Trouble IDying my Lazer Z Kohler engine

[rocheman1]

Hopefully one of you gurus can help me ID m engine and then I’ll save the info in a safe place! I don’t know what year Lazer Z or what HP Kohler engine I have the ID tag has completely faded. I need to order the deck belt and two idler pulleys. In my pics a tool is laying one one pulley and the other is the main tensioner assembly that I need. I also need a hood source for these parts with good prices. Thanks!

 

[Rivets]

Do you have the Lazer Z model and serial number?

 

[bertsmobile1]

Photograph the label from some different angles
A digital camera is better than a phone but a phone will do if it is sitting on something so there is no shake .
Drop those images into any photo editing softwear and play wth the levels &/or contrast.
Human eyes do not see white on white but the camera does .
I find inverting the image ( called make negative or make slide on some apps ) so the whites become black & the blacks become white also helps.
DO NOT USE A FLASH .
Asa tech that services mostly very old gear, having sun bleached tags is the norm for me

 

[StarTech]

And sometimes with the mower model and serial that IPL might just list what engine was use originally.

Faded and missing decals are a norm here too. A real pain if the equipment hadn't been in my shop before this happens.

 

[rocheman1]

Do you have the Lazer Z model and serial number?

I’ll look for that. Thanks a lot

 

[rocheman1]

Photograph the label from some different angles
A digital camera is better than a phone but a phone will do if it is sitting on something so there is no shake .
Drop those images into any photo editing softwear and play wth the levels &/or contrast.
Human eyes do not see white on white but the camera does .
I find inverting the image ( called make negative or make slide on some apps ) so the whites become black & the blacks become white also helps.
DO NOT USE A FLASH .
Asa tech that services mostly very old gear, having sun bleached tags is the norm for me

I have a pretty good camera and will try it with that and the other tricks you mentioned. Thanks for your help!

 

[rocheman1]

And sometimes with the mower model and serial that IPL might just list what engine was use originally.

Faded and missing decals are a norm here too. A real pain if the equipment hadn't been in my shop before this happens.

I’ll definitely look for that right away. Thanks a lot!

 

[rocheman1]

Hey I just want to thank you guys for your help. I was finally able to find the tag on the mower chassis with the model and serial number, and then used that on partstree.com to match the s/n series with my mower specs. My deck is all rebuilt now and working great!

 

[bertsmobile1]

Glad you got back to close the thread .
Happy you got it sorted
Hopefully you have now written them down somewhere safe