Just brought home, and having some issues. Reasonable hours, ~600, needs some misc bits, and the engine surges in RPM a bit. I figure this is either plugs/basic tuneup, or needs the carb cleaned. Other thoughts welcome.
The bigger issue - brought it home, ran it for a bit, then started mowing with it. Went fine for 20 minutes or so, then stalled on a very small incline. Ok, try to start it back up - deck is still down, won't raise without running, foot on brake, flip PTO switch off, hydro in neutral, turn key - battery light doesn't even come on. Tightened the battery cables, as one _was_ loose, still no good.
Fuel: check
Oil: check
Battery that started the tractor 20 minutes ago with no problems: check
Any ideas? It's now effectively 'stuck' in my front yard, and would really at least like to get it into the garage, or running in..
The bigger issue - brought it home, ran it for a bit, then started mowing with it. Went fine for 20 minutes or so, then stalled on a very small incline. Ok, try to start it back up - deck is still down, won't raise without running, foot on brake, flip PTO switch off, hydro in neutral, turn key - battery light doesn't even come on. Tightened the battery cables, as one _was_ loose, still no good.
Fuel: check
Oil: check
Battery that started the tractor 20 minutes ago with no problems: check
Any ideas? It's now effectively 'stuck' in my front yard, and would really at least like to get it into the garage, or running in..