Recent content by carusoswi

Mine is a 1987 Yardman (wonder if it was manufactured before purchased by MTD), and occassionally, a stick will get under the deck, caught by the belt that drives the blades, and cause the belt to run off the right side pulley. This happened today as I was five minutes into mowing my lawn. For...

I never bragged about how 'safe' I, also, made no comment about how 'healthy' I am. I do regularly visit my cardiologist, and, via tests, have been given a clean bill of health regarding my heart and surrounding arteries, so, while not unimaginable, the likelihood of my being rendered...

My mower has an instant off switch, the key. Switch it to off (takes a fraction of a second) and the machine is off, period. Sorry you have to deal with bees, but no reason to subject all users to these draconian restrictions. Caruso

We all go at some time, and I am no spring chicken. I hope when my time comes that I am not out mowing my lawn, but I can guarantee you that none of my children will be on the lawn if/when that happens. My rider would be much less effective if I could only mow in forward. Say what you will, I...

I am not one to normally disagree, but feel compelled to do so in this case. I own an MTD Yardman 'tractor' 40" that was delivered with safety switches that killed the engine when you lifted off the seat, killed the blade when you shifted to reverse. I have defeated both switches (since 1987...

All: Cut my lawn two days ago and experienced no problems. Will have to keep an eye on this. Thanks for the replies. Caruso

We are talking about a front engine rider. The model number 13607-7 (my bad). It was delivered with decals describing it as a 12 HP model. The engine sported decals describing it as a 12.5 HP model. My local dealer replaced that engine with an 11.5 HP B&S engine. I have no problem with...

I have a 1987 Yardman lawn tractor (Model 135607-7) which has been operating flawlessly since an engine replacement last fall. This afternoon, towards the end of mowing my 3/4 acre lawn, the tranny seemed to stick in forward and attempts to shift to Neutral or holding in the pedal did not stop...

Update on my experience: New engine runs fine, new belts have eliminated the tranny slippage. I used this setup to pick up my leaves last fall (we have many trees and many fall leaves to pick-up), and, so far, have cut my lawn this spring without incident. I know my rig is no Toro, but it is...

Your machine looks very similar to my 1987 13607-7 40 inch deck unit except that mine discharges cuttings to both sides, and your photo does not show a left-side discharge. The discharge on my machine is directed upwards through two chutes to either be collected in two hang-on bags or deflected...

Thanks, will check this out. Caruso

Duh, uh, the solenoid. Where would that be located, and which post on the light switch? Sorry, I am pretty green about these matters. Thanks. Caruso

Yes. As you look at the photo, the light switch is just to the right of the key switch. The battery is being charged as the engine runs. In addition to the key switch and light switch, there is an ampere meter which indicates charging activity when the engine runs. What is your take on the...

Follow the link for the photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6i6kwuhynab4oz/DSC07831.JPG?dl=0 She is an oldie, but a goodie. I always appreciated this unit for what I considered to be its simple, but clever deck discharge design. I've described it in previous threads as a 42" deck, but, looking...

Model number is shown in my topic title, but here it is: 13607-7. Interesting that my user manual states that it applies to two models, the 13565-7 and the 13607-7 11 and 12 HP Lawn Tractors. The engine supplied with my unit was 12.5 HP which I assumed was the 13607-7, however the cutting deck...