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Back in the 'old' days,Sears would have known good product makers make their Craftsman equipment. Husqvarna Turf Care made a number of the Craftsman rider mowers,and when Poulan was their own company,they made a lot of the Craftsman chain saws. In the new age of big box stores,this all went out...

Thanks,bertsmobile1, I've had no 'backfire' issues at all. This mower has the magneto kill wire incorporated into the key switch,so maybe that has something to do with no backfiring. I do have other carbs with this problem solenoid valve,but is it really worth putting a known possible failure...

Just this week,my mower,the Husqvarna 42175 ZTR,powered with a 19hp Intek B&S,,just up and quit ,at the back of the one acre MIL's yard! A quick diagnosis led me to believe no fuel. Fuel tank was full,fuel valve was on "ON",so what? The pesky anti-backfire solenoid carb valve,maybe? Turning the...

With all due respect to a very respected poster,the USA is NOT a Democracy,we are a Republic. We,the people are judged to be not capable of thinking for ourselves,so we have voted for and elected officials to do that for us. A true democracy would let the people have their say.

Not everyone has a trebuchet. I'd sure like to borrow yours every once in a while!! :-D

Australia does have some dangerous creatures,but then so does the more dangerous New York city! Personally,I'd feel safer with the snakes of Oz.

Well,Ive always liked The Land Down Under,(even Vegemite!) Now I know I have good reason(s) to do so!! Thanks,Bert,for sharing those facts!

IDK about less cost to repair. You can't buy just the rods for most of the Briggs engines,you have to buy a 'crank set',including the rods and a fitted crankshaft. Couple that cost with any other parts,valves,gaskets,etc,and you're way past the cost of a replacement engine. It isn't easy staying...

My grandfather had a stationary gasoline engine that he used around the farm in the 1930's,'40's and up into the 1950's. He got it from his father who had purchased it who knows when,but it was a very long time ago,early 1900's or maybe even earlier. My 'little brother,(65+yo) lives on the farm...

I'd bet it would weigh more than that! LOL! The weight difference between my 18hp opposed and my 19 hp Intek is amazing. It's hard enough to not tear up the big yard with the 19hp Intek light weight on the ZTR. The opposed is on the Snapper and the Snapper is a bit kinder on turf,so I use it in...

Imagine if you will,an engine for your rider that had removeable wet (oil or ooolant contact) cylinder liners,replaceable tri-metal rod bearings(Cevite 77?) ,forged piston(s)and a full cast iron block and heads. Might be expensive to start with,but you'd only buy it once.

I suppose I'm a bit of a hack,too. Unless one is using the equipment professionally where downtime is money lost,run it till it drops dead,then replace it with an 'all parts totally new' engine. All this saying keeping up good maintenance,oil changes,air filters,etc. There is that school of...

If one were to put the blades on backward,does it put grass BACK on the lawn? ?

You are so right. Answer is..absolutely not! I took the bottom end off and removed the pieces while waiting for a replacement cam. I thought it best to not go with a used or an aftermarket cam,so there was some wait time. The grass didn't wait.. Not a difficult job.

I had this cam/ACR issue a while back. A "hack" I learned was if you just have to get the Briggs running to mow,covering the intake at the carb will not allow air into the engine and the engine will turn over fast enough to start as soon as you remove your carb covering. I used a piece of rubber...

Back to the topic, here's pic of the needles. See the ring on the tip? Left needle. While I do have shut-offs on all my OPE stuff,that is not an option on an marine engine that may overflow at any time.

I always mix in the required amount of Sta-bil per gallon just,well,just because of the crap we have to buy to burn in our equipment these days. The refinery near where I live has been producing ethanol-free gasoline for small engines and a few stations have it. It is super expensive per...

I have to agree with every bit of this. My Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke is a 2000 model year engine. In the 20 years since new,I've never had an issue with the carb. This last year,the marina where my boat is berthed has been unable to get any fuel that wasn't at least 10% ethanol. I think that's the...

It's maybe not necessary to add this,but just recently my 4 stroke outboard Yamaha was flooding over just as this instance here. Sometimes flood over,sometimes not. A very experienced engine(I thought I was @ 72!) mechanic told me to always run the carb dry to keep the needle tip away from the...

Man,I love that graphic! Thanks,scrubcadet10!!

Sound advice there. Now a little story...A close friend of mine purchased a brand new tractor style rider. He was very proud of it and washed and waxed it after every mowing. It started to run poorly and finally quit totally. I lived close and said I come over and take a look at it for him. He...

If you have the 'screw-on' aluminum drive plate,you can unscrew it and use a jaw puller on the hub. If you have the one piece steel drive,that's a tough one. I have in the past,drilled and tapped puller holes in the steel plates and used a steering wheel type puller to get them removed. This,of...

I agree,watching videos made by an expert Snapper man is a great education on the RER quirks,if one would call them that. They are well thoughtout and well built,at least they were,new one's,not sure. I have owned a number of the RERs through the years,starting in the mid 1970's. I lucked out...

Good video. He does make it a bit complicated. I lift the back of my Snapper RER up with my overhead winch and put the gear lever in highest speed setting and put a bar clamp on the clutch pedal to hold it depressed fully. I then loosen the set screws in the drive plate hub and adjust the plate...

Well,the old 18hp twin just wasn't cutting it this Spring,(sorry for the pun:-) and I could see one side of the exhaust wasn't getting as hot as the other side Shorting out the 'good' side spark plug almost let the engine die. Doing the same on the 'bad' side had no effect on the rpms. Swapping...

The SR models take a Snapper OEM shim to adjust the belt/frame length. "https://www.ereplacementparts.com/spacer-pivot-p-1661207.html" These will lengthen the mower frame and tighten the belt,effectively "shortening" the clutch cable. Too many shims will not allow the blade to disengage when the...

The Toro Timemaster 30 inch is a fairly pricey mower. Probably worth putting a new engine on it,skipping all the hassles and issues of an iffy repaired engine. My opinion only :-D https://www.toro.com/en/homeowner/walk-behind-mowers/timemaster-21199

GOOD advice! It's wise to use this anti-seize on anything you may ever want to take back apart,no matter what that may be.

It has been my recent experiences that the cheaper the blade is to buy the easier it is to bend when hitting roots,sticks,etc, I have also found that OEM blades usually are not as good as top brand aftermarket blades. By top brand,I mean Oregon brand blades. Oregon makes a blade branded as...

This is exactly what I was looking for. I tried wording my searches in every way possible(I thought) and still got no results. I have a light blue spring and it is govenering the engine at 2200 rpm wot. This seems to be ok for the mower,but Briggs says this engine should run at 3400 to 3600...

I have read somewhere(I forgot where) sometime ago that Briggs uses different governor springs,depending on the engine's intended purpose. This is in reference to the 500cc vertical engines,the 31C707-3026-G5 ,for example. The springs look alike but are color-coded as to the max rpm it will...

I have one question and I don't know where to post it. On the 500 cc engines,is anyone familiar with different color governor springs that control the rpm? TIA.

I know this is an old thread,but my 2 cents is the Snapper Ninja blade shown in your pic is more a sales ploy than a benefit to how well your mower cuts. I've tried them on my mowers,and as with the "Gator" blades,but not worth my money for the results I have gotten,using them. In regards to...

I don't have any place to hang the fuzzy dice,so I'm ok with that. I always favored Walker Blue Swingers over the Cherry Bombs,as they were just a bit quieter than the CherryBombs.(local cops issue!) Am I dating myself? Here again,using the Old School termimnology! :-D

Nope,totally taking your advice and not going to mess with it at all. Brand new right out of the box will be how the engine will stay. Fiddling with and experimenting with an old engine is one thing, not a brand new ($$) one. I.m heeding your advice and keeping my warranty intact!

I also have a Snapper 33" Extra Tough RER that I have a 18 hp flathead twin2 on that works quite well. It was originally an 11hp. I had a 17.5hp on it but put it on my Husqvarna zero turn that oem was a 17.5. The AVS weights broke apart on it and trashed the engine on it.. It ain't the '60's...

I might add that the 11hp is the original factory engine,,not a '1960's' style hop-up. I agree,this isn't that era any more..

Thank you for that additional information,Born2mow. I actually have the choice of replacing the 11hp on the mower with a 10.5 or a 13.5hp,with the 13.5 actually being a bit less $.

Thank you. I have the intake and carb still on one of my bad engines that is a 17.5 Intek AVS. I am looking at a 13.5 Intek AVS,both are 500 cc engines. easy to swap the intake+carb. However,13.5hp most likely will be ok on the mower. 17.5 hp may have been overkill. Mower is a Snapper RER 30"...

I have looked at several 500 cc Briggs engines that have different hp ratings. the lower rated engines are also lower in price. I am repowering a smaller rider(30") and am wondering just where the extra horsepower comes from,with the same cc displacement. Compression,carb,what? TIA Sam

I have had very good buying experiences from both Jack's and Northern Tool,from as far back to when Northern Tool was Northern Hydraulics. As someone that has and likes(loves?) his older "vintage" mowers,my issues have been 'No longer Available" parts. A deck lift rod that listed new for $7.00...

While I do use Super Tech (price point) most of the time,I will use other brands of OPE oil.no brand loyalty here. A high ranking person I know at Walmart has told me several times,Walmart absolutely will not tolerate customer complaints or returns for any item/product they sell. If 2 automotive...

As a retired 50+year body repair tech,from experience,I say NEVER use this air chisel without wearings gloves and ear protection! Your hands and ears will thank you!

Follow-up on the weak spark/coil issue. I got the new coil from Amazon,put it on and the engine fired right up,sounding better than it ever has. I went out and found the tallest grass I had around the yard and mowed for a half hour or so. I then restarted the engine several times while it was...

That is good info for me. I see on Amazon,they have the 590781 coil listed for a 42A 707,which is what I have. $15.00. Not a bad price,but a bit of a job getting to on this engine. Briggs didn't skimp on shrouding or number of bolts holding them on on this engine!

No,Shell Rotella straight 30W If you read the specs label,Rotella isn't recommended for gasoline(Spark) engines,but this is because the large amount of anti-wear additives ,mainly ZDDP,are not compatible with automobile engine catalytic converters. Modern car engines usually don't have flat...

I had a no start issue with the Twin 2 after it was up to running temperure after mowing for a half hour or so. It looked to me that the spark wasn't as hot as I thought it should be,as no spark that I could see. After it cooled overnight it fired right up,no problem. I mowed a bit and...

(Waaaay off from lawnmowers,but.....Back before I retired,a couple of the guys in the shop were bass fishermen. One was overheard to say,"I'm trading in my current outboard for a bigger one." The other guy asks,"Why?". First man says ,"I can't bust 100 MPH.". I thought to myself,"Man,those bass...

2 cycle usually,almost unlimited rpm.10,000 rpm isn't out of the question. Of course,Yamaha and Mercury are in a high 4 stroke horsepower competition now. 400+hp outboards are on the market right now. Of course,they come with a price tag that is HIGH also!! Still,I would have liked to have...

Thanks for the kudos! However,I'm way back in second place on this hop-up. I have looked and looked for the Snapper video that I saw a year or two ago with no luck. This guy put an outboard engine powerhead on a Snapper! As best as I can remember,it was 115hp Mercury outboard. It was...