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I have a fuel cut off valve before and after the fuel pump. I was not using either prior to this mess, I only started this weekend when I changed the oil.

I have a shut off after the pump, and I have it switched off for now. It ran fine with the oil change. My assumption was the float was leaking or something and thats how all the fuel got in. But you say the mist is normal, and that may be, I hadn't considered it. Thought it was strange that...

Morning Everyone, My PT422 with the Robins motor has about 800 hours on it. It has been running great since the summer time. Over the weekend it became very hard to start and once it was running, was stumbling pretty bad. I pulled off the intake filter and there was oil everywhere, spewing...

I'm pretty sure you can just take out your ignition cylinder and match it up to one at a parts store that comes with keys.

Thanks, everyone. Think i am going to go with the 1.5" steel pipe, ripped down the center and tack welded to the plow.

Kind of an add on question. I had a large tree branch come down and land in my chicken run taking out the fence. I was already on the PT clearing snow and decided to chain up to the log and haul it out. I noticed when reaching the limit of traction that only the left side wheels would...

Greetings, folks. I got the plow out for an unexpected snow storm this weekend. It didn't seem to work very well as it just wanted to dig in to the driveway and grass. A friend advised me to put a fence post on the edge so the plow wouldn't dig. I had a 1.5" pvc pipe I was able to rip a line...

Morning folks, What are you guys using for grapples? I've been shopping marketplace for light duty grapples with plans to have a welder get me set up for power trac duty. I'm not finding many that wouldn't be way oversized for the PT. Of course I looked at PT grapple options, seem pretty...

Fine work, I was looking over my blades last night and should get some new ones as well. Very interested in your review.

Can't help but think that thread may have pushed pops to purchase his Power Trac back in 2002. He was a visitor of this forum back then, not sure if he was active at all.

Put the PT up on blocks, removed gas tank and loosened the hydroback. Pulled the plug boots and used the starter to see if my tires were turning. Using a long pry bar and mallet I'd give the hydroback a couple taps and recheck. A few tries and it landed in neutral. Put it all back together and...

What did you end up with, OP?

You aren't wrong. Amazing the difference a year makes. When this journey began I had just lost my father and my mom was looking to me to start taking care of this stuff. I live 3.5 hours away, work a full time 9-5, inundated with side business work, have 3 kids who are in to various sports...

Hit the nail on the head. Terry said to put the machine on blocks. Loosen the 2 bolts holding the hydroback to the mount just enough that it can be tap adjusted with a hammer. Start the machine up and tap until you find neutral. The procedure in the manual seemed much more complicated than...

Getting ready for snow season here in Michigan. Factory halogens had been long burned out so I stuffed a light bar in to the roof. Tight fit, had to grind down the mounts a little. 22".