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Here are 2 images, one from Repair Clinic and one from Sears parts for Model # 917289070 Official Craftsman tractor. The images...
Aug 24, 2025
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It sounds good when you're sitting on the machine you engage the blade s + here's what's actually going on I don't know what to say it...
Aug 24, 2025
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Doofy, Your skills with welding are something that I've always wanted to learn and I've looked briefly at some sort of rig that's like...
Aug 24, 2025
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Who you talking about Barney Fife? I'll pass.
Aug 23, 2025
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I usually cross the OEM belt number to the brands I'm looking at and have had fairly consistent good luck. I don't buy the cheapest...
Aug 23, 2025
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Okay I appreciate your answer and I understand your frustration Right now I'm just trying to get the thing to run and it's definitely...
Aug 23, 2025
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Johner, I found the belt and so I cut it and so I used duct tape to tape it basically to a kitchen countertop area and it turns out...
Aug 23, 2025
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Johner, Thanks for the reply I don't know if I still have the old belt because the one that is partially shredded I'm still using and I...
Aug 23, 2025
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See I don't have those skills so you know not much I can do there but I believe you.
Aug 23, 2025
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Rivets you have no idea the things I've found so with the other small idler pulley and with the mower deck completely separated from the...
Aug 23, 2025
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For me I see no other solution I don't have the skills to somehow braise some sort of shim to get the angle back. And the truth is this...
Aug 23, 2025
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So if the pulley doesn't track the way it should this is how I solve the problem with duct tape I put multiple layers directly onto the...
Aug 23, 2025
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Okay here's my final idea I'm going to take duct tape maybe one strip maybe two strips I don't know + attach it to the underneath side...
Aug 23, 2025
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I'm not sure what I'm actually uploading but what I did was I took a piece of cardboard and I put it on one side and it goes underneath...
Aug 23, 2025
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Hi Gord, thanks for your reply I am working on that. I did find you can't actually tighten down the small idler pulley ARM to much...
Aug 23, 2025
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