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Google "Bungee Cord with Toggle Ball" These are used to secure tarps and such. The nice thing is the cord can be cut and tied for proper length

I think he is taking round about way of saying they are all the same so just pick one by price point

The best brand would be the one you can buy at a servicing dealer. For me that's Cub Cadet

I was referring to adding a shut off valve to a Toro engine that would be on a different mower. Not saying to do anything to his current sputtering mower.

Keep grinding at your dealer to fix or get you another model. This is known issue so get something with a Toro engine instead. If you want to store vertically put shut off valve in fuel line (I did) and it will store nicely. Get rid of Mr. Sputter asap my dealer told me to stay away from B&S...

Do you have a set of standard side discharge blades? My 42" deck came with them.

I like my JD X350. It has exceeded my expectations in mulching, bagging, side discharge and cut quality. Excellent ride with minimal vibrations. No weird quirks, very high quality and a real enjoyment to use.

Excellent write up and you have a very nice looking lawn Mike

Nice write up on your X380 post Mike. I'm wondering the model # of the blades that came with your mower. JD lists that the standard blades have a wing height of 0.858 in and the high lift blades have a wing height of 1.370 in. for the 48" AccelDeep deck.

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Removal and installation instructions indicate that the cutting height should be adjusted to the lowest position so take a look there first.

Model and serial number would be helpful too

Step 2 should not require a ratchet strap. At least it didn't for me. I suggest you go through the manual for installing the deck again. I've done my x350 no issues.

Suggest you might consider a John Deere. I looked at Cub but decided JD would bag, mulch, and side discharge better. My JD exceeded all my expectations.

Oil level ok?

Yes

Adjustment of a very slight amount can lead to a improvement in being able to reverse. Be patient and make small changes to the cable.