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    Replace RER engine with Harbor Freight 6 HP vertical shaft

    Well,i am here to tell you it can be done--and not that much difficulty. Here are the steps. First,the stock 8 horsepower engine has a 1" shaft and the replacement has a 7/8th shaft. I first ripped a single cut in a 3/4 '' copper pipe lengthwise about 2'' long and then cut it off. By...
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    Try this paint---I am impressed with it

    I am messing around a bit with an old RER and I thought that the Rustoleum farm implement paint in International red was a good fit. What impressed me the most about this paint is that even when there was a bit of grease that i failed to clean off the housings, the paint just melted it right...
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    Saved the engine---Bent Crankshaft

    I am a landlord and tenants leave the darndest stuff behind. One thing I got was a RER snapper. I also got a 6 horsepower Troy built mulcher/side discharge. Really what you need is a high horsepower side discharge to mow those yards that have gotten too tall --and the Troybuillt fit the bill...
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    Replacement Harbor Freight engine and their excellent extended warranty.

    Two years ago,I was in a tight spot and decided that a Harbor Freight engine was my best option to get a big 520h wheel horse back to work. The grass was growing fast,and because the mower had a P series Onan,which are very costly to repair,I decided to try a Harbor Freight engine. It took some...
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    Snapper RER runabout or Geezermobile idea

    The hardware store in town has a decent mower repair facility, and they cannibalize some of the old RER snappers to keep the better ones rolling. I scored a pretty decent deck to have an extra one around,and the unit it came from is now pretty much just a frame. I think it would be fairly easy...
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    Old Original Kohler 7 HP

    If anyone is interested,I have an old original Kohler 7 HP . The little guy has the cursive "International" logo intermingled with the Cub Cadet. Therefore it is a no-numbers model. If I remember ,Dad bought it in 1965 or so. It just quit running one day,and years later,I discovered that the...
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    Time to upgrade leaf blower

    Unfortunately,I was broken in to and the burglars took my old Ryobi leaf blower. It was a fairly decent blower that also had a vac bag and capability. The insurance replaces old with new and the adjuster will let me buy fewer tools of better quality to replace more tools of lesser quality. Since...
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    Anybody have the big wheelhorse tractors?

    I am blessed to have a 520H from about 1992 or so. It is all wheelhorse,but says Toro/Wheelhorse on the logo decal. The Onan engine is nice and quiet,but it is a bit of a gas hog. The tyractor,transmission,and drive units are tough as a box of hammers,but not in the league of the commercial...
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    Need manual for 8 HP briggs [RER snapper manual start}

    I have a snapper RER 3008s that a 'skipped' tenant left behind. The engine will run by squirting gas in the intake,so it appears worth saving. It appears that the previous owner had the carb linkage removed and improperly installed,and I am in need of a good picture to get it hooked up to the...
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    Snapper 3008 carb linkage

    Hello. New to Snapper and the forums. I "inherited" an old snapper RER when a tenant skipped out and it appears to be in good shape. I got spark and right away changed the oil. A squirt of carb cleaner at the intake manifold and she fired about six strokes. Well, cool, it has compression and...
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