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Exactly! One of these days they might improve them or at least the battery situation to where they wouldn't be such a sacrifice but for now, for most consumers, there are far too many sacrifices to switch over to a battery powered mower. I'm just not willing to change to a new way of doing...

I think I remember seeing dune Briggs 31xxxxx aftermarket gaskets with a fire ring around the combustion chamber. Regardless, the Briggs one is so terrible that it would be hard to do worse. Kohler greatly improved their command twin gaskets after a recall.

Well, I was hoping we wouldn't get into the pedantics and the nitpicky of everything down too 33 cents of carb cleaner spray and the shop cloth and even the wear and tear on your work pants or your work shoes. Lol Remember, I never suggested doing it and I turn Sears down three different...

It seems we agree on many points. Doesn't matter much what brand you buy as all the mowers today are just a combination of their parts which are made by somebody else - at least the important parts and that's the transmission and the engine. Unless they're buying used they're not going to get a...

Not if you buy oem. Buying any aftermarket replacement, even stands, gates, etc is a crapshoot because I have had brand new gates belts that I bought from the local auto parts store with their green coating for a clutched application for outdoor power equipment that did not work properly on the...

John Deere doesn't make their own belts but whoever makes it for them makes the best belt I've ever seen in the industry. I have seen 30-year-old belts that were used for that whole time that were still good! MTD is the number two belts. Just 2 years ago I had a 17-year-old Troy-Bilt come in...

I was thoroughly tracking these for a number of years and it seems that all the ones up until around 2003 have already blown up. LOL It was all about those front five bolts and the potential to be loose. Especially this ones in the front left when you're looking at it from the valve cover. They...

I'm sorry but you are falling for the absolute ludicrous marketing of these machines. That wash Port is used on mini machines, even standard small push mowers and you should never have a garden hose near your equipment! That is the general rule of thumb. There are a few specific times, kind of...

No. This was not mobile or on-site at all. They contacted me at least three times but I think the following two I simply turn them down so I didn't get there sales. The one that I have is probably from the first contact and was only about carr in handheld items such as strain trimmers, blowers...

Yes, different strokes for different folks and different power sources for different uses. Too many people get hung up on and all are none situation I want to push their ideas on to everybody. I was super excited back in the '80s when they rechargeable drills came out even though the first ones...

Kevlar is just a word to these manufacturers -at least some. Aramid is another. The quality and even correct size and cut angles on sides etc varies a lot by brands. The longevity also varies greatly. -- A 5/8 x 102 Kevlar belt is not the same as every other 5/8 x 102 Kevlar belt.

I have an email from Sears somewhere. They would provide all parts and wanted be to do the handheld items trimmers, blowers, chainsaws for flat rate of $48 each. Not terrible for someone on a hobby basis but I have people lined up waiting for me to fix their stuff as do most all other shops...

I have been asked by several companies to do warranty work and I turned them all down. I think Sears wanted flat rate or $48 per repair but they provided any parts you needed. You "could" ever up with a lot of parts (new and used) in stock but still not worth it when I have people lined up and...

And not a one of them are as good as an MTD belt. Don't like the company but they have great belts. John Deere even better. Craftsman/Husqvarna are decent but not as good. They 4000 was probably made by AYP/Husqvarna with a 917.....model number so you probably can't find a MTD to meet size spec.

There will always be an occasional outlier in the statistics but snapped rods with oil level above the add mark are not a common occurrence. You had a single so you prob had a 42 inch deck. I prefer the singles to the twins as you can get a twin on some 42s but as you go larger deck size...

The only remotely typical way these engines snap rods are if they are low on oil. They have plenty of other issues but none catastrophic like a snapped connecting rod and the associated crankshaft scoring. SAE 30 conventional oil is the thing to use and keep it on or even slightly above the...

I wouldn't have a battery powered riding lawn mower or push mower if you gave it to me! I would sell it and use one of my good older gasoline powered mowers or buy a new one if I had to but I'd likely buy a nice used one. It is absurd what they've done to us with the prices. Just two years ago...

Sure, but those things aren't deal-breakers. This is why I always tell people the deal breakers are engine and transmissions. These are what prompt someone with an 8:10 or 12-year-old mower to buy a new one because most people can't replace those themselves and the price to have them replaced...

Try O'Reilly Auto parts. All they ask you to do is write your name down on their little oil ledger and say how much you gave. There might be a phone number or something but it doesn't matter, they don't check your ID to make sure the name you're writing down is really you. Saw a person it wasn't...

It is true that one can decide to go out whenever it wants to but if you want to be the most efficient in your troubleshooting procedure it is best to always start with never trust the engine is getting fuel. So start off by giving it a shot of carb cleaner in the intake to see if it will run...

Starting fluid will work but it's really hard on the engines and you can hear them knock often violently even 5 they fire up on it. Spray carb cleaner is cheaper (Walmart brand) and gives you 2 for 1 purpose. It is not hard on engines at all and you could sit there and run one all day if you...

It's been 110 to 140 around here which is pretty good considering it was down to 55 a few years ago. Before that it was up to 240 at its peak I remember and sat between 210 and 225 for a long time.

This is one possible reason why these so-called full services shouldn't be done or people should never pull the head off an engine unless there is a real reason to do so. Cleaning off the carbon is not a real reason. More likely to do more harm than good just like this. If you want to remove...

This mower, the second one you pictured has the Briggs & Stratton and should be a j19lm or rj19lm. Either one will work just fine. There is also an RJ 19LMC which just stands for copper which is fine too. The first one you pictured is the Suzuki and it will have possibly even a finer thread but...

Yours probably has a Briggs & Stratton engine which does typically did have a jade.tln or an rj19lm and that same plug will also fit the Tecumseh engines quite nicely but at 25 years old it's not quite old enough to have the engines he has. He has the aluminum deck only model rear bagger with...

Neither one of the original plugs but rather that stupid E3 stuff that people get conned into buying thinking it's going to be better and just wasting a few more dollars on them. None of these lawn mowers ever came with a split or a dual electrode spark plug as it's unnecessary. The mower...

First, check the oil level and make sure it's not too low or way over the full mark. Also smell the dipstick to make sure it doesn't smell like gas and that the oil is not thinned out from fuel dilution. Now, take the three bolts off and remove the shroud from the top so you can actually see the...

At best that would be a Band-Aid instead of fixing the real problem. If you put a steel push rod where the aluminum one is already getting bit, you stand a very good likelihood of tearing the rocker arm. You would think they would be stronger than this but I've seen a number of them on various...

Then as I mentioned .... the old one wasn't functioning as intended. It was losing a connection in the start position.

I kind of doubt that unless the mower has always agreed this way....I forget the previous discussion on that. Lol Of course a switch should send power to that coil even in on position AND in cranking position. Did you get a new switch that looks identical to the old? If so.... It's 99.9%...

No Jets should be drilled at all! 98 times out of 100 if somebody drills the jet or even attempts to enlarge it at all, they will go too large and the carb will now be too rich forever. Running a soft wire like a couple strands of copper wire twisted together with the end it snipped off cleanly...

I don't think it matters much what the brands are or what mowers they're going on, I think skagg is still making some with separate pumps and wheel motors because the commercial guys like that because they have proven to be greater durability and longer life. The problem is, do we really think...

You will find there are two commonly available switches like that. They are even available at advance Auto Parts in a O'reilly Auto Parts and they carry them either out on the floor hanging up or in the back with their other lawn mower parts. One has an extra terminal on the outside edge so all...

Very true but that all becomes semantics at some point and that was about 20 years ago. Lol Often when customers call me using terms I will say something along the line "coil, magneto, ignition module are all commonly used interchangeably" It doesn't make it totally proper or accurate but when...

We have to be very careful how we say this. If a coil gets battery voltage, it is blown in shot in under a second! What happens is the kill switch tab on the coil is grounded to the machine when the key is in the opposition but of course not when it's in the start or run position or at least...

Parker and Ross. That's the old school or the original zero turns because they had pumps and wheel motors with hydraulic lines connecting the two. There are a few companies that still make those but not many. Even the commercial ones have gone to the unitized transmission on each side. I don't...

You pretty much limited to the two common brands that are going to be on everything you're going to find. The key is size. The ezt 21/2200 go on the smaller mowers and 42-in ones. Then they have a 2800 which they're usually calling a 2800/3100. This is some fancy advertising because if you go...

It's going to be a slipped valve guide as that's just what Briggs and strattons do.. They seem barely tight enough when they're new from the factory to work under ideal conditions and once they overheat just a little bit, things start slipping. The entire pressed in is a bad idea on these but...

How many hours a year do you put on your machine? I have some my suspicions as to what the number probably is so please humor me. In reality, no one needs to actually see what their oil pressure is because it doesn't really matter. Remember that for decades these engines lasted for 30 and 40...

A lot of the reason they now you synthetic oil from the factory is because the manufacturing procedures and tolerances got much better. They finished the cylinder walls and the ring materials are better so they no longer need conventional oil for things too polish together for a bit to seal...

Because it's overkill and it costs more. It's just not needed for most situations. It would be like putting grade 8 bolts in an application that only required standard grade 2. It would also be like building an engine for your car, go-kart, or any potential application with a ton more horsepower...

Now THIS is an actual or at least potential situation where synthetic oil can be greatly beneficial. In reality, most people's generators get used very infrequently except for the weekly startup and test that these larger ones have, and when they do actually use them it's only for a few hours...

I cannot agree. When you have a decent quality conventional oil in your machine that is kept at the full mark and is not allowed to get excessively dirty, anything beyond that is overkill. Hardly ever does a residential customer or homeowner "wear out" an engine because they used it so much and...

This is true but there is a big difference in a brand new engine that has been finished at a factory with far better equipment than someone's going to have if they rebuild one or put new rings in one at home. A factory finish on the cylinders and new Factory build is also far better and...

To be honest with you and the real world facts... it's not going to matter! As long as you keep the oil level up and change it somewhat regularly what's in your case once every 2 years would be fine and once every year even more than fine, then the engine is going to outlive the rest of the...

I just hope you sell it and move on because it's not worth the time to do the repeated repairs that will be needed on that machine at least not for the amount of hours of you she will get from it. I too, cannot stand replacing parts and I was not aware because I didn't have a picture of the...

Glad you got it running satisfactory but enjoy it while it lasts or better yet sell it and make some good money. You will not get years of good enjoyable trouble for use from this equipment or at least there is like an 85% chance against it rather than for it. I have no desire to try to beat the...

I will have to say for future reference, you should never drill the Jets in these at all. That very common newer black plastic top Troy-Bilt 4 cycle carburetor with no mixture adjustments at all does not tolerate being drilled or even having a wire run through it.. You may get by if you...

It will only temporarily fix the machine now. It will not solve the problem as you will never solve the problem with these cheap Troy-Bilt backpack blowers.

Before you ever consider buying any parts for it like piston ring etc you should just wipe it down nicely and sell it on marketplace and take the first decent amount which I would say would be 25 to $50 from it and put that towards buying another used piece of equipment that's better or a new...