Riding Mower Trouble
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The tank is semi-transparent so I can see in it clearly and it is clean. I can actually see the opening in the bottom of the tank and it is unobstruted. There is no fuel shutoff valve either. Only thing left is the potential obstruction in the gas line that somehow behaves intermittently. If that is the case it will be corrected once I change the lines.
Supposed to be a couple nice days this weekend so I think I have one more chance to get it working right.
I'm not worried about the snow machine at all. I've had it 15 years and it has never not wanted to start after two or three pulls. I did notice the auger housing is starting to rust away though. Maybe time to hit Lowe's while they are having a 10% off sale for Military members...
To be continued.....
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The funny thing is, when I bought my MTD machine, my father said the same thing...that the one I bought (at the now defunct HQ) was nowhere near as good as his 1964 model Ariens.
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That's actually my plan although I do like the new John Deere machines. They look and feel like they are pretty heavy duty. Don't like the price though.
The funny thing is, when I bought my MTD machine, my father said the same thing...that the one I bought (at the now defunct HQ) was nowhere near as good as his 1964 model Ariens.
The funny thing is, when I bought my MTD machine, my father said the same thing...that the one I bought (at the now defunct HQ) was nowhere near as good as his 1964 model Ariens.
My self I have had great luck with Cubcadets...
Do not Ray what ever you do..Do not buy a Deere or any other mower or what ever from Home Dept or Lowes..Spend the extra and go to the dealer
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That's actually my plan although I do like the new John Deere machines. They look and feel like they are pretty heavy duty. Don't like the price though.
The funny thing is, when I bought my MTD machine, my father said the same thing...that the one I bought (at the now defunct HQ) was nowhere near as good as his 1964 model Ariens.
The funny thing is, when I bought my MTD machine, my father said the same thing...that the one I bought (at the now defunct HQ) was nowhere near as good as his 1964 model Ariens.
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By the way, my snow blower is an MTD and it has been great. Paid $649 for it in early '94 and other than a master link in the drive belt chain, a friction wheel and belts last year and a couple shear pins, the machine has been a work horse.
In-laws are coming over this afternoon which means I will be spending a couple hours in the garage - maybe I'll replumb the lawnmower gas line or fire up the blower. If I wasn't working tonight I'd be firing up a 12-pack.
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Back when my wife had a minivan, she was out of state and hit a curb and sliced up a Michelin tire that we had purchased at Sam's. She stopped at a local tire dealer to get a replacement and the guy looked at it and immediately said I don't have that exact tire, that's a Sam's Club Tire. I had done some research on the tires before buying them, decided that those were the ones I wanted and that Sam's had the best price. I couldn't tell any difference between the Sams and the local tire dealers, they all had the same name and tread pattern. But there was something different that someone in the business picked up on immediately.
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Snowblower fired on the first pull. Stayed running on the second. Maybe I'll tackle the rust issue today.
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Sharpen the auger on the snowblower Ray - maybe you can mow the lawn with that!
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Maybe I should sharpen my spelling skills too. At least I had to time to edit it in the original post. 
I think the rust on the auger housing is one of today's projects. Closed up in the garage with a can of primer and some spraypaint sounds like a plan. I'm thinking of using flourescent orange surveyors paint - I've got several cases of that stuff. Wonder how it would look....
I think the rust on the auger housing is one of today's projects. Closed up in the garage with a can of primer and some spraypaint sounds like a plan. I'm thinking of using flourescent orange surveyors paint - I've got several cases of that stuff. Wonder how it would look....
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Maybe I should sharpen my spelling skills too. At least I had to time to edit it in the original post.
I think the rust on the auger housing is one of today's projects. Closed up in the garage with a can of primer and some spraypaint sounds like a plan. I'm thinking of using flourescent orange surveyors paint - I've got several cases of that stuff. Wonder how it would look....
I think the rust on the auger housing is one of today's projects. Closed up in the garage with a can of primer and some spraypaint sounds like a plan. I'm thinking of using flourescent orange surveyors paint - I've got several cases of that stuff. Wonder how it would look....
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My attention span isn't what it used to be. I'll probably wait until spring to worry about the lawnmower. If we have another nice day maybe I'll pull it out and change the gas lines but I doubt it.