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Why catch the grass anyway? It's better for the soil to put the clippings back in to the ground.

If it still has 3 lugs left, that should still work just fine since the lugs are not carrying excessive weight... depending on how much the person operating the mower weighs of course

Yeah, their plans is to sell you a new mower soon or at least a new engine!

Man, I'm surprised the ACLU isn't suing this company in court to make them get rid of "Dixie" in their name!

That's easy... just drill a hole, tap some threads and put a plug in! You'll get more of the old oil out when draining it from a hole in the bottom when the engine is hot so this is beneficial over sucking out out from the top.

Meh, they just want to sell you a new mower soon er than normal, or at least a new engine. It's all part of THEIR corporate plan to in crease their bottom line! In other words, it's all about them and nothing about their customers. Best thing to do is change the oil easy season and put in...

Well, mine was brand new in June of 202 when I bought it... and the fluid in the trannys played out after about 3 mowing seasons and I am only using mine to mow my yard (no commercial use). And with the drought we had this year, the grass died and I didn't mow all summer long, just a few times...

In my reading up on all this, I found several individuals out there that do lawn mower repair that you can ship your trannys to and they'll rebuild them considerably cheaper than buying new ones. Besides, a lot of the guys that use their mowers commercially get long time service out of them if...

Yeah, especially since gas lawns mowers don't actually hurt the environment!

Ask high! You can always go down a little if need be. You could always search the net for use mowers like yours and see what others are asking to get an idea on how much to ask

They have those little smart chargers that you could connect to your battery that will trickle charge it only as necessary to keep it at a healthy charge. This is likely going to be better for the battery's health verses disconnecting it and letting it sit there, although doing that should at...

Draining the oil thru a hole in the bottom of the tranny while it's hot is obviously going to enable one to get more of the old oil out verses trying to put a line down in it to pump the fluid out. Many of the commercial mowers have a spin on oil filter that can be removed to drain the oil but...

I recently experienced what felt like failure of the Hydrostatic Transmissions on my Toro Timecutter MX 5475 zero turn radius mower. After mowing for a while and getting it all warmed up, the transmission quite pulling and I could not move the mower. My first clue that it was not a permanent...

Just installed the drain plugs on both sides this afternoon and mowed the yard, and WOW what a difference using Amsoil 20W-50 Synthetic Hydrostatic Transmission Fluid makes! The trannys are nice and quite, they are more responsive so changing the fluid definitely fixed my issue. The problem...

Yeah, this ain't rocket science you know. It's a simple hole to be drilled slowly for the purposes of easily being able to change the oil. It's them city slickers that'll be paying others to fix their equipmemt. The shards from drilling will be caught in the oil coming out and that's when...

I have the TimeCutter MX 5475 zero turn radius mower. It has sealed transmissions that are not serviceable... but they are about to be because I'm going to drill holes in the bottom so I can drain the oil out and then put a plug in. That way I can drain the oil every couple of seasons and have...

Yeah, I'm not going to disassemble the back end of the mower just to take out the transmission housing to be able to turn them upside down to drain the oil. Just thinking about how goofy it is to have to do that is irritating. The guy in the video says he found the schematics for his...

Here's an interesting video about how to Make A Sealed Unit Serviceable:

Well, I found a video on this and apparently the same company makes these Hydrostatic Transmissions and some of the newer ones do not have filters or drain plugs So, I have an electric pump for lubricants and before Long I'm going to remove the plug on top and see if I can get a hose to go all...

I was just looking under the mower and there does not appear to be any drain plugs on the bottom at all. But, there does appear to be a pug on top on each transmission Maybe the way the dealer services each tranny is to remove the plug on top and sticks a hose down in there and sucks the old...

Hey guys, On the Toro Timecutter MX 5475... is the Hydrostatic Transmission serviceable in terms of changing the tranny fluid?. The owner's manual says nothing about it so maybe it's a "sealed" system they only want the Toro dealer to work on. I know it has lubrication in there so I'd like to...

Meh, with proper maintenance probably around 20k hours to maybe 30k hours.

Yes of course... only John Deere agents have the really really good quality parts that are not made by the chinese communists

I've mowed twice now with these Dewalt goggles and they work great! They don't fog up and I'm getting NO dirt or dust in my eyes, and they are tinted to keep the bright sunshine out of your eyes when mowing. I wished I would have found these years ago!

So this particular JD bearing, how much should it cost? And ONLY John Deere agents can sell these? I find that hard to believe....

OK, so know any good lawyers willing to take on Amazon for selling fake stuff? Might be some profit in that venture. So this particular JD bearing, how much should it cost? And, where can I find a vendor selling the real McCoy?

The JD AM127304 bearings are $19.99 on Amazon for a 4 pack... is this considered big money??? No sure bout everyone else, but $19.99 is reasonable for me. QUOTE - are you pressure washing your mower ? And as for sealed bearings, unless you buy very expensive bearings they will be lucky if they...

Thanks. Those may be a little better quality... but they aren't sealed bearings. I found them in the Sterns website at https://www.stens.com/products/mower/mower-bearings-bushings. I guess I should get the measurements from the OEM berating and then see if I can find a sealed bearing with the...

So what high end zero turn radius mower has front wheels rolling on sealed bearings?

I hear lots of zero turn radius mowers have the same crappy front wheel design, so the issue is not that my mower is a TimeCutter Besides, it's performed great for over 3 years and the seat has it's own suspension system to it's way more comfortable than most mowers out there. I would rather...

I didn't see any of these options having a wheel that is any different than the wheel my mower currently has... which spins on a bushing and not on a sealed bearing on each side of the wheel

That's my question... WHY would they design a bushing for the wheel to turn on instead of using a sealed bearing which would last far longer Maybe they know the bushing will play out and they can sell some parts! I guess someone would have to custom build a steel wheel that has a sealed...

Maybe someone should invent sealed bearing for lawn mowers?

I'm not allergic to anything either, but I can't breath dirt that gets thrown up into the air. (some of what I'm mowing doesn't have good grass covering so lots of dirt gets thrown up and gets in my eyes) I wear one of those white k95 masks when I'm mowing so my berating is OK, I just need...

Maybe these Dewalt goggles will work if I use some of that ant-fog stuff on the inside? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0722DFWND/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Wow, so everyone out mowing for a living has no solution for keeping dust and dirt out of their eyes? I thought surely the professionals would have something for this problem?

I'd want wheel and all so I could bolt them on and go

It would have to seal in your entire face to prevent the dirt and dust from getting into your eyes. Was hoping someone that mows for a living figured out a good way to prevent all this from getting in their eyes.

Where can you find wheels like this to buy online? I've be interested in getting some for the back of my Toro TimeCutter MX 5475

For the past 3 years I've been using my Toro TimeCutter MX 5475 and it's been performing great so far. But, one thing that irritates me is that the front wheels have to be greased fairly frequently since there are no sealed bearings. Seeing how this is a swivel wheel, it there a bolt on...

Why are these folks deleting their account???

I wear one of those white k95 masks when I'm mowing and that keep me OK for breathing... but I'm really getting tired of all the dirt and dust getting in to my eyes! I tried some goggles once that were advertised to have been vented so they wouldn't fog up, but they fogged up I guess cause it...

So, I need to somehow put the PINs of the multimeter into the connector of the switch under the seat while the plugin is still inserted in the switch? Sounds kinda hard to do ans then sit on the seat to test, but I can see how that would show when the circuit is open or closed.

Reading comments after a video found at Here's something I need to consider that one guy told of concerning his experience...

Well, I went out to tinker with the mower And, I turned the key on without starting the engine (engine always starts as long as levers are out) With the key on. I moved the levers in and I can hear the module moving or doing something. Then, I moved the levers out and I hear the module moving...

Or... I could by pass the module like this guy did...

I'm looking forward to giving it a proper burial How much do you think these thongs cost? I found a Toro dealer, but they are about 35 miles away and I'm going to have to rent a trailer to get the mower over there. And, they said they have about a 4 to 6 week backlog right now. Unless this...

Yes, the brake control module seems to be functioning properly I'll look thru the ,manual to find the test section and see what that says

I put a jumper wire in the switch connector under the seat that did not help. And, all the wiring seems to be connected well with nothing appearing to be out of place The video posted is for 2011 teat model and I bought mine in June of 2020, so I'm wondering if their setup has changed

The engine cranks just fine. The issue is when I bring the levers in to start using the mower, that's when the engine die. I'll start by putting a jumper wire in the switch under the seat and see what happens And, I'll check the ground wire along with other wiring to see if anything is out of...