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After 20 years of whacking...a first . High grass mixed with black berry , 31cc craftsman 2 stroke on wide open throttle for 5 minutes. Bump head bound up from the heavy work? Common as unyielding weeds do not all cut, but pull on the spooled .090" plastic "string" wrap inside the bump...

Started right up after winter storage. Constant smart battery charging always showing 100%, 12.7 v. But when brake pedal was released, engine stopped. Craftsman schematic shows mechanical grounding switches used to kill magneto. The seat and PTO switch were removed and buzzed out ok...

My little toy cart I tow with my rider keeps getting flats and sometimes de rimming out in the boonies. Tubes are $7 online. Harbor Fright coupon good thru tomorrow ,7/31 $4 for steel 10" wheel and tire with ball bearing 5/8." shaft. Mine is an oxcart with axles running on steel bushings...

Just read a harrowing report , yahoo, (can we believe some of it?). Mower strikes tool left in yard, breaks blade which hits 10 year old daughter in head. She undergoes surgery , midwest. What a trooper!! You can find the details if interested on line.

i have said it before....there is such deep and extensive knowledge in this forum it deserves better than to be piece mealed out in separate threads and comments, thereby missed by many needy people. A steering committee should be set up of people willing to serve who have demonstrated vast...

Some of us wondered if anyone has purchased any of the 3 EFI (electronic fuel injection) Cub Cadet mdels named in the title of this thread. Please share and tell all if you have, or know of one in your area.

This place is covered in moss and algae after a really wet spring and I knew I finally had to get a pressure washer to recover the driveway, sidewalk and wood deck. One day of a local specialist looked like it was getting close to the cost of a lower end washer. On line there are some...

In Lowes this week there sat a Husqvarna lawn tractor, stamped deck and "basic Intek V" on sale for $1800. That is the price I paid for my Craftsman dyt 4000 in 2004 . It was on sale with about $200 off.

For the first time I just received a threat warning .this as an UNSAFE site. Complete with danger to personal info, financials etc etc. I am running Win10/IE with no other security. This warning returned me to "home." Real or not a problem.....? ADMINISTRATORS PLEASE COMMENT

Bad hip just when ole dyt4000 lost a cylinder. I cannot presently t-shoot to see if more life is in it so I bought a new Husqy. Although I wanted Kaw I settled on....drum roll ....ANOTHER INTEK????? Yep . I have ranted about this engine and yet after 5 yrs on the forum people (and the...

Craftsman 917.273621 running and cutting ok, but upon sharpening blades and rotating them underneath by hand an indexing "notch" is felt by hand. When the tension rod is released this notch feeling is gone. The deck is strung up now on a cherry picker and the unloaded pulleys and spindles feel...

I tried to let this one go, but then I remembered this site and its members.... Within the week a TV announcer presented a word on the latest Nike product. Sneakers with batteries that lace themselves...No, this is not a joke. The TV dude said "what a good idea . I could see paying $400 to...

Really tired of being stuck on any slight, wet or snowy grade because of rear wheel spin up. I think some of the garden tractors have LSDs. But all I see locally is Husqy with an electric unit. Any suggestions?

Grassbandit , I can't read your PM so I will ask about the difficult pull start of Ryobi 725 R. I guess this is a 2 stroke. There were a couple good threads a ways back concerning 2 strokes. As I recall carbon build up at the exh port can be a problem. Bandit's problem is relieved when the...

First an explanation to Bert . I had promised a PM , but the patents may be of interest to other forum visitors. There are many problems in the forum concerning "no spark" and what to do. The patent articles are very technical, but the summaries are in English and worth reading. These coils...

Stumbled onto a home mail ad : 6.5 HP Harbor Freight Predator 4 stroke ,$99 in non CA and CA trim. About 40 reviews surprisingly good if you can believe them. Seems this is a drop in for many tiller, pump, apps. For your information.

The aircraft guys always have interesting articles about their air cooled engines. Perhaps 'cause they can't just jump off and walk home. For your thought.... A new cylinder head will run hotter than one with combustion coating. The coating helps keep the combustion heat from conducting...

A couple of us were sharing heat readings , but I lost the thread location. So here it is to find. Last Sat 96F. Mow weeds out chute 30 minutes. Craftsman dyt4000 Intek 24. Oil cooler and fan fitted. Oil filter 117F Cooler fitting 189F Sump drain plug 183F Rocker cover 210F Exhaust...

After choking on Lowes price for an Intek air filter ($17) I found it online through K Mart pickup at Sears ($11). Please use your choice and support your local service store if desired. Just a tip.

For tractor owners who can see, but cannot reach that broken or frayed wire. Just used a tool to repair broken alternator wire which was "in there," but unreachable. Impossible to strip ends with knife or common wire stripper-no room. Would require dismantling the side of the engine. Enter the...

Good news and surprise that suddenly Poulan synthetic oil appears after several years absence. On line I could not find anything previously except blends and racing stuff. There it was on Wally's shelf. Used it for 10 years . Should fly off the shelf.

This forum reveals knowlege that would create a best seller paperback, even in this nation of throw away stuff. If one of you could produce it I will buy it and eventually you could retire in luxury off the proceeds. :laughing:

My ole' Craftsman 2004 dyt 4000 does not have the backbone or trans to use the cultivator, rake, disc, sleeve hitch implements. I need to rip out my front 1/3 acre of weeds and plant grass over my drain field. I finally got a quote from a pro which knocked me on my tush $7500. I do not need a...

Maybe helpful to newbies...Alulminum threaded spark plug holes are delicate and must be treated with respect. :laughing: Some readers may have had to replace a head after a damaged spark plug hole or unfortunate repair. IMO (and the experts) here are some reasons such threaded holes can be...

This AM sears shows model 20401 discounted $500. Looks like the Intek V.

Second time in a week I was in the middle of a reply and got dumped with no recourse to recover text. Then no way to start reply again. Had to log in twice to obtain post new thread prompt. Anyone else?

I am a little over my head in trying to put in a new front lawn of 1/3 acre. The soil lab has said put 1 ton of lime on over the next several years-ok. I have rototilled with a Troy bronco and have most of the weeds and dead sod loose and dry. Tried to go the landscape rake route with the...

I just spend 15 minutes replying to a thread on "lawn vs garden tractors," When I pressed "preview post" I lost the text and was prompted to "register" This is not the first time and very frustrating. Spend some time testing this site software. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Got about 1/3 acre which was mostly grass, but now is weeds. Need advice on how to restore grass. There is a septic drain field in the middle and have read warnings about rototilling deeper than about 6." Considering two approaches... RIPPING: I guess this means running a cultivator to...

There have been a number of persons asking about oil level warning lights and even engine no-run asoociated with them. Not knowing much about them I have looked at information which I now share and ask you really experienced people to respond: Cars: About half the sensors are solid state...

The small garden tractor cart tires went flat after 10 years, traced to splitting carcass between the treads. Replacements now on. How to is like riding a bicycle . You gotta try it, but I will post my steps with pics is any diy'ers are interested. These tires are advertised as wheelbarrow...

After several weeks of blowing dry fir needles to the side of the road and bagging dry leaves I looked under the deck, expecting to scrape and clean... surprise! The underside looked like it had been bead blasted. Never noticed before. Is this the action of the sharp pointed needles and...

Just looked at the H-Frt inspection camera ad, 67979. The reviews are surprisingly good. Anyone use it to look into the cylinder(s) of the tractor engines? We often hear about $200 tear downs during warranty negotiations. Maybe the pictures with the camera are not definitive enough to reach...

This may be old hat to many, but I discovered a neat looking tool at wal mart today . It is a clear plastic syringe with oil ratio mix level for gas marked for pint and quart. Have not used it, but looks like a good one for $3. "MixMizer" by Hopkins Mfg Emporia KS tel 620- 342- 7320...

We have done proper moralizing over emissions and homeowner vs pro carb adjustments, including warnings about fines . So use your judgement if you pursue these pns I picked up not long ago on line. Internal splined screwdriver $20 Walbro 530035560 Limiter cap remover to expose adjustment...

Many of you doubted my hunch that "creep" temperatures of 390F can be reached on the air cooled Intek 24 head,and cause the common valve guide movement and associated valve train failure. I have use four K thermocouple probes on the Intek during this hot season with ambient of 75F to 93F...

Are we seeing the end of this great forum. Today every thread has an ad posted in it. To me this seems more of the same trend in this country : Bombardment with ads, sneaky tattle tale black boxes in your car, legal medical ads warning about 4 hour erections, on and on. The administrators...

Ever since I read that spindles with zerks are to make nervous owners feel good and give them something to do I have wondered...would a mfgr really spend ? $5? to put dummy parts on my Craftsman? The manual clearly calls for regular greasing while ignoring a most important thing- valve...

During routine maint I noticed scuffing on the outside circumf of the Intek flywheel, enough that the head of several magnet hold-down screws were shaved. The leading edges (right side) of the pick up coils had moved inward and were touching. Bad mechanic (me) ? The hold down screws are...

Some may have followed my adventure with the Craftsman DYT 4000 Intek 24 and the K thermocouple readings from sump and head. The update for the first warm weather here may surprise people who believe AC tractor heads run reasonably cool. I put on a head temp sensor and got the first readings ...

I bought a sears model 79440 bump head, old style gas tank, 31cc trimmer after my excellent ryobi 791 died after 10 years. The new trimmer has just received a hard 1 hour workout , the first I can report. Based on that I recommed it to homeowners (and bargain hunting pros). At $115 you cannot...

Surprised at Lowes this am when I lifted the hood on the $1895 Husqvarna rider and saw Intek 21 hp inside. It promised to run cool and start easily. I thought B&S had distanced themselves from the Intek name. It doesn't exactly star in this forum. What happened to the "Platinum" series (which...

Understandable I would chuckle at the latest Craftsman offerings on line after my problems with the 24 Intek in DYT 4000. Is it only a coincidence that the ad for the 42", 24 HP (1) will not state the name Intek anywhere I could see? (2) Now offers side vents on the cowl (for cross flow of...

The DYT Craftsman 48" has 3 blades which were balanced last summeer. After gras/weed mowing and Fall leaf suction the blades were just removed, marked for spindle position, and balance checked with the coating of crud. Then cleaned of coating and balance checked again without sharpening. This...

Searching on Jacks... for another part and stumbled accross 3 "hi temp cutout kits." I am not familiar with Kohler models so I'll describe the adds which look like they refer to model nos: K 241-341/M10-16, M/MV 16-20 465-495F KT 17,19 K 582 $131 (instructs remove portion of head fin for...

It seems like someone mentioned "dimpled nuts" so here's some info I have on locknuts. There are none I can remember on my Craftsman Intek 24, but maybe someone will find this useful. Engineers call it "prevailing torque" but turning torque seems simpler. Different locking features of such nuts...

MAY YOUR GAS STAY FRESH MAY YOUR TRACTOR ALWAYS START MAY YOUR BLADES SHARPEN THEMSELVES MAY THE WIND BE AT YOUR BACK MAY YOU HAVE THIS SUMMER DREAM

If you are concerned about corrosion and removal of a bolt or nut, you may have cleaned,lubricated and then torqued the fastener as usual , maybe by the torque settting in the owner's or workshop manual. Welcome to the world of limited information. Almost all torque callouts are for dry ...

If anyone knows please itemize the improvements Briggs made to produce the PLATINUM series of engines. Or is it just badge engineering and market speak to overcome "INTEK?" thanks

Today I spent time online studying ethanol. Here are the facts which seem relevant to this forum, IMO. THE MIX: The ethanol is mixed in a "dry" form with gas which results in a uniform blend. Water is not present as a separate liquid. But ethanol will attract water and it WILL...