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Check that you have turned the fuel shut off valve to the on position. Please don't ask how I know this. !!!

Thats what I was going to use but could not find any used decks but then found the adjustment kit on Ebay for $15.00 so did that instead. I do adjust mine to be off the ground on concrete floor around 1/2in. at whatever setting I have the deck set at. My lawn is surly not very level but at least...

Heres an update to this conversion. Found that the deck brackets are a bit different from side to side on my Craftsman 42in deck so had to drill one new hole to correct a difference in height from left to right mounting height. Also I did use the tractor and had no issue with the adjuster...

Early this month I had replied to another post but went to this new post. So I was wondering why they didn't make it better for the gauge wheel adjustments on a dick no one seemed to rely so just went with my own thoughts and got this together on my tractor and they seem to be what I wanted to...

I don't have an issue with the wheels, and they are not setting on the ground but at 3in deck height I have the gauge wheels set to 1/2in higher off the ground on a concrete surface with deck height at the 3in setting but when I change to the 2in setting I have to do the resetting of the gauge...

It would also be nice if they made the wheels a bit easier to adjust rather than having to remove the bolts and nuts to reset them. I live in Wisconsin and cut my grass at 3in all summer but in the fall the last two cuts I go to 2in for winter, and it is always a pain to change the gauge wheels...

SUCCESS !!! This is the update, first off to Slomo and ILENGINE Thank you both for taking the time to give me direction as to what I needed to do to get me on the right track for the repair. I did the compete carburetor rebuild looking for the condition and was shocked as to how good this...

That is true but his answer was ALL of these are made in China and that's my point it's a carb kit so why sell it at list price of $87.00 when you can get them online for a fourth of that price. If it were a full carburetor, I could understand because of quality controls that may or may not go...

Slomo First reply: Blew thru line after 8-10 hours. Where would the gas go if it is a side draft Carb? But my problem is if it is hot and only sits 15 mins. or so than it starts like it is flooded. Second reply: What would the difference make if the needle and seat have to seal with the carb...

Another question for you repair people, thinking about my issue I am wondering why and how does this type carb drain to intake if it were to over fill with fuel ? By the way it is made it sits flat and fuel is well below any outlets to pass to intake so what am I missing? I guess I am just...

So did the testing and found this, when I first started, I pulled the fuel line and blew into it and no restriction and could hear air going into carburetor tells me after setting the fuel is low now mind you carburetor is still mounted to tractor and will also still run. Run the tractor so carb...

Just to let you know, I am going to do some hands-on testing tomorrow. Will post results to get your input. I do have a few short cut ideas to try to test that needle and seat so will get back to you all after I try them on the tractor. Before I went nuts, I wanted to wait for a little more...

If it is the needle and seat, wouldn't I be getting some running problem when the engine is running after startup? Just thinking back to my car repair days and bad float seal would cause over fueling running. I was thinking maybe carb issue but wasn't wanting to go there unless I had to. To...

No this does not have an auto choke it is manual.

So, about a week or so I posted about my Craftsman tractor not starting good on a hill but now am having same issue but seems whenever it gets hot after cutting grass and I let it set for a while it is hard to start, like it is flooding because it starts hard and seems to be rich starting...

StarTech you are correct this tank does not have baffles, but I did not know about the 15 degrees so from now on will keep this in mind when and if this hill parking comes up again. Another question about the fuel tank do ypu happen to know why the tank outlet kind of has a restriction built...

I have a LTX1000 21.5HP tractor and I was doing some tree clean up and parked on about a 45-degree ditch with the noise down and when I was finished filling the trailer the tractor was very hard to start almost seemed like it was flooded. This happened twice that day. Yesterday just to try...

If you really still feel that the filter is a cause remove it and use a piece of fuel line in its place and see how it runs without the filter. I have a Craftsman tractor and my filter does this sometimes as well but still starts and runs fine. If I didn't have a clear filter, I would never know...

Check with the company you bought saw from because I was looking into the Ultra HP for my 2-cycle equipment and ran across some info that stated if you use the Ultra HP Stihl will extend the warranty for an additional 2 years. This may be also worth the few extra dollars for the oil.

It may not be in the phone settings but is in the camera app settings. My phone has 4:3 (8.0M) down to 1:1 (2.4M) I have the factory installed app but I use another better phone app installed and they both have these adjustments.

If you check most phone and cameras have a picture sizing adjustment if you change it the size will be what ever you set it at. If you do this just remember to set it back if you want the better picture size of other things you save. By doing this you will not need any over software to change...

If you are lucky you may find plastic trash cans that would fit your frame or at least close to it. I have a Craftsman but mine uses heavy plastic tubes but the newer one use cloth type bags.

Back to first question are you sure that the fuel lines are in the proper places? I did this before and drove me nuts but was just a mistake in line placement. The carb for sure will still need adjustments to be correct. That bulb should be filling with fuel for priming.

Just a guess but if you can get the motor numbers off the motor maybe it would give you an idea of a year of manufacture at that point go to Craftsman site and see if you can come up with parts for chippers made around the era that have that motor installed. They may have pictures of units in...

As stated, this seal was new and installed when I did the sump gasket that was only 2 months ago. I have used the tractor 3 times since the second seal installation and doing leaves and looking at the new seal with a mirror it still is looking dry. I have the tractor set up with the snow blower...

This may be a rant but maybe not, a few months ago I found the sump gasket leaking oil on my Craftsman. tractor with 22.5hp Briggs engine so I did this repair myself and all went well I did all the things I felt needed to get this done correctly as I'm a senior with Copd so things don't go easy...

Could you explain the 1" scalp wheel setting? I have mine set to 1/2in off the ground in my normal setting height on flat surface. How and were are you measuring that 1in from? Thanks

No one has really answered the OPs real question of where the spring gets attached or did, I miss something. Seems they got a lot of good help but not an answer about the spring.

I don't have hour meter but here is my thought, you could just remove the power to the meter keep track of your hours manually till it gets to were you need it than hook it back up. Next if you want to take the chance disconnect the power feed from the switch or wherever it comes from and then...

Just putting this out there but wouldn't a metal shut off valve be a better option than those plastic ones? I am also thinking of adding one to my tractor. They are a bit more expensive but may last longer maybe.

PT if you go to Ace Hardware you can get an adaptor to do what you need, I had to get one when I used wash machine flexable metal hose on my garden hose box.

Thank you, guys, for the information and like I said this job is done and right now doing well no more gasket leake at this time. The engine mount bolts, I,m just going to let them go for now and will check them in the furture and if any one of them loosen up I,ll remove them and do the Loctite...

Like I said these bolts did look as you said kind of triangle shaped and tapered at the start of the threads, but being as how I removed them to remove engine do you think they will stay put the second time around? I did use a 1/2in 20v battery impact wrench when I put it back together. As long...

So, I had started a post a while back and didn't get any replays to my questions but after rereading the post I think I know why they were stupid questions. I did go back and edited the post and took out all of the dummy questions. Anyway, so I got this job done and so far, everything is fine...

Sorry no they don't, and I do not have written instructions either. :):):):)

It looks to me that you are here to start a fight instead of getting the help you are asking for. I have been on this site for a while and when I ask questions, I don't start a fight if the answers aren't what I think they should be to me, but I will take the suggestions from people that are...

These may help you out, I made these a many years ago to make it easier for and old man like me. After I made these my height of grass has always been a lot more even. better than trying to get under there with a ruler.

Rivets, Question why do you have to check valve clearances after you replace sump gasket and lower crank seal? If you don't rotate anything what changed to make you have to do this? Just wondering because I am about to undertake a gasket replacement as well on a v twin just waiting for parts to...

No Replies so cancelled question.

tackleberry, Thanks and that is about how I thought the switch would be working as well. ILENGINE, looking at the diagram I see what you mean, for me looking at it I didn't think those two wires at the slice would come together at the switch, but I do get it. So, Thank you for the answer I was...

Mark, Thanks for the reply but I think you missed the point of my question. I have the owner's manual and the wiring diagram. I also have the parts manual but don't need parts. My guestion again is the diagram shows 2 wires to the switch, but my tractor has 3 wires 2 to one spade and 1 from the...

I have a Craftsman 917-272452 lawn tractor, yesterday I was chasing down no power to the headlights so printed the wiring diagram so I could for sure get the checking correct. Found the issue and fixed the lights. Well looking at the diagram and being nosey I seen that my seat switch has 3 black...

You might want to try to put some grease in the lip area instead of oil it will help hold that spring in place we used to have that problem with automobile engines back when I was still turning wrenches and it always helped. Another thing I did was turn the seal and push it down at the same time...

Nothing for your mower problem but you can correct the picture problem yourself, just downsize your photos before trying to post them and they will work fine. I have the same problem because I always take digital photos at the best sizes and must downsize for almost all the sites I post on. Good...

Just getting back to my original testing, I did have time to finish up my testing as many recommended and found that my unit is putting out 6.6 amps after it was running for a while so according to the specs in the manual that Rivets put me on to, I should be good to go. Thanks again to all the...

Before you start spending more money on a longer belt take the time to measure your old belt than check the new belt and see if it is correct or not. Many postings on this site about belts new from different company's that are not correct even thu they are marked with correct length. If you are...

This was and is a socket in the end and the shaft is flat where the ball goes in, the ball pulled out of the socket as yours did, so I made that collar to go over the shaft to hold the ball into the shaft. The collar has to be tight on the shaft to hold it and the ball in the socket. If you look...

Heres how I did this repair on my Craftsman I did get a new shaft but now have this for a spare. I also on the new shaft drilled the ends and put in grease fittings so they can now be greased as needed.

If you Google Titanium 420 chain saw alot of info does come up. I just tried it and found alot of info including parts look up.

Rivets, been doing some shed clean up but took a brake to check out your post, Man thank you for this Manual I for sure am keeping it for future use. I just flipped thru a few pages, and you bet it will be a lot of help and I'll be reading some of that testing info for sure. Again Thanks Just...