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I ain't been in for a while because 3 years ago I moved into a rental that came with lawn service, and at the same time my daughter and her hubby needed lawn mowers. I suspect that will change as I need to move again in July. But my son needed a mower for his job, so I told him to keep an eye...

It's been a while since I've been in here. Life just gets crazy sometimes. So, I snagged a Toro from the curb yesterday for a project. I'm making a small trailer dolly out of this self propelled mower. It has a Tecumseh motor, and is new enough that it only has rabbit, but it is old enough...

The running speed (Rabbit) is way low. I was mid-lawn when it slowly reduced speed to a sputtering idle. I think I've checked everything. No water in the gas, oil is fine, but changed it to be sure. The spark plug looked dark, so I changed it. I checked the valves(thanks again for those...

I have a HRS21 that has a GXV110 engine. I picked it out of someone's trash a few years ago, and it has run fine until now. I've gone through everything, and at this point, I think the valves might be out of adjustment. Anybody out there happen to have these specs? I've searched online, and...

I've been asked to repair a FH580C V-twin engine. I've worked on a Kawasaki bike or two before, but never a power equipment motor. I feel up to the challenge. I found a service manual. I haven't even unloaded it out of the van yet, but I'm trying to find out about any common problems with...

Being a new guy here, I don't know if this has been covered, but it never hurts to be reminded. It actually happened 2 years ago, but I just fixed the machine in question today. It is a Troybilt 4 cycle trimmer, that I have lots of attachments for. Granted, I can(and did, as a temporary...

I bought this 2 stroke Ryobi string trimmer w/ electric start in '09. Kinda cool. But I didn't quite get all the fuel out of it last year, and most of you know the drill. But there's a twist.I can't get the carb totally apart. The low and high mix screws are not common screws, and are...

Greetings from Northern Virginia. I was drawn here by a thread in the Craftsman area, as I have come across an old powered reel mower. I like the older machines. Motorcycles (69 & 73 Honda's), old outboard motors(multiple), and, of course, old mowers. My "weekly cutter"(equivalent of daily...