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Was given this mower. I don’t have the owners manual (not available from John Deere as free pdf) and am not enthusiastic about buying one. If anyone has the manual, could you tell me what it says about shifting the transmission? Do you use the clutch after putting it in first gear?

This rear engine mower has a 9HP Kawasaki. It starts easily and runs smoothly until it gets hot. I replaced the igniter and still have the issue. I have driven it with a spark tester attached and it does have spark right after it quits. I also sprayed carb cleaner into the carb right after...

This is a 4 stroke engine with overhead valves. The coil is good, per my spark tester. I shot starting fluid into the carb and got no ignition. Shot some carb cleaner directly into spark plug hole. No ignition. Pulled the flywheel and the woodruff key is intact. Checked the valves and...

I have a Bolens 410 tiller. It has a 2 stroke motor. It starts easily but won’t shutoff using the on/off switch. I have tested the switch and the two wires going to the coil. The switch is good and the wires are sound. So, I think the problem is in the coil. But the part is no longer...

The model and serial numbers are not legible/visible. It is missing the coil and there is a metal collar around the drive shaft above the blade adapter that is damaged. There are plastic pieces attached to the air filter housing that are so brittle they break at the touch. Otherwise, the...

This is on a John Deere LT155 with electric starter. Single cyl cv15 command engine. Spec no. 41594, Ser no. 3003206643. This machine wouldn’t start a couple of years ago and I put a tarp over it. Recently decided to get it going. It was a nice machine, other than the fragile plastic hood...

He was CEO and Chairman of Toro when they acquired Wheelhorse. His obit is in the Minneapolis paper. Thot this group might be interested.

I have been keeping busy fixing mowers and chippers that I previously thought of as parts repositories. One such mower is a 2010 model Toro Recycler with a 190cc Briggs, mod# 128T02-3125-B1. I had given this mower to a friend several years ago. It ran well at the time and had no issues. A...

I have a Troybilt chipper/vac with the 5 hp H50 engine. A couple of years ago it started to stall out after a few minutes. I tried adjusting the main and idle jets but couldn’t make it work. I stuck it under my deck. Recently retired and with time on my hands took it into the sunlight and...