Recent content by flyerdan

Yes and no, it depends on how much fabrication equipment you have available. If you're looking for a drop in replacement without breaking out a plasma cutter and welder, check the mounting profile; make a cardboard templet of either the new engine or mower base and compare. Also, the shaft...

Those are standard pipe threads, so you could use close nipples and elbows to get it pointed in the right direction. If you're handy with a welder and can scrounge up an old bent frame chain link gate, you can piece together a custom layout from the corners.

I've got a Snapper walk behind with the aluminium deck off Freecycle 12-15 years ago and I really like it. Only thing wrong with it was it would creep back into the slowest speed setting, but that's not a problem for me.

It's not just here, I've been getting it all over. I was suspecting that it might have been my weather bug or ad blocker, glad that it appears not to be the case.

A few days ago I acquired what I believe to be a 1994 Dixon 3301. It was a freebie and has a good running 10 hp Briggs, and after fixing a broken steer handle I discovered that the reason it threw the drive belt was the bearings for the twin cone shaft were completely shot, and had wallered out...