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    Southern clay soil. ugh.

    Well I got to do some thing to stop all you darn Yanks from coming down here to live. Picked up a new customer this week from New Hampshire . They are having troubles coming to grips with the situation that parts do not turn up over night, if not sooner . Yet another American not happy about gun...
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    Convert Ryobi RM300e to Lithium battery

    Unless you have bought the specific charger for that battery you are playing russian roulette with your house. The vast majority of e-bike fires have happened because to owners were using a charger not designed for that specific battery. Li batteries are not like Pb batteries where almost any...
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    Used oil

    You are totally insignificant and we know you are terrified to find out that you may be wrong The replies are not written for you because we all know that you do not read them and even if you did you would refuse everything that does not reinforce your misconceptions. We know that you either can...
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    Used oil

    You really need to listen to what the man says he will do And if elected he will do it , every last threat to become president for life . Mind you both parties have no one to blame but themselves and your idiot election system Because of the need to finance massive election campaigns every 2...
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    Briggs engine was smoking bad....

    Exhaust blows and inlet sucks So most mower engines just have a seal on the inlet valve as that will suck oil into the cylinder & blow smoke .
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    Southern clay soil. ugh.

    The garden shops now sell "Lawn Underlay" which is basically the fines from timber shredding , probably with a bit of urea to over come the nitrogen requirements of the wood breaking down Th down side of this is if there are any mushroom spores around you get a wonderful crop, of fatal...
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    Craftsman deck exploding

    Get a helper to run the mower for you Drop the deck to the lowest position on the grass in an out of the way spot Get them to start the mower then engage the blades while you watch or better still video the belts FROM THE LEFT SIDE Then go inside and have a couple of beers while you step...
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    Used oil

    The big worry Ray is that DJT wants to do to the USA what Putin did to Russia and Hitler did to Germany and I do not mean going to war He has already destroyed the republican party , I know of ( through forums ) a lot of Regan Conservatives who will vote for Nikky but will not vote at all if...
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    Used oil

    No argument about Obama. A very disappointing president , so much potential to bring the country together on a racial level and on a financial level but he actually made the divides far worse than they were when he came into office and his bailing out of Wall St while throwing low income...
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    BCS TILLER FUEL TANK LEAKS

    Most panel beaters or vehicle restoration workshops do plastic welding The tank is made of HDPE so ask them if they can do a petrol tight repair on HDPE OR you can do it yourself, it is not particularly difficult but you will need to practice on a few 5 gal drums first. The trick is to get the...
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    Used oil

    What I do not get Ray is as a proud ex navy man how you could vote for a person who disrespects all sections of the military who is the only President who reused to lay a wreath at the Suresnes war cemetery when in France, called all the deceased soldiers losers tried to defund the US Marines ...
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    Dreaded Echo grommet (PAS-225)

    I use silicon spray and put the grommet in first, then poke the tubes through
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    Used oil

    Businesses bring in consultants from outside to fix problems that usually could be fixed by the workers on the grounds that a clean pair of eyes can asses the problem better than a set tainted from within. So from a distance I do not get Fox every night polluting my brain. One of the best days...
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    Used oil

    I have nothing against conservatism Ray , I was born into a dirt poor family had to work after school & weekends to finish high school In my final 2 years I worked in the bread room of a big bakery cutting & wrapping bread so I missed 2 hours of school on Thursday and all mornings on Friday and...
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    Used oil

    The difference between you & me Ray is I can think beyond what I am told to think What happens to an illegal who gets caught committing a crime ? Instant deportation or prison then deportation.Now I have worked with hundreds of illegals down here and they were the finest most law abiding people...
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    Country Clipper

    Like Walkers, very small company sells 100% of their production every year not interested in becoming the next MT so everything is top shelf Build them to a quality level & not below a ticket price and you end up with mowers that run for decades .
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    Used oil

    Uncle Vlad over in russia, the worlds most wealthy person estimated to be worth 350 billion . He is the one who pays people to write the stuff that Ray & the other disciples of the orange jesus swallow hook line & sinker . HE is the one who took over the 11,000 employees of the Wagner group who...
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    Riding or walk behind?

    For that price you might get a reasonable walk behind or a junk ride on Choice is yours Pay for throw away junk and that is what you will get Double or triple that amount and you should not need to buy a new mower again.
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    Kawasaki fh601v engine replacement

    Electrics are easy but the plugs will not match Only really 2 systems 1) magneto through to key switch 2) magneto through a module or relay They are basically all the same Engine will have wire to the magnetos coils , goes to ground to stop engine wire to carb solenoid , goes battery voltage...
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    Briggs Intek 26 hp no start

    IF it does not at least fire with fuel down the plug hole and you confirm there is a spark then :- 1) flywheel key is broken & engine ignition is out of time 2) Valves are not working or our of time 3) con rod is broken and piston is not moving in the bore
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    Used oil

    Trump is broke and when the courts are done with him he will be around $ 1,000,000,000 broker When the courts have finished with him the IRS wants some answers because testimonies in curt do not concur with tax returns This is why defunding the IRS has suddenly become a MAGA policy . Russia is...
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    Kobalt 2x 24v won't start and makes a clicking noise.

    FWIW I have no insurance if I touch an electric mower. Same story with generators I can fix the engine part but not the electrics because I am not an electrician Now I do not know how I would go with a blade change resulting in a claim but I for one tell electric mower customers to take it back...
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    Southern clay soil. ugh.

    Chicken poop is best composted before use bit it is not much use on clay soils The best thing is to add sand in the form of sandstone crusher dust or plain crushed sandstone, it is very cheap. Clay is clay because of the crystal shape , size and uniformity Adding gypsum alters the crystal shape...
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    Used oil

    According to one of the legal channels I have been following due to the Ukraine war , 11 republican states have paid in from $ 1.4 to 3.2 mil a piece from their party funds into trumps legal grift funds . And of corse this is against donation laws unless the republican parties or trump declares...
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    Shaft size

    Shaft sizes are thankfully standardised 0.875" - 1"- 1.125" -1.250" after that you are in agricultural equipment In the EU that as 20mm 25 mm & 30 mm so 7 different shaft sizes to choose from .
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    Kobalt 2x 24v won't start and makes a clicking noise.

    The word "report" in green is the link to all of the moderators and the forum owners While it is there essentially to report spam or posts that contravene forum rules , it is the short cut to all of the mods as any particular one could be off line, away on holidays etc .
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    Used oil

    I know but it is fun never the less I can guarantee none of the protagonist have done a single thing I suggested that would show true patterns and they are scared ****less of finding out the truth. It is very painful to find out you have been conned and what you believed is total tosh. It is the...
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    Hustler 54" Super Z Mini - Model number partly missing

    You will not find anything on any Australian web site RGS was the hustler importer through their Power Up Products Take some photos of the tag at different angles in good strong light . A digital camera will do it better than a phone . Drop the images into any photo editing app you have and...
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    Used oil

    If the video was actually true and proved fraud then it would be available on Fox for starters who backed trump 110 % as it backs up their position. Why is it not there , because they know it is suspect & conjecture which could end up in the courts . It is very easy to invent an non existent...
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    Used oil

    A slick movie proves nothing I checked the way the USA ran their mail voting system and it was quite good, comparable to how we do it here 1) person has to apply for postal vote 2) application when received is checked against the voting roll , if it is validated a voting package got sent to the...
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    Used oil

    No I am from OZ so I can do something that Americans can't, look at your economy & politics objectivly. And in fact the Dems have run the economy far better than the reps have But the reps are a lot better at BS & Spin which makes you think they are better economic managers If you print out...
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    V-belt recommendations

    TV does not want to get instant results when they can stretch election night live for 10hours of the cheapest TV it s possible to make The way it works, because we know exactly how many people are going to vote in each seat, the pre polls are counted during the day but results are not posted...
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    V-belt recommendations

    Problems with on the day only polling is the USA is a very big place and every day there would be over 10,000,000 who are not in their electorial area nor could they possibly get back there to vote which is why you need to have absentee voting , but you can only do that if you have a single...
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    Used oil

    Check under you bed you will find a red there I would not worry about the communists, I would worry about trump if I was you.He wants to turn America into a dictatorship exactly the same as Putin did to "democratic Russia " While pretending he is doing it for you And just so you know, the...
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    V-belt recommendations

    IT is your 2 party system and voluntary voting that is the basis of that The blue undies wearers have to hate the red undies wearers so they will get off their butts & Vote And of course the same happen with the other side IF the people are too busy fighting with each other they do not notice...
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    Used oil

    No need to mention them because there were none there . How can I know that ? Because the Republican Congressional committee has had the footage for over 3 years . They have done facial recognition on it and have not found a single federal agent in the crowd Well that is what both Cromer &...
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    Used oil

    Yes it is easier for a Communist country to fall into dictatorship however Germany was a democracy as was Italy and Russia ( sort of ) so it happens to capitalist countries as well, usually when the gap between the obscenely wealthy & the grindingly poor gets way too big as it is in the USA...
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    Used oil

    I think you will find they were Republican government years .
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    V-belt recommendations

    I will stand admonished, I should have said elitist although elitism & racism often go hand in hand And yes I did go to a public school, by choice I did get a scholarship to a very wealthy elite Anglican high school . Their alumni has a large number of leaders of industry many of which were all...
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    Used oil

    That opinion Jimmy is because you have been brought up in the USA where there was brainwashing 24/7 that communism & socialism is evil They are not it is people who are evil Most native tribes that survived for thousands of year till we slaughtered them practiced a form of Socialism or Communism...
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    Clamping Blade Blocker

    The service van has a length of rectangular hollow steel tube that I just slide over the blade .
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    Used oil

    There is nothing wrong with either communism or socialism when done properly But they have the same problems as capitalism , they are run by humans and humans are greedy mean deceitful & power hungry . so eventually Maoist China, became the China we see today which is about to overtake the USA...
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    Used oil

    Well in Australia where every politican in not deep into the pockets of business it is 12 months from the date of purchase for every item bought retail . It is 18 months from the date of purchase for every item bought wholesale ( so the purchaser can get a full 12 months warranty ) unless they...
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    V-belt recommendations

    Mower belts direct from the factory come in scanes or bales with nothing on them to identify them ( MTD is the exception ) Then they go usually to a sheltered workshop to get the name & size put on the belt And this is probably where the mis sizing originates And you can keep your racist ...
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    Toro 2023 Timecutter 75747 Hydrostatic Transmission maintenance necessary?

    Sorry to hear abut your family People are complex We were away for 10 days last month and one of the group had a bad chesty cold , which I also got . No one else had any symptoms , cols or covid like . On the 11th day on the way home one became quite ill so he did a non stop dash while the rest...
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    V-belt recommendations

    Gates lawn & garden would be around the best belt money can buy They are expensive Mower owners are cheap No one stocks them so they have to be ordered in . And then there is storeage Most workshops store them on hooks around to top of the walls where they are subject to both excessive heat &...
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    Best Hydrostatic Transmission???

    The engineer in me loves the idea of electric powered anything as they are just so energy efficient When a reliable battery is found that does not literally cost the earth to make then I would probably buy some. However as a planet saver they are a hoax. IF you really wanted to save the planet...
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    Toro 2023 Timecutter 75747 Hydrostatic Transmission maintenance necessary?

    Covid is a corona virus, and there are thousands of corona viruses out there The common flu has several variants that are corona viruses and hybrid corona viruses. The problem with this outbreak is it was new to humanity so just like when the English came to Australia with Rhino virus, it wiped...
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    Toro 2023 Timecutter 75747 Hydrostatic Transmission maintenance necessary?

    In a single word , NO There were a very and I mean very small number of people who had a bad reaction to one or the other kind of vaccines but that was lower than the percentage of people who have allergic reactions to the annual flu vaccine or any other vaccine for that matter . AFAIK not a...
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    Minimun Charge

    Because I have no intention of working up a sweat all day long, I tend to take my time so I charge schedules service fee , which as every one knows is only valid for brand new warranty serviceses but it works for me.After that I charge $ 20 for fitting customers parts, per part some times if I...
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