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    Can my catcher mower become a mulcher?

    Thanks Slomo, and yes I take on board your thoughts on mulching lol.
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    Can my catcher mower become a mulcher?

    I have a rear catcher MTD but really need a mulcher, can I simply change blades?
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    MTD being resurrected

    OK the heating in the oven worked on the brake pistons that plus some bashing with a FBH and a punch, all cleaned up now and ready to be reattached when weather plays ball. I benched the carb and it wasn't in bad condition, the bowl had some gunk and rust in it so all cleaned out and also...
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    MTD being resurrected

    I like the heating idea, that has worked for me in the past with locked up motorcycle calipers, disc slid out easily. Now new dumb question: My catcher at the rear has a metal rod sticking up from it, this does not appear to be attached to anything, is it supposed to be and what purpose does it...
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    MTD being resurrected

    Well found the brake, yes it was rock solid seized, disassembled most of it, any tips as to how to remove the frozen in little metal pistons? I have them soaking in some diesel for now. Removed carb too as I will need something to work on this week as we are expecting 6 days of rain. Found that...
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    MTD being resurrected

    Answering my own post here but discovered that about 6 bolts hold that rear panel on, I also found every sharp edge under the mower and have a few new plasters on the fingers. It is the first day of Winter for us here in NZ and it is a balmy 22c (72f) so I should be down the beach I guess. I...
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    MTD being resurrected

    OK next stupid question, since I intend to repaint the bodywork of the tractor, how do I remove the rear flat section where the catcher attaches, I have removed the hook brackets but cannot see what should be disconnected next?
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    MTD being resurrected

    I just watched Taryl (Tetradactyl) ? do a few, he should leave the comedy to the clowns but his repairs are easy to follow. We are in late Autumn/early winter here in Godsown and the days are short and chilly, not good beer drinking weather for sure, not even good wrenching weather lol. Tomorrow...
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    MTD being resurrected

    Found it, 360 pages of confusion lol as I still cannot get a definitive model for my machine. https://www.gardentractortalk.com/d3/downloads/monthly_02_2014/e1e52d98febf5c30a2f21a8fd3cb87cb-770-10579.pdf
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    MTD being resurrected

    So after watching 20 or so vids on Youtube I now know how the pulley and belt system works, now I will just have to figure out how to fit them and in what order.
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    MTD being resurrected

    Yeah them All Blacks right lol, I found putting my bike hoist under the rear worked great but I do need to find out why the darn thing is not turning. I think I am missing 2 belts from the Youtube vids I have been watching on belt changing a MTD mower, there is one good belt still on the machine...
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    MTD of unknown date.

    Cheers guys, more dumb questions to come.
  13. MTD New Zealand JA/115

    MTD New Zealand JA/115

    The rebuild of a very sad neglected 2003 MTD Ride-on.
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    Right side.jpg

    2003 MTD in New Zealand.
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    MTD being resurrected

    OK more help required please forum members, the right hand rear wheel will not run free? It makes pushing the immobile tractor around to repair things very hard. I have started taking things apart for my son to paint and my job will be to get the motor running and tidy up the electricals. I took...
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    MTD of unknown date.

    Thanks at least I will get the battery in the correct way. I think the machine is a 2003 model, single cylinder Briggs & Stratton engine.
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    MTD of unknown date.

    Hi people, firstly thanks for allowing me to join this forum, I hail from New Zealand. I recently purchased a rather sad MTD Ride-on mower and even though many sites on Google try to explain what my model numbers mean, none of them succeeded in enlightening me. So my first question is can...
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