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    Buying a forever lawnmower. Lawnmower buying advice.

    1. Take a hard look at the Ariens RAZOR 21 REFLEX™ SELF PROPELLED. It has all the features you want and the Ariens name to back it up for years. Ariens Reflex 2. You can't go wrong with Toro. The Super Recycler will also give you many years of use. Both of these mowers are from companies that...
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    Looking for advice re: purchasing a reliable lawn tractor

    My brother-in-law and I haul scrap metal and in the last year we have picked up four JD 110s with seized engines. We have to drain the oil before we take it to the scrapper and in all cases the oil looked like new. Don't know the hours on them but two of the mowers looked like new... I suggest a...
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    How fast?

    To get the best cut the throttle should be all the way open.
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    15mins on new ariens IKON 52 from lowes and the deck belt broke.

    This is one of the reasons Ariens turned the hydros around on the new 2023 IKON and Gravely ZTs.
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    15mins on new ariens IKON 52 from lowes and the deck belt broke.

    This problem is the belt itself. Ariens got a batch of belts that were not cured properly which caused them to break right away. When I talked to them in August they had not been able to narrow down the serial numbers of the affected units - but it seems to be ONLY IKON mowers that were shipped...
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    Run at Full Throttle?

    Running full throttle gives you the proper bade tip speed so the mower will cut at its best. That's one of the reasons push mowers no longer have a throttle - too many people complained that the mower wouldn't cut well. It was because the mower was too loud at full rpm so they would throttle the...
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    LGT2645- Wiring

    Are you having a problem with the tractor or are you just curious about the wires not being connected? Typically, Husqvarna used the same wiring harness for many different models of Husqvarna, Craftsman, Poulan Pro, and Ariens lawn tractors. Some of the models had different gauges, safety...
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    Craftsman Rider dies

    Does the model number on the nameplate start with 247? Loosen the fuel cap 1/4 turn. Go out and mow. Did that fix the issue? To fix this, replace the fuel cap with a new one. The fuel cap vent clogging is the most common problem for your fuel issue with Craftsman riding mowers and lawn tractors...
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    New John Deere electric zero turn mower

    Toro has parts available for their 60 Volt MAX battery line on Toro.com. Snowblowers and mowers have all the individual parts available - hand/stick tools have replacements for the consumable parts that wear out.
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    Great ethanol warning

    All small engines built after 2009 are designed to run on E10 (10% or less) ethanol fuel. Use a fuel stabilizer when storing the engine for more than a few months. The best way is to use the fuel stabilizer in the tank and then run the engine completely out of fuel. (The fuel stabilizer will...
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    Sears YTS-4500 Gift

    That tractor was built in 2010-2013. As mechanic mark stated it uses a 54-inch deck off a 917. tractor. Almost any 54-inch deck will work as long as the mounting brackets on the top of the deck are two in the back and one in the front. The TYS4500 is a lawn tractor - not a garden tractor so it...
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    Zero turn mower seat

    Northern Tool, Farm & Fleet, Fleet Farm, and Tractor Supply Company all have cheap, or good. or high-quality lawn mower seats. If you can't find a seat with enough cushioning Amazon has a suspension kit that works well on the Raptor. https://amzn.to/3PTnxRG
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    IF PRICE WAS NO OBJECT, WHICH MOWER WOULD YOU BUY???

    I always wanted one of these. Kubota FZ-2100
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    Weekend of Freedom Celebrating 50 Years Of John Deere The Lawn Tractor

    I made it to the 50 yrs. of Freedom Machines Show in Beaver Dam, WI over the weekend and had a great time! I was there on Friday and even with showers rolling through there was a large crowd. I知 not going to write much, instead I値l just show you pictures! Lots of custom John Deere Lawn...
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