Recent content by ChrisBFRPKY

Ah, pull the blower housing and check to see if your engine has those weird spark advance coils. It's been awhile but I think the connectors that plug into the coils will have 3 prongs and a handful of wires in each connector. If you have those coils, order the upgrade kit and swap them out with...

Yep, those outer spindle pulley covers are grass traps. Wet grass on those decks rots them away. Learned the hard way. My spindle covers are hanging on the garage wall and they'll stay there, I'll keep em around in case the next guy wants them. Those deck braces for the spindle area are awesome...

Good stuff! Absolutely my favorite Cub mower for cutting grass. Which engine did you get on your RZT? The Kohler, Kawasaki or the Briggs? I have the Kawasaki engines on my RZT mowers. I removed my transaxles once to change the oil in them and I decided that's not going to happen again. The next...

Chris there's a single idler pulley you need to check the next time you're under there. It's the tension pulley for your hydro drive belt. If the bearings get worn out to where that idler pulley is wiggling, it'll continue to throw the belt. I did the same thing, it ended up costing me a cooling...

Any MTD 50" zero turn deck will swap over. I have one from a White zero turn under one of my RZT50 mowers now. Red/maroon deck and a yellow Cub, cringe but it does a great job with the lawn. As long as I get those "Attaboys" from the wife when I'm finished with the yard, I don't care much what...

I have a 2011 BAD Boy MZ that acted funny like that. After checking all the safety stuff (that wasn't already bypassed), it ended up being a relay on the block stuffed down under the ignition key console/removable plate. Rather than playing musical relays I replaced all six relays with new ones...

Yep, head gasket. If you're using the aftermarket plastic fuel pumps, buy the ten pack, you'll need them.

I think most have a 30 day return policy if purchased on the Jungle site for around $200, but I did notice that you can purchase a three year warranty for $25.99 as well. I don't discriminate simply because the engines are being made in China. Have you seen the Briggs and Stratton engines...

You guys do know those little 196cc China diesel engines will run fine on used motor oil? (Yes you'll need to filter it and remove any water before dumping it in the tank) They're horizontal shaft engines and can be mounted to garden tillers, go karts, mini bikes etc. If you can find one of the...

Don't blame you a bit. When US manufacturers start importing Chinese parts and remarking with their brand name, I skip them completely and just buy it straight from China. Middlemen are not required.

The CR950 looks an awful lot like a Chinese clone engine. You may want to compare the coil to one found on a Chinese Honda clone engine.

I used to think that too.

OP gave enough info on the engine and Cub Cadet model to determine it uses an external solenoid. Though I could see some diagnostics if the OP has an amp gauge he could do an amp draw test on the starter to see how much current the starter motor is pulling when in operation. But then again, if...

I'd remove the old solenoid, take it in to the local auto parts store and see if they could match up a starter solenoid from an older Ford car or truck. You'll never have to worry about it again. Or, you could put a cheapie replacement lawnmower part back on and be good for a few years, maybe.

Well Chris if you find anything that's any good please post an update. Everything I've found has been made in China from Chinese steel which has turned out to be soft and bendy. The last set I put on I heated the cutting edge with a torch until it was red then dipped in water. I'll find out at...