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The tires currently on my mower are 16x6-8 which are useless In anything but dry weather. I don't use the mower for cutting grass it's used for a towing tractor and a bit if fun. I found some cheap tyres sized at 22x11-8 which I was wondering if they would fit on a standard 8" mower wheel with...

Sometime in the near-ish future I know the engine will completely die in my mower and I was wondering if a Honda gx390 or any Honda gx engine can run with the crank shaft facing downwards instead of to the side. I know that they generally run so the crankshaft is facing horizontally but I was...

My mower runs fine but it looks like it could be overheating but I'm not sure. What do you think

I have a 10hp briggs with codes: Model 254707 Type 0140-01 Code 9303110 About 2/3 months ago I bought it as a complete wreck if a mower and I spent my spare time repairing it. It had a lot fuel in the oil so I replaced the it. I cleaned the carb out, reset plug gap and flywheel and coil gap. I...

I have a 1985 mtd with a 14hp opposed and I was wondering if putting steel wool inside the exhaust would make it quieter. But I was wondering about the engines performance if the the steel wool would change the performance for the worse. Or if I put steel wool around the outside of the pipe if...

My 1985 opposed twin briggs always produces a lot of fumes and they are mainly noticeable when I put it away in the workshop. I don't know whether its normal but I have a 1992 single cylinder briggs which can be put on the workshop without it killing me with fumes. The exhaust in the opposed is...

Im going to change the head gasket on my husqvarna lawn tractor but the torque setting works out to about 19 Newton metres of torque. My torque wrench has a minimum of 28 NM. How would I do the head bolts without out it or with it. I don't have the money to spare to buy another torque wrench. So...

I have a husqvarna lt100 which I bought as a project and I got it running after cleaning the carb and fixing some wires. But when it runs it smokes a bit even after start up and it is hard to start. I tried adjusting air:fuel ratio but still no stop in smoke. Yesterday I took the engine...

I have just win an eBay Auction for a husqvrner and I need to know around what size it is to sought out picking up. Any help would be much Appreciated.

I have a 1985 MTD with a 14hp opposed twin Briggs and Stratton. Engine codes are model 400707 type 0114 code 85082312

I have a 1985 MTD Lawnflite which I need the model number of. I phoned up a MTD dealership and they were quite rude to me for whatever reason but I got an answer that it would be under the seat. I looked and it looks like someone has peeled it off in the past. I have the engine codes for it...

My 1985 MTD looks ok but I would prefer bigger wheels. I like the old looking style with big wheels but my mower has small wheels which don't look good. How would I go about putting bigger wheels on. I don't have any welding equipment so I can't make my own hub. Is there anywhere where I could...

I have a 1985 Briggs opposed twin 14hp model 400707 type 0124 code 85082312. It starts very well and was serviced in february. I have had it almost a year and it had a popping sound since I had it. A few months ago it started running rough and it was backfiring sometimes so I got a carb rebuild...