this spool of flux wire is out Ill spring for the Argon and co2 mix,,,,then see what happens.

Oh Weld Im not posting any picks of the welds of today...lol

I think that you need to reverse polarity when using flux core. Perhaps your instructions will detail that.

I believe so too. I checked it on my hobart to confirm it was set right. I have everything, but the bottle.

Hey Guys Got the welder out today....and played with it some more...I found out that i needed to crank up the amps.....now splattering some good puddles and sticking metal....

Just To let everybody know the Yamoto is still holding up and running fine.....thanks for your help....Bubba

Glad to hear it! Any new pics?

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...ingChelsey.jpg

Here the upcoming Mrs.Bubba,, and I....yes we r getting Married July 28th....are assisting one of our friends out of a mudd hole..

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...ashing2012.jpg

And me making a splash with the 250x...Sorry the Yamoto didnt make this trip...It will soon my daughter is itching for a muddy mess...lol

If a person was to grade mud, that would receive an A+. :lol:

Thanks for the pics, and congrats and best wishes on July 28! :D

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...z43/july28.jpg

JULY 28th

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...llieyamoto.jpg

Yamoto is still motovating

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...43/yamoto2.jpg

Tough atv.......transmission fix still working

Sorry for not posting in a while....lets see,,,well the wedding and back surgery has kept me from riding and Golf has taken up much of my time in August, my team is 136 wins 9 losses and 1 tie....we r kicking some butts...we r AA and only have been beaten by AAA a teams..I see a State championship in the future....oh I also fixed my blinker on the DR650 this eve...rebuilt it for $4.00 instead of a $75.00 replacement....
I hope you guys r doing fine...

Oh weld,,,,,reverse is working fine now that my back is fixed....lol

sniff ......a man after my own heart ..... sniff sniff :wink:

Hey Bubba, thanks for checking in! Mrs. Bubba looks lovely in the pic.

Glad to hear that your back is fixed. :D

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...3/565941_1.jpg


Btw guys my Roane County Raider Golf team won the AA West Virginia State Golf Tournament

That looks like a happy group of young men. Are you the coach?

Yeah Weld Im the coach, Takes up alot of riding time in the summer, but its great times...

It's really cool that you're guiding those boys like that.

Hey Guys Im Back....Won another WV State Golf Title.......and Im aquiring a panther 110 rx-5 it has the battery box riped off of it... does anybody know anything about these... I guess it has an alarm system with a key fob....?????

Welcome back!

I don't know anything about that specific model, but I'm sure we can figure it out. Another member (who is a dealer) recently posted info on bypassing the alarm. I'll see if I can find it.

Found it: http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...ighlight=alarm

Thanks Weld!!! man thats fast service.....should have this atv early next week...Ill post some pics if I do...

Happy to oblige. :)

Didnt get the other wheeler...but Im having a issue with the Kasea skyhawk 50 2 stroke atv. Sold this bike couple of years ago and the guy brought it back cause it wouldnt start....well with a new starter and starter relay switch...it was back functional and running great...Fine right ...not...well while waiting on the fellow to come and pic it up, I would start it every day just to keep it running and check the starter....Well now it wont start, new plug and it seems that there is no spark....plenty of gas....due to a soaked plug after a few cranks...
now how can I check the coil?....single wire going in.. and the CDI box.....I did go through all the safety switches they are all functional....????

Most China coil wires can be separated from the coil for testing or replacement. Just peel back the boot where the wire leaves the coil, grab the wire and unscrew it from the coil. You can also unscrew the plug cap from the wire in the same way.

Test the wire for simple continuity. Test the plug cap for resistance (can't remember, but I think it should be around 5K to 10K ohms). If you have another coil, perhaps you could compare readings between the positive, negative and plug wire terminals. I've found bad plug wires and bad coils on brand new units.

Thanks Weld....This weekend ill pull it off and give it a once over....thanks again..

In Doc's words, happy to serve.

Been real busy finally calmed down some
 

Well that Kasea is still in the garage...I put a new plug cap on it and a new CDI box...when I checked the stator I got some numbers but from what I understand its a/c???
Oh almost forgot...My Raider Golf team won another State Golf title 3 in a row.
And the Yamoto is still trucking along!!

Starter filled with oil
 

Hey Weld, have you ever tore apart a starter, mine is filled with oil....looking to find a seal to replace.

I don't recall ever tearing one apart. I'm betting that you can find a decent replacement seal at a local bearing shop.

Yamoto
 

Well I cleaned up the inside of the starter, put it back on, took the carb off cleaned it,, now its back motoring. Just got it all back together. its wanting to idle funny high then so low it quits.....not sure if maybe the throttle cable is a little bunched up or what...look into it tomorrow..
Oh bye the way,my golf team won their 4th WV AA state championship, back in October.

Congrats on the championship!