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The local Batteries + Bulbs store here has ordered one for me this afternoon. They are telling me it will be about 2 weeks before I see it. I'm borrowing one in the meantime. Thanks again for your input.

Thank you for this input. I had no idea running with a low battery could cause such issues. I will certainly test it tomorrow. My son-in-law has a similar mower with the same battery that is definitely good. He is going to loan it to me to see if that fixes the issue. I ordered a battery today...

Thank you for the input. I believe you may very well be correct that the battery is likely the issue, but a regular old garden tractor/lawnmower battery will not fit in the compartment on this particular mower. The OEM battery is much lower profile and while the bracket is somewhat adjustable, I...

I have had trouble using the search function here, so I need to ask a question regarding the PTO on my Gravely ZTX-42. The mower has just over 160 hours on it and a week or so ago, the PTO started to intermittently disengage while mowing my approximately 1 acre lawn. I removed the PTO switch and...

Hello all. My mower is a Gravely ZTX42 purchased new around 2017. The mover has approximately 165 hours on it.

Thank you!

Perfect! Thank you! It also included a link to the service manual I had been unsuccessful in locating. It looks to be a fairly uncomplicated process...provided I have accurately diagnosed the cause of the noise. ?

I have a Gravely ZT X 42 (915172) and recently it has started to make a whining sound exactly like the sound a power steering pump makes when the fluid level is low. Naturally, my first thought is that it needs the fluid topped off but it appears that the units on this particular model are not...