You won't see any braking parts from taking the wheel off. The brake is internal and the brake lever is on the outside of each wheel motor toward the inside of the mower. If you want to start the mower with out setting the brake to see if it's locked up or not, just leave the brake off and reach...
It's all bolted together and will come apart if enough bolts are taken out, just put it back the same way (unless it was screwed up to begin with)......left to loosen, right to tighten!
Who knows what has been chopped up and rewired, even under the engine shroud, so use a OHM meter to test the output of the wires coming down out of the shroud and use the chart StarTech posted in #5 to know what wires goes where.
That looks like wires coming from the charging stator. That model has 3 different stators but, that looks like the Dual Circuit stator. It has DC volts going to the battery to charge it and has AC volts going to the headlights. They are notorious for over charging the battery though, that's why...
I think I mis-read it also......I'm a Service Tech at a dealership that sells Ferris, IMO, they are one of the TOP SHELF mowers out there, and not just because we sell them, I have worked on most all brands through the years!
That's the ones, hard to believe they paid a engineer $$$ to design that.....well, lets face it, there are several other "brilliant designs" on these jewels we call mowers. But you know what, I feel that if it wasn't for all these "brilliant designs" ....we wouldn't have a job!
I call "generation x" and "generation y"......full of rainbows, unicorns, entitlement, crybabys, don't know if their a boy or girl and the list goes on & on......the LOST GENERATION.....but, I'm old school !
Some are a good design, some are bad...what I was referring to were the plastic sleeve on one side of the cheapy mowers, when you grease them, you grease that sleeve only because the grease comes right out and don't cross the shaft at all but, I have seen those wheels you're talking...
Some parts are just no longer being made and the only way to find them is, if someone has new, old stock sitting somewhere.
In reality....if a company made something that lasted forever and made the parts for it forever....they would never sell any new products!
And most of those more inexpensive mowers that have a grease zirk on the front, only greases one side and won't grease the spindle all the way across anyway, it has to be taken apart and both sides greased.
Didn't you post this same video in the Cub Cadet section early this morning? What are you wanting to know? One thing I would do is, put a good cap on your 5 gal fuel jug, to keep dirt, water out of your fuel!
Knowledge and education are the basis for all things that can be accomplished in life. Teachers provide the power of education to today's youth, thereby giving them the possibility for a better future. Teachers simplify the complex.....not sure all parents can do this!
And now they want parents to be the school teachers at home because of Covid-19.....In general, parents can't even raise there kids right, much less teach them things a school teacher does in school.....this is a sad, sad situation for the upcoming generations IMO
There are PLENTY of NEWER style mowers out there, pick yourself one you like.......get out your wallet, close your eyes and go for it!
I always tell people " Buy a good one but....only cry once"
I checked those 2 B&S engines we have for parts, they are NOT a Vanguard engines, they are 27 hp Commercial Turf. So I looked up that Engine and they make 4 different flywheels for that model #, 3 are NO longer available and the # you gave is one of them. 1 is available still but it's # 844819...
Those carbs are SOOOO hard to get just right! I quit screwing with them and just get an O.E.M. replacement carb, less headache and they always work well.....so far!
"Maybe move the coils 2-3 mm to the left to compensate?" 2mm = .080 - 3mm = .120 I don't think the coils will move that far.....and they won't need too!
You "opened up the 2 peg holes", are you talking about where the dowel pins go? How much did you open them up? The dowel pins aligns the sump cover up with the crank , cam, etc. so it don't move out of alignment and or cause it to leak oil, the bolts only hold it together.
All fuel filters are not created equal. There are the screen filters, which I think flow the best for gravity feed fuel systems, then the Micron family of filters - 10, 15, 30, 51, 7-11, 70-80, 75, 8-10, 80 microns......take your pick!
You're right, they should both be installed at the factory before they leave and....they might be by now. When we sold Hustlers, maybe about 3-4 yrs ago, I installed several updated crossbrace kits on them but, had never seen that clutch cover bracket.....that's a good idea for them....they need it!
Whatever you decide on what the selling price is....wait for winter when the snow is flying and you can probably add a couple 100's to it & get it!
Definitely won't get as much for a snow blower in the middle of summer, as when it's snowing!
You might try a remote tank, hang it above the carb / mower so it gravity feeds fuel to the carb, and connect it directly to the carb with new fuel line and no filter.....that way you're eliminating all the fuel lines, tank, filter that you are using now.....then you'll know more of where the...
I'm curious as to where you learned this method of removing a flywheel ? " what works best is to hit the flywheel itself, not the shaft, never hit the shaft because all you are doing is beating against the bottom bearing"
Experience, school, youtube ?
I wouldn't do just hinges. Buy some 1/4" plate steel cut to size, drill 1/2" holes in them (in the right spots), weld them on, drill holes into bottom part of ROPS, You don't want to accidentally need your ROPS to work, and the hinge idea fails....could be a bad deal!