Recent content by Hammermechanicman

If you have a tax ID number you can get a Stens account and buy tax free. Also Stens has store on amazon. Parts are a few dollars more than if you have an account but not paying $12 shipping makes it about the same price. I have a stens account but if i need one or two parts it is cheaper and...

For the customers you don't like use permatex avaition sealant or indian head gasket shellac on both sides of a gasket. Just say'in

I work on quite a few golf carts. Actually the starter solenoid on the cart stays engaged as long as the the throttle pedal switch is activated. The relay is a special constant duty one. Automotive ones don't last long. The Club Cars wiring is a little more complicated than the EZGO carts but...

I will bad mouth the Toro Timecutters with the stupid electric brake module.

Something to add to the list like cub cadet troy bilt and husqvarna

I have 2 customers with that mower and one with the red troy bilt version still going. Nice thing is the parts are still reasonable and plentiful. If the deck hangar cables break replace them with chain and keep an eye out for cracks in the deck around the spindle mounting bolts. Especially the...

I run gator blades on a 61" ferris. They do cut the grass finer than stock blades but they do not mulch. Commercial guys use chute blockers to not blow grass in flower beds. Walkways and things like that. Not to try and turn the mower into a mulcher.

I use the pliers instead of the snap ring.

These HF hose pliers work pretty well

Its not used as a tru arc ring. It's a tool for a kohler fuel pump.

The wrong one is coming in the amazon/ebay kits too. I reported to stens about a belt for cub cadet being the wrong size. Sent pictures. Never heard anything back

Back in 1998 i paid $350 for a commercial stihl FS80 string trimmer. I have 4 acres and have put probably a half dozen tanks of fuel throughr it a year. I have worn out a half dozen heads. How many cheap string trimmers would i have needed in 27 years? I have a commercial ferris IS3100 mower. In...

The onan engines are opposed twins

Exactly. Lots of folks assume onan engines are like most other engines.

Look at this wiring diagram from an onan engine. What happens when you disconnect a plug wire to try and run on one cylinder?