Congrats on the 152! Definitely the model to get for commercial use. I use mine residentially (2 acres once a week). 152 is much beefier than the Pro Turn Z.
Amazon is your friend:
Castrol GTX 20W50 jug (5qt)$16.99
Sten 120-738 $10.09 per filter
$37.17 in parts
Hydro gear must employ gorillas on steroids to screw in the filters; I destroyed both factory filters trying to get them off. Other than that easy to do. I believe factory fill is straight...
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I bought a used Pro Turn Z52 with 86 hours on it. It has the Gravely branded 764cc engine. It’s manufactured by Loncin (China) and it’s a Kawasaki clone. I have 101 hours on it now. The engine took many cranks to get it started but I changed the oil to a straight 30W and put some Lubegard...
Figured it out. Slip clutch bolts backed off over time and the assembly repeatedly slammed against the bracket and bent it. The entire assembly spun and broke the harness. Check the torque on the adjustment bolts so this doesn’t happen to you
I bought a used Pro Turn Z52 with the Loncin engine with 86 hours on it. I changed the oil with a splash of Biotech (organic moly), new air filter, ran super unleaded and changed the plugs. I put the throttle to the mid position, pull the choke and it starts up with it 1-2 seconds. I let it warm...
I bought a used Pro Turn Z52 with the Locin (“Gravely”) 764cc engine. I dropped a splash of Lubegard Biotech (use this in my Ram 2500 gasser) and is amazing stuff (organic moly + other additives that raises the TBN (total base number) significantly). Bottom line is that my mower starts with a...