Recent content by mechanizm

THANKS! 2012.. so there have got to be a lot of people with rusted-out decks so I should be able to sell it .

it has no blades.

Thanks so much for the research! Since it's not rusted through it should be worth a couple hundies. This deck looks like an older version of the one I have .

excellent... Thanks

Thanks

Does anyone know for sure what brand/model lawn-tractor this deck came from? THANKS

synthetic oil is a scam. "full" synthetic means N O T H I N G but everyone thinks that it means 100% synthetic. If it were 100% synthetic oil they'd say so. People brag about using synthetic oil and having to do fewer oil changes. This is dumb. What causes wear in an engine is the...

can I put a lithium battery in my John Deere L130 without making changes to my charing system? THANKS

I'll betcha that it has an auto-shut-off for just such situations. I doubt that it's "broken". You need to reset it somehow. do a search for "reset electric lawn tractor" . It's going to be simple.... try disconnecting and reconnecting the battery and see if it resets.

the fuel shut off solenoid valve at the bottom of your float bowl is probably stuck.

OK, i got my ZT1 for free from the curb and it runs and mows great but I can't get the levers adjusted properly. one side is faster than the other. so i'm guessing that i need to check the hydro fluid. I've done this job on my Dixie Chopper but not on the ZT1. I gave a cursory look and...

did you replace the switch? does the engine die immediately when you engage the blades and or arms?

sounds like it's running rich. clogged air filter? when it dies, remove air filter and see if it starts and runs

Well, the engine starts and runs but has some vicious blow-by so the rings are shot. no matter, the deck has new blades and the tires and rims are excellent. going to part it out... i can't get the image to load properly. it truncates the width ! serial #. 917. 287500.

a friend alerted me to a craftsman dgs6500 at the curb just down the street from me. I zipped over there and nabbed it. the engine fan was removed as well as the cover but it has a 2022 battery and it started right up. The blades engaged too! so I put it with my other freebie lawn tractors...