Recent content by howaya

Wow, thanks to all of you for your replies. SterTech's comment, "It may be the bearings in the variable speed pulley or the idle pulley. Worth checking before condemning the transaxle" makes plenty of sense, but getting to them is just as difficult as the belts that run from them. I need to...

A few years ago I was given a Yard Machines (by MTD) Tractor, 2000 model 13AI607H118. Now that I have recently overhauled the mowing deck and for a change can actually HEAR other components while using the machine, I have come to notice a whirring sound in the rear end only when moving. I do...

Could just as easily be the PTO safety switch. You can replace it with a new one or, if you prefer, bypass the switch. My MTD tractor needed two of the three safety switches dealt with this way.

I recently acquired this 20 HP 46" Yard Machines tractor and am in need of a model # to make the right parts purchases down the road. In addition to the pictures below, The Briggs and Stratton engine numbers are as follows: Model 461707 Type 0143 E1 Code 9912085A An MTD agent told me those...