Recent content by rdedrick

I'm sorry to say, If you use good fuel and oil it will be a long time before you get to buy an Echo unless you just swap the stihl out. I use my 56C at leavel many of you would consider abuse. Besides the acres of lawn on three properties I have a camp in the woods with probably several miles...

You got to keep moving. My Dad's 90 and he mows several acres.

Maybe this will help maybe it won't but I find a lot of tires inflated to way over the load of a mower. They need just enough air to straighten the side walls. Maybe as low as 5 lbs The tires will absorb a lot of the shock and make a lot smoother ride.

Totally Awesome from the Dollar General works as good as anything I have tried. I have heard the Cascade platinum dishwasher works really good but I haven't tried it. Over the years I have used simple green and others I don't remember. For carbs make sure you get the outside clean first with...

In the photo I see the brake doesn't appear to be set.

After setting your torque turn the screw in at the end of the handle. It should click then.

How many gallons do you actually go through? I usually burn about 5 gallons per mowing cycle. That is an extra $5. Certainly worth it for the lack of aggravation I have experienced in the past. The two stroke stuff preforms much better on gasoline as well.

I watched three videos this guy did on balancing using an oscilloscope. I'm definitely going to try this one and maybe work my way up to a wheel balancer for my motorcycles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tFXC4Hk0I

On the last set of mulching blades I bought the hole was not centered and the blades would have hit. Also way off balance. A few minutes on the grinder remedied the problem

Check your battery voltage at the starter while engaging the starter. the voltage should stay in the 10 volt range at the lowest. If not you need a battery. Or do some load testing on the "new" solenoid. My daughter's mower was down most of the summer because of a bad new solenoid. If it all...

I found a tool for cleaning terminals. It may be pricey at over $25 dollars for the average person's needs but if you work on multiple machines or any vehicle it's great. A piloted bonding brush. A couple seconds using it chucked in a drill you have clean metal. Both the terminal and also a...

If its down to half its size due to corrosion that's a big difference. Using PI 3.14 half the diameter is far less than half. Cut he cable and re-crimp back to where the cable has no corrosion. Or replace it. It will make a difference. for minor oxidation use some "Deoxit" and a brush it comes...

Batteries are not what they used to be that's for sure. Get a battery maintainer with a de-sulphating function. Also Amazon sells a de-sulphater that you can connect to your battery. A few people feel they don't work because they work slowly. Everyone wants results. A person I mow for pulled...

Iv'e been using mulching blades on my Ferris 61" deck for years. Wet or dry. Iv'e never seen this kind of build up