Recent content by GrumpyL5030

Good advice. I have a 20 year old Kubota 4cyl diesel that's used for snowblowing. I just keep the block heater plugged in and it starts up every time (Damn! I bet I just jinxed myself by saying that).

I had this question years ago for an old car I had. The answer I got kinda made sense, so I followed that advice: An older engine with high miles/hours is better off running traditional (non synthetic oil) to prevent loss of compression due to synthetic oil cleaning the cylinder of old, baked on...

Try jumping a round the switch with you off the seat. See if it continues to run? Did you lose a bunch of weight in thw last 4 years?

I wonder if one of the coils fails when it gets hot. Usually they last for better than two years, but who knows the quality of components these days, or how much use your machine has compared to most. Good luck.

I was wrong about that exmark not having an hour meter. It DOES. just noticed it last night as I put the battery back on. This machine was new in 2003 I think. Right now it clocks 1900.3 hours with very few minor repairs. I probably looked at the clock the first year we had it. We just do a top...

Nice photo of your old garden tractor. Resembles my old Bolens 1886. If I ever put it back together, I'll post a pic of it on here too.

No hour meter on this rig. Pretty much used 3 hours twice a week all summer for 4 months since new. The engine is a 2 cyl.Kohler command 25hp. The only thing I've done with the engine besides regular maintenance is to get rid of the capacitor timing advance garbage and convert it to the...

My Exmark Lazer Z 60" commercial was new in 2001. It's been mowing 30 acres of our tree farm and 20 acres of lawn since then. Changing deck spindles today. Can't kill it.