Recent content by PeterJones

Thanks, given that's its easy I will replace. Cheers, Peter

ILENGINE, Thanks for the prompt response and bugger, I'm a B&S Commercial Series 27HP so old tech. Never mind... Do you know if a replacement is its simply a matter of popping the old one out and reconnecting wires? Cheers, Peter

I have a Scag Cheetah and the hour meter display is cactus - just shows random lines. Just wondering where the runtime hours are stored, i.e. if I replace the meter will it start at zero? If possible I want to retain the actual runtime hours. Cheers, Peter

StarTech was spot on - my problem was faulty zerks. Two out of three in brand new spindles! Bought 4 new zerks today (thought I would keep a couple in reserve) and two out of four failed. The moral of the story is: don't be a jerk, never trust a zerk. Thanks for the very informative...

This post has introduced me to the world of zerks. I did a bit of research and found this page: https://www.huyett.com/knowledgevault/product-faqs/grease-fittings Things are actually more complex than I thought.... Cheers, Peter

Wow, I had no idea grease nipples were such a potential cause of problems. I had the opportunity to grease the spindles before installing them - now I have remove them!! Never again, always check parts grease up as advertised before installation. Cheers, Peter

Thanks ST, I can't see if the grease is coming from the zerk centre as the only thing I can report is the grease seems to flowing from all around the the grease gun nozzle. i presume this is because it is leaking back around the outside edge of the zerk. I actually didn't see this as a problem...

Hi, I have recently replaced all three cutter blade spindles on my scag cheetah. I have installed the new spindles and, unfortunately, decided to grease them post installation. My problem is that two of the grease pressure relief valves are not working (stuck I suppose). When I grease the...

Sorry for the delay in providing feedback - got back this job this afternoon. StarTech's advice worked as advertised, The original screws were good for cracking the seal but I couldn't move the collars up even after that. The longest 1/4 inch screws I could get were 2 inch and even then I had...

Thanks guys, very informative. Pushing with the two bolts seems the easiest solution - I'll give that a go first then, if the that fails, I will go through BM1's list of instructions. Thanks for the very prompt responses - greatly appreciated. Cheers, Peter

Hi, I have a Scag Cheetah which suffered a melted bottom bearing on one of the blade spindles. I've taken the easy way out (I thought) and bought three full spindle assemblies rather the replace the spindle bearings. I've immediately hit a problem with the top collar around the spindle shaft...

Thanks SC, Actually you may be spot on. The Z930 certainly seems to throw out more grass and further irrespective of the grass length. I generally I blow out the collected grass under the deck spasmodically but there is certainly a build up of old grass below the deck. Do you think this build...

I have an 8 year Cheetah 29hp briggs stratton and 52 inch deck and its out of action for a few weeks. In the meantime I'm borrowing a 2 year old John Deere Z930m, 24Hp and 60 " deck. I've noticed the Z930m cuts long thick grass much much easier than the Scag. Just wondering if this is simply a...

Problem solved. Just had a look at the parts list in my owners manual and I see there is blow up box around the spindle drawing and arrow will a number which I hadn't noticed previously. Low and behold the it refers to part 461663 - which is the entire assembly including bearings. This is what...

Bert, Oops, "Spindle Assembly"...