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SeniorCitizen has a great point - I have a couple of acres & have used a 42" (JD) for 20+ years. It fits fine in the bed of a pickup, but anything larger would be a problem. Also, if you have any flower beds or natural areas you mow around, it's easier to maneuver around those with a smaller...

I wasn't going to mention it because it's only partially relevant, but my 25-year old 2-stroke Lawnboy SilverSeries has never had anything done to it except a new blade. Started for the first time this season a couple of weeks ago. Started on the second pull. Go figure. Damn 2-stroke oil is...

Harbor Freight is giving away the tools if you buy a battery LOL

I may as well add my 2c - after I started using Stabil in all lawn equipment gas, my problems with difficult/not starting vanished. I don't know the technical reasons why, just my experience over the past several years.

https://www.homedepot.com/collection/outdoors/echo-pro-consumer-gas-string-trimmers/Family-308772085

There was a time in my ignorant youth that I thought all snakes were undesirable. Fortunately, I learned better over the years. Now we have a half-dozen black rat snakes wandering the yard at any given time in the spring, some of them > 6' (not an exaggeration). Still kind of "shocks" me briefly...

I replaced a worn-out B&S engine on a MTD edger with a Predator from Harbor Freight. Been working great for a few years now, although it takes a few pulls to start.

Full of 'shine at the moment (and I'm to gd lazy to go do it).

Yeah, that stuff works great, but the smell is a deal breaker :-)

That's a good point; if I were to purchase another one these days, I would not buy anything from a big-box store for the very reason you state - not the same beast. I would (however) consider a JD from a dealership - x series, etc. or maybe a sub-compact Kubota. I've been jonesing for a...

Spring 2001, three acres of grass growing fast, and my incredibly old MTD rear engine Briggs mower crapped out for good. I can't remember what the problem was, but I couldn't fix it or wait weeks for it to get fixed, so I hopped in the truck & bought the first thing I ran across at Home Depot -...

Hey SeniorCitizen - A few follow-on questions: - Do you just take a shovel and take one sample or multiple samples all over the yard (I have 3 acres)? - How did you take the sample to put in the jar - just shovel down 3-6 inches or so or more shallow but wider area? - Once in the jar with...

I've met a lot of people that live in Kentucky over the years - without exception, all nice, friendly people. I hope you enjoy and appreciate living there. Clay soil does suck, but it can be handled with a little effort and persistence. If there isn't a soil testing facility around where you...

I live in NC & have the same nasty, dense red clay soil. If I have to dig in it it's like digging in bricks. I've been in the same house for over 20 years. Until recently I always purchased grass seed for fall overseeding from Home Depot - always with mediocre results. The last couple of years...

The OP's attitude reminds me of many that have invaded the USA from the over the southern border - taxpayer provided food, shelter, phones, transportation, medical, and so on, yet many of them complain that it isn't "good enough". Still others who have been let into the country protest in the...

"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." Seems to me that increasing the RPM also increases the wear on the engine...might be something to consider.

Could you expand a little on the heavy rubber skirt? Did you fabricate it and if so, how? Or if you purchased it as an add on, where did you get it? Thanks

According to a (4 year old) Briggs and Stratton troubleshooting video, Sta-Bil is their "official" fuel additive. I think I'm going to start using what someone suggested earlier in this thread for this year's end of season (instead of doing the tried and true carb emptying). I know folks...

Run until engine starves no with no fuel.

I use a JD LA 105 with a JD mulching baffle (not side discharge) and these blades I purchased from Amazon: Rotary Copperhead Mulching Mower Blades I've been using them for 2 seasons now and they've worked very well for me. They keep an edge better than any of the previous blades I've used, and...

I have Rotary Copperhead Mulching Mower Blades: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DPY6DYE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 on my JD along with the JD mulching baffle. These blades have held a sharp edge longer than any others I have used. I keep the deck balanced and...

I have gator blades and a mulching baffle on my JD. In March I pressure washed underneath the deck & sharpened the blades, then treated the bottom with this: I have mowed my 2-acre yard every week since then without cleaning or sharpening, and it passes the yard boss's (my wife) critical...

Not a transgender mower, but more like a Scotsman's Kilt :LOL: I always run into the problem in the Fall - leaves and then a little later Sweetgum balls cover the grass that I've spent too much to overseed. I don't want to lower the deck because I'm trying to encourage the new grass growth. The...

I'm still mowing a couple of acres with a Scott's (JD) 42" I bought at Home Depot in 2001...lots of strange crap over the years; one time it would run for 5 or so minutes and quit. Sounded similar to OP problem. I thought it was that fuel solenoid deal, but check this out - after I replaced the...

I hesitate to chime in as I'm not a professional, but as a simple solution to caked-on grass on my mulching deck I've used graphite spray to good effect (as @Chuter said). It does help keep material from sticking and lasts for several cuts.

I have a number of sweetgum balls in my yard roughly equivalent to the national debt. I did find the expensive JD piece of metal and put it on the bottom of my mower deck, but I can't see it helps very much. Which brings me here - I had a similar idea to yours but was thinking of using...

Got someone you need to get even with? Drop some of this junk in their yard. I have this stuff aggressively spreading in my lawn. The valuable info I got from the NC Cooperative Extension is "Use a general herbicide to kill it after it germinates." :ROFLMAO: I did try Spectracide Broadleaf...

Thanks, appreciate the suggestions. I didn't mention in my previous responses that I already use Gator blades. My yard is full of trees and if I didn't get them up they'd be waist deep by December, so mulching them in place (while definitely much, much easier) would probably not work well in my...

That modification (that I incorrectly called a "lip" and for my LA105) is part number BM20505. Here is a link to it on greenpartstore.com: BM20505 Front Blowout Baffle I don't know if it fits LA125 but you could check it out. Personally I didn't see that it did anything but your experience...

I have a JD LA105 with mulch kit, always run max revs (wide open throttle), use a Trac Vac (5 hp B&S engine vacuum that sucks leaves/grass into a 55 gallon drum on a trailer), and STILL have leaves that are literally blown out the sides of the mower deck. I also have the JD modification of a...

What's he been cutting, a rock garden?

Russia invading Ukraine could have been stopped by the USA remaining energy independent and supplying Russia's current customers with oil and natural gas. But nooo, the climate change jackasses (aka AOC and her green new steal crew) knew better. Potato killed our energy independence and now...

OP - I had the same symptoms - my Scott's JD would turnover but not start unless I connected a jump battery. I took the valve cover off and adjusted the valves - you can find youtube videos on how to do this - it's not hard but you have to be precise and have a torx screwdriver bit that fits...

No offense to Californians, but you elected the POS Governor you have and even had a chance to put a good person in recently, but NOOOOO.... if you want to salvage what's left of your state then GET RID OF DEMOCRATS, especially in government.

Just throwin' this out for what it's worth. I have a JD Scott's L1742 that had the same symptoms - start fine, run fine, then after some random amount of time, just shut off. I had run into the fuel cap thing so I knew about that one & that wasn't it. I replaced all the fuel lines & fuel filter...