Recent content by Peva

Good point about PTO vs. older manual type blade engagement. I believe PTO clutch has a little slippage while engaging. 👍

A side comment on engaging the blades at low engine speed: I had a 42" 16 (or 18?) hp 2009 Western Auto Wizard mower (I forget which of the 2 mower manufacturers of those days it was made by) - bought it used and used it for many, many years on a couple of rough acres. Anyway - I was having to...

FYI - You should avoid firing an ignition (whether lawnmower or automotive) without a path to ground either through the specified spark plug gap or direct short to ground. Here's why: The ignition coil can generate much higher voltage than it takes to fire the properly gapped spark plug. When...

(late to this thread) "Not sure what the new Electric Battery Powered units are doing." I bought a Ryobi electric 2nd gen. zero turn (model Z30Li) this spring (the 2nd gen Ryobi ZTR's have Lithium ion batteries instead of lead acid). It has no reverse safety feature - seamlessly allows...

"Sundays are my day to get my own things done. I only stopping now as I awaiting a couple of my gals to lay." Please post pics of gals!

Good post! HOWEVER ( 😬 ), you said: "Very few automobiles on the road have roller lifters. Have stiffer valve springs. Run faster than 3600 RPM." I believe you probably didn't say what you meant to say there - that you would agree that most passenger vehicles built in the last 2 or 3 decades...