Recent content by shadesofidaho

I bought the new battery Tuesday. The mechanic down there also showed me where to put a little W-D 40 on the linkage? spots to get the choke lever to work again. All is good. Mower started right up. The choke lever worked again without my having to push it forward with my thumb. I mowed the...

Thank you. I am heading out there right now to see what will happen. Auto parts store is a 44 mile round trip so about half as far to go. I am first going to go into the garage and look for a voltage meter. I am sure he had one I remember his testing things. Will see if I can find it and make...

Well I have been limping the battery along with trickle charger to get me past winter. Battery would hold a charge through two starts a week apart then need to be charged again. I thought well maybe battery is not bad even though it is older. forgot to check the date on it. Went out to mow this...

Hahaaha Good one. Around here let them talk. I am already highly speculated on by those with nothing better to do. But then I earned some of it honestly. I am a crazy cat lady and an artist. My front fences are all built of old iron head/foot boards.. Right off they see this place and start...

I FOUND the wrench. Ashamed to say it was sitting right next to the oil filter. DOH on me. Since it did not look like what I was looking for I just over looked it . One of the photos on my google search for the three legged wrench made me take a closer look at this thing. It fits the oil filter...

I was directed here to introduce myself. I have a Toro 3200 TimeCutter Model 74621 Riding mower. My hubby died and I have put this off for 2 years now but I MUST change the oil. Please do not freak the oil still looks clean. Buying this brute of a mower for my small lawn was total over kill...