Recent content by Hammermechanicman

I run a mower shop and that is what the customer said when i told him that he needed new blades

It has a T92 trans like used in Power King tractors. I think the rear end is Peerless and chain drive is #50. Drivetrain is way over built. Some of it looks like something i built in my garage.

It's made that way. Hub has 3 holes. Not sure what they were smoking when they designed it.

Thus is actually a collector's piece. Made in Hunter Ohio and very few made. I got this thing running for a guy and he takes to shows. He loaned it to an Fwit for his kid to drive in a parade. He left it out in a monsoon rain and water went down the shift lever and filled the trans with water...

The guy picked up the mower today. I asked about its history. Said he bought it from a guy on a farm who was moving. 3YEARS AGO. Didn't do anything to it for 3 years and figured it might need an oil change by now so he brought it to my shop.

LOL. I will tell my customer that.

Do i really need blades? I thought i just put those on not too long ago.

If you wanted to see women freaking out. My son's 5rh grade science project was a process where we took old wheel weights and melted them down and casted fishing jigs. OMG he touched lead! The female teachers lost their crap. The male principal asked if we sold them and wanted to buy some.

Had a family of racoons try to set up housekeeping too close to the house. After a series of poor choices on their part they had a talk with Mr Mossberg.

Many years ago NAPA sold a tape that you baked in the oven at 400 degrees to bond clutch and brake linings. Doubt if they still sell it. There are a bunch of paint on adhesives out there.

Good flap wheels are relatively cheap. I get mine from Supergrit. I buy a dozen or so at a time. https://www.supergrit.com/tblproduct_discs_flap4.html

The best blades are made of marbain steel. They are OEM on brands like Ferris Scag Grasshopper commercial JD and the like. https://www.fisherbarton.com/products/turf/marbain/

As others have said service alone if a one man shop won't pay the bills. Dealerships make their real money on equipment sales and service makes up a small part of their business. I run a shop with almost zero overheadh and make decent money but i have a comfortable retirement income also. I...

Last grasp at the straws. I believe the engine has an external coil. If so try this. Disconnect the points wire from the coil. Connect an ohm meter to the wire from the points and to ground. Slowly turm the engine and see where the points open and where the flywheel magnets are in relation to...

Yup.