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My mother and aunt purchased a 42" Craftsman together 6 years ago since they lived next to each other. My mother is now moving in with my sister and they are trying to decide what the mower is worth since one will need to buy the other out. I know they paid $2000 for it new 6 years ago and at...

What size file do I need for shapering the chain on this saw? I inherited one in great shape and was curious as to if there in a "standard" pitch for this saw. It hadn't been run in almost 2 years, I added gas and with 2 pulls she was purring like a new one. After my father passed somehow it...

My brother-in-law gave me a old Echo blower that he had in storage and the Primier bulb on it was dry-rotted/cracked. I replaced it but it now won't seem to prime, can't get any gas to the bulb. What have I done wrong? this was a very simple replacement as all I had to do is take 2 screws...

My aunt has a 42" Craftsman mower with the manual deck ingage push lever and it eats belts. Her son has always put standard 1/2 x 88" industrial belts on it and she has asked me to look at it. It looks as if it calls for part number 144200. With her being on a fairly tight budget I need to...

It seems that when the shop was repairing the head on my Kawasaki fh531v that they might not have gotten one of the studs tight (or stripped it) that holds the shroud and fan guard. It is now viberating and won't tighten up, it looks to have cracked the shroud, but that could be from before and...

Looks like a pretty good unit. Beast Power Equipment

It was more of a loaner since the shop has had mine for over a week and was getting to the repair. The shop owner told me to use the Z-force and then give him my opinion, IT IS A GOOD THING FIRST IMPRESSIONS CAN BE WRONG! After the first 30 minutes I hated it and was sure glad I hadn't...

How much should I expect for the repair on my kawasaki fh531v? They are replacing the head for the stripped out spark plug and looking at the carb, it was leaking gas when I took it in. I know you can't tell me for sure, just looking for a ballpark estimate. They did say 2 hours of labor at...

2 or 3 weeks ago me and a friend did a repair on a spark plug hole and the mower ran great for 3 mowings, today half way thru it went to spitting and sputtering and I thought I had fouled a plug, when I pulled that side the helicoil came out and it had melted in half. Loaded it on the trailer...

Changed my oil Friday and used 5w30 Amsoil. After the fact I find a service manual online and I see that they recommend SAE40, SAE30, SAE10W-30/SAE10W-40 or SAE5W-20, will what I used be ok since it was $20 plus??? I seem to be good at the after the fact stuff these days.

Changed my oil Friday and used 5w30 Amsoil. After the fact I find a service manual online and I see that they recommend SAE40, SAE30, SAE10W-30/SAE10W-40 or SAE5W-20, will what I used be ok since it was $20 plus??? I seem to be good at the after the fact stuff these days.

Called the local shop today about when to change out the filter/oil in my hydraulic system today and they said it is recommended at 350 hours, mine has 357. I took the filter off and headed to NAPA, they cross-referenced the 102606 filter to a Wix 51348. I got 3 quarts of Mobil1 15w50 and...

Does anyone know what the capacity is for the oil reservoir on a IZ4818? I want to change the oil to Aimsoil 15w-50 synthetic and since I have to order it at $10 or $11 a quart, I want to know the proper amount. I've looked online and in the manual, but can't seem to find anything telling me...

Can I repair a stripped out spark plug hole on my Kawasaki engine without pulling the head? Been thinking of using one of these kits. Heli-Coil 5334-14 - Spark Plug Hole Threads | O'Reilly Auto Parts

Anyone thought of rigging up a aerator for the front of a zero turn? Looks like something like this could be setup as a push system instead of a pull system fairly easy. 48 Drum Spike Aerator