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Yep , that is a belt retaining spring it is supposed to be pointing upward not down It is designed to stop belt from jumping off the 90 degree pulley between PTO and 90 degree pulley Get a parts manual and it will show you where it should be positioned

3 gallons of Grass , wow thats a measurement I have never heard before

Not knowing a 5252 , but I will ask does it have drive barrels at either end of driveshaft , round soft little things that look like 1/2inch kegs If yes replace the lot

Do you have the manual for the belt routing ? If not go to Only Cub Cadets and download it Also include the model Number in your posts it does help a little bit Thats a good starting point

Shut it down at half throttle , thats what the book says

Sounds good but there is a better one , that will drag out the trolls

As far as I know most small engines in this type of application hover around 3600rpm so it is no big deal

Looks like something that shielded a ribbed hose maybe

Is the side-panel mounted correctly at the 2 front mounting points and the rear top mounting point Or get a manual which will show you the correct mounting

I like option 3 but I would use a new dowel and mark it when testing the amount of fuel

But is not the one with 18 rivets the replacement one , what about the original off the machine Or Read this thread https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/bad-boy-idler-pulleys.79827/

What a lot of blokes have done with shot bearings in idler pulleys is to drill out the welds , install new premium quality (Timken etc) bearings and then bolt the 2 halves back together using a nyloc nut Works a treat

Make your own dip-stick like they do in garages to assess the amount of petrol in the tank

Are you wiping a bit of oil around the seal on the filter , that assists in sealing and seating said filter and of course wipe the filter seat on the transmission

Also Hillbilly pre-fill the oil filter before putting it on

Hey StarTech , good help and advice is hard to find , he should be appreciative of your time and effort

If you have them out go to a plumbers supply company , you will most probably get the same thing for a greatly reduced price

Do not have an old mower , but I have an old broom it has had 3 new heads and 2 new handles , It is a great old broom

Laughed when I read your question , in Australia DIPSTICK is a derogoratory term for someone who is a sandwich short of a picnic or not the sharpest pencil in the case Also of course something to check the oil with

The Auto-shop has pretty much what I need , except Hydro filter always run genuine on that My oil filter is a Toyota crossover Go on a comparison site and check what you have against what is comparible

I have used 25/1 for many years without a problem , had a few experts tell me I would be working in a smoke cloud , they were WRONG Just have a look at the small quantity of oil involved and think about how could it lubricate some 2 stroke running at 12000 rpm Thats why 25/1 is my go to

How about we put in some paragraphs to make the story easier to read

Easy answer , do not use it , most manufacturers are OK with 10% but even that I personally would not use

Get your self a parts manual (download) that will show you what comes off , the rattle may be something behind the plastic shield at the rear of the motor easy off and check Give the engine a good blow over with a garden blower that will remove a fair amount of rubbish

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Victa is a very large company founded in Australia , for parts etc that would be the best place to look

Mate , this site is in the USA so they will not be able to be "Victa" specific , however B&S bought "Victa" a few years back so engine help may be possible What part of Australia are you in

Keep going they were a good little mower , I had one for about 12 years , 15 hp Kohler , 42" deck Traded it for a GT2550

Should have gone to "Specsavers"

They are not looking for a fault , they are looking for an excuse to get out of fixing it Get onto Consumer affairs pronto

Once you get part number go to a print shop and get a copy

This question is on the Cub Cadet forum

Go to the Cub Cadet forum and you can download all the manuals you need

Take your bits and pieces to a bearing retailer and they may be able to fix you up

Sounds a bit like you have some bare wires touching

It could have a filter on the end of the pick up line in the tank , if so get a piece of wire hook on the pick up line and gently ease it over to the fill cap They are pretty average in performance , either buy a new one or reverse blow that one out

Before Teflon and pipe dope we used to use rope

Idle down to half throttle and then turn it off , thats what the book says to do anything else is WRONG

Well Tiger Small Engine , you have to provide a warranty in Australia or you will not have a business We have 2 types one is the usual supplied by the manufacturer/dealer/repairer and the second is A mandated Statutory warranty that says an item has an expected life of x number of years and if...

Your pet rock also knows when it is raining because it will be wet , I have a dedicated weather rock it shows when raining or dry Down here it is "as dumb as 2 flat planks"

I check my generator before the "Hot" weather as all the Climate people tell me we will have major blackouts and you have got to have "Cold Beer" during a blackout Yesterday , Saturday 6/12/2025 was 37c or 98f and "cold beer" tastes good

If the lathe was second hand it would need to be spotlessly clean and sanitised/disinfected Being an island we do not have a lot of disease that is common throughout the world and we would like to keep it that way

It is not the import fees it is postage that is the killer to Australia

Yeah , just sent a request to seller to see what they will do , if not positive I may have to go the dispute route First time I have seen this taller type My bad did not closely look at part numbers the tall one is 24-083-03 , short one is 47-083-03 Have eaten a large dose of humble pie but will...

Yes they do but like a lot of companies who ship individually purchased items they charge an "Arm and a Leg" Bought one from another company and it is 70mm in height but my Cub only requires 62mm , the air filter cover does not seat with the higher filter Now the funny part they both have the...

I got my money back and will take the Husqvarna parts to my local lawn mower (friend) shop and do a swap for something Kohler Also bought 20 triple ply ,double length toilet rolls , hope they have not been dumped !!!!!!!!!! Parts Tree and Jacks Small engines are not located in Australia

Update got a refund

Placed an order for a Kohler CH670 air-filter on Amazon , I received a Service kit for a Husqvarna They want me to pay for the return postage , that will cost more than my initial order and is never going to happen Told them to send me a return pre-paid parcel Will see what response I get

Start of mowing season works for me , nice fresh oil nothing better I live just down the road from Skippy Diesel so what he said

Gidday from Australia