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He is talking through his anal orrifice. It can be done but yes it is a little more complicated than just unbolting one & bolting up the other. OTOH it will not fix the scalping problem you get from shoving a bagger on one side of a deck that is designed to float The simple solution is to put a...

One would hope a geo system would be once only job . However 43 years aint that bad so it will not owe you any money. Bummer happening right now though .

If it knocks when you turn the blades on & off check the engine mounting bolts

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metering diaphrage should be dry on the cover side & wet on the needle side, be soft springy and have no holes. The needle should withstand around 15 PSI before opening ( called the pop off pressure ) . Go to the Walbro site and download the manual for rotary valve carburettors

home owner engines are designed to do 50 hours a season Commercial engines are designed to do 50 hours a week. On some there is next to no difference on others there is a works of difference like one having a malleable iron crank & the other a forged steel one. You really need to specify which...

You will note the use of the adjective "glassy" Plastics take on that appearance when the end bonds are active . If you have ever watched a blow moulding machine, the bottles come out glassy type shinny and transparent As they cool down they go translucient to opaque test on a tab But it must...

Bob Lets start with some common language so eery one knows what is happening Crank = rotate and nothing more Fire = goes bang Run = goes bang several times in a row . Am I correct in assuming that your engine starts & runs without any choke ? What carb did you fit & where did you get it from ...

It is not economic to make a 10 , 10.25 , 10.5 , 10.75 , 11, 11,25 , 11.5 Hp etc etc with unique bore & strokes . So in most cases the difference is with the carbs Thus engines are built around a common crankcase / barrel in clusters . You start with a bore & stroke and by using different carbs...

Some penetrating oil on the pivot point will go a long way. When in use a lot of weight sits on the locating pin and of course the whole thing vibrates so the pins wear to a hook shape So you have to do some jiggleing and be a little brutal Push down and pull out at the same time.

Check the Hustler section this has been done to death . IT is what happens when you start with a small mower and narrow tyres then just keep on stretching it without upgrading the superstrue

Thermo plastics are a unique structure, very similar to glass . Get them hot enough and the ends of the molecules become active and will join onto the end of the same plastic instantly , ie weld . But yes it has to be the same type of plastic or the molecules can not bond. The easy way to do it...

I use milk bottles and a hot air welding gun but it is the same proceedure Tried using chemical drums because they were thicker but it was really difficult to get both pieses glassy at the same time where as with thin material like milk bottles you get the tank glassy then introduce strips of...

If the old hole is flogged out you can plug the hole and make another one Tanks are usually HDPE and can be plastic welded very easily provided you CLEAN IT PROPERLY I do it regularly with hand held tools where the grommet hole has gotten too big Dont forget some hand held tanks have really big...

And the thickness of the sim is determined by closing up the motor, measuring the end float then placing the approppriate sized shim ( or shims ) on the crank then buttoning up the engine a second time. I have been setting end floats on cranks that are perpendicular to the case joint since I...

Sounds about right. Nice to have access to dealer networks. If you buy he carb from Aliexpress , take the China post option as most of the freight companies toss on an extra charge for "customs" which is a lie . Most of what I have bought was bulk feighted to a Botany address then despatched via...

Call every one" mate or pal "

Not as funny as you might think as electrons do in fact spin in both directions and further more a lot of the bulk properties of the material is in fact connected to the spin ( or lack there of ) of the electrons in the outer most orbitals or in inner orbit planes that cross over others and end...

BE careful doing that The gasket sets the end float of the crankshaft So you can end up with it flopping around like a dunny door in the wind or being as tight as a fishes bum

Both Allmower & Outdoor king list is as 2 to 3 days for despatch That means that neither of them have it in stock & are selling it on the hope that Briggs & Stratton actually have one in their ramshakle totally disorganised under stocked warehouse so don't hold your breath. Most parts out of it...

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Because I like to see threads properly closed thank you all After an hour finding a suitable donor chain bar , a couple of bolts and marking out I took it all to the welding table Then of couse I asked myself why not try some brutal heat first having confirmed that they were screwed on So it...

Take the muffler off and see what happens. Mud wasps / native bees etc seem to love to build nests in the exhaust. These are just some cheap Chinese junk that is imported and badged Victa so there is no service information available for it.

YEs they are tight What is important is that it retracts when you turn the key on. You can check that with solenoid still in the float bowl. If the mower stopped dead like the key was turned off then it is an electrical fault Either the fuel solenoid shut off or the kill wire got grounded &...

Don't be naughty Star we are trying to get his head around MOWER electrics . A friend & I run a motorcycle rewiring sideline called IR ( Idiot Resistant) wiring . I find it increadable that quite intellignent people can not understand simple motorcycle ( British ) wiring. Even easier because...

The higher you lift some thing the harder it hits the ground. Take the outboard off, remove one wheel on the trailer and slide the hull off till one gunnel is on the ground then get behind it and push over. Put some old tyres on the ground for it to land on. Every furry and slitherly animal...

There is a reason why they call it "electrickery" . I spent more time explaining basic circuitry to the electroplaters than the chemical metallurgy & crystalography that I was being paid to teach them . Nearly every one I know had a toy "Dick Smith's Fun Way Into Electronics " when they were...

I know it is thanks giving but no reason for the brain to have a holiday You are looking for ground on the wire not voltage. If there was any voltage then the chip would be fried as well you know So it is hook the test light to the + on the battery then go looking for a ground connection at each...

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It is more cheap than dumb Ariens would not be making enough of these spindles to justify the cost of making forging dies to do an upset blade boss like most spindle housings except Murray. As this housing is all machining and being that it is turned down from 1-1/2" round bar stock, probably a...

Check the afterfire solenoid in the carb.

Running on starting fluid down the plug hole indicated correct spark timing Running on starter fluid sprayed into the carb indicated ok valve timing Doing both but not running on it's own fuel usually indicated a stuck / broken solenoid on the carb or blocked fuel inlet .

And have you checked the carb for missing screws

Yes I do have quite a few of them for doing up collar nuts & bearing retainers on motorcycles but none heavy enough for this job But as mentioned earlier I can make one out of a deceased chain bar and some bolts or a pair of loose rollers. Tried using a pin punch but it dosn't not look like...

Thank you Tom and thank you Ilengine . Just the information I was looking for So now is the time to get brutal I use dead chain saw bars for these types of tools My spindals are different in so far as they are drilled & threaded for a blade bolt rather than a nut

Is it a screw tap ? Some of them work backwards so screwed in is on and screwed out is off .

you will probably find it is the carb for an engine that is sold in Asia that some one got a shipment of & is selling them on evilpay or Amazone where apparently EPA regulations don't apply . Down here no new 2 strokes using a mix heavier than 40:1 can be sold in a shop. Ebay has hundreds of old...

Got another mowerfrom hell in the work shop. It is an abused Aries Mini Zoom 1540 which is fitted with the 5151000 spindle housing used on all of the Zoom series, wide area walk behinds & some Great Dane & Ever Rides Now it needs new spindle bearings and here in lies the problem The parts...

Brake is wired to the lap bars So you can not drive away with the brake on So with the lap bars out and brake on the engine should run and you should be able to get out of the seat and the engine should remain running . Which of course you would do to open an gate or move some thing on the lawn .

Usually some thing like a screw falling out of the choke or throttle butterfly

IT is all about making the engines cheaper and that is because Joe Public is too cheap for his own good. The problem with most of the plastic manifolds I have come across is they have been done up way too tight When that happens the flange will warp when the manifold gets hot. There is a reason...

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Thanks for the video. Never done it that way . Usually I pull the fuel tank to access wiring & switches . For regular debris cleaning a long ( 3 foot or better ) air duster works wonders if done a couple of times a year. As for mice, a shed cat is the best answer , unless you have a couple of...

You might like to start with a model number. Or just google "Briggs & Stratton Engine alternator replacement guide " It is all over the web Any one will be fine . In the back are generic wiring diagrams . Or you can work out which year your Toro is and search for " riding products...

Sorry Star, It just happens that $ 14.95 is the price the web site "Trade Bit" charges for fencing stolen IP from companies . SO there was a conclusion waiting to be jumped to . Now some of them ( like Stihl ) actually deserve it becuse they make the information impossible for Joe Average to get...

Pull the old one out work out how it is held in the cut a hole in the new tank Fuel tanks are HDPE which welds beautifully with a hot air gun. HDPE is also what our plastic milk bottles are made out of and most 4 / 5 gallon drums that are the same milky colours So what is wrong with the old tank ?

looks like the same unit as I am using or a knock off of the same unit. I asked about a replacement cylinder an they quoted a reasonable price + twice the reasonable price for freight As it is only a cylinder with flanged at both ends I am looking at turning one up when the big lathe gets...

I inherited one with the business and when All Power went down the toilet I bought another 6. sold 5 to my riding mates cause it really makes oil changing on old Pommie bikes really easy. I left the original out side for the bulk of last year when I was not doing much and it has suffered from...

As a detective seargent riding friend of used to say. If good clean honest hard working law abiding people like you would stop buying stolen goods there would be no more property thieft.

Did you also download the parts book . If not then do it now. adjust the left<>right , front & back via the deck hangers part # 17 on page 13 Adjust the front<>back via the tie rods part # 8 or possibly part # on page 11 Been a long while since I have needed to do a deck on one One of the tie...

Not conversant with the se up but it sounds likes a tab washer might be in order or perhaps some locktite shaft seal

We really need to know the exact model & serial numbers for your mower and the engine fitted . The wiring diagram is in the parts book and we need to know that we all have the same book because they do change wiring . According to the diagrams I have there is only 1 fuse on the red wire that...

Now I am really confused Are you saying when you pull the black wire with the white plug that is just under the left side of the coil off you get no spark and when it is re-connected you get a good spark ? It should be the other way round, or a good spark both ways if the safety switches are all...

We keep on telling people that mower repair is not rocket science and there are very few deep secrets, it is all common sense and methodical checking . Glad to hear you have it sorted .

Like everything else. If it is used to generate income you have to pay a good price for it. FWIW I got given a K750 to fix over a year ago After I had it for 3 months he sheepishly admitted I was the 3rd place he had taken it to NEw carb, new ignition module , new fuel filter, new breather...

Did you get any sort of ignition with using very SMALL shots of starting fluid down the plug hole and a fresh plug ? Till that happens then you are just chasing shadows. What we seem to have missed is the timing key in the flywheel. Undo the flywheel bolt and check the key ways The 2 halves...

Key has fallen out of the drive pulley . Spline / key on the tranny is split or missing Key missing from one wheel Belt off the pulley & is sitting between fan & pulley Pull the deck off. Get under the mower With the brake released you should be able to turn the engine over buy pulling on...

First go to the Dixie web page & download the owners manual. Instructions for leveling the deck are written there. Next, the height numbers are just that, numbers and not a measurement of the height of the blades above the grass Most mowers start with the number 1 Very few actually can cut much...

Take the valve photo from the other side You are looking for the position of the end of the valve but laying the square on the edge of the springs, it should be parallel to the gasket face if the valves are at the same height. oil that smells like fuel is caused by the float valve not stopping...

Looks like we need the serial number as well Gravley manuals

You need energy to compress the springs on the valves so it should spin freely till the springs start to compress if there is no spark plug fitted .

The key is just there to locate the flywheel so the magnet is in the correct position with respect to the piston Take the flywheel off and very carefully file the edged of the keyway, they do not need to be sharp just so long as the key is a tight fit Now without the key apply liberal amounts of...

No it is not normal Either the seat switch or brake switch or the wiring between them & any relays used in the circuit or the relays themselves has a fault . To work through this we need your exact model number ( off the ID plate ) to get the correct wiring diagram

Yep, When the accountant chides me about opertunity cost of keeping a big inventory I trot out some marks up like a $ 4.95 belt that was sold for $ 74.95 . Current wholesale on it it $ 50.05 including the 10% GST I am supposed to adsorb. Or the long Victa air filters that retail for $ 13 and I...

Go to the top of the highest hill you have. Uncouple the trailer then open the bypass valve If the mower sits there without moving then the hydros are in excellent condition Try it in both pointing up & pointing down. If it races away like Mulga Bill's bicycle then the tranny is shot and needs...

Yep it is double edged sword. I do a retail price check and take a bit off the going retail price of the biggest on line retailer ( not Amazon or evilbay ) of genuine parts . They usually list the genuine branded part and the aftermarket part They use the suppliers part number as their stock...

Not if they are just a parts swapper. The crank is probably damaged the same as what happens when a flywheel key shears . And similarly it probably need to be lapped to the flywheel to repair the damage that is preventing the tapers locking together .

People are people correct and as people we all have to deal inherient short comings . If we did not have these "failings of character" then we would have died out as a species before we moved out of the caves . What makes the difference is CULTURE, not colour And culturally what has become...

Yep, lots of funny prices with all wholesalers . Which is why you need more than one and why you have to cross check before you place an order With the system I use I write the wholesalers part number in the margin on the left of the perforations so I know whose parts I used on that job but it...

Apparently they are going to roll out a lot of these is South Australia The idea is to get them installed quickly to allow electric cars to be used for outer city driving . You can load 8 of them on a self loading truck and have them delivered & running in a single day , As against a week to do...

The valve spings get compressed and that will cause a resistance to rotation MArk where the tight spot is on the flywheel and see if it is the same every revolution or every second revolution. A con rod / piston problem will happen every revolution where as a valve cam type problem will be every...

An overtightened big end will be tight period, not go tight then loose unless the journal is very oval . a bent rod can cause tight loose situation. Is it the same plug in as plug out ?

Thanks for the photo No closer to solving your dilema but interesting to see. And yes 4 cutting tips always provide a much better cut The locally made ride ons use a blade disc and 2 or 4 swing back blades and provide a much cleaner, closer & finner cut than anything imported from the USA with a...

The closed coils go to the bottom . Now it does make a difference on a motorcycle engine doing 8000 rpm. wether it is significant on a side valve mower engine running at 3500 is a different matter & i doubt if it would The open coils at the keeper end would make the engine easier to assemble & I...

Jack your car up in the air. Set it in neutral & start the engine. The wheels will spin drop it on the ground & they will top.

Take the valves out and have a good look at the valve seat as well . A loose seat will also present similar problems when hot untill it gets chronic

Dave , What Star is trying to say is if your mower is rear discharge it will be a CT or CTH model Husqvarna . Outside the USA the name "Craftsman" is not necessarily owned by Sears so for gear not sold in the USA one would not find it surprising for the IPL's to be ommited from USA sites. In...

Welcome Loveawake Did you notice the time & date in the top left corner ? Last post was July 2017 .

Always worth revisiting but this is a 2015 thread & has been resolved .

Only got 2 45 series Hondas in the repair run and both of them have a single blade with a U channel stiffener holding the blade to the carrier. Never seen a double blade set up , but then again there are a lot of things I have never seen . No mention of a double blade set up in any of the parts...

Not uncommon to have a spring just about cutting a part in 1/2 Regularly weld up these grooves with a thick heavy bead or in really bad cases a length of swing back blade for reinforcement . Anchoring a spring by shoving one end through a hole is really cheap & nasty engineering but all of the...

Welcome Old Duffus In the top left corner of every post is the time & date it was posted . You might notice that PArtsguy12 started this thread in 2018 and stopped posting in July that year when the mower came back from the workshop . So you have been answering a closed post that was finished in...

If one is starting out Loncin , Liffan , Ducar & any other Chinese engine maker's certification would be more profitable long term B & S will stop making engines all together in the near future . The Vanguard plant will remain while they are still getting the Obama subsidies for bringing...

Husqvarna only have about 4 styles of lawn tractors and as it was a Craftsman it will be a standard Husqvarna made from thinner steel with fewer fasteners & cheaper bought in parts. The only unique bit is likely to be the hood so go to parts tree and click on the Craftsman parts look up the...

CC were part of International tractors When Case ( ? ) bought inter they flogged off all of the non agricultural bits . Trucks became Aveco and Cub launched as a stand alone MTD eventually gobbled them up and from that day on they slowly slid down the rubbish slope into the cess pool to become...

Kohler you can do on line. They send you a PDF with your name on it . You then buy the Kohler certified sign & tack it out front NEar that you tack a Briggs , Kawakasi etc sign . People read the first then assume all the others are the same All of the other brands down here charge a fortune for...

I never intended to retail parts but being on the rural fringe my deliveries can take forever and then some . The suburb is 1/2 inside the Sydney delivery zone & 1/2 out so the city drivers get given my deliveries then get to the river realize I am on the other side then take it back Two to four...

Cheap advertisement ? Tested how ? By what manufacturers paid them ? Always love the fact that every nobody wacks up a list and people think it is some sort of proper evaluation .

The Stens price is fairly well perminent The Amazon price could be a one of being sold by some one who got a job lot of oil really cheap OR they could be getting their oil cheaper than Stens because they they get a bigger volume discount OTOH you might like to have a little chat with your area...

You have a choice of 2 sources 1) the blue trigger wire to the solenoid becoming hot all the time ( should only have power with the key in the S position ) so it will come down to either the key switch or the PTO switch 2) A faulty return spring in the solenoid preventing it from disconnecting...

The modules are embedded inside the coil Remove the wire connecting them together & see how you go . I don't have the experience to know which engines had an external diode in that wire and which did not so I always pull that wire when diagnosing

As an engineer you should appreciate the different air flow requirements of the different types of decks As I have been trying to make people understand "universal" generally means "just as bad at everything" . But Joe Public would rather save $ 100 and get a universal deck than buy a product...

OK. When you get it back Take a photo of the ID plate & post it here so we all know exactly which one you have/ Ask some one to show you which manuals you need to download from Toro . The forget everything that has already happened and ask some one to walk you through the diagnosis , step by...

There are none so don't knock yourself out looking . Mower tyres are low volume & bulky to boo so the prices will always be higher than car tyres where a factory will make more in any one size in a day than they make all year for mowers. Cheap tyres are made from high lattex rubber and rot very...

I get std wholesale less 10% . Down here you get roughly an extra 5% off for each $ 5000 increase in your ANNUAL spend . And this discount is across the board on everything you buy the following year . So when saw chain was on special I bought the biggest roll in each size of semi-chisel . Most...

If you go back to the original thread you will see most of us suggested signing up to more than one supplier . Some wholesalers will be cheaper than others depending who their suppliers are . Don't know if they do it there but down here they have monthly specials. LAst month it was spark plugs @...

Check that the fuel shut off solenoid is working then remove the kill wires from both coils and do a test mow. The Hall Effect trigger modules can interfear with each other causing bad timing , Originally there was a diode in the loom to prevent this then they changed the chip in coils for twins...

Thanks. Lots or people do not understand that there is just one forum, subdivided into different sections to make it easier to search archives . 3 options 1 a rear discharge deck mower with solid fan forced catcher like a Walker Rear discharge decks will not leave windrows or leaves that slide...

The faster a magneto spins the higher the voltage , the faster the votage rises & more powerfull the spark IT is the exact opposite to a battery & coil . Think about adjusting the speed of a generator, too slow & you are undervoltage & too fast and you go over voltage . The term coil saturation...

When you have done the oil change, run the engine for a few minutes then engage the blades If it bangs, pops etc for a few seconds before settleing down turn the mower off and remove the dip stick If there is smoke rising from the dip stick tube that confirms a blown head gasket, as does the...

New spark plugs have no glaze on the insulator nose inside the plug. Modern fuels are conductive at cylinder pressure . So the liquid or excessive spray condenses on the insulator providing a conductive path to ground so no spark inside the cylinder thus no bang. Once this has formed you usually...

Well done Kohler magnets tend to give more troubles than all the others added together Never needed to change a Kohler stator unless something had got in there and munched everything up .

The starter is a bog standard B & S starter The gears are service parts and replacable All that is important is the tooth count and from memory the steel plastic & alloy gears all have a different count. The actual starters are all the same ( long , heavy duty & short , light duty ) The prices...

Charlie, Firstly welcome & good luck with your new business Next your question is too broad to get any meaningful answers Ford vs Chev posts go nowhere Bobcat zs 4000 vs Quick Trak 636M questions yield a more meaning full response However you would have been far better asking How is using a ZS...

Charlie, Firstly welcome & good luck with your new business Next your question is too broad to get any meaningful answers Ford vs Chev posts go nowhere Bobcat zs 4000 vs Quick Trak 636M questions yield a more meaning full response However you would have been far better asking How is using a ZS...

Charlie, Firstly welcome & good luck with your new business Next your question is too broad to get any meaningful answers Ford vs Chev posts go nowhere Bobcat zs 4000 vs Quick Trak 636M questions yield a more meaning full response However you would have been far better asking How is using a ZS...

You can flood an engine with sprays every bit as much as you can with a liquid fuel Next time you find yourself in this position try warming the plug & / or the cylinder with a hot air gun. The fuel : air mix burns at the same speed regardless of what it is in or how fast the engine is spinning...

They all come out from the bottom of the seat On some you have to take the seat off the base to get to it.

Think about it PT, You have been doing this for long enough now \The magneto coil generates the power for the spark There is nothing to store that power on most engines so it has to happen just before TDC So the magnet needs to be just passing the coil then the piston is at TDC for the timing to...

And send them an email when you book the mower in outlining your problems then either print it out & staple it to your receipt or store it on the computer where you can find it again. If indeed you got a Monday morning hangover special it helps to have things written down warranty claims wise.

The common thing to both problems is the seat switch . The new tamper proof ones are very prone to failure They have a shorting electrode that shorts out all of the terminals if you remove the plug. BEcause of that if they get the slightest bit loose they short If they get wet they short If they...

OK, things are starting to make sense If the trigger wire is not causing the heavy battery cable to energise the starter, try jumping to the "other" battery cable If the starter spins then the solenoid must just be a throw out for the starter pinion or it has an internal contact problem You...

So lets get this right from the start 3 parts to the charging system'1) flywheel 2) Stator ( coils under the flywheel ) 3) regulator / rectifier the box that the wires from the stator plug into. So what did you replace ? What did you check ? How did you test it ?

How are you testing the alternator ? Which stator do you have the single or double wire job Is the rectifier ground strap in place ?

Way too much work to gamble on the cam being good . Las thing you want is to redo it in 3 years because the cam had bad heat treatment and wore round .

SO now you know, you can work around it We raise decks. undo linkages then allow it to drop before reversing away . Even then some times there is enough pressure in the cylinder to near flip the decks over as we are backing out.

If the valves are not working but the pug is firing at te right time then you should have gotten some sort of fire with starting fluid down the plug hole Through the carb if the inlet is not closing\Through the exhaust if the exhaust is not closing A single muffled fire then backwards if neither...

This usually happens because the transmission support bracket is loose which allows the big pulley to tip down at the front .

Take the blower housing off and note where the magnet is with respect to the magneto coil when the piston is closest to the head. It should be just past 1 leg of the magneto coil if the cam is in time with the crank . Also have a close look at the valve stems / rockers . The valves are the same...

And for the third time they are shrinkage fins If you run your finger over them they are raised up off the surface not sunken down into the surface . When the castings come out of the mould they have a tough skin on the outside but are still partially molten inside As the last bits solidify it...

No way in the wild world could you offend me. I learned a long time ago taking offence was a zero sum game. The solenoid should have a bridge wire to the starter check it is getting power when the solenoid is energised. Might be worthwhile to pull the starter off to check it. I have seen people...

Thanks for the reply Bob. I did an search from here & found several sites listing them as NLA , including the places I usually get USA parts directly from . A lot of sites list parts that they do not have in stock then order them after you have paid for them. Then a month latter you get told...

Any mower key switch would be fine However which one depends upon what else goes through the switch, things like starter , lights, electric PTO, recharging wire , boom sprayer etc etc etc . Here are a few options https://www.stens.com/search?keywords=ignition%20switch . Car switches will not...

Most 3 point tractor linkages are the same . And because you do not want a 500 lb impliment crashing to the ground the hole for the oil to pass through to allow the arms to drop is very small. Usually the weight of the arms alone will cause them to drop but it will happen a lot faster with the...

The solenoid is just a switch It is electrically controlled and works by an electromagnet closing a pair of big contacts which are usually held open by a big spring . This happens very quickly which avoids the creation of a massive spark as you got with your screwdriver across the top cables...

When all else fails read the instruction manual The engine is started with the throttle in the fast position not the slowest position

If the carburettor has a shut down solenoid then that is most likely the problem They get varnished closed Usually you can revive them with some carb cleaner & mechanical working of the plunger. When properly clean it will snap back when energised with an audible click .

fitted to what ?

IT may be the dealer & not the mower

Farm impliments get a conditional registration if they need to be driven on public roads and a special number plate so everyone knows they are not an actual road registered vehicle . The only thing they must have is a functioning stop lamp . We have compulsory 3rd party personal accident...

Some lifts have a two way ram that raises & lowers under pressure. Most rams only lift & use the weight of the impliment to make it drop Yours sounds like the latter Next time use a strap or some thing to hold the control lever in the drop position then stand on the arms

Unless the mower has some sort of extra fan on it no multi purpose deck bags properly Add to that most only work really well when set very low which is bad for the lawn . To get really good bagging you need to to to some thing like a Walker

Dosen't work like that . We do what we do for our benefit in solving problems . If we wanted to be paid there are tons of fee for service web sites we could be on . A simple thank you is fine or a stuff you if it all goes pear shaped . According to the circuit diagram the return line ( red )...

Honestly I don't get it at all Lots of funny stuff about all the potentially nasties down here like the worlds most venomous snake , spider & scorpion . Then crocks, sharks and drop bears But I don't understand what they are trying to get at .

GEt new pug and a can of carb cleaner . Give the engine a short shot of carb cleaner down the plug hole, replace the plug & crank the engine It should fire once or twice If not then the timing key is broken or a valve is stuck fully open If so do the same down the carb throat Should start. If...

Another sign of a blown head gasket is knocking and blowing smoke when the PTO is engaged .

All that a carb does is mix fuel with the air. Blow back is caused by 1) stuck valve 2) valve out of times with piston 3) exhaust port / muffler blocked 4) blown head gasket / hole in piston

check that the valves are moving Pull the covers off and check the flywheel key is intact

Again one of these idiot leglesative powers things . When the previous batch of new tamper proof jet ends came out I hasseled both of my wholesalers to get some . One of them showed me a letter from our EPA noting that it was an EPA Law that these tools could only be sold through the franchise...

Chlorinated hydrocarbons are far more dangerous that glyco ever will be. Despite what all the conspiracy clots like to say glyco is the safest herbicide ever invented WHEN USED AS DIRECTED . But because it has become so wide spread people treat it with contempt and virtually go swimming in it...

No reason to appologise . No one has died because a post was not responded to. Yes I got it backwards Easy bits first The solenoid near the battery is redundent so bypass it by putting both cables on the same post The briggs starter uses a remote solenoid with an inertia pinion on the starter...

Most cut a slot in the end with a Dremmel type tool & use a screwdriver . IF it is plastic then it will pull off

Anything is possible The safety circuit to protect idiot hands from being chopped off when they try to clean out a blocked chute with their fingers while the mower is running has 2 switches in it. The seat switch & the PTO switch . When the seat switch is in the "no one home position " and the...

Thanks for coming back & closing the thread. It will help untold other in the future Glad you got it sorted.

Oregon , Stens, Rotary & Prime Line all do rewind tools in plastic. Down here most mower shops carry them so I should imagine your friendly local mower shop should have one & if it is quiet might even run you through using it . Ust remember they are a service tool used by techs to make money so...

While the money might be a problem particularly if you back has affected you ability to work, air ride seats are a poor substitute fora mower with actual suspension. There are some made with proper suspension. The air ride seats are made for construction equipment like skid steers and are priced...

Debate is good Arguement is acceptable Slagging matches are pointless . The sites you listed are good sources for owners manuals & parts manuals but they do not have JD Technical manuals which is what the OP was looking for . People tend to thing that written word should always be available...

Four year ago I convinced a customer to fit Gators to their mower . Unfotunately Oregon changed their Australian distributor from RGS to B & S Australia who have no intention of stocking these blades None of my usual USA direct suppliers list the blade , Oregon # 96-040 . Can some one check to...

FWIW I ride motorcycles, very old ones so the standard thing with them is to pull the batteries out when I come back from a ride and hook it up to a busbar system set up for batteries hat is hooked up to a charger on a timer set for 15 minutes ones a week . Got about a dozen batteries on it and...

As Scrubby said, Yu have just found out that the timing key is busted . The flywheel has rotated forward a bit so the coil sparked too early causing the engine to spin backwards . Ask any motorcyclist over 50 or ones that ride bikes over 50 years old about kick backs .

Now that is a good way of doing it Will have to see if similar clips are available down here at a reasonable price Thanks for sharing.

You won't find it on either of them just like you won't find Stihl service manuals or Honda service manuals on either of them. The JD technical manuals are written better than a lot of text books for training apprentence mechanics and as previously mentioned , cost less than 1 hour of a...

One of the plugs on a safety switch has fallen off or been broken or the switch itself is broken . Prime candidate will be the brake switch which is under the mower . To start off the key the power goes through the PTO switch then the brake switch then to the trigger on the solenoid . The...

IT is an EPA compliant carb so neither the tools nor the information is supposed to be available to Joe Public , as you have already found out . Tune it the same as most carbs , lean till the engine faulters, rich till the engine faulters then slightly on the rich side of 1/2 way between the...

I have no idea how you came to that decision. Gators "mulch" by the flutes recutting the clippings so they are small enough to drop between the blades of grass. They are a moderate lift blade designed to be used with a standard throwing deck . Mulching decks are designed to prevent the clipping...

Only gasses burn So unless all of it blows back out the spark plug hole there will be starter fluid in the cylinder and because what you are spraying in is more concentrated than what would be aspirated by the carburettor then it will work. Too much spray is just the same as too much petrol .

Available from John Deere as a hard copy ( expensive ) or digital down load .\About the same price as 1 hour of a technicians time ( or 15 min if they are a JD dealer )

IT is so much easier when people post proper details of their mowers from the first post. The magneto kill wires are the yellow ones. To kill the magneto the yellow wire goest to ground This can happen either by the key switch connecting the yellow to ground or ground going through the seat...

When you have the blower housing off pull the flywheel & have a look at the alternator stator. Debris gets in there and breaks the magnets which then jamb the flywheel turning it into a brake so it gets very hot . The heat travels down the crankshaft and gets transferred to the oil ,

Pull the muffler right off and check he exhaust port. People like to run too much oil in the mix and this builds up carbon on the exhaust port strangeling the engine .

Spray a TINY amount of starter fluid down the plug hole and try again. If the timing is right & the compression is good you should at least get a fart. If no joy as per Scrubbies suggestion check he timing key in the flywheel. If that is OK or you got a fart in the first test then pull the...

It gets a bit funny down here like that You car drive an unregistered tractor directly across a road from one paddock to another but only if the gates are directly opposite However you are allowed to drive the entire length of your fence on the verge to mow the verge with an unregistered tractor...

I know nothing about Native American culture and not much more than Australin Native culture However they have lived in this country for what is now believed to be 120,000 years without any major conflicts . And this is primarily attributed to the cultural belief that man owns nothing and we are...

I am going to be a PIA but it can't be helped Bypassed the fuel solenoid ? how ? Pull the blower housing off Remove the kill wire from the coils start the engine If it continues to run, it confirms an electrical fault The usual culprit is the brake module . You will need to go to Toro & get...

No easy way to do it . You have to unplug everything then plug them back in one at a time till you find the culprit You really need a wiring diagram to make sure you do not cross a power circuit with a ground circuit . I use short jumpers to make connections on the power side then one at a time...

We re actually going in a full circle. We all started off the same then a select few managed to acquire all the wealth and they became kings , chiefs, medacine men, religious/cultural leaders etc. Then we got governments and the wealth became better distributed. Then the governments became a...

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Don't do face book or any other social media, bon't buy newspapers , so it is the government owned radio station during working hours. After hours I have an open reel deck with 200 tapes . Nothing much latter than 1999 .

Do yourself a massive favour. Get an external hard drive and a blue tooth or wireless adapter Then get a RAID app, lots of free ones around. Make the external drive a "mirror" of your hard drive . Thus no matter what happens you always have an exact copy of your drive safe & sound from equipment...

Check the head carefully Usually when that happens the rocker mount shifts and takes out the locating pip in the head . I now repair them by grinding the surface flat & fitting grub screw then peening the thread so if does no back out . For the want os an extra 0,0001 oz of aluminium they could...

I have tinnitus from years of working in very noisy environments . SO I don't really listen to the radio, it is just there in the background so my ears can focus on it and not the ringing . Nothing President Trump dose makes diddley squat of a difference down here but every time he farts it is...

ASk your rep who blends the Stens oil. I do not use their multi grade only their SAE 30 . For multigrade I use RGS's 10W 40 so only keep the 2 engine oils. If the customer is a good one then offer to change back at the next service if he is not happy with the oil you used. Don't know what they...

With unemployment levels you have there and multiply that by 5 to include the under employed , let alone any one who has done a stretch so can never ever be employed ( do they even count them any more ) is it any surprise that so many are scratching a myserable living out of nickel & dime mark...

It is electrical Engaging the blades without the belt will not put enough load on the engine unless the battery is dead flat . So either there is a dead short in the PTO circuit or a ground short in the blade safety circuit .

Thanks Fish. President Bush has been replaced with president Trump No Idea where Bush came from , must have been talking about him on the radio when I was typing the reply

Did you check the pedal ? It is a very common problem . The result is like driving a manual with your foot resting on the clutch.

The safety circuits are all ground circuits so if you have a short anywhere it will not make any difference weather you bypassed a switch or not . When you turn the blades on you do several things 1) Activate a safety circuit PTO + Seat Switch 2) Start spinning the blades 3) Open the throttle...

The safety circuits are all ground circuits so if you have a short anywhere it will not make any difference weather you bypassed a switch or not . When you turn the blades on you do several things 1) Activate a safety circuit PTO + Seat Switch 2) Start spinning the blades 3) Open the throttle...

Double up on Darryls comment Air is best for cleaning the deck A long duster 3' to 5' is the way to go If you really must haave one most mower shops keep the generic kit There are 2 one to destroy pressed deck on push mowers & ride ons and a slightly longer one for alloy & fabricated decks .

The only fatality in the Lint Cafe seige a few years back was the cafe manager. She died from being hit by a 3 gram fragment of a disintegrated projectile that hit a marble wall tile .

Some thing one can never forget I saw him setting up & tried to mention it was not a good idea, but he was a "manager" so he knew better . Naturally when it all went pear shape, we took off to a safe distance. Then of course we were offically evacuated till the fire department had capped the gas...

It never fails to amuse me how many rank amateurs think that can do things that the pros say can't or should not be done . When they tell you you need a crane and a high cut team it is not because their brother in law has a crane hire company . The one that always come to mind was a 100' tall...

When see total lunacy like this my flesh crawls Shooting a metal object at that range is lunacy . The chances of him ending up with schrapnel injuries were really high Another idiot with an IQ substantially lower than the calibre of his side arm. Makes one really glad to be born down here

The purple wire on the 160 should be the trigger wire to the starter solenoid and should go battery voltage when the key is in the Start position So it goes to the trigger post on the remote starter solenoid for the Briggs engine the relay YF4-5511-SO1 is now surplus. If you look at the full...

What Ilengine is trying to tell you is it is not a B & S engine I is a Chinese Loncin engine rebadged as an MTD engine. 8X65MU is the MTD number Engine is a P160 Loncin parts down here are difficult to get because Loncin have no wholesale presence in OZ I doubt that they have one in the USA...