Recent content by lewb

I wanted to change my staggered deck from mulching to side discharge at some point. The last time I used a side discharge mower was probably in 1987. My dad did not like LB's back in the day because of the smoke from the 2-stoke engine. I can remember a neighbor kid mowing an over grown yard...

Sharpened each blade with a bastard file and stone, filled tanks, checked compression. 10547 2002 (6.5 dura force)with short block installed 5 years ago 115 psi. 10590 1991 M-series 115 psi. I do not use any stabil or ethanol fuel, just straight 87 with tanks 1/2 full stored in a garage. Each...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A03bcnANGcc Did a little walk around of my two LB mowers.

I bought this mower 2 years ago for 40.00. I had to replace a coil and unplug the bag and oil tank sensor to get it to run. it did have an annoying issue where it would ping kind of like a fouled plug. I messed with idle jet, different spark plug, put on an oem cdi. Same issue, turned out to...

I was curious how many RPMs each mower is turning at full throttle. The dura force sounded like it was turning more than the m-series. The dura force spec is 2900 +- 300. The m-series is 3100 to 3300 full throttle. The m-series is much more quiet than the dura force you can hear the grass...

I have an aftermarket cdi on a 10590 M-Series, It runs ok for the most part. I do have an annoying ping that comes and goes. I originally thought that it was from a dirty idle and main jet. I have cleaned both numerous times, installed a in line filter and siliconed the air filter gasket as...

My next door neighbor is in Europe for 2 weeks. We have identical yards about 5000 sq ft. He has 8 flower beds, and has never edged his sidewalks and curb. I have 4 flower beds and I edge my sidewalks every cut with a trimmer. It takes me about 45 minutes to cut mine, 30 minutes if I really...

My 10590 runs well for the most of the time. I have been getting a ping sound (almost like a miss with the spark) out of it due to dirt in the idle jet. After inspecting the air filter/air box I noticed a lot of dirt behind the filter on the plastic. Looking at the filter gasket I can see...

Response from Toro May 14, 2016 We do not recommend cutting off more than 1/3 of the blade of grass and no more than 1" of grass at a time. We invite you to check out our How-To video called "Mowing Tips for a Beautiful Lawn". This video includes several quality of cut tips to assist you...

I have a dura force that I would like to convert the recoil and gas tank, Seems best option is to find the parts on ebay. Looking like if I would buy all new parts will be well over 200.00 for every thing. Might have to do this as I find the parts. Wondering if anyone can give me some tips...

I saw this the other day. Basically the same mower Gravely sold a few years ago that is now discontinued. Also Ryobi sells a similar mower overseas. Fuji makes the engine for Subaru or maybe Subaru owns Fuji. Fuji used to supply engines to Polaris for all 2-stoke snowmobile and watercraft...

I have had this trimmer for several years. Every time I need line I have to stop and manually release the line. Any recommendations on technique or what to look for in spool. It has never bumped line out just to be clear.

I have an issue with one wheel. Left wheel works just fine when pulley is engaged. The drive on the right side will spin only after giving it a spin, and when you load it the wheel stops. I took it apart and there was a rubber washer that is damaged. On the good side the washer is intact...

My lawn was left a little high over the winter. I decided to take off the brown ahead of the spring warm up. I cut it mid March on a warm day. I have seen or heard of setting mower at 1 inch to scalp I decided to set mower at 2 inches. Also the first time I bagged the entire lawn. I bought...

this is a M-Series drive belt, I found replacements from Ace that were 33 and 32 inch long, one too long and one too short. I am assuming that I need a 32.5, Thanks