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I don’t know who JD used for belts 20 years ago but I was impressed that a belt missing as much as this one was still pulling the mower around with no issues. There sure wasn’t much left of it, but I figure we got our money’s worth out of it.

Success, she moves and blows snow. And with a few hours before the rain turns into a foot or more of snow. A few random thoughts on the job(s)- First- if you test start the machine from the ground without the body work on it don’t forget to throttle up and choke it. It won’t start no matter...

Just about done with my drive belt/idler pulley replacement. Along with fuel pump/lines and transaxle filter/fluid change, I hope. Big snow coming in a few hours, I’d like a running snowblower. I need to stop by the dealer for an internal filter , they only gave me the external one. One thing...

Do you have the newer metal valve covers? My dad replaced the gaskets a few years ago but still had leaks. One of them fully let go last summer and I found out that there is an upgrade from the plastic valve covers that warp/crack and leak. I’m rereading this thread in preparation of replacing...

I have several projects that require heat to remove stuck/broken bolts (gotta love salt). I sold my portable oxy-acetylene set years ago as I didn’t use it but once. All I have left are little hand held propane torches that will heat but take forever and throw too much heat into the surrounding...

We need to put up a new shelter on the gun range. Have used cheap, temporary tents before and they all got trashed. For various reasons a real building is out of the question, so we are looking for a semi-permanent canopy/fully enclosed solution. Anyone have any experience with the fence...

So I keep reading about idling the engine to cool down the turbo and I was wondering if anyone uses prelube/cool down oil pumps. We had one on a suburban a long time ago and knew many who ran then on their turbo charged cars. All ours was an electric pump that cycled when the key was turned to...