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i have this troy built model 2410 and i would like to add steering to it. now the steering that you pull a trigger on the bar and it disengages that wheel so you can turn in that direction easier with the help of the wheel that is still driving. i looked on the troy built site and of course that...

i live in muskegon mi. and i have a fenced in yard that the 2 small dogs use for ther duties. and as you guessed i have the normal spots starting. what i would like to do is reseed over those spots or even the complete backyard with a grass the is just dog pee proof. i water 2 times a week for...

ok it seems i have spots from the dogs peeing in the yard. is there a grass that is tolerant to this? if so what type and can t be spread over the existing lawn or will ihave to till the lawn under and start over? it is pointless to just reseed the spots because as soon as i do they will just...

ihave this craftsman rider the 917.273350 with the 16 hp ohv engine. it is hard to crank over. once it starts cranking it will start hot of cold but it just does not want to start to crank. i load tested the battery it is a 200cca battery and i let the test run for 30 seconds and it did not drop...

my brother dragged his poulan pro 8.5 hp flathead engine snowblower over the other day with what the repair shop said was low compression. i put a gage on it and it has 30 psi using the rope. he was complaining of it not having the power it used to have and he said it sounds like the engine is...

say does anyone happen to know if there is a sprinkler controller that will let you run more that one zone at a time? i have 2 and 3 heads per zone and my pump can run 4 to 5 heads but if i was to just setup the system for 2 zones then ask were talking my well will drop and then i have to...

i just got this mower the other day, the guy claims it has a misfire on the left cylinder looking at the front of the engine. however, i can pull the plug wires off one at a time and the engine still runs so that tells me there is no misfire. but it stumbles kind of like it may have a dirty...

my neighbor brought me a poulan chainsaw to try and get running. it is model p4018wt and he said it ran until he put in a new primer bulb. well i clamped it in the vice and pushed the primer and i can see it put gas in the bottom part of the carb. but it will not start. so tell me i tried...

i have the poulan pro snowblower model pr271 and the impeller belt finally gave up. the book calls it a 581 83 24-01 it turns out to be 35.4" long. so has anyone figured out the normal size of this belt so i may get on at the autoparts store or maybe lowes? the drive bel they crossed in the book...

i got this snowblower from the neighbor and he asked me to see if i can get it running. so this is what i found so far. i took the carb off and cleaned the bowl, and set the what may be the idle screw to from 3\1/2 turn all the way out to 3 turns and it will about start but not stay running...

i have a 14' boat on a trailer and i want to flip it over for the winter to keep the junk out of it. it is an aluminum boat and i do not have help to flip it, so i wonder if anyone here on the mower forums has ever built a device that can be mounted to this is the bow winch structure and let me...

i'm looking for repair tie rod ends. for the dyt4000 sears rider. yes i know i can get the complete tir rod but i'm wondering if they actually make the ends the can either be threaded on or welded on. and yes i will need to thread the rod or weld-on nuts like the extended nuts used in hanging...

i have a craftsman rider model 917.273350 and i need the bagger chute that connects to the mower deck. i went to the parts direct and found the mower but the chute does not look like it is the correct part. or at least by the picture. they give a part number of 131970 for the deck chute. but...

i have a craftsman rider model 917.273350 and i need the bagger chute that connects to the mower deck. i went to the parts direct and found the mower but the chute does not look like it is the correct part. or at least by the picture. they give a part number of 131970 for the deck chute. does...

i have a sears rider i got used about a year ago and it came with one chute for the bagger. i looked up the parts for the model number and the parts listed do not look like what came with it. the previous owners drove it to me and forgot 1 or more chute parts and i did not notice until later...

i have the poulan pro model pr271 snowblower and i had the control panel fail today. the forward reverse cable anchor on the underside of the panel broke off. after taking this apart and fabing a repair i discovered it was designed to fail. the cable mount is 2" higher than the lever the cable...

i have a snapper push mower that is maybe 20 years old. i have not used it much because i got it for a spare in case my rider failed. 3 times i had to replace the flywheel key due to it shearing for whatever reason. they are cheap as hell and the next time i may just make one but this thing...

i had the neighbor drop off her yardman push mower today and she said it either will not start when cold or is hard to start when cold. she said both but it she must get it to start as she said it starts good after it warms up. so i too off the carb it looked clean and sprayed it with cleaner...

i have the craftsman riding mower that has the 18.5 itek engine and this thing kicks back on the starter when cold and hot. more when hot. i have it on a maintainer so the battery is up to speed. metes says 13 volts before i try to crank it. it starts after the first cold kickback but when hot i...

last year i posted about the grass i had n my yard. the group decided it was crabgrass. but being it was late in the year i did not bother just killing the yard off to fix it and it was to late to put anything on it. so now that it is about time to put fertilizer on the yard tell me will weed...

i hope this is the correct location but i have a sears leaf blower and i can't get it to run. i almost starts for a second then stops. this is what i have done. adjusted the mag to 4 thicknesses of paper, took off the carb and blew it out took off the cylinder and found the ring froze to the...

i have this grass taking over my yard. i grows so low that i do not need to mow it. it is a light shade of green broad leaf and looks like the pictures. feels good walking on it. my research is telling me it may be some type of carpet grass. i can see my original grass in it still but this grass...

i have a 3 year old polan pro snowblower model may be PR300ES! i'm not in fornt of it now but on the polan site this model all look the same. anyway does anyone happen to know if this series came with the powered chute if so any part number i can get so i can research it or maybe even a line to...

ok i have a question is there a grass that i can apply that will just take over an existing lawn and still look good next year? i water 2 times a week in the evening for 30 minutes per zone. thanks

i have a 17 hp briggs & stratton intek v twin engine and the starting motor bendix broke. i did not see any numbers on the starting motor but on the bracket i see these numbers on the bendix side it is 9807015m and on the back of that bracket it is 28154. are these bracket number issued to...

i got a poulan pro 270 snowblower a few weeks ago. so far it seems like a good machine. it does bog down in deep snow but so far has not stalled. although i have stopped forward movement at the few times it bogged down to the point it seemed like it was going to stall. anyway my questions are...

i read on this forum somewhere about who makes the dyt4000 mower tractor but can't remember where so maybe someone here can update me once again thanks. i'm looking for a way to bypass the seat. got to be a way tired of it stopping when i have to move some off the seat.

i have a 9-27 snow blower with power steering that has the one handle chute lever that controls the side to side and the up and down. the model is 247.88790 what i need to knw is did sears ever come out with a fix for the chute up and down? if i tighten the bolts i can't move the chute and with...

i would like to get the wiring diagram for the dyt4000 craftsman mower. what i want to do is eliminate the seat switch so it will not stop when off the seat. yep that is a safety thing but i'm tired of the thing stopping if i need totest run it or bend over to pick up waste in the yard etc. i...

i have a dyt4000 rider tractor and compared tot heyard bug i have this machine is terrible to steer. takes both hands to do it. is there any power steering addons for this machine? or is a power steering even available for the riders? it is hydrostatic so maybe they make a unit that will plug...

i have a yardman yard bug mower (yea poor me) but aside from that can anyone tell me where i can get a gator blade for it? it has the 27 1/2 cut. if they just don't make the blade then can anyone tell me the blade hole size or how i can measure the hole size on my blade? if i can get the star...