Recent content by Little John

Hi all, I recently replaced the base gasket on my CC 18M push mower, and in doing so, I removed the governor arm on the engine without realizing what a PITA it would be to re-animate the thing. There's a pivot pin going into the engine that the arm mounts to, but the stops on the pivot seem to...

Hi all - first a little background. I picked up an 18" Cub Cadet push mower when I first moved into my house in 2007. It's done good, I treated it well, we got along fine. Then it started to leak, so I replaced the gasket and I think in doing so I knocked something out-of-whack. So now the mower...

Hi all - first a little background. I picked up an 18" Cub Cadet push mower when I first moved into my house in 2007. It's done good, I treated it well, we got along fine. Then it started to leak, so I replaced the gasket and I think in doing so I knocked something out-of-whack. So now the...

So I have an older LT1000 that works great, had it under a year. One problem since day 1 is that the steering never quite worked - going to the left the steering would overshoot and get locked almost sideways, and going to the right, it had a pretty big turning radius. Anyway, I finally looked...

Hi all, have a Craftsman LT1000 (917.271811), and through my own stupidity I ended up needing to replace the mower deck belt. So I did, and it was a PITA, and the belt, in disengaged position, is tight. Really tight. Should I expect the belt to loosen after a couple minutes of running, or did...

Hi all, An opportunity came today to buy the riding mower in the subject line. My yard isn't quite big enough to justify a riding mower, but I do have a steep hill and would like something of a small workhorse for carrying stuff up and down - namely dirt and firewood. Would the mower in...