eomolina
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I bought an used 2006 Troy-Bilt Pony (Model: 13AN77TG766) a week ago. It just needed a new battery, so I jump-started and ran it home (1/4 mile). Next day I changed the battery, Air-Filter and put some good gas. My lawn could had made Rambo shiver in fear, so I mowed it (1 acre) on the highest setting (#5 . It ran like a champ for almost 2 hours with NO problems whatsoever! Love the little thing! :biggrin:
Yesterday, I wanted to mow again at a a lower setting (#3). I mowed most of the back lawn and when I moved to the front (1 hour) when I had a snafu. Accidentally I hit the water meter casing (hard plastic)!
The mower stopped immediately. AGHHH!!! MY BABY!!! I put the Unit in neutral and pull up the blades (PTO) before manually pushing the mower to my driveway. Upon inspection I could see a small dent in one of the blades, but nothing major (at least to my untrained eye.) The belts looked fine and there were no obvious leaks. I tried to restart the mower, the engine would turn but it would not start.
I let the Unit cool off 30 mins then I tried again. The Unit started, but the power was VERY diminished. It seems like it was not getting any gas. I noticed puffs of black smoke coming out from the front (muffler). Even at high throttle (Rabbit) the RPMs seemed low. I rode the mower a little. Not good. I engaged the blades (over concrete) and they seem slow too (obviously). Sad, I cleaned the Unit (had lots of old grass and dirt from previous owner) and put the mower away.
Next day (today) I want to make a post about the issue, so I decided to go and restart the Unit, so I could describe the stalling sound. Guess what? The evil machine started with low RPMs and all of the sudden... BRRROOOM!!!! It was just fine!?! I finished mowing the lawn (GASP!) and cleaned the Unit. I even restarted the Unit several times... all seems well!
I'm not questioning the miracle (heheh) but I would like to know what you guys suspect happened and why it got 'fixed'? Anything I can do to make sure the Unit is in optimal performance? I paid $400 for it (including new battery, retails for $1,050 +tax) so we figured that we need mow the lawn at least 10 times to break even on the investment. I'm staring to like this riding lawnmower thing... I may even start watering the lawn so the grass grows faster!
Anyhow... any advice would be appreciated. THANKS!
Yesterday, I wanted to mow again at a a lower setting (#3). I mowed most of the back lawn and when I moved to the front (1 hour) when I had a snafu. Accidentally I hit the water meter casing (hard plastic)!
The mower stopped immediately. AGHHH!!! MY BABY!!! I put the Unit in neutral and pull up the blades (PTO) before manually pushing the mower to my driveway. Upon inspection I could see a small dent in one of the blades, but nothing major (at least to my untrained eye.) The belts looked fine and there were no obvious leaks. I tried to restart the mower, the engine would turn but it would not start.I let the Unit cool off 30 mins then I tried again. The Unit started, but the power was VERY diminished. It seems like it was not getting any gas. I noticed puffs of black smoke coming out from the front (muffler). Even at high throttle (Rabbit) the RPMs seemed low. I rode the mower a little. Not good. I engaged the blades (over concrete) and they seem slow too (obviously). Sad, I cleaned the Unit (had lots of old grass and dirt from previous owner) and put the mower away.
Next day (today) I want to make a post about the issue, so I decided to go and restart the Unit, so I could describe the stalling sound. Guess what? The evil machine started with low RPMs and all of the sudden... BRRROOOM!!!! It was just fine!?! I finished mowing the lawn (GASP!) and cleaned the Unit. I even restarted the Unit several times... all seems well!
I'm not questioning the miracle (heheh) but I would like to know what you guys suspect happened and why it got 'fixed'? Anything I can do to make sure the Unit is in optimal performance? I paid $400 for it (including new battery, retails for $1,050 +tax) so we figured that we need mow the lawn at least 10 times to break even on the investment. I'm staring to like this riding lawnmower thing... I may even start watering the lawn so the grass grows faster!
Anyhow... any advice would be appreciated. THANKS!