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I bought this repair run back in 2011 I still get people I have never ever done a job for trying to get me to do warranty work because "they only had it serviced a year or so ago "

When an engine is made it has a balance rpm range designed into it . So an engine designed to run at 2750 will be balanced at 2750 But when it gets to 3600 the tiny bit out of balance at 2750 can become so chronic that the mower moves sideways There is no such thing as an engine that is...

I will have a look back through my records and see if I kept proper notes I have also adjusted those idle screws and the welch plug was replaced from a cube carb rebuild kit from memory

It depends where you buy them from Never ever had anything fail that was bought from Alibaba ( not ali-express ) or Made in China . OTOH have had so many failures with stuff bought on Amazon or Ebay that I stopped buying stuff from there near a decade ago .

Honda is pulling out in Australia as well Dealers closing down every where . The problem is the idiots in California deciding that mowers have to meet the same emission standards as automobiles . No mower without fuel injection can meet these sorts of standards When a market becomes uneconomic...

If it has a Yanmar diesel then good chance it is in fact a rebadged Yanmar sub compact tractor with is a commercial unit They are very good machines We cant tell you any more without a JD model number . It has taken a very long time but eventually I have managed to get my hilly yard customers...

Two circuits that can cause the engine to shut down when the blades are engaged 1) seat switch + PTO switch 2) reverse switch + PTO switch To check the latter, engage the blades while driving forward slowly engine at full speed Engine does not cut out = Reverse switch Engine does cut out =...

Standard practice for me is to write the date / hours on the oil filter and also on the underside of the air filter with paint pens ( not sharpies ) So I know when they were replaced because while I do keep comprehensive records I do not keep customer cards either as paper or electronically . SO...

Do yourself a big favour and replace the dumb idea smart switch with a standard reliable key

Dust on the outside of the filter actually makes it work better Dust on the inside of the filter means the filter has a hole in it and needs replacing . A filter is clogged when the mower starts to blow black smoke like the choke has been left on for too long

Personally I find it very annoying when IPLs do not list the quantity and only show 1 in the diagram Mind you I had to look for "valve cap" in the descriptions to find the number then look for that number on the drawings . And it becomes a problem for things like valve stem oil seals Old mowers...

Check that it has thermostat & bypass A lot of cheap coolers do not so the oil never gets hot enough to drive out the moisture Oils are designed specifically to work within a quite narrow temperature range. Back in the 70's fitting aftermarket oil coolers to motorcycles was all the rage and a...

I got caught unawares the first one I drove with a ROP It was a Great Dane Chariot and I took it for a test drive out front, went under a street sign on 2 posts and flipped the mower up about 6' before the back grounded & I tore the sign off the posts .

They were withdrawn from sale in the USA because USA home owners are idiots and kept on rolling them over by doing tight turns on slopes or at speed . Because the wheels on the inside come closer together when doing tight turns . The same mower is still being made in Europe Apparently European...

The set switch is a ground switch but the lap bar switches are power switches If I read what you did correctly . You jumped the lap bar switches at their plugs then powered the green wire by jumping B to S on the key switch plug & engine cranked that shown the green wires are fine So you problem...

If you mower has the single drag link at the front you shorten it If it is shortened as far as it will go then you bend the bracket forward as over time they bend back The drag link really should be sprung so every time people slam into things with the deck ( we all do it ) it just compresses...

Freddie, Please go back to the beginning of the thread This is a Swisher ZTR, no lights and Star was good enough to post the wiring diagram for this mower. HE has already tried with the engine unplugged to prove it was a machine wiring fault

I am older school than that as I use either a Dranganfly head or a manual feed Tanaka head Neither give a seconds of problems

On a different tack I get a female tie rod end, machine out the threads cut the end off the old drag link & braise the new one on . If the rod is a standard diameter I cut the square bit where the ball used go off the end , thread the old drag link then fit a female tie rod end over the end . I...

They are metal powder pressings on most line trimmers These give a very long service life if the owners do 2 simple things 1) Never ever exceed the maximum line thickness 2) always cut at full speed I replace a lot of bevel boxes on Honda trimmers because idiots like to run 3mm line in place...

Walmart only keep common crap. Go to a real hardwear store, pay 10% more and feel good knowing the staff are treated well and some of the profits usually go to community groups Plus if you stop going there then they close down and you will have to buy everything from Scamazon. FWIW I use Dry...

Out of curiosity can the coil be put on the other way round ? The hall effect chip is polarity sensitive so the voltage generated in the coil generated has to be negative 0 then positive if it is + 0 - then you will get no spark The only other thing is a bad magnet in the flywheel . very rare...

That is an Intek engine and has a cap on both valves There should be a model number on the rocker cover so use that to check the B & S parts list I think they are all the same but not sure . The ones I have here are # 691843 hard to spot on the IPL unless you know what you are looking for And...

Does the new switch have the markings shown in the diagram Star posted in reply # 7 If so make 3 jumpers with a male at both ends Unplug the engine plug to avoid accidentially putting power onto the kill wire Now according to the same diagram this mower runs the power to trigger the starter...

No Did you check the blade rotation as suggested ? And the stupid mistake we have all made are the blades on right way round ? I can not see any way to make the shafts run backwards because the box is cast and flipping left /right would make no difference . I have not had one apart so do not...

Just as long as you don't call me queen :eek: IT was quite some time ago comes in around 10,000 posts I think Funny thing is I had just finished editing a composting video setting a lot of people strait about what will compost ( everything other than bone ) and then this popped up after we had...

The landlord runs a fleet of 2000 series Cubs because it is hilly & they all have horizontal shaft engines 5 of the 6 have a MIR lock out One does not 4 of the 6 are end of season exports to Australia to avoid tax ( we get a lot of stuff like that down here )

I see more engines damaged from carbon build up at the exhaust ports breaking away & scoring the bore than lack of lubrication

There are 2 things to consider with slopes 1) stability & side slip where ZTRs perform very poorly\ 2) oil circulation where vertical shaft engines perform very poorly because the oil sump is wide & shallow and running along a slope can & does end up with the oil pump out of the oil = seized top...

Because some mower companies have been sued by idiots who injured others or themselves by reversing over people, todlers, hoses, electrical wires , etc etc . All modern US mowers have reverse cut out and most ZTRs now days cut out when both lap bars are in reverse . The courts seem to think you...

Height 6 can be used for cutting . The only problem is there is sod all extra space under the mower for the deck to rise when cresting hills. At full height you should be cutting at around 4"- 5" If you want 6" then you really need a very different mower, like a sickle mower or a reel mower...

Get it up in the air high enough to watch the blades revolving Pull the pto shaft off and turn it by hand the blades should counter rotate to throw the grass towards the chute Unfortunately I only have experience with DU & DC decks but flipping the centre PTO should not make any difference to...

The only place on a mower that synthetic oils offer any worthwhile advantage is in the hydros So a 20w50 full synthetic would be worth the extra $ 30 I use penrite 10W60 because it is readily available & I get it at a discount . And yes you 10W50 will be fine, just give the tranny a few...

Is this a sudden problem or are you trying to restore an old engine ? Failure of both coils usually indicates a bad magnet in the flywheel or the flywheel just not spinning fast enough

Governors 101 the governor tries to slow down the engine The faster the engine goes the harder the governor tries to shut the throttle down. So simple test is to gat some one to start the engine while you hold the governor arm then feel for the governor trying to move against you finger IF you...

The reverse witch is generally wired in a sub loom with the seat switch so you can follow the wires down to the reverse switch .

oil filter will be an engine part not a mower part FWIW I use a B&E large or B & S small on everything that has a unified thread For metrics I need to keep 3 but the bull of engines all have unified threads The only real difference between any of them is the physical size Tecumseh filters...

A lot of emergency services down here paint the entire units to deter people from stealing them when left unattended running during emergencies

SEO's never work for local service businesses All they do is scan the meta data and add the most searched for words into your meta data . SO I am looking for a pest exterminator & your web site turns up . I am looking for a mowing service 300 miles away and your site turns up There are many...

So start by unplugging the engine to mower connection which should be near the starter motor Fuse blows = wiring problem in the mower Fuse does not blow = wiring problem in the engine That is an old mower so a problem with chaffed wires is high on the cards and as you are coming out of winter...

Well where do we start ? most mixing bottles will be about +/- 10% and most mixing formulas do not take into account the volume of oil added increases the total volume so 50ml in 5,000ml is not 100:1 The most common chamber bottle for oil is nothing like accurate . Even using the saches can be...

The difference between soft plastic & hard plastic ( of the same kind ) is what is used to keep them soft , funny enough they are called plasticisers . Some are UV resistant as used in garden furnitures , some are petrol resistant as used in fuel tanks , some are water resistant as used in boat...

I go to the local control cable factory near a light aircraft airfield . If I have the ends and it just needs a new inner then $ 20 ( aus) Complete cable $ 30 Cable with ends $ 40 And those prices are way cheaper than any of my wholesale parts suppliers

Goes like this Some mental giant with 15 university degrees decided that B & S could make more money if they old off all of their manufacturing plants and just assembled engines from bought in parts where they could screw down the price with each new delivery Once having done they they lost...

Those blades are way too far apart When using Gators I often have to buy a longer set & grind then down to fit You measure blade spacing cutting tip to cutting tip And cutting tip to cutting tip those blades will be 1/2" apart The end of the blades often has to rake backwards from the tip to...

I like the way every one starts to jump to conclusions without recommending some simple tests , like turning the engine from the PTO shaft end and seeing if the pistons move Consider this. Engine seizes & flywheel spins on taper thus becoming loose Starter spins flywheel but flywheel is not...

It is a piece of kit you will use for 1 hour once a year Go hire a self propelled one or get a lawncare specialist to pop in and do it one a year IF you lived to be 1000 years old you will still pay less by doing either of these .

For the 10,000th time It is a f###ing mower not the space shuttle or a NASCAR top fueller or a Paris-Dakar dirt bike The zinc content will make absolutely no difference

Yes there is a cut out on the PTO lever or switch and another one on the seat

A carb that has been jetted way too lean in order to save the planet from environmental destruction Of course it has to be removed a dozen times and each time a full float bowl or more of fuel is tipped out & evaporates contaminating the atmosphere but at least the air coming out the exhaust...