Recent content by hrdman2luv

You're either a genius or greek.

Holy smack daddy. I went to push this beast up to the shop yesterday, and something is froze up. Either the brakes or the rear end. I tried another big mower, and all it did was make a hole. The ground is still pretty wet, even the pick up wouldn't move it. Anyone ever get the feeling that...

I took in a huge craftsman mower last year, with a 25hp Kohler on it, that was froze up. I was just going to use it for a parts mower. But, have been thinking about trying to get the engine loosened up. Would like to hear your stories and maybe some tricks to getting one freed up. I'll post...

34G777 Briggs revs too high. It will throttle up and down. But the high is too high. And the low is also too high, even after throttle down. When the throttle is all the way down, it tries to die. I've set the governor (twice) replaced the carb (for other reasons). The gov. spring looks ok. The...

If your PVC is clogged (say on a V twin Briggs (or any of them for that matter) could that cause a lot of white smoke?

I Briggs single cylinder 19hp 31N807 0440. On a Troybilt zero turn with 42" deck. I changed the cam, put everything back together. And it ran fine & dandy. My compressor must've been low on air when I tightened the PTO up, because after about 30 minutes of mowing, everything started vibrating...

Something is locked up in this Craftsman tiller. Not sure if the chain has come off and is in a bind or what. The part number is Tiller gear case Parts #: 986-0091. Seems the edges overlap each other and are crimped. Question is, are this repairable? A new one, from what I can find is about...

Briggs 31N807 0440. Customer insisted that the cam was bad. He'd gotten that from a reputable mower shop in town. Said the ONLY way to get it to turn over enough to start it, was to jump it off his pick up. He said the valves had been adjusted. I know the owner of the other mower shop, and...

I've got an old Ferguson Tractor that needs trans fluid. Since I'm not sure what's in it, and it's extremely low, I was needing to know what kind of oil to put back in it. Three drain plugs, One fill hole. I've read where people have used 15/40 motor oil. They said it works fine. I've also read...

Chipper bit the dust. Needing a 5hp briggs, with a straight 1" horizontal shaft. It connects directly to the wood chipper. It's not threaded or tapered.

I believe this is the right part number, 495459. Gas coming out of the hole on top, under the throttle lever. Is the diaphragm clogged up? Or is there supposed to be a plug in there?

Need a new carb for this JD 140. The new ones online seem cheap enough. (Less the $20) The one that's on it (Walbro) has both air and fuel adj. on the side. The new one's on line as one on the side and one on the very top? Also most of them (new ones) have a nipple on the top of the throttle...

Does anyone have a simple diagram of how to install a push button start on an old John Deere 140. It's got points. An old car type coil with positive on one side, negative on the other. It has the Kohler engine. Round air filter on the side.

Poulan Pro 34cc. Cleaned out the card (best I could) inside and out. Primer bulb wouldn't pop back out. Now, it cranks and runs good with the choke on. But once you release the choke half way, or give it some gas, it dies right away. BTW, when it cranks, (choked) it a very high idle. I've...

These Murray M2500's are junk. I get that. But this one is almost brand new. I back blew the fuel filter, replaced the fuel lines (which weren't bad). When you try to prime it, the bulb works fine until fuel starts going through into the carb. Then once it's full, the bulb won't come back out...