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Your saw looks very similar to my Poulan. The coil has been a major issue with mine. The way the top engine cover is designed can pinch the plug wire. You must be very careful and be sure the plug wire is tucked away inside of the cover before tightening all of the screws down. Also, the...

Back when I was operating a boom mower, there was all sorts of things hidden along drainage canals. I would have to say a mattress was the worst.

Have you looked at the wiring? Any chaffed wires? A sticking safety switch? Have you checked the air gap on the PTO clutch?

Never assume such things. I have yet to own a mower that was properly prepped before my taking delivery.

That should have been the second thing done before cutting. The first thing would have been to check the oil level.

Have you even checked to see if the deck was leveled as the operators manual describes? The cutting height selector will not necessarily match the actual cutting height.

Some Snapper mowers use the same deck shell. It may be worth looking into.

The mulching kit will kick up more dust. Check and see if the deck is leveled according to the manual.

Did you remember to turn the PTO switch off?

I was thinking the same thing.

Good deal. The Scag parts diagram doesn’t show a spacer. There is just a 7/16” bolt, flat washer, and lock washer.

What type blades are you using? Gator blades in tall wet grass are the worst.

Shindawa/Echo makes a Speed Feed 400 Universal kit that might work. https://www.amazon.com/Shindaiwa-78890-30000-Speed-Feed-Universal-Trimmer/dp/B00DRNIZ2C

You might not have to go completely vertical with your zero turn. The hoist would certainly lift it higher than a floor jack or mower jack.

Have you looked on xtremeope.com? They will run you around $200. https://xtremeope.com/page/contact-us/

Do you have a place to mount a chain hoist? Walker’s have flip up decks.

Blades: Rotary #12380 If your deck is properly leveled, you don’t need a striping kit.

I would imagine that the mower hit something pretty hard at some point. I would be looking at the left spindle and it’s mounting surface on the deck. Check all of them. But, the left side is where I would start looking.

Do the blades touch each other? Does the left blade touch the middle blade? Does the right blade touch the middle blade? If both outside blades touch the middle blade, the blades are too long. If one side touches the middle blade, the deck may be bent. The blades are supposed to be 20.5” long...

Do you have access to Rhino Ramps or equivalent? If so, you can use them up front. Drive up the ramps and spin them and the front casters 180 degrees. Now, jack up the rear and place jack stands. Now, remove the rear wheels.

Check the switch on the parking brake. Exmark and Toro use the cheapest switches that you can imagine on their residential mowers.

What’s wrong with the current engine?

247 prefix is made by MTD.

In tall or wet grass, you will get better results with high lift blades and side discharge.

If both bearings are sealed, a grease fitting and adding grease isn’t going to have any benefit.

Almost anything. If you want to watch live programming that is found on cable or satellite, you are going to pay.

Yes

I was paying $150 a month. The $28 charge for Philo gets me all of the channels that I usually watched on Dish. I DO NOT watch news, sports, or weather. That was one of the big turn offs with Dish. They would bundle news channels and all of the ESPN channels and didn’t offer anything without...

I hope that you will be happy with Starlink. We used to have DSL and Dish Network. The DSL was slow and buffering was a problem. Fiber was recently available and we jumped on it. We then added Roku devices and put up a 8 bay antenna and dropped Dish. It is so nice having that extra money that we...

The current listing of lawn tractors/garden tractors only have options for the Yanmar Diesel in the X700 Signature Series of mowers. Anything above the X700 series are considered subcompact and compact tractors and are usually 40 HP and below. The original poster was talking about lawn tractors/...

The X700 series is the only series that offers Diesel engines in their lawn and garden tractors. Their subcompact tractors and up are Diesel.

Consult the sell sheets.

Same difference.

Read the label of the particular dye marking agent. The Roundup label states that a dye or marking agent “can” reduce the effectiveness. That doesn’t mean it “will” reduce the effectiveness. I would go ahead with the application and monitor the effectiveness. Give it 7 days to work. If you don’t...

2 liters or 2.11 quarts. In other words, 2 quarts plus 3.5 ounces. Then, check your dipstick.

Take them out, grease them again, and move them to the uppermost mounting holes. Warranty? You can try. I doubt that it will be covered. It’s a wear item. I owned two Toro mowers and this was always a problem.

John Deere is getting slammed in the compact and subcompact tractor market. People can get similarly equipped Kubota, Mahindra, Kioti, LS, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, Yanmar, and TYC tractors at a lower price point. That green paint is expensive.

Stihl is a Ferris with a different paint scheme. As most of you know, Ferris is under the Briggs and Stratton umbrella. Parts availability is sketchy with Briggs and Stratton.

Read the previous replies.

The most important thing is to read the mower’s operation manual. A PTO clutch operation is different than the old manual blade engagement of the older lawn tractors.

I owned two Toro mowers with the same engine. That particular engine has a two barrel carburetor and has a paper air filter and foam pre-filter. It’s very important to keep that foam pre-filter clean. I would blow out the foam pre-filter after every mowing. Both should be changed yearly or at...

Yes, the Yanmar engine is very good. However, I don’t think that the OP is looking for a compact tractor or commercial zero turn. I also agree that a 48” lawn tractor or zero turn would be better for two acres. That puts him on a John Deere with a Kawasaki V-Twin.

My sister inherited my dad’s John Deere D100 with a 17.5 B&S engine. It’s at least 20 years old and still running. The deck has been replaced once. If maintained properly, it should give good service. Better grade? They are residential engines.

I believe that Briggs and Stratton makes the single cylinder engines for the 100 Series. Kawasaki makes the V-Twins.

You aren’t getting a Yanmar Diesel engine in a residential riding mower.

Yep, a tree stump can mess up a mower big time.

There’s a good chance that you have more damage than that.

There’s your problem. I don’t know if that would be covered under warranty. Besides, you should have contacted your Bad Boy dealer about the warranty.

Why do you engage the blades at “low speed”? It sounds as if the belt is glazed. Check all of your pulleys, idlers, and spindles. The belt may be on the wrong side of a keeper.

A lot has to do with the brand of mower, the design of the deck, the blades installed, and how the deck is set up. You can get good stripes without using rollers or flaps attached to the rear of your mower. The trial and error method works well.