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Scag Turftammer with no spark

Hey guys, quick run down, its a kohler ch22 in a scag with the dump box in back, oldie but a goodie!. 2007 i believe, started the last cut, it stumbled a bit at low idle but cleared up and mowed fine....

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Mower gets more difficult to start as the day goes on....

I have a Stand-on Quickcat (bobcat) mower that has about 160 hours. I only mow 1.5 days per week. As I was cutting the past 2 times I noticed that after mowing about 12 yards or so it started taking...

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briggs stratton carb hard starting

I have a Bunton mower with 31hp briggs stratton lcg engine and i have to always manual choke to start but lately if is sits long it is hard to get gas back to carb. It has a briggs stratton 825232 carb...

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Faulty Fuel Guage on new Hustler

The fuel gauge on my Fastrak SDX worked for a brief period when I first bought it. Now it stays either on full or at 1/4 tank no matter the fuel level. Ran totally out of gas and it was still on full....

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Looking for recommendations on 30" mowers

Looking for opinions from repair guys - Which do you see less of? Which are easier to fix? Choices for me here are Toro and Exmark and they both have issues according to reviews I have read. I am...

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Electric Deck Lift Actuator

Anybody know if a Electric lift Actuator on Bad Boy Lightning can be repaired?Got her out of the shed to mow,was set at 3" would not go up or down. Just want's to make a clicking sound. It has 160 Hrs,...

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Need some help with a lawn tractor

I'm working with a Craftsman YT3000 Lawn Tractor I picked up a short while ago and it starts fine when its cold , but as soon as it warms up it runs bad and if I shut it off it will not start again...

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Kohler command pro 27hp wiring issue

I am I stalling a Kohler 27hp command pro motor(without the spark advance) and trying to figure out where each color wire goes in the connector plug instead of pulling the shrouding apart. Still can...

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Walker MDDGHS drive belt routing

I'm hoping someone with an MDDGHS can confirm the routing for the drive belt for the hydros. I took the blower unit out of mine a few weeks back to overhaul it and now I'm putting everything back...

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BOP Parts Interchangeability

I'll start this thread to assist users in the future. 10579-S Multi-Disc Clutch/Brake is NORAM PN # CB190 Fits (2008-newer) Quick 36 (2009-newer) Quickie 32 and all Quick 44. Call (414) 267-4000 to...

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Vanguard 36go vertical shaft

So I have a scaf mower that has a vanguard 36hp on it. Today it started acting up sounding like it was misfiring so i figured it was a coil problem. When I took the cover off the ground wire had laid...

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Still hs 56 ce

I have been using a stihl hs 56 ce as my main hedge trimmer since 2013. The one I got at that time, and still have was flawless until late last year. It's lightweight and cuts everything very nice....

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Walker 26HP EFI Fuel Rail Leaking

As the title states,the fuel rail is cracked and leaking.Has anyone changed one? Can it be done without removing the entire shroud(engine cover)? With the shroud out of the way,its a simple fix. Not...

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MUST READ!!! It will save you thousands!

First off all the guys that own these big heavy commercial machines. When you hire the hourly help and just tell them how to mow the way you want it done, its not good enough. You have to make sure and...

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Coleman Generator (briggs and stratton) will not start - Help please

I have a 2 nearly identical pull start Coleman 5500 generators from the 1990’s. Both have Briggs & Stratton 10 HP engines. During the recent power outage after Irma, I ran them both about 14 hours...

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Stihl hedge trimmer over revving

Like the title says my Stihl hedge trimmers are over revving bad. Any ideas what causes this?

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Kohler Command Pro 27 about to head to the scrap yard LOL

I had another thread posted here about this motor. It wouldn't start and was spitting back fuel. I've solved the previous issue (fuel spitting back was from throttle getting stuck, I forgot to transfer...

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Walker mcghs 16hp

hi there I would like to know if you can repower a 16hp magnum in it I would like to put a bigger motor in it is the anything i can do

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New Mushroom Plug

Anbody use these I seen kit at dealer today. View attachment 349867

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Switched everything over to M1 0w-30

As of recent I have been doing a lot of research and testing. I decided to switch over my exmark Kohler command efi 1000 to 0w-30 oil. At first I switched over to 20w50 per Kohlers recommendation to...

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