Recent content by prangster

Good news on the trans!! I just wanted to check fluid levels. As for the deck, an owners manual, or just a page or two would really shortcut the r + r process. I have found that figuring out mowing decks can be a real vocabulary booster! By the way, IPL? Thanks for your reply. Shade tree...

I recently acquired a Scotts model 50567x8, 20 hp, 50" rider. I can find very little info on this mower but it occurs to me that the mower is likely a rebadged Murray. True? Can anyone cross reference these (or other) mowers? An owners manual would be very helpful in dealing with the deck and...

Yeah, the deck is sub optimal (!) to the point I don't think it's worth fixing. I also think this mower was produced under various badges so the chances of finding used parts is good if I can figure out what the other makes and model numbers are. The engine sounds good so this might be a good...

Thanks for that. The diagrams are helpful. I usually go to manuals.com but my antivirus won't let me go there any more. If I can't find a manual I suppose I'll have to tear it down to figure it out. The mower is noisy under way and I'm a bit concerned about the drive. All good though. I've got...

Well I needed a mower in a hurry and ended up with this well-used Scotts rider. Question 1 Can't find an owners manual anywhere! My research indicates this mower was made by Murray. Is that correct? If so I wonder if there is Murray wth the same specs as the Scotts mower. If I can't find a...

I bypassed the kill circuit by wiring straight to the mag. from the ignition switch and now the PTO works normally so at least I'm not out $250 for a new clutch :)

I have this posted in the Simplicity forum but I'm hoping that by casting a wider net I might get back to mowing before the supply house closes for the Memorial Day weekend. The two wires at my PTO clutch were mangled the other day while mowing. After cutting out the bad and splicing in a new...

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Hello! I'm new to the forum and haven't seen an answer to my problem. The wires to the clutch got mangled the other day and the motor stopped dead. No signs of life at all when I attempted a restart. I cut out the bad wires and replaced with a jumper so that is fixed. I'm thinking that the...