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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
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That skinny long spring is kind of delicate ... handle it gently .. :thumbsup:
PAGE 2 of pics (see previous post)
......That skinny long spring is kind of delicate ... handle it gently .. :thumbsup:
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Hey Rog ....
By the looks of things today... if you go back to Maine before AUGUST ... you will be puttin a snow-blade on that mower .... ( LOL ) N just wait till you hear that Johnny Cash tune ......
" How High's The Water Momma ?? " You gonna be REALLY glad you have that boat with ya !! Better find a raft for your car !! ...
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Hey Rog ....
By the looks of things today... if you go back to Maine before AUGUST ... you will be puttin a snow-blade on that mower .... ( LOL ) N just wait till you hear that Johnny Cash tune ......
" How High's The Water Momma ?? " You gonna be REALLY glad you have that boat with ya !! Better find a raft for your car !! ...
..:frown:
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Boo,
Not to worry! Maine owns more snow plows per capita than any other state in the union! I have seen it snow 36" in one storm before and when the last flake fell, the roads were already clean as a whistle... Those boys can plow snow, now let me tell ya!
We were coming home from Florida one winter back in the late 60's and ran into a blizzard that started in the Northern part of Virginia. L-O-N-G story short, we got trapped in Mass at my grandmothers for two days until they finally cleared her road.. (With a front end loader, no less!! Talk about not having the right equipment!!) When we finally got out of there, the Governor of MA was still pleading with people not to come out of their homes... I made it back to Maine where the snow was at least a foot and a half deeper than it had been in Mass and even the back roads (we have LOTS of back roads) were perfectly cleared and people were going about their business like they always do. The snow was so deep that I remember seeing a rabbit hound standing on top of a drift in among the limbs of a mature maple tree!
Rog
Hey Rog ....
By the looks of things today... if you go back to Maine before AUGUST ... you will be puttin a snow-blade on that mower .... ( LOL ) N just wait till you hear that Johnny Cash tune ......
" How High's The Water Momma ?? " You gonna be REALLY glad you have that boat with ya !! Better find a raft for your car !! ...
Boo,
Not to worry! Maine owns more snow plows per capita than any other state in the union! I have seen it snow 36" in one storm before and when the last flake fell, the roads were already clean as a whistle... Those boys can plow snow, now let me tell ya!
We were coming home from Florida one winter back in the late 60's and ran into a blizzard that started in the Northern part of Virginia. L-O-N-G story short, we got trapped in Mass at my grandmothers for two days until they finally cleared her road.. (With a front end loader, no less!! Talk about not having the right equipment!!) When we finally got out of there, the Governor of MA was still pleading with people not to come out of their homes... I made it back to Maine where the snow was at least a foot and a half deeper than it had been in Mass and even the back roads (we have LOTS of back roads) were perfectly cleared and people were going about their business like they always do. The snow was so deep that I remember seeing a rabbit hound standing on top of a drift in among the limbs of a mature maple tree!
Rog
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Boo-Boo,
I hate to tell you this, but I don't think my carb looked like that! I know it didn't have that long skinny spring. I couldn't see, but does the carb you are showing have the "Anti-Back-Fire Solenoid" on the bottom of the bowl? Mine does.. I had to remove and clean it before it would work properly.
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Boo-Boo,
I hate to tell you this, but I don't think my carb looked like that! I know it didn't have that long skinny spring. I couldn't see, but does the carb you are showing have the "Anti-Back-Fire Solenoid" on the bottom of the bowl? Mine does.. I had to remove and clean it before it would work properly.
Rog
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Roger,
That long, skinny spring is there to prevent the engine from surging. If it's gone, purchasing and installing a new one may solve your problem.
Roger,
That long, skinny spring is there to prevent the engine from surging. If it's gone, purchasing and installing a new one may solve your problem.
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Primer,
Well, now you've got me wondering.. I can't look at the thing as it's 1,600 miles away and evidently under several feet of snow at the moment, but I knew the machines original owner and I doubt he would have messed with it, never mind remove that spring.. Are all those carbs on B&S single cylinders basically the same? I will get into this problem in the Spring and then we can figure out what ails it.
Roger
Primer,
Well, now you've got me wondering.. I can't look at the thing as it's 1,600 miles away and evidently under several feet of snow at the moment, but I knew the machines original owner and I doubt he would have messed with it, never mind remove that spring.. Are all those carbs on B&S single cylinders basically the same? I will get into this problem in the Spring and then we can figure out what ails it.
Roger
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I don't know if the carbs are similar, but I do know they have an anti-surge spring.
I work on push mowers primarily, so I'm not very experienced with the bigger Briggs engines..
I don't know if the carbs are similar, but I do know they have an anti-surge spring.
I work on push mowers primarily, so I'm not very experienced with the bigger Briggs engines..
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Primer... We all know that BIGGER is BETTER!!
I recently got to look over a "MUD BUDDY" that was rigged on the back of a Jon Boat over on Lake Panasoffkee. As the water over that way is a little low this year, an outboard that will literally run in 'mud' is a great thing to have! I'm thinking I'd like to try to build one!
Check them out here: http://www.mudbuddy.com/
Roger
Primer... We all know that BIGGER is BETTER!!
I recently got to look over a "MUD BUDDY" that was rigged on the back of a Jon Boat over on Lake Panasoffkee. As the water over that way is a little low this year, an outboard that will literally run in 'mud' is a great thing to have! I'm thinking I'd like to try to build one!
Check them out here: http://www.mudbuddy.com/
Roger
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MUD SKIPPERS
I left out another great use for a left over air cooled engine that fell out of someone's lawn tractor. "Mud Skippers" Like "Mud Buddys" only different!
Check out the videos: http://mud-skipper.com/index.php/twisters.html
Roger
I left out another great use for a left over air cooled engine that fell out of someone's lawn tractor. "Mud Skippers" Like "Mud Buddys" only different!
Check out the videos: http://mud-skipper.com/index.php/twisters.html
Roger