Recent content by fireman949

All done and it runs like it should. It started after the 2nd pull and I almost always allow a 60-90 second warm up before full throttle. I hope to get another 10 or more years out of it.

10 years later : I used the Hustler for 7 years prior to moving to Colorado. It stayed with the house and from what my old neighbor tells me, it's still running as good as the day I bought it. I miss the mower and the larger yard - don't miss the humidity or living near the Memphis crime...

Understood. The one I bought was from Huztil for the PAS-225 4.7 of 5 stars with 4700 reviews looked like a fairly safe bet. OEM was $65 and I don't mind doing that either if this one doesn't work.

Unrelated, but if I bump a 10 year old thread with my experiences would that be taboo in these forums? I'd love to put my experience of using the Hustler in the thread I'm linking below, but if it'd get negative comments for being a bumped 10 year old thread, I won't...

Ordered one today - $17 and should be here tomorrow. Hoping for another 10+ years, but $16 isn't bad.

Here is a video of it running. I also noticed when I took the carburetor apart there is a chunk missing off the plastic. I'm wondering if a new carburetor is the fix. If I feather the choke, I can keep it running. If it's warm and I squeeze the throttle, it'll stay wound up with the choke off...

My 10 year old PAS-225 will not stay running for long. With the choke at 75% and feathering it, I can keep it going, but not to where it can do anything useful. I've never used ethanol gas in it, and always used the correct fuel/oil mix. I took the carburetor apart and found exactly what I'd...

We built 6 years ago on a 1/2 acre lot. Subtract the house, driveway, and a few raised garden beds and there is about 15,000 sq ft to mow. 6 years ago I bought a Husqvarna 5521CHV (Honda) easywalk self propelled mower with a 19" cut. It's been an awesome mower. Other than gas, yearly oil...