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The parts list does not have Type 0299 so as to identify the proper carb. It is a Toro autochoke with 6.75hp B&S 126T02-0299-b1 10032757. Engine is hunting the first few minutes, then runs ok. I have rebuilt the carb and replaced the governor spring. Am thinking the carb might be the culprit...

See attached pic. This unit is on a B&S 17.5hp 31C707 engine. I've cleaned out the carb insides well enough, starts, but runs horribly with popping and very slow turning of engine, lots of exhaust coming out through the air intake. Some questions: How do I adjust the two screws on the carb...

I'm rebuilding the carb for an impossible to start Toro 20331 w/ Briggs 6.75hp engine 126T02-0299-B1. I've got everything cleaned up and shooting cleaning fluid, but the small opening in the picture, the right one, not the one with the brass insert. It appears to feed the large hole on the...

I picked up this used mower, 2010 vintage. The cover was off, so it may have been tampered with by the previous owner, is everything in order under the hood? This is the Toro 20331 with a guarantee to start (no primer bulb), but doesn't. I took the carb apart, everything appeared in order...

I just replaced both the drive and cutting deck belts on my 1995 MTD garden tractor. I've got the thing put back together and everything looks and works ok, except that when the blade cutting height lever is on the highest cutting position (first notch), it looks like the belt is making contact...

To fit the stock holder in my tractor, ETX18 (340cca) from batterymart (Big Crank ETX18L Battery - Free Shipping: BatteryMart.com) or similar appears to be the best choice, at least as far as ccas go. I've read so many problems with the difficulty in starting these, my mower is an 1994 MTD. I...

i see from the manual that there are three starters that could go on this engine, 3", 3 5/8", and 4 3/8". If I need to replace the starter, can I just get the longest one? Will it help with starting by going with the larger model? I don't know which one I have yet (haven't checked). I see...

Just got a 18/42 hydro Powr Kraft from 1994 (MTD, perhaps a 690 series). I feel that it cranks a bit weak. It does start in 2-3 secs, but my previous motor had a much livelier crank. The battery is reading 12.4v sitting in the tractor and I fully charged it yesterday. Is 12.4v good enough...

Big difference in price of motors of similar appearance on the used market, the plain 12hp I/C relatively inexpensive, the I/C Quiet a bit more, and the PowerBuilt significantly more. What is the reasoning behind these pricing discrepancies?

I have a 1994-1996 Powr Kraft 18hp Twin II/42"/hydro which I believe uses the 063/064 catcher, I've attached a sketch, it has a rectangular support frame for the canopy. The catcher on later 1990's MTDs, sold by Craftsman (ie 15.5hp Kohler OHV/42"/6speed), has a different style of frame that...

What are the advantages of one versus the other? Which would be best for leaf pickup? Is it possible to insert a plastic bag into the solid bin and have it bag as one collects?

Can anyone direct me how to get a grass catcher for this 42" mower (1994-1996 time frame)? I can get ahold of a 190-064-000 (TMO-35108B) grass catching assembly (for 32" and 38" mowers), would this work?

I came across a menu page on this site that had a very long list of owner's manuals and a few service manuals available in pdf for various MTD models (craftsman, white, etc) for many of their products including tractors. I have not been able to get back to that page. Would someone have the link?

I'm thinking of getting one of the lower end Toro push mowers ($300 or so). There appear to be two engines available on these, both are 6.75hp: Kohler and B&G. Would they be comparable in quality? Should that be the basis of picking which model to choose?

I have been surveying the market. A 38" 12hp would do me fine, it is what I'm replacing after my 20 year old MTD bit the dust in the last storm. I really liked that $80 mower.... Walmart has the Murray M1338, 15.5hp "Powerbuilt" B&S: $998, 38" cut Poulan has a 42" 17.5hp w/ B&S IC engine...