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It's been my experience, the best way for me to get the line into the tank, is to cut a long taper in the line end and start it into the tank hole, then reach in through the cap hole with a pair of needle nosed-pliers(I use forceps) and pull the line in the correct amount, then cut the taper off...

To add to your prudent advice, AutoDoc, as I have learned in the past, and as you have stated, the charging system isn't meant to charge a dead battery and the stator will melt down when running with a bad battery, requiring replacement parts$$. Charge the battery with a charger or replace it...

Yes, easy peasy, if one likes to invert their mower over a drain pan and hope to not fumble it. Those pesky mower handles can into play, messing with the inverting action. Wear gloves,too. Inverting the carb and fuel tank can give rise to other issues. I had B&S easy Drain spouts on my drain...

My apologies. I didn't click on your link and study it. Changing out an NO switch to a NC switch is sometimes needed if the part uses NO switches. User protection needs to be taken seriously. One never knows who is going to use that OPE down the road. Defeating safety features puts the one who...

On one of my older ZTR mowers, I did away with the 'module' and wired all safety switches in series so if any one of them were in incorrect position, open or closed, the engine quit, the blade brake clamped down and the seat occupied switch killed everything also.. A separate grounding circuit...

This works for me. Cheap, too...

This should be a nice challenge for you. You can convert the spark plug hole to an injector port. Deutz used a simple cam operated 'pump' for their injector.

After a bit of consideration and thought, I have to ask, what is your end result wish? Do you want to convert a B&S einge to diesel or convert your mower to diesel power? If it's the latter, a number of APU units on road tractors(power units) have air cooled Hatz diesel engines on them. While...

Maybe...but the ride does get smoother! :-)

YES! Easy way to convert ZTR to diesel is only one word......Kobota! Several sizes to choose from.

Put a new plug in it, to start. These saws have VERY high compression ratio!

I have a similar Poulan saw and it, too, is extremely hard to pull the rope, very high compression! 14 to 1? Poulan/Husqvarna gave me initial settings and with those, my saw started a I was able to fine-tune the run/idle settings..

OK, Thanks.

I'd like to see a pic of your gas cap. This may be some sort of anti-siphon 'fix' from Cub Cadet.

I missed it ,too.

You're using the wrong blade if it won't. But seriously, back during the pandemic, I was laid off from my job as a heavy truck body repair tech and my employer told me to expect call back when the truck lines got back to actually having freight to move, so laying me off was the best option for...

Center driveshaft bearing is a recent replacement via a drivetrain shop.

I've did some of those also, but still a better more solid truck than a new 40 grand Ranger and the associated higher costs of ownership. Tax, license, insurance, etc.

Truly a nest of worms and difficult to tell what is what and from who made what. I am fortunate to have two 'vintage' mowers, the Husqvarna CZ42175 and the really vintage 1985 Snapper Extra Tough 33" RER. Both have requirements of aftermarket parts only. Most OEM parts are now NLA. So far...

Kate , on the Drew Carey Show :-D

A lot of time I have found that OEM parts are exactly the same as aftermarket parts. This leads me to believe the OEM's are getting their parts the same aftermarket manufacturers as I am!

Boy, I've had that experience more than once! Have to fix something before you can fix what you started out to fix in the first place!

My 1997 Ranger supercab 4.0 5 speed manual has near 300,000 miles on it. and is in near new condition. Has a slight transmission rattle, bearing going out, I assume. I have no options on replacing it with any sort of similar truck, so repair is my only option. A 2024 Ranger is not near the...

I don't know that the woman in discussion has any hills to contend with, she just doesn't like her lap bar mower. I'm not getting in the middle of the mower selection, she can have a dealer demo her one and she can go from there. My lap bar ztr does well on my highway shoulder slope when father...

I know , but she old and all. I can't tell her she just needs to learn to drive it. I know I'm a coward, but I'm keeping my head down! :-D

Thanks for all this knowledge input. I believe she'd had the lever control mower for some time now, but still doesn't like it to the point of not using it. ILengine's post was what I was wondering about, with the drive wheels control input. As for me, Bertsmobile1's post fits me to a T. No...

My wife has a lady friend that has a ztr that she just can't get the hang of controlling it with the twin levers. Her neighbor comes over and does the manly thing and mows her yard for her. She would like to do this herself and commented to my wife that she sure wished there was a ztr with a...

Tragic. Just takes a moment for disaster to happen.

Mowers are NOT toys. They are serious machines and can be heavy serious dangerous machines. You may have to copy and paste this link. https://www.wevv.com/news/spencer-county-mourns-tragic-loss-of-former-deputy-in-fatal-accident/article_b1c6fd44-55ea-11ef-a886-9367e7bd343f.html

"Do you power wash the mower after you mow? If so stop it now. Leaf blower or compressed air is fine."(y) Outdoor power equipment of any sort does NOT like getting a bath! One may think it looks so good, but major head aches may be lurking.

bertsmobile1, can you answer a question about the stator sizes? Is a Briggs stator on a 40777 engine the physical size as a 31R777?

There is a lot of advice flying around here, so I'll only post about your fan. The dimples are a cost cutting measure and those dimples go into the flywheel bolt holes where a bolted on fan's bolts would go. Dimpled fans are held on by the flywheel nut On some engines, the fan screen is also...

What I do is put the lever on the full choke position, then loosen the cable clamp at the carb and move the housing and center wire toward the carb until the carb choke butterfly is closed , then tighten the housing clamp. Moving the throttle lever should now go from full choke to full throttle.

I read time after time where "I replaced this and that and also this and, yes, that part and my mower still will not start! (out of gas) :-D

I understand, I had a Harley Panhead, 1951 FLH. Chrome springer front end, low riser ape hanger bars. fishtail pipes. Linkert carb. Beautiful bike, lots of chrome, Easy Rider style. Worked on it all the time. A good friend wanted it. I sold it and bought a brand new Honda CB750 Four. Took a...

I had a vision that goes something like this....You professionals on here need to fill a bucket full of old parts, carbs, bearings,etc and when someone comes in with a problem mower, throw this aforementioned bucket of (small) parts at the mower. Then, when that doesn't fix the problem, say...

The main trouble with cheap Chinese parts is that the OEM manufacturers are using them. I bought a new garage chest freezer recently. A Frigidaire. Made in China. Refrigerant? Isobutane/propane.

"I apologize for my ignorance if I'm saying something dumb" Posting something in good faith and with a good attitude is never 'dumb'. There are some wonderful people here and will help all they can. Bad attitude will get that door shut. Hard. btw, Good luck with your mower!

As has been stated before, TobyU is correct. If you have to jump your battery, you may very well be looking at buying a new battery AND a new stator.

Next door neighbor bought a brand new Zero Turn Mower, spring of 2024, it ran fine, but he insisted on mowing the highway right of way. The road ditch was VERY steep and the engine locked up. Warranty covered the repair, then the very same thing happened with the 'new' engine. NO warranty this...

I am not 100% sure , but Snapper didn't have anything but polyethylene gas tanks, like well....forever. If your Snapper is an RER, It is worth getting running again.

Seen on the internet...."He's a French Model"

Don't forget,StarTech, that running a mower with a bad battery can and does melt the stator ring under the flywheel, due to the heavy demand put on the charging circuit., trying to charge a bad battery.

Wow! What a set-up! That video cleared up everything for me. What a cluster!

This just my personal opinion, but have you considered a used Snapper rear engine rider. There are several cutting width models to chose from. I would suggest a used one in good condition, tube frame style, not square frame style. Easy to maintain, good quality cut and parts can be had literally...

That's interesting. Side note, back in the late 1960's, Pontiac did the very same thing to the Firebird's 4 barrel carbs so the GTO with the same engine/transmission as the Firebird, would be a bit faster. They did it with the linkage to the rear barrels.

Top quality info from you, Rivets, always. Don't sweat the trolls. Water WILL get into fuel tanks in many ways. My late father-in-law's ztr mower's carbs bowl was full of rust. Never spent a night outside. Always new fuel, too.

The pro's of using a blower/thrower is you are moving about and you also have a smaller "footprint" not needing so much room to turn, etc. One of the con's of using a blade and it's a big one, you will get cold! Another con is snow will build up and get very hard to push. The blower will throw...

Just a thought,..but did you, perhaps, misspell the descriptive word for the OP? :-)