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    MTD (Yardman 40") 12 HP tractor put slipped belt back on

    Mine is a 1987 Yardman (wonder if it was manufactured before purchased by MTD), and occassionally, a stick will get under the deck, caught by the belt that drives the blades, and cause the belt to run off the right side pulley. This happened today as I was five minutes into mowing my lawn. For...
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    Yardman lawn tractor stuck in forward wouldn't shift to Neutral

    I have a 1987 Yardman lawn tractor (Model 135607-7) which has been operating flawlessly since an engine replacement last fall. This afternoon, towards the end of mowing my 3/4 acre lawn, the tranny seemed to stick in forward and attempts to shift to Neutral or holding in the pedal did not stop...
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    Need to hook up lights on a 1987 MTD (Yardman) riding mower model 13565-7

    Just had a new engine installed in this unit, and it runs like a champ. Just noticed that the shop did not re-install the wire supplying power to the headlights. It's a small thing, I know, and, having owned this mower since 1987, I believe I've had occasion to use the lights three times...
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    Replace engine or purchase a new ride on mower

    I won this MTD manufactured Yardman 42" ride-on mower back in 1990. It has a 12.5 HP BS engine, and served me well until the 7 speed transmission slipped while traversing uneven terrain. I was in speed 7 at the time, throttle wide open. I should have throttled down, gotten off, and pushed my...
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    Engine JD JS46 hard cold start no warm start

    I have a JS46 walk behind with the B&S engine. It's two or three years old, very light use (was my trimmer during year one, now my main mower). When new, you turned the key, she started. Mow an hour, turn off, turn key, she started. Last year, towards the end of the season, when cold, she was...
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