Recent content by RhettWS

Colleagues, I managed to get my pressure washer fully operational after the flood which is a blessing. Lots of water in the engine and in the pressure washer pump. I needed to change the pump oil a couple of times to get all the water out and I have the following question. Does anyone know...

Got my mower running yesterday after the flood. Thanks for the help with suggestions on what to do to get it going. Runs well but I need to change the bearings in the spindles and I need some advice on the part number. Soaking in the water for a day or so is not ideal for bearings :rolleyes...

Hey Folks, Many of you have seen/heard about the flooding in south Louisiana near and around Baton Rouge. It was and still is mind blowing. Currently, I'm just letting stuff dry out. My house took 6" of water inside. it is a mess but we are insured so we will be just fine. Living upstairs...

Don't know if you ordered yet or not. On my Raptor SD the G5 cut is really nice. But, the deck gets covered in clippings, I mean a boat load. This is more of an annoyance than a problem. I clean the deck with a blower after every mowing. With the stock blades I would not collect that much...

Blades after 25.2 hours. Waited a little too long. Swapped out for a new set of gator blades. Gator blades did pretty good but the grass was supper long.

Good afternoon, I just purchased and used a new laser tachometer to check my engine rpms. I have a Raptor SD, 54" deck, with a Kaw FR691V. The specks indicate the high idle speed should be 3600 +/- 50 rpms. With no blades engaged I got values right at 3600. With the blades engaged it...

Would this be stringers?? This is not my yard thankfully. When I saw this the term "stringer" came to mind. BTW this is bahia grass.

Good morning, I searched the forum and couldn't find a thread which discusses how often you sharpen you blades. I might have used the wrong search terms. Specifically, how many hours do you go between routine blade sharpening? I've seen an occasional comment on it but no thread focused on...

Hello, I've been trying to reply to a thread that I started for 4 days with no luck. When I tell it to submit reply, I get a server error with some nondescript message. This has happened both from my office and from home. Any thoughts? Thanks .......... Rhett

I trust everyone is doing well. Spring is just around the corner here. I can see tree buds starting to swell a bit. I want to add a tachometer on my mower (Hustler Raptor SD, Kaw FR691V-A527-R). I have a spot for it on the left side of the unit where I can cut a hole in the plastic wheel...

Hello, While agonizing over what mower to purchase, the discharge opening on the Raptor SD deck was a detractor. I read several posts were individuals groused about it. For a number of reasons I purchased it anyway with the idea that I would work on the discharge fairly soon. The chute...

Hello, While working on my mower I noticed one of my dogs showing a great deal of attention to my mower. The dog never barked but kept sniffing around and looking underneath. I finally decided to bend down a little further and I saw a possum.:laughing: Sorry for the crappy photo. My old...

Thought you might get a kick out of my first real mowing with my new Raptor SD. The photo below is actually in my neighbor's yard. :shocked: Learning to steer this thing when the ground in sloppy is a real challenge. So challenging I thought I would try a second pass. First pass are the tracks...

Greetings, Pulled the trigger this morning on a Raptor SD, 54 with the Kaw motor. The dealer is adding the flex forks and engine guard and I should be able to pick it up Monday. I've posted a few time and agonized for about 3 months on what to purchase. I have about 4.5 acres but only mow...

Hello whereever you might be!! I hope to pull the trigger on a new mower right after Christmas. I'm strongly leaning towards an IS700 after sufficient agonizing and worrying about what to purchase. I have one concern. It weighs about 1/2 ton. I'm concerned it will leave ruts in my yard...