Recent content by Cajun power

I work large estate properties in south louisiana. eventually, you find areas where the clay, sand, and nutrients, or water table just can't sustain normal grass growth. There are just so many factors involved. Ultimately, in problem areas, I take the long term approach...plant test plots...

I mix old oil with kerosene or diesel. this is used to clean parts that are heavily coated with grease/lube. I also use this same fuel/oil mix to help light off the occasional burnpile in rainy weather, which tends to be the ideal moment to do large burn pile fires. You get the benefit of...

don't listen to old farts. I love your logo. It's cool and you like it, so that is what is important. Putting these stickers on your machines and on your shirt is awesome. make sure you have a phone number on these logos and stickers...in big format. get vista print to run 1000 of these...

before buying a new battery, do this (experience talking here...will save you some money possibly and more importantly help you determine the problems/root cause) 1. take battery off mower. Clean those posts ...vinegar and water works fine. 2. with multi-meter test dc volts. write this...

the myth? lol....with years of proof that this is no myth you are going to expect anyone to accept that water ingress into fuel tanks is not a thing? Lets start with some basics. gasoline is generally not water attracting..but the gasoline sold and used by almost all mower owners contains...

this question is an interesting one. I also have several batteries and machines that get stored for winter season. What I have learned is that it is cold weather that causes more premature charge state problems for batteries in storage than any other factor. So what I do is move all my...

I bought a hulkman li-on battery from amazon last year. 2000AMP capacity. It is primarily for my truck as a back up source in case I needed a jump. But what I have found is this thing is amazingly useful in all kinds of applications. I can use it as a charger for my phone, power supply for a...

this one is damaged goods folks....just ignore. he's obviously here for one reason only...and it is not advice to fix a mower. just ignore. don't feed the moron.

Here is something I recently learned from experience working/restoring a vintage 2002 sam's club troybilt "gardenway" riding mower with the B&S 16.5 HP single banger OHV engine. Here was the first things I noticed and replaced/repaired 1. the fuel tank was absolutely filthy and blocked. 2...

just for reference, to improve steering, the friction happens where the load exist...this is counter intuitive to some. the bearing at the LOWER end of the steering bushing is where all the weight/pressure/force exists. I don't know if this helps, but after briefly reading OP, I noticed you...

I know lots of people use the 9 volt power source, but really this is unnecessary and it can create an illusion of failure. Just use the mower battery!. In this way, you are using the same circuit and battery source it will be using in normal operation (fewer things introduced as possible...

A few suggestions and a caution: Smoking cylinders with standard engine oil and then hand spinning is a tried and true way to pickle an engine for storage. Batteries will prematurely fail in cold temps. Remove battery and put inside out if cold ( in a plastic tray). Once a month put it on a...

leak down test...start there. and listen closely ..it could be from multiple places (head gasket failure, cracked or warped head, valves). this will establish and point you to where leaks might be coming from if you have leaks. (see youtube for numerous methods and standard tips. always do...

leaking oil and smoking oil out of the exhaust is not likely a result of a failed head gasket. What I mean is that burned oil coming from the exhaust it usually caused by piston ring blow by...and that can be caused from bad/worn rings, damaged/scored cylinder bore, worn or stepped valve...

this^ (snipping is the easiest versus deleting the solenoid)