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Stihl MS170. It comes with a 14" bar. I think you can get it with the Easy-to-start system (which is really nice) too. But you can also put a 16" bar on it like i did but slows it a little bit. Its light weight and powerful. Ive had mine for yeeears and it still cranks up and runs like a top...

Last year i looked at an older JD 757 ztrak with a 25 hp kawasaki and a 60' 7 iron deck for $3000. I fell in love with the mower but unfortuately could not get the finances lined up. This year i am saving my money and had hoped he would by chance still have it. He doesnt. But i found one at our...

My JD LX277 won't idle at low throttle; it sputters and immediately dies. And after starting it again after it dies it runs roughly (surging) at high throttle and eventually smooths out. I think the problem might be the "regulator?' on the governor. I tried adjusting the governor screw, nothing...

Can someone give me a way to make the Parking Brake lock on my John Deere LX277? I think all the original parts are too rusty to work. I can and will modify to a certain point. I'd rather "home engineer" it than buy new parts. Help Please?:frown:

I have an array of JD parts from an old useless STX38 mower. Anybody know where (or the best place) to sell them?

I recently had a problem with an LX277 not running. You could take the air filter cover off and the filter and squirt fuel into the carb and it would only until that fuel was gone. So I replaced the fuel pump (checked and it was pumping fuel) and that didn't do it. Then my grandfather has a...

I don't know what it looks like, but there should be a place on the steering rod that is threaded with a jam nut. Try to put a wrench on it and turn it to tighten. This might help. See the bottom left corner (#'s 21, 19, 20) of this picture for help. Or go here...

My JD LX277 wont lock the parking brake. i can pull out on the handle and nothing happens. I've looked at where the rod goes and it's not moving the mechanism. I'm still not sure how the lock is supposed to work. I think the problem is because the parts are too rusted up (and rusted out). Does...

I can turn the key to "start" and it will turn-over, but will not run. The fuel pump is brand new and I already checked to see that it was working. If I squirt fuel directly into the carburetor/manifold it will run until that is used up or you squirt more in. What is problem? The carb has been...