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That is very interesting Usually a case where a small amount of pedal travel causes movement and a large amount causes it to stop indicates a low oil level However that will be the same in either direction on a hydro drive How old is your mower . years & hours if known please

Having worked on a very large number of different mowers there are only two I enjoy working on Current model JD's EU imported Husqvarnas It is the little things that make the big difference Like just about every fastener being the same size so you can do most jobs with two spanners So my...

Remove the rocker cover and check that both valves go in & out the SAME amount The valves & springs are the same so they sit at the same heights . If not a valve is stuck An exhaust valve that is not fully closing or opening way too early will cause a backfire out the muffler .

Not really sure what you are saying here . Did you totally remove the tension arm part # 2 ? Usually you set the parking brake then remove nut # 9 , slide the pulley up about 1/2 " then replace the belt .

Umm I think you are getting your units mixed up here Li batteries are good down to -15 C after which they freeze which destroys the separators They will work most efficiently in the 0 to 10 C range after which their performance starts dropping off Depending upon the exact structure & chemistry...

Sealed bearings are not sealed as such If you go to a catalogue you will see them listed by their proper name DUST SEALS which is what they are and all they are . So grease packed around the seal will get sucked in when the hot bearing cools down This is exactly what happens when you hose off a...

Yes I know Poulan is owned by Husqvarna But for some reason finding a list of Husqvarna models that might use this deck is a bit difficult. Most of the sites that I use to cross reference do not list the Husqvarna models but they do list the Dixon, Red Max , Poulan, Weedeater, Electroluxe...

There are several leak points 1) top oil seal 2) breather valve cover 3) take off for impulse pump Usually what happens is the head gaskets leak between the cylinder and the push rod tube This puts excessive pressure into the crank case which causes a leak Not a difficult job to pull the...

Not a big problem once you work out what Husqvarna it is People take the pulley guards off because it makes changing the belts & cleaning the deck easier Then they get lost / broken Most are just covers & do nothing however on some decks they also double as belt keepers , but not on yours ...

Well according to Manual ( the Mexican know it all ) that deck does not belong to that mower or if it does then the entire Belt clutching system is wrong at worst or upside down at best and probably a mix & match According to one site, this is what the deck should look like Part numbered 144...

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...

That all depends upon how you determined "good" If they all showed Ω within specs the mower could have a bad ground

Red Rust = Fe2O3(4 to 6 H20) Black rust ( actually called mill scale because it forms at higher temperatures ) FeO FeO is much much stronger than Fe2O3 and a lot more chemically stable. This is why black iron does not rust very quickly Black oxide ( technically it is not rust ) is also very...

If they are not listed on the TORO parts book then they are an ENGINE makers part . If it is a Toro branded Loncin engine they Toro have a separate engine service, owners & parts manual on line . Otherwise it will be a B & S, Kohler , Kawasaki part and on their parts break down .

When I replace the spindle housings I change the orientation of the grease nipples so my grease gun can get on it easily I also remove the inner dust seals so the bearings can get the grease I pump in. However if you do this you put the bottom bearing & spindle in then fill the void with grease...

Original Equipment Manufacturer is OEM Like most garden equipment makers now days Still do not make any part of their blowers Each & every part is made by an outside company ( although Stihl may also own some of them ) sent to Stihl then assembled Even the assembly on some models is outsourced...

Within a type they will all directly bolt up so all 400000 series engines are directly swappable However the crankshafts can come in several configurations and the blower housings can be different and the alternators can be different They will all swap from the old to the new but it is...

Very few vertical shaft mower engines actually need an oil filter if the oil is changed regularly , best time is the end of each season just after the final mow . However it makes the engines look substantially better "quality" if a filter is fitted . Some commercial mowers do need filters where...

Spark plugs have 2 insulating regions The white bit under the electrode cap you put the spark cap on and the cone on the inside that surrounds the centre electrode If the bit inside the engine cracks then the spark will go through the crack rather than jump across the gap Electricity is even...

Now now now Star , that requires people to have listened to their science teacher when they were 12 to 14 and actually remembered some of it . Judging from what gets posted here this is a feat that very few Americans seemed to have a managed to do .

New genuine carb from Honda ? new certified carb from a real mower parts supplier ? Pot luck carb off Evilpay or Ammozone ? Lots of carbs bought as scrap metal because they failed quality control end up being sold on Ammozone / Evilpay as OEM parts

The throttle cable does not move the carb It stretches the governor spring The governor spring is attached to the governor arm The governor arm is attached to the carburettor throttle plate The governor arm CLOSES down the throttle plate when the engine is spinning When the engine is...

All toro parts lists are available directly from Toro along with owners manuals + most service manuals However you need the actual model number off the ID tag and some times the serial as well that of course you wrote down & kept when you bought your mower did't you ? 👿

Stens & Prime Line both resell FarmerTech parts so if you are in a hurry go to both of their sites and search BG 86 to see what they offer Mostly it is carbs , filters , starter pulleys , pawls & springs because these are the fast moving wear / service parts However other parts are availible I...

Amazon hides the identity of its vendors from its customers so you never know who you are buying the goods from. Thus it is the perfect platform for thieves & crooks to offload vast amounts of stolen or defective goods and this is exactly what has happened . So it is a lucky dip some are good...

Get the solenoid working or cut the plunger off . The solenoid shoves a plug into the end of the feed tube to the main jet so no fuel can pass through the main jet into the engine. It is spring loaded out ( off ) the wires that connect it go 12 V when you turn the key on to retract the plunger &...

Either it is not shown or is sold as an assembly along with the lever that bolts onto the box

Start by grabbing your owners manual and look at the wiring diagram near the end If you have lost yours they are a free download from Toro as is the service manual & parts manual Usually no shut off is because the kill wire has fallen off the magneto or has been cut / chewed through So pull...

Kubota's show the position of their fuses in their owners manuals I know this as I have needed to find this information on different models Owners manuals are free digital down load if you have lost yours

A transmission has a maximum rotational speed at the axel The ground speed will be determined by the diameter of the tyres To the transmission running a wheel that is one inch bigger diameter will put more load on the transmission so in theory might restrict the top speed but in practice a...

Mower tyres are very slow moving stock , bulky and go off in storage That makes them expensive to supply as replacement parts Being made in short production runs makes them even more expensive . So those prices are quite reasonable If you change to a different brand let alone size then both must...

A one wire solenoid gets the ground through the carb body In theory the ground should go through the carb stud However if the cab is held in by clamping it between a plastic air filter housing and a plastic manifold then you have to provide a ground strap . It also means you have the wrong carb

Pull the battery & battery box out then grab the pulley by the edges & try to wobble it. If the pulley wobbles but the shaft does not then yes the pulley is worn If the pulley is quite solid on the shaft and the pair of them move together then the bush / bearing inside the tranny is gone .

Standard Husqvarna wiring uses white wires for the solenoid trigger wire Follow the heavy red wire back and you will find the starter solenoid The white wire will go to a tab on the base of it .

And the size of the engine means nothing as they are governed to 3600 rpm regardless of engine size. hydro gear drives are very speed sensitive . Spin them too slow and the oil tracks out the side causing erosion damage Spin then too fast and they leak between the inlet & outlet holes on the...

When you finish mowing turn the engine off then remove the dip stick tube Knocking when the throttle is opened up fully is a sign of a blown head gasket Fuel / oil coming out the fuel pump is another sign of a leaking head gasket .

So you need to look at the following 1) High lift blades to throw the grass up harder 2) the Amount the bags themselves obstruct air air flow Occasional washing helps 3) the discharge chute inside the top of the bagger

Ohm Meter infinite resistance in the on position Ground in the off position

Check under the mower that the PTO anchor plate is there so you can order the replacement if it is missing .

If you check I would put money on the owner using the wash out port every mow and not allowing it to dry off properly .

Either switch is bad or the wire is shorting some where .

Carb cleaner destroys cube carbs IF you read the can it specifically says "Throttle body cleaner " Not working sideways is mechanical fuel delivery problem So clogger fuel filter, cracked fuel line are what comes to mind first .

No Yours is the standard 1" keyed shaft What you need to be aware off is the diameter of the pulley which changed the blade speed And the strength of the clutch as higher blade loadings need a stronger clutch

FWIW the clutches are mower specific, not engine specific . A mower offered with a Briggs, Kohler, Honda or Kawasaki engine alternatives will use the same PTO clutch . So either the original PTO died & the DPO has fitted a cheaper alternative or they lost the clutch anchor so made a quick bodge .

Tech support is just that Support for factory trained technicians not to walk individual owners through trouble shooting proceedures . And for once I will fall in on Husqvarnas' side., They would need thousands of highly skilled technicians to answer the phone calls and these people would have...

Get a thicker gasket Usually the gaskets come in a pack of 3 different sizes to adjust the end float and some times you need to fit all 3

Something like that . Once you know how it is supposed to work, trouble shooting is simply a matter if unplugging the switches then working out weather they should be open circuit or closed circuit in the drive position. Then either leave the plug open or jumping the terminals with a short...

valve lash ?

Not trying to become an internet doctor but two tips I was given by physiotherapists over the past have served me very well 1) have a long hot shower ( not bath ) then come out and lay flat on your back with both arms strait out over your head on a hard flat surface Do it right away do not towel...

HAve a good look at you valves They are the same lengths and protrude the same amount . IF not then a guide has shifted . This is nearly always due to overheating . Most times my customers find a mass of mud wasp / bees nests or the remains of a mouse / rat nest in the space around the cooling...

They are designed to prevent you moving with either of the parking brakes engaged SO if one is moved into the drive position & out of the neutral position while the other brake is in the on position the engine shuts off . So one of your switches on one of the levers is bad because it should do...

Engine manual was availible from Kawasaki directly as a PDF , pretty good There is very little difference between your Shovel & your mower engine wise other than the governed throttle & fixed ignition timing Like your shovel, they are high torque low reving engine set to run just past peak...

A bad breather will cause oil to weep out from the seals on the axels or input shaft Heat discolours the oil and metal particles also discolour it. BEcause of warranty claims ( that were not ) and to reduce inventory most mower companies specify an internal wet brake, so where does the brake...

IS the deck open ? Most gator style blades do not give a good cut if the deck has a mulch plug over the discharge chute After that some blades just don't work with some decks On the 42" EDGE decks we get down here, the Copperheads that Rotary supply are the only toothed blade that will cut...

Bearings are the most counterfitted thing on the planet Do you really thinks a $ 7 bearing is going to be made to the same quality levels as a $15 bearing ? Are the $ 7 bearing made by a company that you have heard of ? Nothing super special about any mower bearing apart they are all made to a...

Pull the carb off & pull it apart It will probably be corroded &/or varnished up inside Varnish builds up on the float needle causing it to stick closed .

Sounds like you are well on your way to an honary Sherlock Holms award Smaller pulleys will work, for a while till you get some wear then there will just not be enough tension to make the belt grip The DPO was probably using a smaller belt I regularly fir the next sixe down belt to compensate...

Are both the pushrods there ? Is the non moving valve one bent ? Pull it out & check .

toss a little fuel ( less than a tea spoon ) down the spark plug hole and see if it will start . If you have starting fluid or carb cleaner spray a SMALL amount down the card throat and see it if fires on that. Get back to us with the result .

Governed engines surge because the ratio of fuel added to the air is not sufficient to maintain the speed constantly. So as the engine slows, the governor allows the throttle butterfly to open wider. Carburettors are designed to run rich momentarily as the air flow increases to provide the extra...

The solenoid simply stops fuel from entering the main jet and thus the engine If it is closed, no fuel enters the engine When you spray starting fluid down the carb throat you are doing the same job as the carburburettors main jet by adding fuel to the air stream

Sounds like the valve seat has come loose & is now out of place holding the valve open and the piston is hitting the valve , a stuck valve will also create the same symptoms , Or the pushrod has dropped off and is jambing the crankshaft So it is off with the head

I cut mine at 4" If I am working on a commercial mower then I cut at 5 "

Starting fluid is basically either + a volatile propellent So unless the product has more information on the can than "propellent hydrocarbon " working out the flame propogation rate & stoichometric ratio is a touch difficult The video was interesting but you might note that my previous post...

If customer want factory branded filters they are more than welcome to take their mowers to a branded dealer & pay branded dealer pricing. And of course if I am going to use branded parts then I would have to increase my labour rate to make up for the 35% retail profit on parts because funny...

On a rotary mower the heigh numbers mean absolutely nothing A deck at the same height setting will cut the grass at different heights depending upon the temperature, time of day & season So 1/2" height adjustments do not mean a 1/2" difference in the height of the grass . For that sort of...

So some one comes in with an engine that won't start and you find a hole in the piston He says it won't even start on starter fluid So do you attribute the hole to the use of starting fluid or do you think the hole was the reason it would not start in the first place and diagnose preignition...

Non family owned businesses are most run by graduate accountants with MBA's and none of them have done any real work since they left high school Even fewer have any contact with real middle class let alone working class people . Their heads are stuffed full of theories formulated from highly...

I am yet to find one where the machined sealing surface will not accomodate the B & S filters Some times they are right on the very edge but yet to find one that won't work I do still have 1/2 a trade pack of the small diameter Kawasaki / Kohler filters but can't remember the last time I needed...

The problem with starting fluid which is usually Either is it is designed to start diesel engines In a petrol engine it can and that is a CAN cause preignition which as we all know can blow a hole in a piston in a single cycle It should not be a problem with side valve engines but can cause...

Bindi & clover is best killed with nothing more than 2 rounded tablespoons of Iron Sulphate dissolved in 5 litres of water Cheap, not toxic to the soil , earthworms or any of the beneficial micro organisms in the soil. The only down side is it will drop the pH around the area where it was...

IMHO I believe that a lot of companies are using covid / Ukranian war / China trade restrictions to make old gear redundant and force every one to replace their mower / motorcycle / car / boat / truck / fridge / washer etc etc etc . And of course because every person in management is an...

The axel is very much repairable However you need to get the parts from the transmission company So now you need to go to your owners manual where you wrote down the mower, engine & transmission make & serial numbers so you can look up the IPL with the original equipment supplier. Just about...

every after market mower parts supplier does a line of replacement oil filters Rotary & Stens theirs are made by the OEM factory Mower filters are different to car filters but all mower filters are so close to being the same specification that all the ones with the same threads will interchange...

A loose or broken magnet under the flywheel can lock an engine solid as can a surpprisingly small piece of gravel .

Pounds to peanuts the carb will be full of gunk so pull it apart & clean it . If yous has the cut off solenoid, these are particularly vunerable to varnish build up and fine particulates clogging the plunger .

And lets not rule out the chance of the engine having ben run low on oil so the crankshaft has an alloy build up on it on either the big ends or upper & lower bush.

And the other three Joe Pace videos are here just for the record Fuel Line & Filter primary & secondary Compression Most workshops do not bother checking the filter, so just replace them & pressure test the line while doing it as the test takes 4 times the new filter price in labour cost And...

Here is the actual Husqvarna technical school teachers videos Joe Pace tank testing Joe Pace carb pressure testing Note the methodical nature of the job Start with the tank then progress to the carb before you rip open the carb & do more damage than good A bit of accumulated wisedom also helps...

And keeping the case clean so it can radiate heat does not hurt either I have "fixed" bad trannies by doing nothing more than removing 4" of baked on mud & grass clippings .

From time to time we get recall notices for bad tanks Thanks for closing the thread And good that it was a cheap ( definately not easy ) repair .

IF the tank does not vent and hold pressure it will not matter how many new carburettors you fit , the blower will not run I replace far more faulty fuel caps than I do bad carbs

It is hard to explain in words but there are a lot of You Tube videos about how a hydro works Basically there are 2 critical parts , one revolved and the other does not . Oil under very high pressure has to pass from the moving int the stationary part in the pump then from the stationary to the...

Check everything When I took over the service run all sorts of "interesting" repairs by the previous owner became apparent. He worked like a night shift factory fitter so it was a case o making it run now with whatever is on hand. One such "interesting" fix was a 42" Craftsman where he had...

Thanks for coming back to close the thread Glad it was a simple fix Do not feel embarrassed we have all made silly mistakes Under high loads, belts can squeeze through a lot tighter space than most would believe which is why most keepers are 1/16" to 1/8" off the belt

Start by removing the carburettor bowl with a shallow dish underneath it to see what comes out Take the fuel line off the carburettor on the flat and crank the engine for 15 seconds with the spark plugs removed so it does not start. Catch the fuel that comes out and measure it The drive to the...

So Parts Tree come up with part No # 954-04045 which they list as an A 109 And the deck diagram shows that it is one of the weird belt runs , shown below So if your belt is run like shown & it measures 109 inches ( measure it , don't believe what is on the sleeve ) then that only leaves the...

Just be careful where you aim it at .😮

Welcome It sort of helps if we know the actual deck size and the model number dosent hurt either Then we might know if you have a 34" deck or a 58" deck cause believe it or not they take different length belts And usually an electric PTO belt is a couple of inches shorter than a manual PTO...

Welcome It would help greatly if you posted the mower details off the ID tag on the frame rail and the engine make & model number General guesses 1) crap in the fuel tank that is getting sucked into the engine when on a slope 2) crap in the carb, same story 3) loose / bare kill wire that touched...

You can use a heavier oil Std is 20w50 but as the unit is worn 30w60 won't do much in the way of damage Perhaps even a 40w70 To find the heavier oils the best place to go is a motorcycle shop that does HD parts HD owners seem to delight in using the most expensive stuff around & the local bike...

Well you can clean some with an air cannon and special dry cleaning solvent We get this done with the skid steer because its filters are over $ 100 and they need cleaning almost daily in very dusty conditions Down side is it cost $ 40 a hit These air filters are throw aways .

Go to Simplicity manufacturing and download the parts manual Prime suspect is the spring They do fall off They also chop through the mounting points .

Will. I have popped everything I have on the TS 350/360 on Send Space Click on each of the links below Note they will only be there for 14 days because send space automatically delete the files if you use the free version Sendspace File Delivery Notification: You've got 4 files waiting to be...

Press down on the debris screen with your palm & try to rotate the engine If you can not do 2 full revolutions remove the spark plug & try again . Try it both directions & get back. Don't crank the engine at this stage Also worth slipping off the blower cover and lookig at the top of the stater...

That is the way I always work on these mowers so I can stand / sit comfortably when working on them The only problem like this I have ever had was a drive belt falling off the rear pulley because the belt guard was missing Some hydro drives will require purging because air can get in the system

If you cut it in 1/2 lengthways you will see the outlet has an internal tube that is 1/2 way down the filter So when it fills you get an air pocket that can not be evacuated If you fit it the other way round it will fill to the top but the crud will be on the inside of the paper element so you...

Take both off A faulty coil can cause the other one to spark at the wrong time

Ooops Must be mixing it up with the Z Masters I service from the same customer

pull the rocker covers off and check to see if you have lost a pushrod

Remove the kill wires on the coils and see what it does

Take it back. Honda are good with their warranty service unless you have been fiddleing with it

It would help if we knew what engine we are diagnosing I would put my money on a leaking head gasket between the push rod tunnel & the cylinder The quick & dirty check is to run the engine for 10 minutes or more, turn it off, count to 10 then pull the dip stick If smoke wafts out of the tube...

The K 46 is the bottom end transmission for hydros They used to have around a 1000 hour service life but I am seeing more of them failing at about the 500 hour mark so it looks like they are downgrading them for a shorter life. Some times a new oil change with a heavier grade of oil will add a...

Thanks for coming back Glad it was not an expensive fix Crud blocking fuel lines is about the third most common problem with older mowers running bad .

I use a straddle yard crane Before that used an engine crane that I modified the legs to be wider apart Before that a pulley off a tree before that a 4WD bumper jack

Remember the run the engine very slow when you purge the hydros

The spark arrestors clog up because the string it too big so the engine is labouring or the fuel mix has too much oil More is not better when it comes to premix

yes go with the 20w50 fully synthetic If I catch hydros early then a heavier oil most times gives a temporary reprieve from the scrap metal bin Most hydros are rebuildable and there are service manuals availible from the transmission makers. Apparently no one in the USA repairs them other than...

Welcome Husqvarna makes and has made a lot of 54" ZTR's so unless you want generic guesses please go get your owners manual and post the model & serial numbers you wrote in it when you first got it . Generic information Engine will not start without the lap bars in the park position & the...

WE have all put a belt on the wrong side of a belt guard , you are not alone

If you extend the deck lift pedal the floor board will not lift fully which makes belt changing a touch more difficult unless you cut a corner out of it .

On Briggs yes very much so and the 31 series seem to be the worst by far Kohler less so except for the Courage singles and their cam can be changed in about 1/2 hour by an experience tech because it can be done with the engine still in the mower .

They actually mean nothing on domestic mowers You find the number that works for you Some mowers just used letters so people would not think 3 actually meant 3" when in reality it would be some where from 2" to 3" find the product brochure for your mower It should say somewhere "cut height from...

I would start by jumping the power relay Most of the safeties cut the power off by opening the relay so use a short lead with a male on both ends to jump the relay at its base Both the power side of the trigger and ground side of the trigger for this relay are switched . From there you can go...

If you have a spark and you have checked that the timing key in the flywheel is intact so the spark is at the right time and it will not fire using a hot plug & a small amount of volatile sprayed into the engine then it is deceased . Rip it apart for the fun of it Either the sals are gone , the...

Getting off the soap box & back to Widgets problem If you own the property then think about something else other than grass as the most labour intensive thing you can grow is grass From your photos & description you do not have the time to look after it so why plant it ? I would suggest that...

Every self appointed protector of the planet has had Monsanto in their sights well before Glyco was released back in 74 , So when glyco became the most commonly used herbicide and with the developement of all of the Round Up ready crops every lab has been looking very closely at glyco which is a...

Belts shred because they are rubbing against some thing that is not moving

Thanks for coming back with the heads up Glad it was a simple & cheap fix I won't call it easy because electrical problems never are .

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Glyco is harmless to anything other than green plants The burning question is what else was mixed in with it . Very common to add surficants & wetting agents , These can cause damage to fish but strait glyco as in Round Up or Zero as sold retail in Australia will not harm fish other than killing...

So you tossed the previous motor out before you replaced it with the new one why on earth did you do that ? The alternator & rectifier will set you back around $ 100 US There are around 20 different alternators used on B & S engines and while it would be simplier to have just 1 or 2 people are...

Get an LED helmet light that is held on with straps If you want more light a CREE 6 volt motorcycle headlight & and a 0,5Ah battery will run for about 20 hours between charges or any one of 10,000 LED work lights and toss the floor bracket then bolt it to the handle bars by one of the...

First suggestion is you forget you are an American and actually buy the JD Technical manual for your mower which for most of them is less than 1 hour of a technicians charge out rate . Your problem is either the switch or the relay the switch controls that bypasses to cut out circuit

First suggestion is you forget you are an American and actually buy the JD Technical manual for your mower which for most of them is less than 1 hour of a technicians charge out rate . Your problem is either the switch or the relay the switch controls that bypasses to cut out circuit

Walmart and all the other parrasites only keep what sells in large volumes quickly SO only the most popular oils will be there Do yourself and the USA economy a big favour & get your oil from a mower shop Most will sell at least one of the generic brands blended for the aftermarket parts...

Throat is as you worked out the hole in the middle the air passes through Warm the plug in your oven, toaster, with a hot air gun , sitting in front of a radiator , just so long as it is too hot to hold in a bare hand This prevents fuel condensing on the plug & shorting it out .

Firstly despite all the BS you hear on the media, Glyco is totally harmless to animals , fish, birds, reptiles, slugs, snails, worms, microbes, bacteria & fungi It only affects plants it is registered in every state to be used in pastures where the meat you eat walks around eating the grass so...

The starter is not cranking The sound you hear is the starter solenoid engaging & dissengaging Usually this will be a bad battery, flat battery corrosion at a battery terminals ( remember there are two of them and both have 2 ends ) Some times it will be because the engine is hydrolocked from...

Fuse ? corrosion at the ends of the battery cables ? Corrosion in the middle of the battery cables ? Battery hooked up backwards ? Bad switch ? Bad fuse holder ? As it is a JD and JD put out Technical manuals that are written so a 5 year old can follow them, find the fault & repair it my...

The carburettor should have a solenoid that rams a bung up the main jet so no fuel can enter the engine via the main jet IF the engine will run happily by spraying starting fluid down the venturri ( Heed Bigems warning about this ) but not without it then no fuel is getting into the engine via...

Before you get too deep into this project you will need to swap the alternator from the old engine into the new engine as the new engine has a low output that will not be able to keep up with the mower when it is running plus keep the battery charged While the blower housing is off the old...

Turning over = revolve Start= goes bang Won't catch = fires but will t keep on running Please be a little careful with your diction because the words s all we have to work with . So now try a SMALL SHRT shot of starting fluid / carb cleaner ( is better ) / fuel down the plug hole with a warmed...

The seat switch or the wiring between the seat switch & the PTO switch is dodgy or if it is one of those no key models , then the control module is dodgy The mower thinks ( as much as a mower can think ) that there is no one in the seat so it shuts off so it can not run over you . If you release...

The go for all of these types of problems is to get your hands on the wiring diagram In this case it is both in the owners manual and in the parts manual so no excuses for not having one So from the diagram above you need to see all of the ways the M terminal on the key switch ( actually the...

You still have the problem that I can legally sell quality control reject parts as OEM B & S 123456789 part And also fits models X,Y & Z which is what most do I can then place a photo of the original B & S part in the add with the caption Not the actual part or indicitative or for...

Belt threads are about as much fun as oil threads and very similar as every one who has no understanding of what goes into their production & design considers them self an expert OEM branded belts are always the best There are litterally thousands of different rubber compounds used for making...

To be totally blunt as Aussies are renown for "you pay shite & you will get shite" or as grandad use to say "he who buys cheap pays thrice " Amazon is good for books,, some times . everything else is potentially rubbish as Bezos has no quality control over the vendors, most of which are totally...

It depeends upon which carburettor JD specified from Briggs The Walbro carb float bowl is held on by the fuel solenoid so you unpulg it the undo the solenoid with a 1/2 open ender ground down so it fits between the bowl & solenoid body .

All mower deck belts apart from walk behinds and Australian made ride ons use kevlar belts Polly fibre belts will fail after a couple of mows some drive belts can be plain covered polly belts ZTRs dives do not clutch so they can be plain belts but again they get hot & sticky so pick up debris...

The 225's we got here ( well the ones I service simply have a spike that digs into the tyre tread as a parking brake These have become stuck

So you obviously have a welder and know how to use it . SO as SG said, get a length of flat bar and start bending Make up some L brackets from the left over bar and weld a couple on each side of the baffles so they are more secure than the fillet tacks that Husqvarna use or drill the brackets &...

IF their is a local permaculture or native plants group , environmental restoration group , near by, join them . Down here a lot of such groups have access to large labour force of volunteers + plant + equipment and even more important experteese Down here if you are returning 2 acres or more...

After market parts manufacturers / wholesalers make parts for your honda and they all have a "find your nearest dealer " search facility . Prime Line does the best quality after market cables as that was their origional product line, cables . Rotary do the next best quality ones Oregon & Stens I...

Raise the mower off the ground & check the brake is not dragging on that side Check that the belt is actually in the pulley and not between the pulley and fan open the bypass valve and see if the wheel turns by hand with a little resistance ( check against the other side ) Then see if it will...

It is in the owners manual How are you adjusting the deck ? many people just use the bottom of the deck where as you should use the blades because they are what is doing the cutting. A bent blade or cracked spindle housing will cause an uneven cut. If your uneven cut is sawtooth ( one side...

Because this is a cheap mower the entire cross member is way too small Thus the bush part 9 wears rapidly even if it gets lubricated regularly, which only good techs do ( and there are not many of us ) Then the stabilizer bolts , part 10 both limit the up & down movement and the for & aft...

Yep the spindle housing is 90 degrees around the wrong way The fins should be left right across the deck and the holes are for the 2 belt kepers, one of which appears to be missing and the other is broken off The deck tension spring goes from the drag link down to the deck Yours looks like it...

Pull the kill wire off the coil and run a test light between it and the battery negative terminal Then go mow If you see even the faintest glimmer of light then the wiring is at fault If the coil stops making sparks the coil is at fault Remember to space the coil 0.010" off the magnets Lots...

When I have a few minutes I will take some shots of the Compact in the yard at the moment The set up on the decks is the same on all of them The hole in the middle of the rear cross brace on the deck behind the spindle is for the rear deck hanger You adjust it to compensate for belt wear ( no...

You timed this all wrong I just sold the only Scout in the yard 2 weeks ago I did not mean to do it but when I was asked "how much" I just pulled a silly number out of the air and said $ 2000 as is or $ 2500 with new belts blades & bearings And blow me down he just opened his wallet and passed...

The plug can be anywhere on the outer case but there will only be 1 of them If it is at the back and goes through the floor in the right place then it does not need to be undone every time you change the belts If the blades spin with it unplugged then it is faulty No real need to get it done at...

Well I have a couple of questions that you should really think seriously about Why are you mowing this 6.5 acres ? What benefit is it to you apart from appreciating land value ? As you have just stated , your acres are now a burden that has landed upon your shoulders , your back is not good...

IF your rough ground is causing kidney pain, anything with suspension is worthwhile looking at, And unless his yard is exactly the same as your yard with the same grass then his mowing rate will not necessarily be your rate But a bottle of his favourite booze should earn you a test drive of his...

Thanks Arch, Not an engine I am familiar with slip the float bowl off and while holding the float up lightly with you finger, crank the engine to see if the carb can cut the fuel supply off before the float touches the carb. If you got the carb from AmmoZone or Evilpay then better than average...

Thats nice, I get Intek gaskets from Lanni at CoppergasketsUS however this engine needs a sump gasket.

I am a bit confused here. You say fuel is leaking from the carburettor vent tube I don't see a carburettor vent tube listed in the IPL I have here And they have not been fitted to mower engines since around 2000 when venting to atmosphere became illegal So can we have the Kawasaki engine...

IT is a little more tricky to do but basically you rewire to the previous model. In most cases down here where parts prices would make NASA think twice it is actually cheaper to but the complete old loom ( if available ) and a complete set of aftermarket switches than the keyless ignition module...

Most new engines idle at 2000+ rpm and run around 10,000 rpm The magnetos are designed to provide the best strongest spark at full speed and just enough of a spark at cranking speeds to start. Cranking is a lot faster than most people would believe And no, without battery power you can not have...

Sounds way too lean Do not try & start the saw with the brake on I am yet to find one that will happily start & warm up with the brake on as it puts a massive load on the engine Imagine trying to start your car in gear with your foot on the brake I am not familiar with this saw and can find...

Didn't say Kawasaki dropped the FS I said my AUSTRALIAN WHOLESALER dropped the FS series

Little trick here is most battery drill do not spin fast enough to get a spark So use a mains power drill on its highest speed and do it in the dark

Check the spark plug both for a spark and what it looks like If the carb is working properly then it should be wet after a dozen no fire pulls Tip the fuel out and put in some nice fresh fuel then pump the purge bulb 50 or so times to flush the old fuel out LEt us know how it goes

You have a dead short some where Usual suspect is the alternator or regulator So unplug them & see what happens

most likley water in your fuel or debris in the tank blocking off the fuel supply drop the float bowl & let us know what you find

IF you don't mow over winter then slip the blower housing off the engine and clean the fins after you have changed the oil on the last mow of the season.

Fish. Not wound tight at all, but I have little time for time wasters or as we call those sorts of posts "Time Thieves" If you are going to make & post a video then you minimum obligation is to prepare the shoot and present the facts . Most of the time thieves I have come across are just feeding...

When presented with one of these, I go backwards through the series till I find the last one with a key and use that. If you go to Tractordata.com you will get a listing which makes it easy to back track models . Some times the safety switches need to be swapped out for 4 pin ones Usually the...

If there is no power to the carb solenoid then either the mower loom is bad or the jumper pigtail is bad or the key switch is wrong or faulty. never having held one of these kits in hand then O have no idea how they are wired When I do a bypass I go back through wiring diagrams till I get to the...

Mang, mang mang. Firstly welcome to the forum We are here to help But we can not help if we do not know the actual details of the problem that is causing you to loose sleep and the full details of the machine including engine make model && serial number

There is a lot of rubbish out there published by people who never developed mentally after the age of 5 And for some strange reason these very people seem to be the most convincing and have the strongest desire to spread their ignorance far & wide. Mower engines are the cheapest engine it is...

NO The kill wire is a ground wire It grounds the coil to prevent current building up in the coil You remove it to check to see if the no spark problem is in the wiring or the magneto Inside the magneto is a Hall Effect trigger which basically replaced the old points. These are polarity sensitive...

You need to have a long holiday down here that spans an election so you can see & hopefully appreciate what a genuinely free & fair election looks like and in particular how various groups vote Pre-polling always favours the conservatives because their voter base is executives & small business...

Yes that is because there is no water to boil to generate electricity from This is of course because Mr Biddon was elected President If My Trump was in the White House he would be making it rain

Well you might be able to squeeze 500Watts of solar panel onto the hood 500 Watt is 1/2 a kilowatt and most of those mowers are 10 Kw or more So you are charging at a rate that is somewhere between 0.5% and 4% at the rate you are consuming. Google "World Solar Challenge" Those cars are powered...

Way back when I occasionaly had to present technical papers I quickly learned that the less some one actually understands about something the more they argue about it Oils and filters being the perfect example

Out of curosity what is the anima at the back ? The skunk & racoon I know is the 3rd one of your Opossums ( not to be confused with Aust possums )

The correct carb for your engine has a fuel tap on the right side with a sediment bowl under it Cheap copies do not have the water / sediment bowl under the tap carbs without a tap are for mowers .

Well she may be prettier to look at but just like the first link just another massive ego posting all about me and next to no useful information about the product . "One thing I don't like is you have to take this thingie off to change the blade or flip the bar "| or to put it another way, "I am...

Next time try pulling the choke on very slowly If that improves the performance then you have a fuel problem If it makes no difference then you have a valve or ignition problem .

That sounds really weird It will probably be the brake module failing but I have never seen one fail like that before

The Colorado river is drying up and the east coast is seeing the worst floods in decades. This is happening because we ( collectivly ) are pumping more pollutants into the air ( and oceans ) than the planet can tollerate Every thing you touch has 3 types of pollution attached to it 1) Embedded...

Debris collects in the fuel tank. Durning use this gets sucked into the fuel outlet partially blocking it so it can not keep pace with the engine demand. Add to this the waste solvents that are disposed of by adding them to fuel attack the rubber fuel lines so they go soft and can collapse when...

Just about every new engine runs way way way too lean Thus now days not uncommon to find engines that will not start unless the carb is choked, even when hot . So next time try a couple of pulls with the choke on. After 10 pulls that did not fire your plug should be wet. Not soaking wet but wet...

Well where to start . SOP for non starters is to try some carb cleaner That does not work the try a hot ( as in heated with a hot air gun ) plug to make sure the fuel is vapourised because only gases can burn. Still no bang then it is off with the flywheel to check that the timing key ( usually...

Little trick here A 1 second spray of carb cleaner own the throat of the carb is flooding the engine so you need to crank it several time with a wide open throttle in order to get a combustable air: fuel ratio in the cylinder The amount some brain dead egos use on You Bube is almost enough to...

Ours was just as bad till some really greedy moron made a constitutional challenge to state based fuel tax . So faced with loosing a major source of income the states all agreed to a system where the Feds levy the tax & they all get a cut Mind you we only had to get agreement from 8 governments...

Would you know what a "good oil" was if you slipped on it on your garage floor. If you do then you are a rare beast indeed because 99.999999% of people have less than no idea about lubrication . It is a lawn mower Every aftermarket parts company gets a mower blend made for them Every oil company...

So now I am really confused Unless the Raptors you get in the USA are different to the ones we get in OZ it should have an electric clutch on the PTO to power the blades You keep mentioning a "lever" signifing a manual PTO engagement This I have never seen except on old Dixons & current bottom...

As comparred to $100 part +$10 GST = $110 on my shelf GST get passed through so with the mark up it is $ 135 + $ 13.50 GST so they pay $ 148.50 At the end of the month I claim the $ 10 I paid against the # 13.50 the customer paid so I give the tax man $ 3.50 This killed off all of the retailers...

You bought it off Amazon or ebay did you ? Welcome to the world of slease bags selling defective parts to cheapskates pretending they are good . So now you have a good carb that needs attention and a junk carb that needs attention Pull the garbage carb apart and check it actually has a float and...

A bit of tin can & some pop rivets will do the job It can be welded but to do that it has to be very clean and your chances of doing that now are very slim.

The Purple wire is the power return from the alternator , via the rectifier to the battery If it is blowing that means you are getting a direct short circuit in the rectifier once the alternator starts to generate electricity . The engine won't run because the white wire is getting connected to...

The numbers from that tester are meaningless It is not suitable for small engines and to get a proper reading you will need to pull the starter around 100 times and even then it would be suspect. For small engines ( 100cc or less ) you must use a tester with a solid connector or a very short...

Engine make model & serial numbers please Only the fuel injected models have an ECU Now for a general help, are the plugs getting wet ?

Again that is where the USA has made a mess of things by trying to protect the wealth of the upper end , We went to a broad based GST 22 years ago so every one pays it regardless of weather you are retailing, wholesaling or end user . Registered business can pass the tax on to the end user and...

It would help greatly if you posted the full model numbers & serial numbers from the mowers ID tag From what you have written to date I gather that you have one of the keyless mowers and if so my best recommendation is to convert it back to a keyed system. All of them seem to give a lot of...

We are flattered Hang around yesterdays DIY newbie becomes tomorrows expert. As a rule the forum contributors here are down to earth honest people who believe in making good information readily available to those willing to do the wrenching Which s why I stay Over the 10 years I have been here I...

Yes Replace the bearings One is a standard bearing, the other is not so order them by part number from a real mower parts supplier One is standard & one has a slightly bigger hole than standard

Check the switches for making & breaking a ground contact. The IPL for your mower showed 4 relays under a cover arranged in a square The one I work on has 5 arranged in a line There is one common power connection on the Elete and all of the relays are tripped using the ground contacts from the...

The instant it stops spray a SHORT shot of carb cleaner down the carb throat If the engine fires right away then you have a fuel supply problem so remove the fuel tanks and clean them out, replace all of the fuel lines then remove float bown & clean it. Flush the system out with good fuel and...

OK Your electric clutch is gone to heaven Confirm by removing the belt and watch the deck drive pulley while some one else cranks the engine If the pulley turns with the PTO turned off then either the switch-wiring is bad or the PTO clutch itself is bad Unplug the clutch and repeat test Pulley...

The spark from a magneto is proportional to the speed the magnets pass the coil and the intensity of the magnetic field At cranking speeds a lot of magnetos put out such a small spark they are just barely visible in a very dark room which is why I use the orange glowing in line spark testers...

Remove the starter cover and remove all wires from the coil If it then has a spark then the wiring / stop switch is bad If no spark then the coil is bad I use an orange spark tester in the dark because the spark is quite faint on a lot of these engines. Note a flash = a pulse is being sent down...

Thank you for the numbers so I can check the wiring Down side is BB used a suppliers wiring diagram which is less than useless as it does not show what any plug attaches to and is pretty well unreadable to boot. So will will have to treat this as a Russian made mower with instructions written...

Back in my college days I worked in a Champion plug factory That factory made every brand of plug that was currently available except Bosch. Each & every plug got tested and graded as they came off the end of one of the machines In fact the tester did about a dozen tests . So I always doubt the...

You start by looking at the wiring diagram The only BB ones I have seen were in the combined owner/part/service manual that came with the mower which of course you read cover to cover before you jumped into the drivers seat , didn't you ? 👿 All of the BB's I have worked on use a starting relay...

Interesting It might be a fuel difference but the 2 Titans I service will not run on anything other than the XC's They both start fine cold & run fine for a short while then they start to miss and it is a lean-over advance miss The engines then overheat. I tried to increase the gap to slow the...

We have just gone into flood but the 3 years previous were drought. The customers with 1 acre wer doing a set of blades every season and my commercial customers were going through blades at around 3 times the regular rate

Even more so as my wholesalers do not stock them so I have to pay full retail

Slip the deck off & take a photo of the belt run Almost guarantee you have it wrong but too hard to describe in words Photo will have to be sent to your computer and resize 12" @ 72 dpi or it will be too big for the server. JPG,s upload as photos. PDF's upload as documents .

start the engine and let the parking brake off Raise your butt off the seat , the engine should stop Do the same with the parking brake on, the engine should not stop IF it does then the seat switch or the switch plug is faulty Husqvarna use a "tamper proof" plug to prevent idiots by passing the...

That is what belts do then one of the pulleys has some thing stuck in the groove , a big flat sport worn on a flat idler, a bad bearing Pick one, or 2 or all 3 . In some cases a really badly worn tension arm pivot hole will also exhibit this behavour If you levered the engine pulley to get it...

OK. You know what mower you have You have been looking at it a lot closer than you probably ever wanted to WE on the other hand only know you have a yellow mower that is not working as it should If we knew the model & serial number of your yellow mower hen we could look up the parts book to find...

I Now keep XC12YC's in stock because I have tried just about every plug that is supposed to be equivalent to them None seemed to work properly The BKR5E is the equivalent to the RC12YC and will interchange with them faultlessly However not for the XC Now what the actual difference between the...

Have you checked the timing ?

they installed an new manager from one of our biggest supermarket chains who has less than no idea about mowers and is systematically destroying the business by dropping everything that does not sell well .

FWIW I stand the mower vertical Remove the pulleys then screw some self tappers into the seal and use a claw hammer or wrecking bar to pull them out BEfore you start to remove it measure the depth it is pushed into the crankcase as on some engines you can block off oil supply if pushed in too...

Every ZTR has a bypass If you sent the make & model some one will know what hydros are fitted & how to bypass them

OK so you can weld In which case you should have noticed that the top of the starter is aluminium not zinc ( pot metal ) So pull the deck & remove the tension arm and the bush it pivots on. They can be welded then the hole made round again I make up bigger washer for the top to better support...

OK so you can weld In which case you should have noticed that the top of the starter is aluminium not zinc ( pot metal ) So pull the deck & remove the tension arm and the bush it pivots on. They can be welded then the hole made round again I make up bigger washer for the top to better support...

Yes the plunger is spring loaded out & the power pulls it back in . The need for a thin wrench tells me your solenoid holds the bowl on the carb in which case you use a carb nut from an earlier non solenoid model . As you are just testing the engine , the mangled connetor does not matter I...

I got myself caught out a few times by tuning a hot engine that the customer could not start so it ran beautifully for the 2 tanks of fuel I test with , only to find that they would not start stone cold when the customer came to pick them up. So now they sit overnight to get checked in the...

The Scag is a basic machine but very robust I never see any problems with the Liberty models, higher up the chain the scags use modules that are forever giving customers grief The Spartan is the highest order mower in its price range & offers the best value for the $ , providing the new Toro...

Intereting. I just checked the 2022 engine catalogue from my distributor and they list the FX with twin barrel carb Checked all of the service updates and no mention of a carb change so again perhaps just a USA thing This wholesaler has also dropped the FS from their line up for 2022 which...

Buying off EvilPay or Ammozone is always a lucky dip General rule is only buy stuff there that is BRANDED and the maker is listed in the add . Reputable makers have lawyers who troll there sites & check the vendors off against customer lists to try and reduce the number of fake products out...

Yes the spring goes week IT also cuts slots in the mounting points However the usually culprit is the pivot hole on the tension arm that despite owners manuals instructing to oil daily / weekly , no one ever bothers to lubricate so tit flogs out oval . Sit down when you get the price for a new one

Should work. The test is of course to check the battery voltage engine off then again engine running Running it should be 13 V or better although it might take a couple of minutes to get there

Simple solution is to swap your carb for this one and see if the engine runs IF yes then stuff an oily rag down the inlet manifold and either sell the engine as "has been run" or shove it in the back of your shed. The solenoid can be replaced with a carb bowl bolt if it is used to hold the bowl...

I use soda blaster on bowls. Works a treat and of course washes off in water, better in hot water .

In that case your high tension lead is faulty

Isn't California banning all petrol powered outdoor equipment Surely that means you will have to replace your petrol powered generator with a battery powered one. :devilish:

Warranties vary from country to country OZ has longer warranty on most things

This is what you are looking for Stens 385-922 So it uses your original nut / bolt I am not familiar with your particular trimmer but usually they have an arbour that screws off the end of the gear box and fits into the head then is secured by the end nut So you remove the arbour and replace...