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So I am doing my homework on purchasing a new rider, looking more for a buy once, cry once option. I will be mowing half an acre...

That's the pulley that goes blade to blade. I am talking about the V-belt pulley on top of that mentioned in your post.

Well, when you think about it, it actually makes sense, similar to what ILENGINE said. When air is cold, it is more dense, thus the...

I am just a retiree that has been doing this for 49 years. Buy a lot of parts from where I used to work that is a hardware store that...

I have this Timemaster mower and while I think it's a great mower I cannot figure out one thing. Serial number starts with 313. I have...

Honestly, I would plug the bottom weep hole and put one in the top. With a weep hole at the bottom, it will never keep grease for very...

Good morning. The spindle would rattle, be loose. I could feel the roughness in the deck lift pedal. After disassembling, the bearing...

Hello Davenj4f, Most people drill a 1/8" weep hole near the top (on the side) of the spindle housings. This allows heat expansion...

Thanks for the reply. You are correct about 3rd party replacements. Never had much luck with any of them. When I bought all new...

Is there any measures to prevent pushing the remaining seals out .

The replacement spindles typically have sealed bearing installed. The spindles need to be taken apart and the inner bearing seals...

Well, when you think about it, it actually makes sense, similar to what ILENGINE said. When air is cold, it is more dense, thus the...

Me and my dad are running a repair business. I fix the riding mowers, he fixes mostly JD 300 series(316, 318), 400 series(425, 445,455)...

Are you able to turn the starter? May be a bad/stuck starter. I had a starter with a bad top bushing that got hot, blew up the magnet...

I just love when people recommend coating electrical connections with non conductive grease.