Recent content by Kneale Brownson

Is there a source for the drive fluid filter 603605? Appear to be out of stock. Is there an alternative? Can the filter be cleaned and reused?

Here's a list of serial numbers and their years of production provided by Ron Hicks:

I have the manual lift deck on my old 616 mower. I've looked at video of raising the deck to access the blades, and my machine does not match those I've found to look at. My lift arm for setting mowing height does not fold down next to the deck. Must I pull the pins and move the mower away...

Turns out I had forgotten I put the drive control levels in the lock-out position so I could push the machine into the garage. Once released, I got more grass cut. However, the fluid level went from just below the top line on the reservoirs to wanting to overflow/leak out of the cap. Ambient...

I remembered later that I had locked the drives out to be able to push the mower into the garage. After freeing the lockout arms yesterday afternoon, I was able to mow for almost an hour. The fluid lever rose just a bit in the reservoir windows, but did not overflow like before. Should I be...

After an overnight cool down, fluid level in the reservoirs was back to a little below the top marks on the reservoirs. Drives will not engage, however. Have I blown both drives? Is there an easy solution or do I now have a "Parts" Grasshopper?

So I mowed most of my 3 acres of rough lawn spaces yesterday, using the jumper system to start the Grasshopper 616 with the key set to "run", and near the end, I started losing ability to move. I shut off the mower and crept the machine toward my garage. I parked it outside to blow off all the...

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New tire in place, new solenoid installed with all the connecting surfaces polished and treated to a dab of dielectric grease. Still no start. Too bad the "sort of like the ECM in your car" doesn't have a way to check it out like the scan tool for the car. Will I hurt anything if I started...

While awaiting my new tire, I replaced the starter solenoid after polishing all the electric contact points and treating them with dielectric grease. Haven't tried to start it because it's sitting on a bottle jack. So I've been trying to figure out the wiring diagram in the manual and wonder...

I have determined the starter operates by jumpering it. I had a starter repair shop test the solenoid and it clicks as it should, but the guy said there's no real test to determine it would hold continuity with the heavy load of a starter. So I picked up a spare solenoid (everyone needs one...

So what is the problem and how is it solved?

My new-to-me old Grasshopper 616 would not start after I blew most of the grass off outside my garage. Pushed it inside and have spent a fair amount of time trying to figure it out. First I found the 30-amp fuse had its legs corroded off stuck inside the fuse box terminals, so I got that all...

New (old guy) owner of an older 616. Currently trying to solve a no-start issue.