Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Curt Raymond]

Free is a powerful factor...
I've got a Cub Cadet model 72 up there that I have a mowing deck for that just 
isn't on it. Once I get my old Snapper running right (hopefully next weekend) 
I'll make a complicated swap involving taking my Cub Cadet model 70 from home 
to camp and bringing the 72 here so next summer I can put the mowing deck 
together (which involves taking the spindles from a 42" deck and putting them 
on a 38" I've repainted) and then swapping back and at some point rebuilding 
the engine in the 70 at which point the Monkey Ward's body will have finally 
given up. The engine from that I'll keep as its awesome, everything else will 
get trashed...

-Curt

Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:07:28 -0400
From: Rich Thomas 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
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Other than those attractive features, how would you rate the machine?

--R

Curt Raymond wrote:
>
I have a Monkey Ward PowrKraft lawn tractor. 10hp Briggs in it is the
most powerful of its type (vertical shaft single cylinder) I've ever
had. The rear discharge on it (intended to be used with a long gone
grass catcher) is real nice on the farm where we're basically
bushhogging all the time.
> Best part is the whole thing was
basically free. I had to clean the carb (just dump the bowl and free up
the needle) and put the battery from my Cub Cadet on it and its run
good for 3 seasons.
>
> That said everything else about it
is crap. As designed the mower deck hangs from a cable, it doesn't have
a good tensioning method so you need to run too small a belt so the
deck is on all the time... The transmission has gears if you hunt
around long enough, the brakes are on or off, mostly, the tires
(originals) aren't even vaugely the same size (good for mowing on a
slope) and it requires 3 hands to start (there are 2 safety levers, you
hold one with your right hand, one with your left hand, step on the
brake and turn the key with your right foot...)
>
> -Curt


  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[LarryT]

The thing that surprised me about M Wards products was the variety of 
quality.  My Mechanics toolbox  with a big bottom and big top - by 60's 
standards not today's standards - that has survived 15+ moves and a huge 
amount of use.  All of the drawers still slide perfectly without any jamming 
or strange behavior.  It has performed perfectly.   OTOH, The Craftsman 3 
drawer toolbox I bought a year ago to fit between the upper and lower box is 
less well built.   One drawer in particular is a problem - if I don't close 
it carefully it will cock over to one side and jam.


I need to call Sears and see what they'll do for me...


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Other than those attractive features, how would you rate the machine?

--R

Curt Raymond wrote:
I have a Monkey Ward PowrKraft lawn tractor. 10hp Briggs in it is the 
most powerful of its type (vertical shaft single cylinder) I've ever had. 
The rear discharge on it (intended to be used with a long gone grass 
catcher) is real nice on the farm where we're basically bushhogging all 
the time.
Best part is the whole thing was basically free. I had to clean the carb 
(just dump the bowl and free up the needle) and put the battery from my 
Cub Cadet on it and its run good for 3 seasons.


That said everything else about it is crap. As designed the mower deck 
hangs from a cable, it doesn't have a good tensioning method so you need 
to run too small a belt so the deck is on all the time... The 
transmission has gears if you hunt around long enough, the brakes are on 
or off, mostly, the tires (originals) aren't even vaugely the same size 
(good for mowing on a slope) and it requires 3 hands to start (there are 
2 safety levers, you hold one with your right hand, one with your left 
hand, step on the brake and turn the key with your right foot...)


-Curt

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:00:49 -0700
From: Jim Cathey 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
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Does anyone know who made the Monkey Ward Powercraft table saws?



PowrKraft?  My dad bought a lot of that.  MW had a nice
store in Portland that always treated him pretty well,
and he loved that he could go and buy parts for a 20+ year
old tool at their service counter.


name of the manufacturer.  I seem to recall the company was two 
surnames.




Smith & Wesson?  :-)

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Rich Thomas]

Other than those attractive features, how would you rate the machine?

--R

Curt Raymond wrote:

I have a Monkey Ward PowrKraft lawn tractor. 10hp Briggs in it is the most 
powerful of its type (vertical shaft single cylinder) I've ever had. The rear 
discharge on it (intended to be used with a long gone grass catcher) is real 
nice on the farm where we're basically bushhogging all the time.
Best part is the whole thing was basically free. I had to clean the carb (just 
dump the bowl and free up the needle) and put the battery from my Cub Cadet on 
it and its run good for 3 seasons.

That said everything else about it is crap. As designed the mower deck hangs 
from a cable, it doesn't have a good tensioning method so you need to run too 
small a belt so the deck is on all the time... The transmission has gears if 
you hunt around long enough, the brakes are on or off, mostly, the tires 
(originals) aren't even vaugely the same size (good for mowing on a slope) and 
it requires 3 hands to start (there are 2 safety levers, you hold one with your 
right hand, one with your left hand, step on the brake and turn the key with 
your right foot...)

-Curt

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:00:49 -0700
From: Jim Cathey 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
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Does anyone know who made the Monkey Ward Powercraft table saws?



PowrKraft?  My dad bought a lot of that.  MW had a nice
store in Portland that always treated him pretty well,
and he loved that he could go and buy parts for a 20+ year
old tool at their service counter.

  
name of the manufacturer.  I seem to recall the company was two 
surnames.



Smith & Wesson?  :-)

-- Jim


  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Curt Raymond]

I have a Monkey Ward PowrKraft lawn tractor. 10hp Briggs in it is the most 
powerful of its type (vertical shaft single cylinder) I've ever had. The rear 
discharge on it (intended to be used with a long gone grass catcher) is real 
nice on the farm where we're basically bushhogging all the time.
Best part is the whole thing was basically free. I had to clean the carb (just 
dump the bowl and free up the needle) and put the battery from my Cub Cadet on 
it and its run good for 3 seasons.

That said everything else about it is crap. As designed the mower deck hangs 
from a cable, it doesn't have a good tensioning method so you need to run too 
small a belt so the deck is on all the time... The transmission has gears if 
you hunt around long enough, the brakes are on or off, mostly, the tires 
(originals) aren't even vaugely the same size (good for mowing on a slope) and 
it requires 3 hands to start (there are 2 safety levers, you hold one with your 
right hand, one with your left hand, step on the brake and turn the key with 
your right foot...)

-Curt

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:00:49 -0700
From: Jim Cathey 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
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> Does anyone know who made the Monkey Ward Powercraft table saws?

PowrKraft?  My dad bought a lot of that.  MW had a nice
store in Portland that always treated him pretty well,
and he loved that he could go and buy parts for a 20+ year
old tool at their service counter.

> name of the manufacturer.  I seem to recall the company was two 
> surnames.

Smith & Wesson?  :-)

-- Jim


  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Craig McCluskey]

On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:25:05 -0700 "Greg Fiorentino"
 wrote:

> It looks like there are 4 screws holding in a bearing retainer on each
> end.  Dismount the motor, take off pulleys, loosen caps, clean and
> repack bearings???
> 
> Any gotchas I need to watch out for?

If it's a capacitor-start motor, there will be a centrifugal switch
actuated by weight(s) on the rotor; you'll need to be careful of the
linkage when you take it apart.

You will need to determine if the bearing grease has gotten extremely
thick or if the bearings are frozen. If the former, you might, as Rich
hinted, be able to loosen up the grease by adding back the low-viscosity
components without taking the bearings apart. If the latter, you will have
to get the bearings out to replace them.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Rich Thomas]

PB Blaster.  That stuff is awesome.  Or the ATF and Acetone recipe.

--R

Greg Fiorentino wrote:

I've just set up a ~60 year-old Craftsman drill press to do some fairly
accurate drilling (for mods to my 7X12 lathe), only to find that the motor
(which hasn't been run for about 15 years) is seized up.  I assume that the
bearing grease has turned to concrete.  Any good tips out there how to go
about getting this old workhorse going again?  It looks like there are 4
screws holding in a bearing retainer on each end.  Dismount the motor, take
off pulleys, loosen caps, clean and repack bearings???

Any gotchas I need to watch out for?

TIA for any help here!

Greg Fiorentino
'85 300SD
'80 240D 4 spd. manual
'79 300TD (with new crate engine)
'95 and '97 Crown Vics
'97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke

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Check out the resources at OWWM - Old Wood Working Machines.  I have done
some restorations of old equipment, and have found it to be the best
resource for such things on the Web.  You might have to join the forums (no
charge) and post a question...

www.owwm.com

Dan

--- On Sun, 9/27/09, Loren Faeth  wrote:

  

From: Loren Faeth 
Subject: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
To: "mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 12:22 PM
Does anyone know who made the Monkey
Ward Powercraft table saws?  I read about them online
once, and it seems there is quite a following  of the
manufacturer's saws in the East.  Now I can't find the
article or remember the name of the manufacturer.  I
seem to recall the company was two surnames.

Loren Faeth 


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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Greg Fiorentino]

I've just set up a ~60 year-old Craftsman drill press to do some fairly
accurate drilling (for mods to my 7X12 lathe), only to find that the motor
(which hasn't been run for about 15 years) is seized up.  I assume that the
bearing grease has turned to concrete.  Any good tips out there how to go
about getting this old workhorse going again?  It looks like there are 4
screws holding in a bearing retainer on each end.  Dismount the motor, take
off pulleys, loosen caps, clean and repack bearings???

Any gotchas I need to watch out for?

TIA for any help here!

Greg Fiorentino
'85 300SD
'80 240D 4 spd. manual
'79 300TD (with new crate engine)
'95 and '97 Crown Vics
'97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

Check out the resources at OWWM - Old Wood Working Machines.  I have done
some restorations of old equipment, and have found it to be the best
resource for such things on the Web.  You might have to join the forums (no
charge) and post a question...

www.owwm.com

Dan

--- On Sun, 9/27/09, Loren Faeth  wrote:

> From: Loren Faeth 
> Subject: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
> To: "mercedes Discussion List" 
> Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 12:22 PM
> Does anyone know who made the Monkey
> Ward Powercraft table saws?  I read about them online
> once, and it seems there is quite a following  of the
> manufacturer's saws in the East.  Now I can't find the
> article or remember the name of the manufacturer.  I
> seem to recall the company was two surnames.
> 
> Loren Faeth 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Rich Thomas]

A quick googling "montgomery ward Power kraft  table saw manufacturer"  
(note spelling) turned up this  
http://www.toolcenter.com/woodworking_links.html


*Toolkraft National Service and Parts Center 
* - We offer service and parts for Toolkraft,
Darra James, Powerkraft for Montgomery Ward, and Duramark, (for T.Eaton) 
power tools.

We are located at:
*3 Craftsman Rd
East Windsor, CT 06088
860-623-1781 or 413-737-7331
Parts Order Desk M-F,  9AM - 5PM EST*
e-mail us at *pa...@toolkraft.com* 

--R

Loren Faeth wrote:
Does anyone know who made the Monkey Ward Powercraft table saws?  I 
read about them online once, and it seems there is quite a following  
of the manufacturer's saws in the East.  Now I can't find the article 
or remember the name of the manufacturer.  I seem to recall the 
company was two surnames.


Loren Faeth

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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[LWB250]

Check out the resources at OWWM - Old Wood Working Machines.  I have done some 
restorations of old equipment, and have found it to be the best resource for 
such things on the Web.  You might have to join the forums (no charge) and post 
a question...

www.owwm.com

Dan

--- On Sun, 9/27/09, Loren Faeth  wrote:

> From: Loren Faeth 
> Subject: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
> To: "mercedes Discussion List" 
> Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 12:22 PM
> Does anyone know who made the Monkey
> Ward Powercraft table saws?  I read about them online
> once, and it seems there is quite a following  of the
> manufacturer's saws in the East.  Now I can't find the
> article or remember the name of the manufacturer.  I
> seem to recall the company was two surnames.
> 
> Loren Faeth 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw

[Jim Cathey]

Does anyone know who made the Monkey Ward Powercraft table saws?


PowrKraft?  My dad bought a lot of that.  MW had a nice
store in Portland that always treated him pretty well,
and he loved that he could go and buy parts for a 20+ year
old tool at their service counter.

name of the manufacturer.  I seem to recall the company was two 
surnames.


Smith & Wesson?  :-)

-- Jim



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