Recent content by Shady oak

Never balanced a blade in my life, and never replaced a bearing or a spindle. Generally start the year with sharp blades, and sharpen once during the year. About 50 hrs. of mowing each year.

Have done a lot of truck tires with starting fluid….. but never a small one. I suppose you should use less fluid? 🤔.

Not really true. I was in the business for years, both as a transporter for a major trucking firm and as an owner of several gas stations. First off as a transporter we hauled all grades of gasoline, so that means someone was selling them. I am from MN and they regularly go forth and test...

Have you tried a boost charger for starting. I have saw solenoid problems temporarily overcome when using a booster charger.

What brand is this? It’s kinda cute!

After 29 years in a small house on a small lot, we contemplated moving to a 5 acre lot and house. The major contemplation was what to do about the lawn? I mentioned this problem to a friend who informed me that the lawn was NOT the problem. The problem was how much I wanted to spend on a...

I have a 2013 Mercedes 3500 Unity 23’ motor home. I get a consistent 16-17 mpg with it. My friends think I am lying, but I have the receipts to prove it. Owning and driving a small diesel is like owning a HD ElctroGlide! If you wanted something quick and fast, you shouldn’t have bought a...

I use non ethanol 91 octane in two cycle stuff with Sea Foam. Since starting that concept 15 yrs ago non of that equipment has ever seen the inside of a repair shop. Recently sold a Jonsrud string trimmer that had sat for about 6 yrs. Added fresh gas and it started right up. For regular use 4...

Oddly after I had replied to this, I saw a YouTube vid about a JD430 with a 3 cyl Yanmar. That said I was sure JD had some 2 cyl diesel mowers. I have a JD955 with a 3 cyl 33 hp Yanmar. Great engine.

I do think you are correct. JD did have some small diesel garden tractors. But IIRC they were 2 cylinders?

Too bad they don’t put Yanmars or Kubotas in the smaller mowers. You have a 3 cylinder Yanmar or Kubota and you will never want an air cooled gas engine again!

The small town I live in bought the CC steering wheel commercial unit and loves it. They had used snappers for years. Very stable on side hills.

That’s crazy. I have and had 4 kubotas over the years, none with less than 1300 hrs at the time of this writing. Have never replaced a belt or a mower deck bearing in one of them. Taking out a belt in 30 hrs is not rust or humidity. It would seem that even some misalignment would not suffice?

I use 91 non oxy premium in all the 2 cycle stuff, and recommend yit for my daughters snowblower and mower since she isn’t conducive to treating it, or running the carb dry when she puts it away. All the 2 cycle gets Sea Foam. Since I started doing that 20 yrs ago I have not made a trip to the...

Isn’t condensation caused by the difference in temps between inside the tank, and outside, with a little bit of humidity thrown in? Condensation doesn’t leak in through a gas cap. Asking for a friend!