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This may be a rant but maybe not, a few months ago I found the sump gasket leaking oil on my Craftsman. tractor with 22.5hp Briggs engine so I did this repair myself and all went well I did all the things I felt needed to get this done correctly as I'm a senior with Copd so things don't go easy...

So, I had started a post a while back and didn't get any replays to my questions but after rereading the post I think I know why they were stupid questions. I did go back and edited the post and took out all of the dummy questions. Anyway, so I got this job done and so far, everything is fine...

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I have a Craftsman 917-272452 lawn tractor, yesterday I was chasing down no power to the headlights so printed the wiring diagram so I could for sure get the checking correct. Found the issue and fixed the lights. Well looking at the diagram and being nosey I seen that my seat switch has 3 black...

OK so I have a 2002 Craftsman LTZ1000 tractor that I purchased new and has been a good unit for me so I am pleased with it. So heres my rant, I have an auto repair (and owner) backround in 2016 the battery gave up the ghost so I went to Auto Zone and purchased their Gold Duralast U1-3 battery, 6...

Hi all, so I purchased this Mantis as a no run unit but had faith that I could put it back to working condition. Over winter I did a clean up and ordered a few replacement covers etc. Also the carb looked pretty bad, dirty primer bulb cracked and overall it didn't look like it had been running...

I do my own lawn equipment motor repairs myself. So lately I have been thinking and it would be good for me to have a good means to check the rpms on some of this equipment. I know I can buy an Ebay or amazon tach that you wrap the pickup around the plug wire but not sure if this is the correct...

Just putting this out there but after being on this site and others there is alot of questions on how to rewire,or repairing or replacing item that has been taken off and not sure how to put it back together. We are in the age of cell phones, so I find it very helpful to use the camera. Just...

Craftsman Tractor: Model Number 917.272452 Serial Number 042902A005400 Briggs & Stratton 21.5 HP I/C Platinum Intek Family: YBSXS.7242VF 274844 Model: 445777 Type: 0154 E1 Code 010418Y G So being that I have had this tractor since 2002 and it is a LTX1000 and I believe I take very good...

I was just wondering how people go about Keeping your tractor running when you are checking for problems if you can't leave the seat to keep safety switches in tacked ? The reason I'm asking is I am getting an odd noise from what sounds like belt or one of the pullies but can't tell for sure...

So I have the blower attachment for my Craftsman LTX1000 I was just wondering if anyone else may have noticed that it would be nice if you could lift the blower a little higher than it goes now. Seems to be only maybe 3 in. sometimes it would be nice if it would be a bit higher. Maybe someone...

So I just picked up this Eager Beaver 2.0 chain saw looks in good shape but will need to go thru it to be sure. Model 12-062333 Ser. 60012312 can't seem to come up with the repair or owners manuals. Just wondering if someone has an idea of where to download these. I tried many site but nothing...

Not only this site but two others that I am on and watch seems that so many people will ask for help help and many people will reply with ideas for repairs or help. Sometimes answers may be a bit off what they are looking for but the help is FREE and people are taking the time to give some help...

I have a Craftsman Model 917.272452 42in deck lawn tractor and at the beginning of the season I put on a new set of blades. I did notice after cutting the lawn sometimes didn't just look right to me but went thru all the normal things, check tire pressures, reset the deck, also reset the guide...

Yesterday well doing my grass cutting I lost the steering and found that one end of the drag link fell apart. After removing found the the ball socket on one end came apart ball came out of the link. So to get by for now I machined a small coller to go over the shaft and hold the ball fitting in...

So heres the story, Got this saw as a no start saw is in like new condition so thought it would be worth getting it back to running condition. For sure it did not start so this is what I have done. Changed all fuel, fuel lines, filter, new plug replaced all carb internal gaskets and...

Hi All, new to this forum and thought someone here may be able to help. My tractor seems to lean to one side, Check all tire pressures, checked height from frame to ground slightly off. I belong to a machinest site and asked this question and had a few answers but nothing that would fix the...