Recent content by Hammermechanicman

Looks like a typical old tiller with a 5hp briggs. Used hard and oil not changed often enough then the 2 little drainback holes in the breather clog up and it starts blowing oil out of the breather all over the engine. Put gas in it and just add oil when it gets low and don't ever clean it. ...

The govenor spring attaches to the govenor arm that attaches to the rod going up to the belcrank to the butterfly. The govenor gear inside the engine applies pressure to the govenor arm against the spring tension. When you start the engine at idle the govenor will overcome the spring tension and...

" Chuck Norris endorsing a fitness machine that does not work." NO! Don't tell me it ain't so. You say'n he lied to us?

If the engine has the proper amount of oil and does not have a blown head gasket or excessive ring blowby then you probably have a problem with the crankcase breather. All small 4 stroke engines have a crankcase filled with oil mist (not vapor) and positive pressure when the engine is up to temp...

My son lives near akron. Not that it helps

The commercial guys around here call it "golf courseing" the lawn.

Other end of the state. Southwest of Dayton.

What part of ohio?

Have you checked the ignition system? Kohler uses a few different systems. I had one doing something very similar to what you have and it was a bad ignition module.

Maybe the OP can jack up the rear end and video the rear tires rotating with the phone not being hand held but setting on something so we get a steady reference. I would like to see the egg shaped tires slowly rotating.

I hate to say it but i have had very good luck installing the Strongbox brand of batteries from John Deere. If the wallyworld and tractor supply batteries last 5 years i tell folks you got your money's worth. I regularly see the JD batteries last 7-9 years. They cost more but they do seem...

I does seem odd that 3 different sets of tires are out of round. Especially Carlisle. The only tire i ever had that was egg shaped had damaged cord from over inflation. Mower turf tires are relatively thin so once inflated they should be round. Like Bert i would be interested in measuring runout...

I have serviced a few of the older broadmoor mowers. Seem a little higher quality than the box store mowers. I hate the deck with the rollers that ride on the ground. Waited a month for a sector gear and pinion shaft for one. Simplicity branded and bagged parts came in Briggs and stratton boxes...

Had a guy bring me a stihl 251c that he tried to fell timber with like Paul Bunyan. Dulled the chain and just kept on cutting. Scored piston, burned up clutch, burned up clutch drum, seized clutch bearing, melted worm gear and melted plastic case around the clutch. $250 doorstop now.

If your fuel mixture ratio was correct then either the saw ran lean for some reason or overheated or a combination of both. An air leak can cause it to run lean or a dull chain being forced into logs can overheat it. PNC piston and cylinder.

Nice doorstop ya got there.

Bought my Z125S back in fall of 2015 from a dealer. Tried to start zero turn this morning and just got rapid clicking. You got 5 years out of the battery and that is normal. It just needs a new battery. When you store it off season using a $9 Harbor Freight battery maintainer float charger will...

Things that can go wrong with the crank assy. The crankpin bearing goes bad from lack of oil and overheating. Crank surfaces where case bearings are go bad because bearing seized and spun on shaft. Crank surfaces where case seals ride are damaged and won't seal. End taper and threads damaged by...

I agree with fish. They gave it the 5 minute lookover and figured you wouldn't want to spend the money to troubleshoot it so "it needs a crank". Leave it out by the curb i will be by to pick it up up.?

"Full charge" measuring 12.5 to 12.6 volts is not an indication of capacity. Try to start it while measuring battery voltage. What does it drop to?

F. The ONLY test of battery condition is a "battery load test". That is debateable. The new testers that measure internal resistance are as accurate as a load tester. Used to have to service server battery backups. In the old days we used a carbon pile load tester. We switched over to the new...

Still sounds like it is lean on the high speed circuit. Might be time for the dreaded torch tip cleaner and ream out the high speed juet just slightly.

Look at the bottle. If it says FD rated mix it according to equipment instructions. The world will be fine. OPE can't read bottle labels to see what brand it is. If you have a favorite oil use it.

Most folks misdiagnose engine issues looking at spark plugs. Spark plugs need to operate in the self cleaning temperature range which is about 950F to 1450F. Below that spark plugs will carbon foul. Every time the engine is started and until the plug reaches the self cleaning temperature it will...

You say "it idles beautifully" and also you say "choke it and it smooths out". It sounds like it is running lean on the high speed circuit.

Do you run the throttle wide open all the time? Are you running RC12YC or equvalent plug? If so i would try RC14YC plugs ans see how they look.

What he said. I have recieved tires in a box you would swear the tires would not fit in and the tires are smashed and strapped together. Mount them and put a few psi over the rated pressure and let lem set for a couple days and they are fine. If they put new tires on and it still has the problem...

It is not common for tires to be out or round. I have used quire a few Kenda tires and never had any out of round. I have seen tires develop an egg shaped set from sitting deflated on a heavy mower for a long time. If the tires are truly out of round they may have damaged cords. Are there any...

I thought that was Harleys? All Harleys should come with an oil drip pan and a flattened beer can for the kickstand.

Try this: Take the plug out and pull the rope a couple dozen times with sparkplug hole facing down. Put plug back in and do NOT choke it and pull rope a couple times. You should just feel normal compression. Now spray a small amout like a quarter of a second of starting fluid in the carb throat...

British cars and bikes don't leak oil. They have continuous rustproofing.

Looks like clumping tall fescue. Dig it out Glysophyte Plant the yard in tall fescue

Some JD zero turn mowers flash a message on the fuel guage when it thinks it has 30 minutes of fuel left. Fill it up and see if the message goes away

Doesn't sound good. Better pull it apart?

Check and clean your battery to ground connections and any other ground connections.

My Rototiller says to mix 8 oz of Aeroshell 80 SAE40 oil to 1 gallon of gas. My 90hp outboard is a 1979 and takes premix at 50:1. It leaves a pretty good oil slick when idling. On the great lakes boats are not allowed to leave an oil slick UNLESS they are old enough to be grandfathered before...

Another thing is how people run their equipment. The guy that never pulls the trigger past half way on his string trimmer vs the guy who runs his wide open all the time. Or the guy with the ms250 who trims trees in his yard vs the guy who thinks he is Paul Bunyan felling timber with his ms250. I...

You would have loved riding behind my Kawasaki 350 Bighorn running castor based oil. Almost got into a fight when a guy riding behind me with a new jacket got covered in black oily dots

Everyone should run what works for them and makes them happy. I have run about a half gallon worth or red armor through mainly my 4 chainsaws. 2 of the saws are are high performance saws and i run them at 32:1 with everything else at 50:1. I have about a dozen different 2 strokes and they all...

It'll buff out.

I don't know the best oil. I will tell what i use and what i have seen. I have Stihl orange bottle, stihl silver bottle, lawn boy, red armor, stens semi synthetic, stens full synthetic. All of them work. Things i have noticed. The stihl HP ultimate smells a little odd and if mixed heavier than...

To clear a flodded 2 stroke remove the spark pkug. Remove the fuel line from the carb. Turn the unit so the spark plug hole is facing down. Hold the throttle wide open and pull the atarter rope vigorously about 2 dozen times. This will clear the cranksmcase of fuel.

With a NEW plug installed spray some starting fluid in the carb and try to start. Does it fire and run for a few seconds?

Just change out the spark plugs for glow plugs and it will run fine. ??

Famous words heard at every car dealership "For just a few dollars we can get you into a ........."

Check all the fuel lines. If it runs good may not be the carb.

You say you "fired it up". Does this mean it srarted and ran fine just dumped fuel out of it or does it mean you went to start it and fuel was running out?

Real men wind them springs by hand with no safety glasses on. ?

If your 304 has the mulching deck the blades are timed and i believe counter rotating. You must use the correct left and right blades. You will have a hard time converting it to a non mulching machine.

So......what you're saying is all the parts are not made of pixie dust by elves? I think you are wrong on that. Just the other day when the Easter bunny dropped off my Stens order he said the elves had just renegotiated their contract. Also, china just got done rounding up another 100,000 pixies...

Plasma cutter. Only way to go.

Years ago i was working on a small tractor and almost knocked it off jack stands while under it. I have a couple pair of stands but would rather use the lift if i am under something. I didn't have the rear brakes locked on the tractor so stupid on me. The lift helps with stupid.

I have that HF lift and retired it. It won't lift big mowers plus it is not very sturdy. I spent good money for the lift i use now and it is worth every cent to me. It will lift 750 lbs. and is very sturdy and stable. I bet my life on it every time i get under a mower on it many times a week.

https://www.asedeals.com/pro-lift-t-5501-lawn-mower-lift/ Works great

For the bad ones i use a hammer drill with masonry bits.

Since oil threads have been beat to death i say we start a new one about torch tip cleaners for passageways and jets. Please check all guns and knives at the door. "My jet cleaner is better than your jet cleaner."??