Recent content by Tiger Small Engine

As a general rule, about 25% of original retail cost for used mower prices. If you have gone through the equipment and replaced what needed to be, done a tune up, etc. then the mower is ready to go. There is not a lot of gross profit flipping a mower. Don’t give the equipment away. Hold out for...

How fast the engine is running to engage the PTO is another topic that many people disagree with. I have been hitting the PTO on my Scag at wide open throttle now for almost 2000 hours (original PTO clutch). Your mileage may vary.

I totally disagree about the Cub Cadet “zero turn” steering wheel mowers and them being able to hold a hill well. Logic tells me if these mowers were so good on steep hills, why do you NEVER see commercial guys that mow for a living all day long use them? A good commercial zero turn like a Scag...

Customer has 90 days from date of invoice and notification that their equipment is ready to pick up from my shop. I have a sign clearly posted also. Doesn’t happen often at all that they don’t pick it up, but when it does, I sell the equipment.

I don’t think so much that this is a “scam” as the guy is simply trying to turn a larger profit. He is offering a product, assuming it runs and mows right and everything is working, and taking your mower as part of the transaction. It is also hard to determine the fairness of cost without seeing...

Makes things tougher usually because it would have been repaired if they knew what they were doing.

Nothing only takes 3 minutes, except checking the oil. If there is messy RTV all over the valve cover and cylinder head, it takes a while to correctly remove it. I use a wire wheel to speed up the process. Then if you use Permatex Right Stuff to seal it, that takes 90 minutes to set up before...

You can take a small chisel and hammer and carefully tighten the metal threaded portion into the engine block. Many drains are loose that I change the oil on for customers.

Many manuals say 100 hours on oil, and 200 hours on oil filter. Many people have gone to 50 hours on oil and oil filter. Oil and filters are inexpensive and shorter change intervals only make sense in the long run.

Ethanol is blamed for many fuel related issues in small engines. In reality, poor storage of fuel and putting up equipment long term with no use in between improperly , is the actual problem. I see lots of water in fuel from customers that say they use ethanol free fuel. I buy carburetor...

Take the Walbro carburetor apart and completely clean it. Drain old fuel and try again.

Carburetor cleaner and an air compressor blow gun. If all else fails, pull the tank screen out and install an inline fuel filter.

I have never received an obvious returned part from either Amazon or EBay, ever. I also rarely return parts. The quality of parts from Amazon and EBay over several years and hundreds of parts has been really good for my own personal experience. I hear people talking about how bad some of these...

Use a rake and a broom for a few months and get back with us.

Possible bad tensioner pulley. Also check both hydraulic pumps to be sure they are mounted securely. Are they straight and level, are the mounting points all good, are any of the mounts broken, cracked welds?