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That is a whole bunch of additives! I‘ve read that sea foam is excellent at cleaning but I though I read somewhere that once a can (it’s expensive) has been opened, it has a short shelf life? It is a great product. i know for sure that the regular Stabil has a shelf life of 12 months once it’s...

I lived in Putnam County, Carmel & Mahopac area.

That is a viable method as well. I don’t have a fuel shut off valve on my lawn tractor and not wanting to install one since I’ve heard they will eventually leak.

I use ethanol free fuel with stabilizer and be sure to fill the tank with that fuel before winter and run the engine for a few minutes to ensure that fuel circulates. The equipment sites ideal for a NY winter and then always starts right up in the Spring.

Mine has been fixed and I preferred to pipe it with SS pipe rather than a rubber hose that has a shorter life but that’s just me!

The plug is facing down and I even have a threaded plastic fitting with plastic tubing connected for draining the oil.

I have a threaded cap with teflon tape that’s tightened with a 1/2 inch open end wrench❗️

I’d rather not drain the oil again and the elbow would have to be backed off. I was hoping there was a way to measure it with a caliper or if someone knew its 3/8 going in what would the other end normally be, but thanks for the response!

I have a ball valve for as a quick oil change on my lawn tractor and the pipe into the valve is a 3/8 npt and I like to purchase a male plug for the other end and I can’t determine the thread size on the opposite side. I bough a 3/8 npt SS plug and it was much to large.

Our house in on a half acre with a lot of trees, shrubs and landscaping beds, what would you recommend? And I have know that several brands are all manufactured by MTD. Actually, Stanley Black & Decker owns MTD as well as DeWalt.

After looking at this mower and reading the specs it appears to be an excellent entry/residential Zero turn. It comes with a Kawasaki engine and the transmissions are the hydro gear 2200 which are a step up from the ones that come on the Exmark Quest entry level Zero turn. Is there someone here...

Mine is now set up with a stainless steel ball valve, secure and easy to change the oil, I even have a threaded plastic fitting attached to a plastic hose.

I did not have to mess with the engine attachment in order to install my piped drain with a ball valve.

My Honda HRN 21 inch mower had some debris & caked up oil on the block of the engine and I was wondering if it’s safe to spray on a degreaser ( heat the engine first?) on the engine and then spray the entire engine with water from a pump sprayed.Is this the best way to clean the mower?

The mower has the normal pre-determined cutting height and most are all too low while the the last (highest) notch is used most of the time. Would a know if I could raise the deck so that all of the pre determined height woul be a quarter or half inch higher?

Would not have been able to turn them to install, too close to the frame otherwise they would have to lowered below the frame. What I have should work well, can’t imagine why not?

I took a closer look at the photo of the valve and the handle cannot be positioned After an enlarged view of the photo of the valve, you can see a nub on the valve body and the handle will only work in that one position. I could just remove the handle but Im thinking it’s fine as is and will...

You are probably correct, I would have to be very careful when doing that though.

I replaced that cheap plastic easy drain that came standard on my Cub Cadet XT2 lawn tractor. The day after I changed the oil and filter, there was a puddle of oil on the shed floor from that plastic drain valve. I now have it piped with 3/8 inch stainless with a good quality ball valve and I...

I was going to cap it for added protection.

Now I’m wondering if I could add a ball valve for easy draining and if I could use this with galvanized pipe?

Thanks again, I really appreciate your advice😎

Also, does it matter if the piping is black pipe, galvanized or stainless steel?

. Good explanation and I’m definitely going to get rid of the plastic quick drain, a more appropriately name would be EZ Leak! Going to use 3/8 galvanized pipe, a 2 inch nipple, a street elbow, nipple and a cap. it will then be piped solid, against the frame and pointing straight down. Thanks!

It won’t tighten but will move slightly to the left & right, it the strangest thing! I guess Loctite or blue devil tape would be best & id feel more secure with a pipe & cap than a hose that could fail. Thanks

Exactly! I was thinking a piece of galvanized pipe with either a street elbow and a plug or a straight pipe and a plug. Can you explain why that hex nut will move back & forth by hand? That makes no sense to me!

I have a CC with a Kohler twin with the pull & twist drain valve. It seem as though oil is slo leaking out once the engine is running with heated oil and I’d obviously like to fix this. There are lots of YouTube videos associated with this but there’s something that I’m not understanding and I’m...

That is really pathetic, those people are ignorant ❗️

So I guess my original post had some validity but my concern still is as follows; If the available ethanol free fuel is 91 octane, is it safe to use that or should I mix a little normal fuel (10% ethanol) to dilute the octane rating? Another point of interest is that since most service stations...

The reason for my question was because when reading up on using a higher octane in small engines, one article said it can cause small engines to run hotter and possibly cause damage to the valves.

The new Sheetz gas station near our house happens to sell ethanol free fuel, however the octane rating seems to be 90 (instead of the usual 87) Is this higher octane safe for my Kohler VTwinand for my Honda self propelled mower?

Agreed and I only use non ethanol gas in all of my small engines. We can thank our government for the useless benefit of adding corn to our fossil fuel!

I use one of those as well, now!

No poly for me!

Justrite & Eagle metal cans are made by the same manufacturer in the same factory and I believe they are the best and safest way to store fuel. If I hadn’t decided to wash out my poly can, I would never had know the top seam had failed so I’m really not wanting to own poly can but can’t fault...

Justrite & Eagle metal cans are made by the same manufacturer in the same factory and I believe they are the best and safest way to store fuel. If I hadn’t decided to wash out my poly can, I would never had know the top seam had failed so I’m really not wanting to own poly can but can’t fault...

I believe so!

I bought a new lid with a gasket for my poly 5 gallon gas can and decided to clean out the inside of the container since there appeared to be some minor debris/deposits. I partially filled it with warm soapy water and shook it up well and while it was upside down, I could see water seeping out...

Is that a concern?

I need to keep some gas throughout the winter so perhaps I should keep a metal can filled while keeping my two poly cans empty. The poly containers will still expand & contract even when empty?

Interesting!

Guess there are several tried techniques that work and I’ve read that even letting it run out of fuel can eventually leave some residue that bill build up, in the carb. Others say this technique causes the fuel hose to dry out, so perhaps there are several different ways to ensure a good spring...

Thanks for the reply & info, I appreciate it!

I’ve noticed that my poly can’s flexible nozzle leaks where it’s attached to the can and after a closer look, I noticed the rubber gasket was all cracked into small pieces, some of which were missing. Now I can only assume that some are in the container so I’m going to pour all the gas out of...

Yeah, there are people like that and perhaps money is meaningless to them, but then, why would they be doing these landscaping chores themselves? Unfortunately the US has an over abundance of lazy and stupid people.

Great information and it really makes a whole lot of sense and explained well, thank you! Every gas can I fill, I add STA-BIL that day so I don’t have to think about if the gas has been stabilize. I also put a piece of blue tape on each can with the date of when the gas was purchase. I’m...

I do have a good metal 5 gallon gas can with the spring loaded lid and always fill it with non ethanol gas and do add sta-bil to all my stored gas for the mowers & generator. I’m guessing that should be good for about 6 months? Beyond that, I dump it into one of our cars.

And it’s okay to run premium fuel through small one & two cylinder engines?

I just read up on a detailed comparison of Star Tron vs Stabil and the conclusion is that both products are virtually similar even the shelf life once the bottles have been opened. I dare say either product, probably including Seafoam, will probably suffice and do what they are designed to...

True, but it’s all politics, our politicians know better, how to spend more than they take it, give financial aid to our adversaries, push electric cars and green energy while buying fuel from other countries even though we have tremendous resources here… need I say more?