Recent content by Old_Paint

It took 18 replies before someone suggested blade balance/installation causing the vibration? Here's a suggestion: Take the deck off the tractor and elevate it, if for no other reason than more comfort. Remove the blades, remove the belt completely, and if possible, remove the blade safety...

Most larger engines (>3.5 HP) use a tank with gravity feed, or a fuel pump mounted on the side of the engine to pull the fuel out of the tank, and the carburetor has a float that operates a needle valve to maintain fuel level in the 'bowl'. In fact, I haven't seen a modern bowl mounted carb in...

I found someone's dead cat tracks on my truck one time. ......

Takes a lot more than that to hurt my feelings. I just get amused when folks tell me how to handle 'the juice'. I'm one of those people that likes to be grossly underestimated. That way, I don't disappoint.

I seem to be using mine often enough, even through the winter, to keep it charged. Like I said, when I took the battery off the mower, in 15 minutes my charger was showing full charge using 2 amp trickle. I have quite a few water oak trees in my yard, as well as red oak and a few elms. I pick...

BTW, finished the oil change tonight. Took forever to drain the oil. Should have warmed the engine up first. Forgot what I put in it last, so just put Castrol GTX 10W30 in it this time. That stuff's great for high temperature air-cooled engines. My old VW had 400 degree head temps, so had...

Oh no, I wouldn't. Sometimes I read forums like this just for a good giggle. I'm pretty careful who I try to help, and how I dispense it. I learned my lesson a long time ago about hurting a millennial's feelings.

Unless you're using it for a hedge trimmer. Then you have to use the virtual ground.

:LOL:. I'm an electrical engineer, and have been for 38 years, in field service for heavy industry. I probably have some basic electrical knowledge. I started working on tractors, Jeeps, pickups, and cars when I was 12, and owned an air-cooled VW for 35 years, so my mechanical skills are...

My poor ol' YTH22V46 has been relegated to being stored under the deck since I've owned it. I normally try to take good care of my equipment, but having to leave it outside has done a lot of damage that is slow and cumulative. I started it up a couple weeks ago, and saw oil splattered on the...

A clothesline (for any of you that were teens in the 70's) works pretty much the same way. Don't ask how I know.

Anyone wanna try Nanafalia?

"MMMmm. Outta gas! Aight den". (In my best Carl Childer's voice)

There's your sign .....

Definitely based on the turboencabulator. I just wish I had the talent to keep a straight face through something like that. Funny stuff.