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So, for no real reason I want to bury some time capsules with my kids to be recovered 30 to 50 years in the future probably after I am gone. My plan is to use a PVC pipe with glued caps on the ends. I am planning on burying it 4 or 5 feet deep with a post hole digger. I am thinking about putting...

I have a regular house dehumidifier in my crawl space and it takes care of business perfectly. I have it draining into my sump pump via a plastic hose that comes out of the back of it. It's currently not draining through the hose. It has a small tank on it that looks like a drawer on the...

So I buy these mats from tractor supply. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/4-ft-x-6-ft-x-3-4-in-thick-rubber-stall-mat When I get them home I unload them and put them on the grass. Its a hot day 95 degrees, the mats are heavy about 100 pounds each and they were on the grass for...

YTH 20B42 (960430032-00) - Husqvarna I am looking for the fuel tank Grommet /bushing. I see there are a couple that look exactly the same. I ordered one that the part number ends in 645, but that one started leaking after 3 weeks. I am not sure if that is the wrong part or it leaked because I...

Briggs & Stratton 17.5hp Intek IC model 31C707-0154-E1 from 2004 I probably have a compression release issue. (probably not relevant to this thread) I think I have a battery overcharging issue. symptoms- when I put my volt meter on my battery when its running I got 15.9 volts. I can smell...

Briggs & Stratton 17.5hp Intek IC model 31C707-0154-E1 I bought this engine used and used it 3 seasons now. last year it became hard to start. turning the motor by hand past the compression stroke was difficult and thats where it would hang up when I tried top start it. of the 5 times I...

John Deere Multi-Purpose HD Lithium Complex Grease Grease-Gard™ Premium Plus Is there anything special about this grease? Can I use any grease? I have marine grease, can I use that? and do I use one of the other or do they each have a different purpose?

I changed the broken belt on a JD X330. I don't think it matters, but the old blades were chipped, broken and they were dullest blades I have ever seen. (not my mower, helping a friend). The old blades and belt were original and lasted 3 years. In the past when the blades were engaged there...

I have turned my push mowers on their side to get oil out and this never happens. This mower was fine after.

A couple years ago, I got a free mower with a blown engine. I bought a $150 used engine and I have been running it for the 3rd seasons now. It burns or leaks oil and if I don't use the fuel shout off when I put it away it leaks gas into the oil. I recently with your help figured out which...

Walbro and Nikki are companies that make carbs or they are types of carbs? can I replace a carb with one that doesn't have a solenoid ?

How do I figure out where this oil leak is comming from? I assume all of that dust is stuck to oil that has leaked from the engine?

I need help identifying a B&S engine. I am looking for parts especially a carb but want other information as well. If I know the model number all this info would be just a google search away. Here is what I got. Mostly I want to buy a replacement carb.

So My led screen said CNG OIL. It did it for the whole hour right after I hit 550 hours. There is no intelligence in that right? It probably displays that every 50 hours? It wasent because the engine go hot or somehow it knew my oil was old? and there is no way to reset it like a car? also 48...

My battery bolts and terminals get corroded and then my mower won't start. If I clean then off it starts right up. below is a picture of the brass battery bolts I bought 2 weeks ago. What is making them so corroded? full disclosure, when I bought the battery 2 seasons ago I left the mower on...

What am I shooting for in pull string size? Can I just use paracord I have lying around? B&S 6.5hp

I went tot start the riding lawn mower today and I just got a click when I turned the key. The battery was inside on a maintainer all winter. The battery tested at 13v. The positive cable that hooks to the battery was corroded. I cleaned off the corrosion. If it does not start this time I...

At the beginning of this season, I couldn't find bolts that hold the cables to the battery posts, so I used random bolts and nuts that I found. At the end of this season one of the nuts looked burned and that battery post was darker then the other one. Does it matter what kind of metal the...

B and S 17.5 HP I/C. When I turn the key to start it the fly wheel stops at one point. I have to stop, turn the flywheel by hand past the hard point. I have to do this a coupe of times before it starts. Its getting worse and worse. starter, battery warped cylinder?

My dads John Deere X330 wont start. Its about 3 seasons old. a couple cuts ago it quit running mid cut and he couldn't get it started. The air filter was caked with dirt. I cleaned it and the mower started up and ran. 2 weeks later the mower cut out mid cut again. air filter was still clean...

I bought a brand new battery, started my riding lawnmower 1 time. When I am putting it away, I use the fuel shutoff I put in, and let the engine run out of gas. I get side tracked and never turn the key off of run. the engine counter put 100 hours on it. I tried to start it today and got...

How high would I need to get my riding lawn mower wheels up so oil does not come out of the oil drain hole when I remove the drain plug? I want to add a oil drain hose to the oil drain hole so I don't have another Valdez oil spill in my garage when I change the oil. if I got the "drivers" side...

I got a free lawn tractor, Husqvarna YTH2042, that I am trying to get running. 450 hrs on the engine. From what I can tell the engine had a head gasket failure, it burned all of the oil out and then broke the connecting rod. I took the head off and can confirm the gasket issue and broken rod...