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Greetings all,
I have an older model Sears 6.0 HP push mower that is now making loud clanking noise. Engine model is 143.016000, Engine Family is YTPXS.1851BA Displacement is 185 and DOM 1324 C.

This all that I have on the engine, Sears Direct Parts did say the engine is a Briggs and Stratton but did not know what model it was. Looking to find a Service Manual for it so any help would be welcomed. I am pretty handy with tools so I am looking forward to tearing into this thing.
It powers my "Mower from Hell" brush mower so I need to get it running right again.


Tom

That engine is a tecumseh.
Might a have a logo of a red indian on it.

As pug said, engine is a Tecumseh. Model number LEV115, spec number 360033D. Manuals are available online search Tecumseh service manuals PDF.

Thank you Gentlemen I appreciate the help.
Tom

Found out why the engine was running rough. Crank key holding the flywheel was sheared and the flywheel had a nasty chip out of it. Guess I will be looking for a new one.
Tom

They call it recycled. It is only $27.12
mowerpartszone.com/recycled-parts/tecumseh-flywheel-611112/
$25.00 on ebay
ebay.com/itm/like/282046724204?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

BlazNT,
Thank you vary much, I will check locally first and then try both of those you listed.
Tom

IT LIVES! LOL
Replaced the parts I needed and with a bit of messing around with it: the flywheel brake assembly goes on BEFORE the flywheel the engine started on the third pull. I did check the engine mounting bolts and snugged them up a bit which might have added to the vibrations I was seeing/feeling. Now if it would ever stop raining so the weeds can dry I will be able to mow the dam at my farm.
You have a great weekend.
Tom

Glad to hear, but if you really want to say thanks, my yard work is about two and a half weeks behind. Just got off work, but it's raining. Let me know if you can help.

Rivets said:

Glad to hear, but if you really want to say thanks, my yard work is about two and a half weeks behind. Just got off work, but it's raining. Let me know if you can help.

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I would love to take a road trip to help you out but if you have been watching the news we have had a bit of rain here (18" in two weeks) and things are a bit soggy so both my yard and the farm need cutting big time. And more rain is forecast.

Again THANK YOU to you and pugaltitude for help IDing the engine

Tom

If it keeps on raining you won't need to mow around the dam, it will be full.
A full dam makes a happy farmer.
They got 6" yesterday on the farm and up to 10" in the catchment so the bridge is closed.
Thus no work for me today as I live on the other side of the river.

Bert,
The issue about the dam is that if we got to much rain there the natural spill way can not handle it and the pond over flows the dam. After the last big storm we had I found the floating dock and the small boat we keep there on top of the dam. Kinda worried that the dam might be damaged by to much water.

I did get to start mowing the fields and got about 3/4 done when I broke the blade belt on the mower. I guess a home owner mower is not supposed to cut 3 feet tall grass. Oops.
Tom

You need a wheeled string trimmer! 1/8 inch Oregon Gatorline and a 7 HP engine can tackle that grass. We have a 10+ year old DR trimmer that's still going strong. It gets used for all the things that I don't want to subject my mower to. :smile:

Oh when I need to get down and dirty with the weeds and/or grass I get out the "Mower from Hell" LOL I picked up a $25.00 mower from a local company, cut the front open so the blade can directly contact the stuff in front of it, opened up the rear discharge chute a bit, added on an extended intake to get the filter up above the dust and grass clippings and go to town.



Tom

The old domestics would happily do that but the new ones have been downgraded to the point they can just barely cut the grass.
I always like to use 2 strokes on sloppy grounds .
Down here I use a Victa super 24, you must have a similar product over there. You call them roughing mowers or something similar.
We call them slashers and I cut down 2" diameter sapplings with mine yet it is still good enough to mow the ground around the house.
There has to be a similar Lawn boy

Bert,
I have down loaded the pictures you posted of a slasher and we have machines like that here. DR makes a couple but they tend to run several thousand dollars and I can't afford one. I did rent a walk behind brush cutter several years ago to reclaim some areas where the brush was getting out of hand and that puppy flat tore up some brush. Did the "Happy Man" dance that day. My home made mower works fine for now but I have been thinking about trying to fab up a front mounted slasher using scrap steel I have, a spindle off a mower deck and some wheels to support it. Not sure if it will mount to the front of my Murry and drive the blade off of it or make it self powered with an engine off a busted deck mower.
Tom

Arrrh Tom, now I remember you.
I see you have done an appropriate paint job on your modified mower.
I like a person with a sense of humour.
You might like to think about doing something similar on a side discharge mower.
Oddly enough they seem to work better that way.
If you end up making the up front, drive it off your mower and use an electric PTO so you can shut it down in an instant.
I put a new(er) engine in the Rover with an electric PTO on it and that has made life a lot better.
Cranky I did not do it a lot earlier