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Good info, Thanks! My 1967 Sears Compact 7 with a transplanted 2hp B&S out of a Cooper rotary mower had a nasty kickback. I had removed the pull start and used a dischargeable B&S Firestorm drill with a big socket to engage the crankshaft to spin the motor to start it. A big kickback broke the...

Got any pics? I think it would be difficult to solder anything as strong as the original terminal. Drill a pilot hole to install a screw with metal-cutting threads. Heat the bolt up cherry red and jam it in there, LOL I wonder if there's hard vibration or impact bouncing that's banging that...

I'd bet a mass of frozen water in the bottom. Enough of it melted during the brief test run to show up in the oil. I changed the hydraulic fluid in my woodsplitter. Still suffered from slow ram action. After removing the engine to expose the tank's interior, I discovered a slab of ice over a...

Is that measured along just one frame rail? Totally flat surface it's on for the measurements? I'd kinda think a left side/right side difference would cause uneven mowing more than a slight rise in the center. Still, you'd think the mower deck could be adjusted for a half-inch difference since...

Plugged gas tank cap? Easy to check, loosen the cap when it happens again.

Thanks! As it turned out, at the wife's urging I picked up a JD LX176 in good running condition off craigslist. Not as pretty as the Husky but probably a more capable tractor. I did some more searching and found a couple completed auctions for this model Husky. One was $275 and the other $550...

Not even a guess? It's still listed at $2300 for the package.

Took a gander at a clean and well-cared for YTH1542XP being sold locally. This is a very late model mower to me, compared to the '71 Sears Compact 7 I've been mowing with and abusing the past 12 years. Around 550 hours, most of its service life was by professional pick-up and drop-off and they...

Another method might be to use a pull start cord or two as pulling loops. Loop it between deck and pulley with enough extra length on both sides to grab onto. Favor pulling on one side then the other held with each hand to "walk" it off. But I wanna see the boat! Could be fun in the July 4th...