Recent content by callwill

Find an old push mower that still runs. Set wheels for tallest cutting height. push down on the handle and get those front wheels way off the ground. Push it slowly into your over growth. Mow for a while and rake up the cuttings. Keep moving on area by area. Go back over it until you can mow...

windex works too.

Are you saying that the problem happens when you start moving forward but not when sitting still?

Im in upstate western NY. Finding a place to take used oil is easy. Disposing of used antifreeze is a big issue. I called the county here, they said they try to arrange a once a year collection, have no permanent collection place. You have to know when it is scheduled by regularly checking and...

Put your tender on a timer. Charge for an hour or so a day. Or use solar panels and charge them off grid! A fully charged battery stores better than a discharged one.

Back in the days when you could buy an incandescent light bulb my father would hang a trouble light next to a motor to keep it warm for easier cold weather starting

When looking this thing over it is impossible to tell if it came from the factory with that CV16S or it was a replacement installation. If a replacement would the original have been a CV16.5S? My brother has no plans to further investigate until he is done cutting for the season. He gapped the...

No seperate choke lever, its part of the throttle and it seems to work just fine.

6 speed 42 inch cut Kohler 16.5 OHV CV16S Its my brothers, he keeps it at our mothers. Fuel and spark not an issue at least when cold. If it sits a while it can be started and run until the death spiral starts again. I want to help point him in the right direction for parts/fix.

917.27570 24HP DYT4000. 4 days ago... Mowed half my lawn and took a break. Foolish me, i shut the tractor off with the mower deck on/running. Later, went to finish the lawn and i could not get the mower to start. Kept sounding like the starter or solenoid. After screwing with it for an...