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The varidrive system ( 2 drive belts ) or a manual box with a very heavy clutch spring ( double up on them ) For a pull you really need a Garden Tractor , they have bigger wheels

Most mowers are wired basically the same . There 2 basic systems 1) direct wiring so the key switch will have a ground wire & join ground to magneto to stop ( and allow to start ) the engine 2) Relay ( or module ) these usually do not have a ground on the key switch but use a relay(s) or control...

you need to know YOUR machines so you can avoid breakdown or do quick on site repairs. you need a full set of consumables at home ( blades & belts ) if not 2 sets . several of my customers start each day with a freshly sharpened blade set, it does make a difference . As mentioned in your...

Battery technology & chemistry have come a long was in the past 50 years only flooded cell batteries gas unless it is being drastically over charged This is why we now have sealed batteries and the gassing comes from hydrolsis of the water, not from the charging of the battery

In partnership with a friend we set up a courier service that ran for 25 years & at it's height was turning over $ 8,000,000 / year. No uniforms , no logo, no business cards , no vehicle signs. All word of mouth Dress neat , wear plain cloths ( no company branding ) , do a good job , under...

Water in fuel tanks come from 2 sources 1) bad fuel that had water in it to start with or from the storage container 2) humidity condensing from the air. humidity from the air is called dew and is why the grass is sometimes wet in the morning for the water to condense the temperature of the...

people forget that the temperatures you see & hear are the air temperatures measured inside a white painted box sunlight heats up everything it strikes and the rate of cooling by the air is proportional to the difference in the temperature between the surface & the air so when the air is 48 (...

very important is to have a back up ( or 2 ) because the first time some one calls you to clear their drive & you can not because your machine is down for repair will be the last time they call you. life is tough & mean yard work is very competative So get some old gear, learn how to fix them...

mower batteries are more robust than ATV batteries which are more robust than motorcycle batteries which are more robust than car batteries ( excluding SUV's ) but the chemistry is the same in all types .

It is hard not to wet myself from laughter when reading all of these " I can not find the right carb threads " There is nothing magical or mystical about any mower carburettor. The only important thing is the mounting stud spacings After that just about everything can be worked around Now it...

Is there a small air field any where near you ? If so then check the local industrial zone as there will most likely be a control cable factory near by Take your broken one to them and get a replacement made That is what I do for every cable my wholesalers do not stock Many times they just...

Bruce will not have them in stock so will be ordering them from RGS as that is an RGS part number RGS show nil stock against that part number and a higher price I have not had a dealer notice about the availability of Loncin parts but 8 out of 14 coils are showing nil stock All of the Loncin...

Native, not naked The black fellas do the same as native animals in the heat of summer during the day Find a cool shady spot & stay there I have a pine forest near by from an abandoned christmas tree farm In the forest it can get as much as 15 C lower than the air temperature and 25 C lower...

false I like idiots who do that with mechanical boxes as it is a $300 x 2 hour job to replace the broken shift keys

I go native at this time of year Nov & Dec it is dawn & dusk so siestas in the woods from 12 till 8pm then from Jan to March it is nite shift for work & sleep during the heat of the day Was 42 C yesterday, will be 45 today & around the same all next week .

you have no idea what you are talking about Gill. The price is all about volumes , warehousing & logistics firstly JD get the mufflers made for them which are designed to work properly so they do not burn the grass, set fire to your mower or wake the dead when you mow. because the numbers are...

go to Alibaba while they are supposed to be a business to business platform with minimum order numbers nearly all of the vendors there will da single item " sample" sale at a higher price. everything on alibaba is servicable quality Ali express is much more like Scammozon or evilpay both set up...

they used to have an in warranty service at 30 hours, no labour charge just oil & filters few ever bothered and dealers often said they did but didn't part of that was checking valve lash, checking head bolts, checking engine bolts & changing oil & filter

We are getting a bit ahead of ourselves, lets wait for Aussietrev to come back with the test results

I have an air riveter I bought years ago when I moved in here and had to erect 3 garden sheds around 200 x 1/8 rivets in each shed. One of the best tools I have ever bought I also have one of those scissor action riveters and the Monel rivets take 2 pulls the stainless take 3 Aluminium ones...

The main engine harness # 591392 Google it and you will see the 2 diodes to prevent the coils sending ripples down the kill wires Honda & Kohler have them inside the magnetos , B & S have them in the wire I bought a 100 pack from Mouser for about 10¢ each and replace them because down here a...

FWIW I had a customer who wanted the hours reset with the new meter so I used a timer connected to a switch and ran it till the hours matched . This was on a Z master with a service record log book .

Yep 5000 rpm and bang no rod Mowers with pressure fed big ends can go a bit higher but usually the little end simply snaps off When doing racing mower engines, the rods have to be changed unless you are just runny one for the kids to play with

Yes they are riveted on I reline most mower brakes because down here they are a stupid price Stainless or Monel pop rivets will do the job quite well I drill the bulk friction material clamped against the shoe then drill 3/4 through the pad with an end mill to get a flat bottomed hole . Some...

Goes like this Good rubber is very expensive The synthetic chemicals are very expensive Natural lattex is very cheap because we steal it from 3rd world countries So compounders use as much lattes in their mixes as possible so you get the cheapest tyres possible Down side is if you do not apply...

You can change the oil every day if you want to Usually I try to get customers to change their oil after the last mow of the season so over winter it is sitting there with nice fresh oil in the sump with little chance of contaminants agglomerating into sludge .

IT is a governed engine :- 1) the primary jet is blocked / too small 2) the float level is too low 3) the bowl air vent is blocked

It is all about the contact area & the friction In a roller bearing the only contact is a razor line along the length of the bearing rollers On a ball is is just slightly bigger than the point of a pin This is why rolling element bearings have to be so hard while bushes are usually soft

I use a cheap car parts store one that has a work light and more importantly a tyre pump as ride ons always seem to die in the lowest end of a garden and the tyres always seem to be flat I rarely use mine for starting but do use it a lot to verify the starter works .

What Star is trying to say is these engines are known for the rectangular air cleaner base warping which allows an air leak between the carb & the air cleaner The air leak renders the primer useless so some of us double the gasket He sands his back in a taper so the double gasket is a wedge...

And some get power via the PTO so they record mowing hours .

Start with the easy bits first Remove the rocker covers & check the valve lash . NExt , confirm that the fuel solenoid on the carburettor is working, it should click on & off with the ignition switch. If so then remove the top cover and remove the kill wires from the coils Run the mower like...

All of the tyre sealants are based on Lattex which is water soluble so eventually fails To get the sealant into cracks in the sidewalls you have to lay the tyre on one side. Over fill with air the do the other side New tyres are the way to go I use American labs plugs that are specifically...

Just be careful to get bent stem tubes Personally down here a tube cost $ 20 and a tyre costs $ 65 I charge $ 15 to instal a tube but fit tyres for free as that is easier to do Tubes will get flats , requiring patching and eventually the rim or the tyre will get wrecked A patch costs $ 20 for...

Put the same ol in your mower as they use for formula 1 GP racers that cost well over $ 100/gallon and you will be lucky if it lasts a single season All oil sites need to be moderated because the requirements of oils in different engines is different Engines with turbos need really high temp...

Find a 100 series JD that uses the same or very similar engine Then the only real difference will be the wiring and Husqvarna prints a reasonable wiring diagram in the front of their parts books . The 100 series is almost identical to most Husqvarna LT & GT to the point that a lot of parts will...

workshop consumables get adsorbed into the labour rate which I just put up for the first time in 15 years . IT will go up bi-annually for now on Same story with fuel particularly as I test gear by cutting my own grass Now if they were charging $ 50/hr then sure add some consumables but at $ 120...

Yep A shop that charges $ 120/ hr ( Aus ) then has the affrontory to add line items like ;- service fuel service oil shop rags degreaser Silicon Followed by line items fro each & every nut bolt & washer , most of which of course were not replaced Will not keep their customers for very long...

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No One reason why Chinese junk is so cheap is there is no after sales service, no manuals, not IPS and no spare parts All of this costs thousands so it does not get done You can replace the carb with a regular Walbro or Nikki

You can not date a mower by the engine date Usually the engine will be the same year as the tractor or the year earlier but not uncommon to find a new mower with an engine that is from 2, 3 or even 4 years earlier . Happens when initial engine deliveries are late or the run out of engines...

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Apart from Illengines post above have a close look at the deck engagement rod From memory that model has a solid rod from the rear which can foul on the transmission belt if either is out of place

Remove the blower housing and the flywheel bolt check the timing key The 2 halves of the slot must come together to make a perfect square Remove rocker cover check the actions of the pushrods & valves Adjust the valve lash to 0.005" both sides Note vale length & cam lifts are identical so...

Usually I cut my own if I do not have some left over in a rebuild kit . Be very careful with the thickness because the thickness of the gasket controls the end play in the crank . They used to come in packs of 4 to 6 of different thicknesses when they were sold as a stand alone item however I...

Go back to the parts list for the whole mower and check the diagram for the dash panel & controls . The logic fails me but some times the upper bush is shown as part of the dash not part of the steering and on a couple of lists I found them on the Frame & Fittings page Probably makes sense to...

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Corner shops buy mowers in batches of 1 to 4 then when sold buy another batch Lowes buy them in batches of 100 to 1000 and have them drop shipped to their stores So if Arens got a bad batch of belts then Lowes could have got the whole lot. Same thing if there was a production line problem . And...

Many different B & S dip sticks will interchange so it is worthwhile checking the dip stick against the sump join line On just about every vertical crank mower engine I have ever worked on the correct oil level is just above the sump joint . So you position the dip stick in the reading position...