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Pb Blaster or equivalent is your best bet. Some stuck or rusted cables will free up, and some won’t. When it won’t, just replace it.

Sounds like it ran out of oil and scored the piston, rings, and cylinder. Will not be easy locally to find a shop that will rebuild your engine.

The issue, other than the model number, is where is it leaking oil, and what exactly is “a hard to turn spot?’ You will find that either buying a new replacement engine, or having it rebuilt in a 26 year old mower is expensive.

Deck can be slightly bent or spindle mounting point is slightly bent. Obviously check blades for straightness. A 1/4” out is not great, but if you can’t get it closer, not the end of the world.

I always pitch the front of deck on riding mowers 1/4” lower than the rear. This not only makes common sense, it is what every service manual states.

Water in the hydro oil will really reduce the performance. I drained two sealed transaxles in an older Hustler zero turn. I sold the unit to a customer and he paid to have this done. What a difference it made immediately in how responsive the zero turn was with fresh oil and no water in it!

Trickle charging your mower battery at 2 amps about once a month throughout the year will extend the life probably by about double. Most folks don’t do this and therefore buy a new battery more frequently.

Very seldom would these engines be rebuilt. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze. Do a light hone to reestablish the crosshatching on cylinder.

Use a tape measure, correct tire pressure, level concrete. Don’t overthink it and get it to within 1/4” all the way around level.

8 years out of mower battery is phenomenal. 3 years is average.

Sounds like a bad transaxle. You would need to find the model and serial number on the transaxle and research if these units have experienced any warranty or ongoing issues.

I sharpen blades nice and sharp. They only get dull from there, so why not sharpen them nice and sharp? I realize the blade is more susceptible to nicks, etc. the sharper they are. I do not balance blades.

Adjustment nut is larger and rides on teeth making the deck go up and down. Other smaller nut locks deck height in place. If adjusting nut is stripped, simply loosen lock nut and raise or lower deck by hand.

Walking backwards when trimming is both slower, and potentially dangerous for safety. If right handed, you walk forward and lock the trimmer close to your body and line throws the grass away from beds. Takes some getting used to and practice.

Parts availability for Ferris is fine. Just because there is not much of a presence for Ferris in your area means nothing. Order parts online.

1850 RPMs should be close to correct idle speed. Probably missing a spring(s) or some bracket is bent. Need to look up throttle assembly diagram per the model number of engine.

Determine the length and overall design of the cable and find another one that will work.

Pull valve cover and inspect valves.

Must use the proper gauge trimmer line. The hole that holds the end of line determines the thickness of line.

Most people don’t even own a grease gun, or much less, even know how to use it. One of the main reasons many of the newer mower are coming with non-serviceable sealed bearings with no grease zerks.

Ferris ISX2200 zero turn. Under warranty, so if possible, take it to dealer. If you look at it yourself, first thing is to tighten the left steering arm back up. Then if still a problem, sounds like intermittent seat switch or emergency brake switch safety problem. If two wire safety, you can...

May require installing washers, or grinding off metal to gain additional clearance. Also may require bending or grinding deck bracket. I have had to modify decks in the past because of belt travel issues such as this. Deck could be slightly bent and needs to be beat into submission. Get down on...

Outdoor power equipment does not include boat engines. I don’t work on boats. Try for a boat forum.

Sometimes it takes up to 150 pumps from grease gun to get the grease to just start to come out. There is a lot of pressure that builds up as you fill the spindle with grease at the end when it is full. Once the bearing heats up as well as the grease, it migrates into the bearing as needed, along...

Most people these days, 2 out of 3, cannot pay for an unexpected cost/repair for around $1000. So no, they are not setting aside money for unexpected problems on the house, car, outdoor power equipment, or anything for that matter. People, like the United States, are broke and in debt.

Heat it, and beat it. Also apply penetrating oil. May get damaged and have to replace. It it is still functional, leave it.

Ferris is a great, solid zero turn. Parts are not hard to find. How can we tell what the general value is without details about the mower and a model number? LX188 is a John Deere riding mower and sounds like you have a liquid cooled Kawasaki. Pictures, condition, age, hours, etc. all play into...

If the factory put little to no grease in the new spindle, multiplied by thousands of spindles, saves them substantial money over the years. The whole controversy of whether the sealed bearings in spindles are actually receiving grease or not, once again. I have seen examples on YouTube where...

In order to really give it a good look, you will need to remove the deck and inspect the belt, pulleys, line of travel, and belt tension. Plus, you can test it and easily replace the drive belt if it comes off again until you hopefully get it figured out.

You are trying and learning and that is a good thing. I was being a bit of a smart Alec. Keep at it.

Sounds good in theory, however, since many people are broke, would rarely work in reality. Ask random cashiers and clerks what percentage of customers pay cash versus using debit/credit and cash apps and you will be surprised.

If it is a Kohler Command CH25, it may have a SAM module. We need more information for further diagnosis.

Probably a Honda GCV160. If it ran out of gas and now won’t even briefly start on carburetor spray, that ain’t good. Recheck for spark and go from there.

Knowing the intake valve versus the exhaust valve, does matter. When the valve guide doesn’t allow the valve to operate correctly and is at an abnormal height, that is called a pushed valve guide. Punctuation correctly used versus one giant run on sentence also matters. Don’t sweat the small...

Weak belt tension, and missing or improperly positioned deck belt guides are two of the most common causes of deck belts coming off.

Could be the operator…

There is nothing great about California. It is a beautiful place that has been run into the ground.

All zero turn mowers are different as to ability to hold a hill, as well as the operator. I know Scag and Ferris are good on hills from personal experience.

The first thing you do is properly charge the battery with a battery charger, and then load test. If you are getting 13.5 to 14.5 volts (give or take), at full throttle, then you are good. A flat battery is 12 volts, a fully charged battery at rest is 12.75. If you were starting at 11.3 volts...

If you cannot legally ship a small engine into the state of California, that says it all. God bless America.

Scag IS one of the elite zero turn mowers. Look at how many commercial lawn companies use them. One of my favorite mowers of all times and always recommend a Scag.

There should be little to no play in idlers, tensioner pulley, and spindles. Sometimes a new bushing or additional spring will mostly fix excessive play in the tensioner pulley bracket/arm.

You can always go back and read your post and edit as needed. That’s how I do it.

If it has happened, say 5 times in 4 years, that the deck belt has broken, whoever is replacing the belt is not doing any inspection of spindles, pulleys, belt tension, and overall alignment of belt. The initial belt should still be chugging along if everything were right. Take it to another...

Check the fuel cap, blow it out with air compressor. Check the tank vent and tank vent line if it has them. Make sure fuel filter is the correct one for application. Blow through fuel line to gas tank with fuel cap off. Make sure fuel line from carburetor is not touching the engine case. Use zip...

As previously stated, I have tried to educate people over the years of the benefits of cutting grass higher “than you may think you need to or like to”, and for the most part it falls on deaf ears. When you drive by a lawn and think it looks nice long term, it is because the owner is most likely...

Junk it unless you love the mower and want to spend time and money.

I have tried over the years, to educate and encourage people to mow at a proper height. In my area, the grass is primarily fescue, so around 4” is right. People love to mow too low. It doesn’t matter what type of grass it is. Height of mow, along with a properly leveled deck, and sharp blades...

It is ALWAYS better to do everything within reason to keep the original equipment manufacturer carburetor vs an aftermarket carburetor. Pull the spark plugs after running the engine a little and look at them. Are they white indicating a lean fuel condition? Check for are leaks also. Check...

I realize that greasing until grease comes out of the seal is not ideal. However, it is much better than a couple of pumps and walking away. Period