Recent content by wekjo

One of those law school foundational products liability cases arose out of the use of a push mower as a hedge trimmer in like fashion with dire results.

Most of these engines should run at 3600, if your throttle lets you take it past that you may over rev and damage engine. So get a $5 ebay wire wrap around spark plug tach and adjust your throttle cable to prevent over-revving. 3600 optimum speed for cutting, control speed with feet or transmission.

What I do is first move the files from phone/tablet to my desk top. You can do this via a USB cable. I have used a free picture program for about 20 years with no problems to view pics and crop them. Then I just save them and they are usually about 1/3 of their prior size. The program is called...

Take a look at the site Miller's performance enterprises. He is mainly about pulling, but does work on normal garden tractors too.

Off point but I had one of those 100 series JD lawn tractors made in the first decade of this century. Like most of them it had really sloppy steering, needing rebuilt every two years. I used to think they were made under JD license by AYP which seems to make everything under license. I guess...

Thing which bothered me is that the commonly used Echo shop tach, or its clones, do not have a replaceable battery. You can't always place one of those vibration disks on the crank, nor can you always put a shiny piece of tape on it to use one of those types. You can however almost always get to...

Not here nor there but I found 6 dollar a can allis Chalmers hardware store spray paint is a pretty good color match to simplicity orange which costs 27 dollars a can.

make sure there is no fuel line obstruction between the tank and pump inlet, or between the pump outlet and carb bowl. Make sure the rubber vacuum stem cap removed prior to install and wasn't shoved up into the vacuum tube. Make sure the vacuum tube is not cracked or split.

Stupid moves, years ago I used to pull my conquest 54" deck off twice a year for cleaning and to put on a sharp set of blades. Was easier for me to do this with deck upside down. This led to many instances of upside down blades, effect of beer and upsidedownedness I guess. Anyhow never actually...

I like Daryl dactyls cheap remedies, as seen on youtube. Just unscrew the solenoid, use side cutters to nip the protrusion off, screw it back in and bingo it no longer shuts off the gas.

Try partstree.com or Adam's mower recycler in Greenwich, ohio. Adams sells used stuff and you really have to see it to believe it. Search on youtube, mowers of every ilk and age, and they go on forever.

I spend the extra for no ethanol, its 89 or 90, no need for 93. If your fuel system has brass parts in it, you will find it full of green goo every spring if you use ethanol and if it has rubber orings they will deteriorate in 5 years. No ethanol gas no such problems.

No one believes this but I drive thru a local burg which has a no ethanol pump. I take my gas cans with me and fill them there. I run it in 3 lawn tractors dated 1973 through 2009, two newer push mowers, and one 5 year old echo weed eater. I don't have deteriorated rubber gaskets, green buildup...

Shee.....it. Two houses ago I had 4 acres, front neighbor had 6 and back neighbor had a funny shaped 3 acre dogleg. Saturday morning gas up the conquest, 12 pack between my knees, a lawn mowing pill as my girlfriend called it, and engage the deck. Good times for a geezer and the only complaining...

Bought a 2006 deere for gal pal, mowed in reverse in spite of switch preventing same. Pulled switch out of panel and previous owner had jumped contacts, eliminating same from circuit. Removed jumper and now one must hold switch down to avoid shut down whilst reverse mowing. Just the way I want...