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Does your solenoid have 3 connections? Or 4? All solenoids will have 2 large terminals for carrying the heavy current from the battery to the starter. All solenoids have a coil, which must be energized to activate the solenoid. Some have one connection to the coil, and some have two. The coil...

The park brake must be set for the engine to crank. Did your friend verify that 12V was getting to the solenoid?

If the engine spins over when you short across the solenoid, then: - the battery is good - the battery terminal connections are good. - the starter is good. Check the simplest things first. Is the park brake set? Is the PTO switch off? Does this mower require someone in the seat for it to...

I would just use the oil from the engine manufacturer. Yes, it's way more expensive than what you can get at Wallyworld, but... - How much do you really use? I do one change per year. 2 qts. That's not going to break the bank. - You know that the oil from the mfr will absolutely have the right...

If the engine spins over when you short across the solenoid, then: - the battery is good - the battery terminal connections are good. - the engine is not hydro locked. I'd suspect a safety switch. Do you have a test light? If so, check to see if 12V from the ignition switch is getting to the...

How was that a waste of time? You guys informed me that I had the right size tires. That means that I know what size to get if I decide to buy any. And that I need to look further into what's wrong with my deck.

Hmmm. Looks like tire size is not the reason I can't get my deck level. I don't think I can justify replacing the tires just to eliminate checking them before every use. I'll try the ATF trick, and see if that fixes the leaks. And look for other reasons for my deck issues. Thanks, all, for the...

Here is a photo of the ID sticker. I guess that COULD be 968 99 92 20.

This is the Husqvarna forum, so... yeah. Those specs don't match my machine. They must have made a change at some point. Mine has a single cyl Kohler Command Pro, and only one fuel tank.

Thanks, ILENGINE. The rears are right, but I'm not sure about the fronts. They are currently Kenda Corsas, and size printed on the sidewall is 4.10/3.5-5. I don't understand that sizing. 4.10/3.5-5? What is that? And is it the same as 11x4-5?

I have a CZ 4817, and the tires are fairly old and leaky. I just deal with it by putting air in them every time I use it. I recently tried to level the deck, and found that I couldn't get the deck high enough. I set the cutting height to 3", but at the max height adjustment, the blades were...

Sounds like the governor spring is either wrong, or installed wrong. 4800 should be out of the range of adjustment. I'd look over the governor spring, and how it's mounted. There are often multiple holes for it to mount into. See if there's a hole that makes the spring looser.

Do both mowers run the same RPMs? Are both air filters clean? Or, the same amount of dirty? Same blades? High lift blades will use more fuel than mulching blades. Bagging, mulching, or discharging setup the same on both? Check the cooling fins. A rodent could have made a nest in one of them...

To those saying that you don't need to be in the seat for starting.... Some do, some don't. I have two riding mowers. A Husqvarna CZ4817 and a Cub Cadet Pro Z 154S. To start the CZ, the bars must be pushed out, the park brake set, AND you have be in the seat. On the Pro Z, if the park brake is...

I can't keep the angle consistent enough with a flap wheel. I really like the idea of soaking blades in water for ez clean up. Why didn't I think of that?

You might try one of these. I just ordered one, so I can't comment yet on how well it works. It's a much cheaper knockoff of a tool that is reported to work well.

I never mentioned a temperature difference anywhere. Where are you getting this? I plan on keeping it well greased.

CC claims that it's a commercial unit. That year, they offered a Pro Z 100, 500, and 900. I consider mine to be "entry-level commercial" or maybe prosumer. Still, almost overkill for residential use. Don't go by that photo. I mangled the bearing, and maybe the spindle trying to get it apart. So...

I agree. I learn best by doing it myself. The new spindle was just delivered. It came with a pulley, which I didn't expect. (y) Great, given that it wasn't scheduled for delivery until Monday. Not sure it will make any difference, though. It's been raining for 3 days. Won't be able to mow...

Thanks. My garage now is one I inherited from my dad, with all his tools (that haven't walked off). It's a professional garage. He was a professional mechanic. I searched for punches the other day for removing bearings, and found a tool that looks perfect for the job. It's like a chisel with a...

I'm not sure why, but last year, I only put about 30 hrs on it. I think the manual calls for service every 25 hrs. So I didn't think it needed it. However, the air pre-filter, which is also supposed to serviced every 25 hrs, was caked with dirt, so maybe it was a hard 30 hrs. This year, I have...

My bearing supplier, Amazon, isn't quite that cheap. One bearing is about $9. One cup... about the same. I DID find 4 sets of Timkin bearings & cups for $35. Not quite as good as your prices, but better than $18 per set. Or $150 per spindle.

"Do the cones & cups need to be replaced as sets?" Never mind. I did a bit of research, and found that they get replaced together. I kinda thought that. My dad was a mechanic in the 70's, and did a bunch of bearing replacements. I seem to recall the cups (aka races) getting replaced too. Any...

Model # is 53RWEFJA050, DOM - 02/2016. Does that change anything? I speculated, "Is it possible that the 741-04129 bearing is not right for this spindle?" I checked another spindle, and it has the same bearing. Do the cones & cups need to be replaced as sets? Thanks, StarTech

Is it possible that the 741-04129 bearing is not right for this spindle? When I search on 741-04129, I get hits for spindle rebuild kits, but my spindle is not one of the ones mentioned. And this spindle had excessive vertical and lateral play. I don't want to take the bearings out of one of the...

Maybe, but all the fasteners not on the engine are SAE. Everything on the Kohler engine is metric. I measured the ID of the bearing. I got 0.750". That's 19.05mm. Is that a common size? It may be built in China, but all of the nuts & bolts (outside of the engine) are SAE, so I expected the...

The spindles have zerks. On the two good spindles, I filled them with grease, and them pumped a couple of more times, which resulted in grease squirting through the bearings. I think I have a handle now on how to get grease into the bearings. I managed to knock the bearings and seals out of the...

Recently, I decided to do some deck maintenance on my Cub Cadet Pro Z 100. Two of the spindles (p/n 918-07255) seemed pretty solid. No play in any direction. Before greasing, though, they made a bit of noise when turning the blades. After greasing, they got quiet. The 3rd spindle... had vertical...

I found this in the operator's manual: "The engine will automatically shut off if the operator leaves the seat before engaging the parking brake." Mine doesn't do this, so a previous owner disabled this feature. I know that many would prefer it to operate this way, but since my wife uses it...

I think I'm going to try the ATF trick first. I have the money for tires, but I'd like to get the property free of hazards before I go buying new tires. Hopefully that trick will get me another season. I have an older ZTR with bagger that I keep for leaf collection. It has a leak on one tire...

I have a Pro Z 154S, and I'd like to find out what safety features it's supposed to have, and whether I have them all working now. It's a commercial unit, and I bought it used. I'm guessing the lawn company that owned didn't want to be bothered with all the safety features. However, my wife is...

Only if the deck is a mulching deck, or is set up for mulching. One set up for side discharge or bagging... just replacing high lift blades with mulching blades won't take more power. A deck set for mulching is designed to not allow air and grass to escape quickly. THAT takes more power.

Tubes can be patched, can't they? I used to patch bicycle tires when I got flats.

I have a 2016 Cub Cadet Pro Z 100S (steering wheel). It's a commercial mower with just over 400 hrs. One the tires has a slow leak. The other 3... have VERY slow leaks. The fastest leaking tire needs air about every week. The other 3... about every month. Given that the tires are 9 yrs old...

Mulching and high lift blades are opposites, other than they both cut grass. High lift blades are designed to cut and evacuate the grass from the deck as fast as possible. Mulching blades are designed to keep the grass in the deck as long as possible. If you're using a bagger, get high lift blades.

According to this video, I was adjusting the right screw for the high speed, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

Ok... I figured out how to set the idle speed, but not the high speed. The only adjustment on the governor assembly doesn't seem to have any effect. So I searched the engine manual. From the EFI SYSTEM section of the engine manual: Idle speed is only adjustment that may be performed on EFI...

That's what I figured. Thanks for the info.

EZT750-3011. Looks like 1500 and 3400. Thanks, StarTech. BTW, where did you find this? Is there a way for someone like me (non industry professional) to look this up?

I have a Cub Cadet PRO Z 100 EFI 154-S (53RWEFJA050) with a Kohler Confidant EZT750 (747cc, 27HP, EFI) engine. I recently acquired a tachometer. I'm not sure that the idle and running RPMs are correct, so I'd like to set them. Anybody know the specs? I found the following in the engine service...

I never said that battery mowers are underpowered. I said that mowers have increased in power in recent years, and that it's not a bad thing. If you have a non self-propelled 21" push mower with side discharge only, 3.5 HP is enough. I have one of those as a trim mower. If you want...

I don't live in CA, but up until the last presidential election, the government was pushing the green agenda, led by CA. Even outside CA, EV's have government subsidies. Have you been to a Lowe's or Home Depot lately? There are way more battery mowers on the floor than ICE models. The government...

That was when the norm was side ejection. I currently have a simple push mower with a 125cc Briggs 450E engine. That probably has around 3.5 HP. It's side eject only. But most people want to be able to mulch and/or bag. For that, you need more power. I DO agree that mowers have been getting...

The problem I have is with the mandates. I have battery hand tools. And a small battery chainsaw. Battery tools make sense in some cases. In others, it doesn't, and I resent the fact that someone is wanting to force me to go electric. I have a 54" commercial ZTR that I got for a great deal...

I have a Cub Cadet Pro Z 154S with a 27HP Kohler. When I first got it, it seemed to do fine until I got to the thickest part of my lawn. Then it would bog, and start smoking. Turned out to be clogged cooling fins. It was overheating. Since getting the fins cleared, it cuts through that thick...

I just bought a battery... chainsaw. For my wife. She wanted a chainsaw she could use, and she can't get any of my gas saws started. I think a small battery chainsaw makes sense for some jobs. If I'm bucking logs, though, I'm using a gas saw. For mowing, I'm firmly in the gas engine camp, too. I...

Sounds like a job for a respirator. I bought one for mowing. Certain times of the year, I find myself mowing through clouds of dust. I keep finding more uses for the respirator. Stinky and/or smokey environments qualify.

OK, but that RD weighs (according to Wikipedia) 342lbs. A truck weighs over 10X that. Although I have to say, that must be a VERY well tuned RD. My 4-stroke bikes never got mileage that good.