Recent content by natenkiki2004

Hello all. Since the season is upon us I dragged my deck out and decided to sharpen up the blades. Got the old ones off and the spare ones together to sharpen and I noticed a big difference between them. The set that was on the deck have this nasty wear on it and look like the metal was thinned...

After a 2 year hiatus, I am starting to get back into small engine repair, for flipping. I've got a good stash of a dozen or so mowers and few other things as I can't resist picking them up but haven't gotten up the nerve to work on them or find time between my own projects. But now, I could use...

Hey all, I have an older Briggs opposed twin on a MTD mower and I cannot seem to find out what the RPM is supposed to be for mowing. I've got some throttle work to do (new parts coming in) so I'd like to set it where it's supposed to be. When I got it, the mower was around 2600RPM full throttle...

Figured I would post this in case anyone else had a similar issue. The fix for me was about $8 in hardware. I was trying to disconnect a battery from a riding mower recently and the screw had become so rusted/corroded onto the lead terminal that when I tried to loosen it up, the terminal (poor...

Hello all. I've not used or purchased a riding mower before but I got a guy wanting to sell me a Montgomery Ward PowrKraft 18-46. Beyond that, I don't know much info except that it needs a battery & ran fine this last summer. Any idea of what I should pay? What should I look for when buying one...

Hey all. After finishing up my snowblower saga, I've got a (hopefully) final question on the engine. I had the belt cover off because I was replacing belts, I got new ones but only the auger belt fit properly, the drive one was too loose. I left it off to take it back another day and decided to...

Hey all, I've been working on an old Toro for a couple weeks (slow project) and I've put about $90 into new parts for it, I'm almost done and have a couple questions. I happen to have a copy of the manual and it states 3000RPM. After trying out this mower after rebuilding, I was quite...

I picked up this trimmer locally for $10. It looks like it was beat up pretty good, perhaps dropped. In dropping, the plastic shroud has a crack and one of the exhaust bolts sheared so the muffler was used loose. I think the exhaust got where it shouldn't be and stressed the ignition coil. The...

I've been watching Craigslist like a hawk since people tend to get rid of their snowblowers now that the snow is all gone. I think I nabbed a pretty good deal. Picked up (ha, with the help of 3 other people) a Bolens FMC 524 today for $75. The engine turns and the auger moves as well, new tires...

This might not be the best place/forum to post this but there's always nice people around and I've seen oils mentioned here before. I have an old Montgomery Wards (Gilson) front-tine rototiller. I have about $120 into it (bought it for $40, the rest went into gaskets and parts) and I really...

I'm thinking about purchasing one of these mowers that seem to be highly rated. The owner says it needs repair, something about the blade coming off and the shaft snapping. I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with this mower and could shed a little light on this. I'm wondering if the mower is...

Hey all. I came here about a week ago looking for posts about fuel leaks on Briggs carbs and found a bunch of helpful posts. So I replaced the needle and seat after cleaning the carb with fine wire and carb cleaner spray. I was 100% sure that would solve the problem but it didn't. I read some...

Hey all. I got some pretty good help the last time I was here so I thought I would come back even though this isn't a lawn mower :biggrin: The rototiller in question is one of the old Montgomery Ward styles: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/464376/Images/DSCF9290.JPG I picked it up for $40. The...

Hey all. Pretty cool forum, I've been here a few time researching things and it's helped out. I have a few questions about a Snapper push-mower I have. Before I ask though, I wanna say that this IS my first mower and I don't know a lot about engines but I am willing to learn and not afraid to...