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It's funny you should say that. I went up to the Home Depot to look at the underneath of their S series decks, and they to DO NOT come...

Thanks for responding. Like I mentioned, I can adjust the bars to “synch” position unpowered (and static). Once powered and moving...

Sounds like it's time to move on to a commercial brand other than JD. By all means stay away from the "box store" models.

This is what I was told by the service manger who is an idiot. It might be a PIN label he is referring to. I was not willing to accept...

There is no "better" starter made to overcome a camshaft with a broken compression relief mechanism. Have you pulled the spark plug...

At the very base of each lap bar there is a turn knob that can be loosened to adjust the lap bar to the position you want them to be...

Were you on the heel of the cam when you adjusted clearance? Most four stroke engines have 2 TDC strokes.

Yep I've adjusted the valves a few times with a feeler gauge. Brand new battery. I should add it used to help to adjust the valves but...

Yeah hanging on compression stroke. If I back it up by hand it'll usually get enough momentum to kick past it and start.

Hi Slomo, Maybe they can find an old bottle of slick 50 on the shelf and cure all of their engine troubles? LOL

need cub model and serial number to access the manual for it. There may be a safety switch that is not allowing it to run...

as others said - is it having trouble spinning, or trouble running even though it spins freely. If the valves are gapped looser than...

1.Adjust valves to factory specs for YOUR engine. 2.LOAD test battery. 3.Clean all grounds.

Coming from a RZT 50 to a brand new Z2 60 Cub Cadet zero turn mower - bought just last week. I’d rate this new mower 2/5 for now and...

Well put. One big advantage a larger shop has if they have one or two experienced technicians with many years of experience is to...