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Cub Cadet 1042 mower with Kohler Courage 19 engine, 350 total hours over 7 seasons. The last few mowing sessions would yield white smoke coming from the muffler after just a few minutes of running the mower. This occurs for 2-4 minutes, it is not just a very passing brief puff of smoke. After...

My 5 year old 1042 blades have at most 3" of cutting edge on the ends. On setting height 3 of 6, it does Ok, on the higher 4 setting it is barely passable if one drives very slowly. Setting 5 and 6, the highest, are basically useless. Where the right front tire runs over the grass, never...