Recent content by AcadGrad81

If this were my machine, I'd look for local mower repair shop "boneyards" that often have re-usable items from parted-out units available to buy.

1995 MTD model 135M679G382, worn steering linkage is giving me fits right during a peak time of need (fall clean-up). I cannot afford the cost or lost time to a shop to repair. Has anyone had a similar problem on a small LT causing loss of steering? I'm using the illustrated parts list (IPL)...

Looking for expert feedback on a striping system change from a mud flap to a steel conveyor roller. Unfortunately, my first impressions with the flap aren't all that great. I've read in other forums that roller systems lay the grass over better for a clean, well-defined stripe compared to a...

Homemade, only had to buy two brackets, springs and fasteners. Flap is an OTR truck mud flap; design is evolving.

I'll disclaim havng much mechanical skill and I have basic hand tools and a flat concrete slab garage to work in. My LT's operating manual is mum on how to raise the deck beyond the max cutting setting while still keeping the ability to disengage the blades with a slack belt. That said, I'd...

Sorry to start a new "any ideas" thread within two weeks of my last one. I've been bitten by the creative bug again, wanting to home-fab something functional and cheap. I want to add lawn striping capability to a small MTD LT that has little space (maybe 4 inches) between the deck and the...

Anyone "out there" ever made a functional sun shade or canopy for your LT? I'm thinking of starting with a golf cart hard top (cut down appropriately) for a summer shade, but possibly adaptable for a winter wind break or snow cab. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.