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Snapper V21 blade mounting question

I am missing the original bolt, and washers for this V21 Snapper push mower with a 3.5hp Briggs. It had a fender washer on the bottom of the blade, and it caved in. I had to cut it off. Thinking I will...

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Dead Battery?

I have a Cub Tank M54 with Kaw engine and the battery keeps going dead on me. Thing is it only goes dead while mowing with it. In fact it can be fully charged and after mowing non stop for a couple of...

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Turf tiger PTO issues

I have a ten year old turf tiger with the 29 kawi dfi 72" cut. Have never had any issues. Only has 450 hours. Recently the blades started slowing g down even though the engine wasn't bogging down, then...

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Advice for equipment that has been rained on?

Hello, everyone. Long time reader, first time poster here. I was looking for some opinions on what is best for your equipment after it's been rained on. I run Scag mowers, and I was just (like 30...

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Lawnboy 2 stroke carb question

It's a lawnboy 2 stroke duraforce engine, model 10323. Anyways really don't use it much, here at the house but last yr re-did the carb, as was not running right, symtoms, pointed to the carb. Forgot...

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GS25 - TRI-CYCLER - No Spark

Hello, I have a '97 48" walk behind mower that died last fall while mowing. I haven't been able to get it started since then. Can you give me ideas on what could be wrong? I've replaced the coil, no...

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Question on Snapper Pro, 52" Hydro Pumps

So this past spring, I bought out a local landscaper, and with it, came a snapper pro 52" commercial mower with only 130 hours on it. In the past few weeks, my right side hydraulics have been having...

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Stihl FS100RX users without guards please read!

I have three FS100RX trimmers without guards and the latest should still be barely under warranty. I admit I run my trimmer line a little long. I also admit I run my trimmers through some pretty tough...

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Gravely wheel motor slow in reverse

I am having a problem with one of my drive wheels. When I try to go in reverse with my left wheel it only rotates at a slow speed. It operates fine in forward ad the left side works good in both...

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Bunton 52 questions

I bought a used bunton 52 walk behind belt drive 14hp vanguard and this thing has a few issues. The guy told me he mucked with the shifter so I have no clue where my gears are supposed to be as in...

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why do hydro pumps fail?

Hi all, I've been in the lawn business for 20 years. Have had all different types of equipment, Hustler, John Deere, Grasshopper, Cub Cadet, Craftsman, Toro. Finally got to the point last year where I...

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Scag Tiger Cub still will not start

I posted this a while ago and I thought I had the problem narrowed down to the started solenoid but I had the starter rebuilt with a new solenoid & I am having the same problem. Here is what I have...

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Cutting issues 44" Fastrak

First season using the 44" Fastrak. It's as high as it will go at 4" and I've tried at 3" and 3.5" too. It's leaving uncut grass and it doesn't matter how slow I go. I can go full speed and it doesn't...

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Scag Tiger Cub - Shrieked When Applying Parking Brake!!

OK, here is one for the books. For the record, we are talking about a SCAG Tiger cub with a Kawi FH601V engine (used to have a Kholer - but that is a different story.) Occasionally my wife cuts our 10...

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Auto accident, any1 ever been in a wreck?

I was NOT at fault, but I'm not sure as to what I can/should do about my trailer & mower now.. the insurance company said I could get a quote from a trailer place to see about fixing it, but I...

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Auto accident, anyone ever been in a wreck?

I was NOT at fault, but I'm not sure as to what I can/should do about my trailer & mower now.. the insurance company said I could get a quote from a trailer place to see about fixing it, but I...

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Kohler CV940 leaking oil.

It has 350 hours on it and it's leaking somewhere underneath the carb at the bottom of the motor. It's not enough where I"m having to add oil to it yet but it's getting the back of the mower covered in...

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Replacing FH580V Starter

I was going to replace the starter on my FH580V. The new starter has some sort of rubber bushing attached just below the starter drive/pinion. This rubber bushing will prevent the starter drive from...

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Husqvarna 525ls not working right

And sometimes not at all. A few times before it's just randomly cut off going full throttle with a full tank of gas. Sometimes it would idle weird kind of like it was surging and other times it...

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Kohler CH752 idle and govenor question

Hello all, Have a question about a Kohler CH752 engine, 27HP horizontal shaft V twin. Engine is fairly new, less than a year old. It starts and runs fine with the exception that when the throttle lever...

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