Recent content by bystickel

Thank you! I tried it, and... it didn't disengage, unfortunately. I ended up pushing it anyway. My zero-turn arrived today, so I can pull it back to the garage with that, as soon as the engine is ready.

Folks, I have a Deutz-Allis 916 Hydro, which I believe to be the same as the Simplicity 7116 Hydro. My engine is currently out, and I'd like to push the tractor a couple hundred feet out to my back shed. Is there a way to disengage the transmission so that I'm not fighting against the...

Ilengine, Thank you for that correction, and the info on the rings! Now I see that both styles are listed in the parts for this spec, with no difference in the description. Rivets, I worded that poorly (edited now). Thank you for mentioning it. It was extremely smooth, and is now crosshatched...

Ilengine, Thank you for that correction, and the info on the rings! Now I see that both styles are listed in the parts for this spec, with no difference in the description. Rivets, I worded that poorly (edited now). Thank you for mentioning it. It was extremely smooth, and is now crosshatched...

Ilengine, Thank you for that correction, and the info on the rings! Now I see that both styles are listed in the parts for this spec, with no difference in the description. Rivets, I worded that poorly (edited now). Thank you for mentioning it. It was extremely smooth, and is now crosshatched...

Hey folks! I have an older Deutz-Allis-branded lawn tractor with a Kohler K341s engine (spec. 41343) that had been run low on oil. After inspection, I found that the piston is +.010, and decided to home the cylinder (was smooth as glass) and replace the rings. I purchases some cheap...

I still have my grandfather's old '83 Snapper 21351PS self-propelled, walk-behind, with electric start (A feature I've never bothered with). It was hanging in there until a couple of seasons ago. It ran fine, and then it wouldn't run. Then, mysteriously, it ran again... until it didn't. No poor...