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I had a similar issue on Toro ZTR but the rod was not disengaging the transmission. That is, I could not push the mower. After talking with the manufacturer of the transaxle I found that if I pushed it manually very hard it would disengage. My issue was that over time the rod had bent out of...

I ran a Kohler for about 11 years on a JD tractor. I don't recall the hp (maybe 17?), the engine was the best part, no issues at all. The Toro ZTR I now have had for 11 yrs has a Kawasaki. Also, a good engine. No issues in 11 yrs.

Toro. Pay a little extra and get a good one. ZTR, welded steel deck and most important, a Kawasaki engine. I've had mine 11 years. I've replaced one belt and two spindles (pulleys) in 11 years. What has been done to the Kawasaki engine? >>>> nothing.

Well, I don't know what you're wanting to spend but 13k sq ft is not a big lawn to mow... thats 114 ft x 114 ft. My prior experience with JD was the stamped deck not holding up. Probably the same though for most stamped decks. But the Kohler engine in it was good. I don't recall ever having to...

Senior, yes that's right. This was a Scag dealer. Two Toro dealers had both told me they wouldn't do it till it had 500 hrs on it. Hydro Gear representatives i called laughed at that. The Scag dealer wasn't the most customer friendly but he agreed to do it for me as it's winter. He told me...

Star, by "closed" I assume you mean placing a short piece of wire in the two holes once the switch is pulled out ??

I have a Toro Timecutter MX5060. I just had the transaxle oil and filter changed. I was going to do it myself but medical issues suggested I better just let a shop do it. When I got home I was adding a little more oil to the reservoir to bring it to the Cold line and then I'd purge. I...

Thanks Geezer. After I posted this I realized the charger I have goes into a maintenance mode (I think) once its fully charged. I'm pretty sure it goes into the 2 amp mode and kicks on and off as needed, so that works like a tender. I just leave it on the battery all the time now.

I also have used used oil I collected around posts in small amounts. It works well to preserve the posts and keep termites away.

I did this with my utility trailer.

Yes, I am learning that is the case. And, I'm learning that two Toro dealerships do not really seem to want to do this. Why is anyone's guess. My guess is they want it to tear up to sell another machine or they don't feel competent doing this.

Thanks Ski. I'm just getting around to begin this; I decided to do it in winter after the mowing season. This video is of course for a Murray but its basically about the same. I think draining and refilling the trans won't be an issue for me. The purging will be the show and tell time for...

Thanks for the input ILENGINE. I found HG filters near me . I'll use 20w50 Castrol or some other quality oil.

Hi bert. Last summer, you may remember you and I had a lengthy discussion about the Hydro-Gear bypass valve not working properly on my 2013 Toro MX5060. Between you and I and the Hydo-Gear rep on the phone we got that resolved, if you remember. It was simple. We also discussed me changing...

Agree totally

Scrubcadet10, after reading all these posts I'm torn between continue using the regular Castrol conventional oil I've always used or go with the Kawasaki blend. Two local dealerships all told me using synthetic was ok. BUT, they've told me totally incorrect info on a trans axle issue I had...

My battery is working now. I have no idea where Menard's is. Is that an online outlet? You are right about the pro rating.

Yeah they are the first ones I called about. 6 month warranty is all they'll do on a lawnmower battery.

Thanks Reverett, I'll remember that. I have NAPA close to me.

LawnWizard, you are right it was NOT the battery. I finally left it on all night. It would click on and charge for a little bit and then cut off because , I assume, the battery was down way way too low. The next morning it was at around 90% charged according to the meter on the charger. I...

My TORO zero turn mower has Kawasaki 23 hp engine. 270 hours on it. 10 Years old. Been using CASTROL 10w30 or 20w50 in it, conventional oil. I've been thinking about maybe running synthetic in it this spring. Heck, everything else seems to be running ir. Got any thoughts on that anyone? I don't...

Tiger, I don't know. Don't have a clue. I just know that when I found it dead I hooked up the Schumacher WM-1200 charger I've had for years. It started the sequence I outlined above. Start charging...then the light flashed one time , then it would try again, same thing. Third time same...

UPDATE: I left the battery on trickle charge (2amp) all night. Yesterday when I first started this it registered 1 v on the charger. It finally got up to 4v and then 6v. But the charger kept kicking off. So, last night I just left the charger connected even though it was not showing to be...

Tiger, I thought I'd been keeping it charged, or so I thought. Maybe the cold snaps 24F knocked it down. I left it on overnight, even though it showed to be not charging at all, and its back up now. 12.6v. I think maybe that charger kicks on a little bit when a battery is down so low, and...

No idea why but the charger is showing 6.2 v now. If I'm not mistaken this charger turns itself on periodically at 2 amps. Perhaps by tomorrow it will show more volts. Who knows. Anyway, I checked around, Interstate is 6 mo warranty with full replacement - that part's good. And Ace Hardware...

Thanks Star. Yeah its the red "Check" light. So, its done for. No choice but bite the bullet and buy another one. I'll have this one tested at auto parts before I do though. It stinks that you can't get a lawn mower battery with a longer warranty than 6 months, not even an Interstate...

StarTech, its model WM-1200A Yessir, I'll do that first. The charger is showing only 5.4 v. I can't get it above that because the charger keeps cutting itself off from charging after that red Check light blinks 2 or 3 times. I suppose thats a safety mechanism.

StarTech, its model WM-1200A

R Rivets, I'm no electronic whiz but I know the basics for a battery. I agree, the battery is probably shot. Eight months, can you believe it? Junk. Any time I pushed the charge button on the charger it immediately flashes one time red Check light then the charge rate goes to 2amp. The red...

Rivets, my mistake, yes I meant Kawasaki. Model FR691V engine. Mower model 74641 I put the Schumacher battery charger (2, 8, 12amp) on it and voltage runs up to about 4v, the Charge (red) light comes on and then off. Then the Charge light comes on briefly again and then off again and it...

Two questions. (1) 2013 Toro Timecutter. 23 hp Kawasaki. I bought a battery Feb 2023 and was told by the sales people 3-6 mo warranty is all they'll offer now. So, I bought one at Lowes with a 6 mo warranty, the best I could find. I went out to crank it today. Dead. I tried 8 amp and 12...

7394, I did not know that. Thanks again. Hope that doesn't happen. I will use the anti sieze. I've put off doing this job till winter or early spring just in case I have an issue and have to take the mower in. Right now I have other issues (home related) to deal with.

Thanks, good idea 7394.

I like what etbrown4 said. It starts up....it runs...then it shuts down. It sounds like its burning the fuel in the carb and then quitting. Try the starting fluid just like he said do. Do it several times. If it still dies, I'd say its a carb problem OR fuel line blockage. If the carb...

Like bkeller500 I just made a chute blocker out of a steel sheet I bought at Lowes. I bent it to shape for my Toro 50" deck, bolt it on and go. It mulches the oak, sweet gum, hickory, and poplar. Admittedly, where I have oaks with the smaller leaves and it gets really thickest under the oaks...

Rivets thanks. I think you're probably right - I'll try that highest setting when the leaves start falling. I can afford the kit, but I think I remember (possibly wrongly so) that the kit is some type of plastic. And, i've got a lot of small sticks in the yard too. Even if they're not...

4getgto, thanks. After reading some of the reviews on Home Depot I think I'll just stick with my homemade grass chute blocker. Several people replied that you had to make 2 passes in grass to get a good cut, but leaves did ok. Some said it didn't fit their mower. At $258 I think I'll pass. I...

First of all, if my question below is not for this forum someone please let me know and I'll remove it. Thanks. I have lot of trees in my yard, big ones. Oaks, sweet gums, poplar, hickory. In the past in the autumn I just let the leaves stay to give the yard a nice autumn/winter look. But...

Bert, I had no idea you had done that. Thanks a bunch. You've gone to lengths to help out with previous questions I had [especially my question about the hydros if you recall]. That was a huge help. As for my next oil, I'm thinking I'll just bite the bullet and pay a couple dollars more at...

MowerNick, thanks. Yes, I have about decided that. I've always used just regular oil off the shelf....good brands of course. But, I think I'll pay the higher price for the mower oil and not have to be concerned. Since its a Kawasaki engine I'll likely just bite the bullet and buy Kawasaki...

I've wondered about putting synthetic in it; didn't know if that was the thing to do or not. Some on here have made the recommendation to using mower oil because of higher zinc content. I'm not a mechanic but I figured they knew what they're talking about.

OK, I'll see about doing it then >>>> when this deep South, Alabama heat and humidity lets up. :). Even so, as bad as it is today its not even close to what its like in south La., where I moved from. That place needs to be somewhere down in the Amazon

Slomo, as for the cooling fins, I talked about this some in another thread. I started out intending to take the plastic housing off, got all the screws off and got to the point of removing (I forgot the name for the gizmo on the side with 3 wires on it) and at that point it looked like the...

Thanks man. Due to this new info about mower oils that I was not aware of I think I'm going to change to Kawasaki oil at the end of the season. Probably their 10w40. It'll no doubt cost more but I'll pay it.

Thanks Bert. The hose clamp that holds my air filter doesn't have a wingnut, but instead it has a flathead screw which I've been tightening maybe more than I should. Sounds like good advice; and changing the rubber elbow too. I'll just tighten it down firm in the future and go with that. Due...

Thanks Tiger, thats what I needed to know.

Bert, I didn't know there was a "mower" oil. I've just used the Castrol off the shelf oil at Walmart or an auto parts store. **Question for you** : You said some folks clamp the air filter too tight allowing dust to be sucked in. I tighten mine fairly tight with a flathead screwdriver...

Alabama. But anywhere in the deep South it is often in the 90+ degree range.

I would not begin to know how to adjust valves or what to look for.

TWO part question: 2013 Kawasaki FR691V 23 hp 10 years old on a Toro MX5060, 350 meter hours. I live in Alabama. 1}What's considered a lot of hours on this mower engine? 2) I've always used Castrol 10w30 conventional oil. Last summer I started using Castrol 20w50 conventional oil. I did...