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As of 2022 they own 80%. The merger may also explain the newest electrical and electronic innovations they have been putting on mowing equipment. Apparently, the cadre of engineers and designers have never mowed a lawn or maintained any of the equipment they are producing. To me anything that...

IF it clicks, it is not a safety switch, there is a corroded battery or switch connector, or the battery needs to be removed and properly load tested. Not enough Amperage is getting to where in need to be. Check the main power fuse holder for corrosion or spread pins. A voltmeter is handy if...

Ebay has them for various weed eaters. I do not recommend a blade on a light duty cutter head though.

Interesting. I checked online and found a bunch of robotic mowers and only 1 4-WD Husqvarna that Lowe's no longer stocks. I can see why considering the price of the machine. Mower prices have gone through the roof. Maybe people will take more of an effort to pay us independents to take care...

You might as well understand that lawn equipment batteries have practically no warranty. One thing I suggest that help is purchase a solar/sunlight maintainer and leave it connected to the battery and let it keep the battery alive when not in use. If you park the mower inside, use a motorcycle...

Likely a wrong fuel mix or the muffler got carbon choked so it could not draw in air and fuel mixture.

If this is a rider mower electric clutch, they do not have linings on the faces. They a magnetic pull in steel face clutch design like an A/C compressor on an older vehicle. As they wear the air gap does get too wide for the coil magnet to pull in the drive plate.

Have not seen a 4-wheel drive model yet. They are usually front wheel drive or rear wheel drive. Toro makes a rear-wheel-drive model, but they are very expensive.

Being that Stihl made so many different models, it would help to know which one you have. How old is this saw? How long has it sat with old fuel in it? These had a soft pull inertia start head and they are a pain when the act up or go bad.

Does the center of the plug just pop out? The fill is in the top left of the first picture from what I can tell. It has the grooved cut in it for gripping apparently.

Buy the service/ repair manual. I would speculate there is some special instructions and likely a special tool for this process.

That is a familiar problem to me. Someone ran into a solid stop on the left front wheel and the steering rod is now bent. (Left side as seated on the machine)

The engine governor linkage has come loose, or the carburetor shaft is stuck from dust or debris and will no longer move. Try spraying the upper lever area with WD-40 lightly and let it soak in for a couple of hours, then get it moving and spray it a little more. Keep working it back and forth...

Hello ukrkoz, Bad news for the owners of these residential machines is that the oil servicing for the hydrostatic transmissions is considered "lifetime". Most units are built to last 500 (part time) seasonal operational hours or less. Only (some) expensive commercial units come with an actual...

You might as well understand that lawn equipment batteries have practically no warranty. The best you can do is preserve them. One thing I suggest that help is purchase a solar/sunlight maintainer and leave it connected to the battery and let it keep the battery alive when not in use. If you...

MTD owns the cub cadet brand

No one is maintaining this site, they have left it on autopilot.

No one is maintaining this site, they have left it on autopilot.

Not every seat can be fitted with armrests and MTD own the Cub Cadet brand. MTD purchased the Cub Cadet line from International Harvester Co. in 1981. Before 1981 Cub Cadet was a very solid built, reliable product. After 1981, they just became another generic rider mower with yellow paint and...

Handle steer zero turns do take some getting used to, they do respond super quick to the hand controls. This is an entry level commercial unit, and they are not typically meant to operate slowly. You can throttle down a little and that would help with the hyper speed reaction. I have 2 zero...

This favors a belt guide that is too far from the side of a pulley or has broken off. I have seen many that were bent back to "cheat" a new belt on instead of loosening or removing the guides. Using a shorter belt is not the answer, using the correct belt is important. Some aftermarket belts...

At the very least I recommend you polish the crank journals with some fine mechanic sanding cloth and verify there is no aluminum transfer from the components running dry. If there is metal transfer/ embedded aluminum on the steel crank journals, this engine is not long for this world. Without...

At the very least I recommend you polish the crank journals and verify there is no aluminum transfer from the components running dry. If there is metal transfer/ embedded aluminum on the steel crank journals, this engine is not long for this world. Without oil circulation to cool the...

Another issue that I have seen, is a fuse holder with weak retainer pins that creates excess heat. I have replaced the fuse holder on several machines in the past which resolved the issue.

For most V-twin applications I use Champion RN12YC or RN14YC and have not had issues with them in years. The ones I do not like just have the word "Torch" printed on them. They have ruined a few coils especially on push mowers. With Stihl 2-stroke engines I get the best performance out of NGK...

Hi slomo, There are as many good videos as there are bad out there on the web. Some are just idiots trying to BS their way through without checking the obvious stuff first. I try to watch the ones that actually own shops and run a business. I even watch Teryl Fixes All on occasion, even though...

I agree, if the tip is not a correct fit into the slot, there will be trouble. I also have a few that I have custom modified like you have as well. For particularly stuck "frozen" jets, I also use a little heat after the housing has been run through the ultrasonic cleaner for 30 minutes. A...

Hi Scrubcadet10, Only (most) independent operators know what they are doing these days because they grew up working on this equipment. Equipment Dealer shops are just about the last place I would recommend to anyone except for a possible warranty concern, even then there is a good chance it...

Just a plain small Craftsman flat blade usually works well. It may need the sides of the tip filed or ground slightly...

Hello gadindixie, When you post a help request, we need the stamped number information in the valve cover of your "17.5 briggs". They are not all the same. Is it cranking, but hitting a dead stop point, or fighting the starter? The most common thing is that it needs the valves properly...

Hi Skippydiesel, What's bad about these is people using (abusing) these funnels is when they think they will rejuvenate old, oxidized fuel that has sit in an abandoned machine for years. these do nothing for bad fuel.

Hi bartles, Sounds like he was familiar with only one example, and he does not work on enough of these engines to know there are differences.

Hi bartles, Sounds like he was familiar with only one example, and he does not work on enough of these engines to know there are differences.

Unplug the PTO from the harness, then check to see if it will keep running. This favors a safety switch issue. The PTO clutch diode is there to prevent a voltage spike back into the harness when the electric PTO is disengaged. Star Tech gave you a parts source, but you need to make sure it...

According to pictures I checked, this has a manual lever and cable to engage the deck operation. The spindle pullies have a blade brake for each one. These brakes do wear with age, and they are only there to slow the blades to a stop when the deck is disengaged. The brakes do not firmly hold the...

With the front and side vents it will get plenty of cooling air. Air cooled engines actually draw in air at the top flywheel area and the fan forces that air across the top of the engine across the block and cylinder cooling fins. You will have to make sure the cooling fins are cleaned once or...

In today's world of consumer products, it's NOT about making the machines or parts long lasting or reliable. It's about the companies making them cheap, selling them in volume and making huge profits. Easy credit these days means people will just keep buying more new junk and throw away the...

It is a piston stop used when the engine has to have a flywheel nut loosened or retorqued.

Clean the underside really well and use PAM cooking spray each time after it is cleaned and dried

I think this is leading back to the fuel tank having a partial blockage interrupting the constant fuel flow.

Next suggestion is to remove the top fan/ engine cover and clean the engine cooling fins. Air cooled engines are critical about proper cooling from the flywheel fan. Chaff, dust and debris gather in the fins then cooling is quickly compromised.

If you really want to get a puzzled look on their face, ask them to bring in the missing parts so you can weld each of them back together and charge them $150.00 per blade. It takes a minute for that to sink in with some people.

Some starters have metal pinion gear option, but it has to have the correct tooth count. The other suggestion is to replace the entire pinion assembly because the spiral section wears also and that will also increase gear teeth wear.

I have a bad scar in my shin caused by a push mower blade fragmenting like one of these shown. People don't realize that checking and replacing blades are part of normal equipment maintenance. Mowers don't like when blades start coming apart.

These were commercial trim mowers back in the day. Is this a 2-stroke or 4-stroke model?

I'm curious if the deck also broke some of aluminum spindle housings.

Thanks Star Tech, I managed to play with the settings a little and got a more legible copy from the link you sent.

Thanks Star Tech, You are correct, a diode is a PN junction. I have mixed the terms up for years (not and engineer), but I know a diode is a one-way door for electron flow unless it fails, then the door is wide open. (DVOM reads continuity in both directions) Do you have a complete diagram...

Hi suppraman, Normally that solenoid has the shutoff pintle retracted when power is applied with the key on. Power turned off, the pintle extends to block fuel flow and prevent run-on backfires. In that case, the tiny jets have fell out and were not noticed. This likely has the Nikki...

Yep, the diode is shorted (failed) internally, the PNP material has failed and not resistant in only one direction. The multimeter tests .000 in both directions and I have removed it for now so I could run the machine and test the rest of the systems. My customer wants me to simply (recklessly)...