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Ariens/Gravely doesn't publish a service manual for this model. Our ultimate goal is to replace seals in a wheel motor. I've never seen a how-to for that but have the service manual from Hydro-Gear. So I'll ask how to remove the castle nut that presumably secures the brake drum and/or hub. Yes...

Exhibit #369 for why it's impossible for me to keep any riding mower completely functional for an entire mowing season ... because the cheapest of simple parts will bring the machine down to its knees with nary a warning. And then a few days might go by before you can diagnose. And then there's...

Am I better off installing a seal kit or buying a new wheel motor, in terms of reliability? The motor is part # 04915500 and the seal kit (Hydro Gear 706262 HGM P SERIES) if of course much cheaper. 440 hours on the machine. (I've never replaced seals on anything involving hydraulics. I'd need a...

I don't have the TriCycler mulching accessory, but I never bag either (not that I have any sort of bagging system, which I don't.) I realize that regular clippings are already a form of "mulch" (albeit not a consistent one.) Anyway, that's my question.

The tech manual (service manual) for my tractor isn't explicit enough for me except in one instance where they state to not mix fluids. It says to take a look at the color. If it's honey brown, add Hy Gard. If it's red, add Type F. The book doesn't say at what serial # they switched from one to...

It's either a 42" or 46" deck depending on your source for what was supposedly available for the 265 lawn tractor. It's definitely not the 38" or 48" or 50". I took a wire brush to all three spindle hub mounting locations. Two of the three look OK; the one nearest the grass exit has rust...

My real question might be, "Can Hydrostatic drivetrain "gearing" be changed, to turn the tractor into something faster since I'll no longer be using it to mow?" Spindle parts prices for mower decks that fit the Deere 265 can be eye-watering. I can't consider a complete new set. At any rate new...

engine running very rich with lots of black smoke? engine running very rough like a paint mixer jiggling around? spark plug, boot, wire, igniter, coil, whatever, all is fine? carb is clean inside and out, and adjusted, choke plate open and so on? all linkage = good? But it "Runs Like a...

for the FC420V Kawasaki engine (the only engine that came on these mowers)

The starter solenoid isn't engaging. Battery connections are clean, new and tight. The battery's at 12.6 volts currently. Same measurement at statrter post and at the wire coming off the battery that feeds the key switch. Dash lights work etc, carb relay works, main relay I can hear click also...

My father-in-law's Gravely recently had its voltage regulator replaced without being tested (shade tree mechanic friend who was "sure" that was why the battery isn't charging.) Today I downloaded from kohler.com a service manual (Kohler Courage 23 engine) and the parts manual for this machine...

Previous owner's wife ran it into a fence. Some small dents in the exhaust, the valve cover is bent, some small braided tube above the air cleaner got nicked. For the last YEAR he'd been pushing in on some bracket atop the carb with his finger to get it to run, prior to pulling the rope. Ran...

The other day the engine petered out as I was finishing a mow. RPMs just dropped off. I parked it. Day or two later I'm mowing again. No issues. And then later, it did the same thing. This time I couldn't pull the rope at all. I can slowly turn the flywheel with a socket and breaker bar...

Circa '99-'01 I don't know which John Deere this clone is. I was tasked with this repair; the blade belt was already off. After installing, I cut some grass OK but the belt never fully disengaged with the lever, which made cranking difficult. Afterwards I noticed I'd installed the belt twisted...

I have two HR215HXA Masters mowers. #1: HR 215 K1 HXA, ser# MZAM -- 6265725 KL Bought 2001, new. One day, the only drive speed available became the fastest one. The speed lever does nothing. Cable looks OK? I was able to adjust the cable so that the mower creeps forward at idle ... lever not...