Not fit for purpose Doese not remove 100% of the water on the first strain I had half a galloon of gas with a spoon full water in it I had to restrain it 4 times to remom all the water Only takes 25 % OF THE WATER each time Better then nothing ?? But not a 100% So if. You By one strain yer gas a few times
I grew up pushing the very same mower, my dad bought it new spring 1977. Still have the engine, put it on a 1987 MTD deck in 2009 which is really similar to the lawn chief deck and still use it every week. Best damn mower I ever worked with. By about 2008 the height adjusters were worn out, one was broken, the wheels were so worn you could pull them 45 degrees from straight up and down - pushed it like that for years. Deck had a big gash behind the discharge chute from hitting a huge piece of underground power wire that was thrown into my backyard twice, never seen an engine stop running so fast when I hit that. In reality I should have just put new wheels and height adjusters on it, other than the gash in the deck it wasn't even rusty.I've had a very hard time finding this model of mower, only seen a few pictures of them online. I have my grandfathers 1989 lawnchief 500 rider also.
I just repaired all warn parts on my 23-year-old yard machine (it's repainted, looks New) and I haven't done any adjusting yet, it only has high gear. I can't make it go slow. It only wants to go fast. If I figure out something, I'll post this to you, if you haven't figured out your problem yet?
Hey Jimmy, I figured out why my mower would only go in one speed and that was fast. I found that the tensioner pulley spring for the transmission belt was weak. The Spring had gotten worn out and wouldn't apply enough tension for the belts to move up and down on a variable speed pulley. I added an extra Spring with the original Spring and then put it back together and test it it. And now I have different speeds so it's fixed. But i'm still gonna order the factory spring & replace it, eventually. Let me know if you see this, and if this helps?
We had different symptoms but this is exactly what I needed to do. My MTD would creep while in park and the brakes wouldn't hold it. i had to give my clutch adjustment 3 rotations now it's back to 100% THANK YOU
I have the exact same mower. It's an amazing mower to cut with. Mine is very powerful. Thanks for showing the model numbers location, mine has apparently worn off and I've been needing parts for it. This is the first video I've found with the tag location in about 5 years now! Thank you very much! Hopefully I can use the same model number and get the correct parts for it. Yours looks to be perfectly identical. You'll love that mower!
I have one of these that was left at one of rental houses. I’ve been working on it for a like a month. I’ve done mostly everything to it from spindles to deck belt drive belts blades carb rebuilt ect I’m down to like 2 problems one is that the clutch pedal doesn’t seem to want to sit against the medal like how yours does you have to pull it with your foot to get full speed & the other is all the plastic bushings are shot in the front end 😂 I don’t ever want to see another Troy Bilt in my life 😅
THIS funnel really does work well. What about using this to filter out water in diesel fuel. This fuel is really hygroscopic by nature. Maybe you could also test K-1 kerosene used for kerosene heaters. The stuff that is dyed RED really is not that good for the wick compared to the CLEAR K-1 type. I like the video and hope you do more testing. JOB WELL DONE FELLA
the safety switch is only a factor when you start the mower..so you need to push the pedal all the way to start the mower, after that you only need to push the pedal in partially to change speed (push the pedal in until you feel the speed slack off), that's enough to change the speed.
Not a Kohler Magnum its a Kohler Command you have i just bought one of these mowers with a Kohler Magnum M20 for $600 i already have it running and ready to go 4 hours after the guy sold it to me im gonna make a video on it in the next few days
Just remove the cotter pin with oilers, screw in toward the shaft, of several turns put it back, if lose do it again and make sure it’s in the highest gear (7) Count your turns in Easy 😊
I’m working on one and the clutch falls all the way back towards operator I figured it is missing a spring bc if a spring pulled back under it in the middle it would pull clutch slightly forward. I haven’t started looking at it yet. Mine you put in forward or reverse and push accelerator on right side and the more you push it the faster it will go. Do you still have this mower??
As I commented on an other post,this MTD variable speed has been around since the 1970's.When working correctly,they are great & can really cut the grass!
After 7 years what took me 3 hours to mow my lawns now takes me 20mins. I put it in 7th gears and when i heard it grab i then put it into 1st gear and it works..Thanks to your video..I owe you a beer buddy. thank you..
Saw a clip on variable speed pulley on how to lubricants …thought I saved it …can’t find …must have deleted it ….. please run clip again, I believe it’s my problem with my Troy-Bilt pony
At 5:02 is the spark arrestor. It is a restriction but it keeps any sparks from flying out and lighting dry grass or leaves on fire. The baffles on the main half is what kills the sound.
It also keeps mice from getting in and making a nest which is what they did to mine (happens all the time to people) and others who have one from a manufacturer who didn't have the foresight to use a grill or sieve type opening.
Damn exact same problem on my MTD. As I increasing cutting speed, the brake lever gets depressed towards the front wheel. I’m like, how the fuck is that, that’s the brake lol Thanks!
