Recent content by ampsucker

howdy! i have a 17.5 kohler single cylinder 4-stroke on one of the Scott's/Deere lawn mowers with about 650 hours on it. it runs great most of the time but under a heavy load acts like it's starving for gas every 5-10 minutes of mowing. i'll hit a heavy spot of grass and when the governor...

well, i am finally tackling a slow, underground water main leak i have had in the yard for over a year. i used the BX to dig up the area after i had left the water turned off for three days. so far i have found at least two leaks and am still scanning for a third. i made a rookie mistake by...

have a chance to buy a used 4' rotary cutter made by howse. it would fit my bx24 pretty well. it has a small oil leak in the gear box. it is the economy version (400c as opposed to the m48c) but still weighs in at 518 lbs and has a 40 hp gear box. it does not come with the chain guard...

i've read the threads i could find on TBN. seems like the consensus is generally: - good performance of the bagger - need to empty (too) frequently - pita to attach and take off just priced it at the dealer for $1820. he told me there are two different attachment types and i need the type...

...... been floating around eBay and other places? This one is from craigslist: CHEAPEST 2006 KUBOTA BX24 COMPACT TACTOR amp

thought i'd try to help this guy out by cross posting it to TBN for more coverage. it was on craigslist this past week. STOLEN....STOLEN ......ford 5000/trailer don't know anything else about it. assume it's for real and it hasn't been located yet. probably chopped and sold by now, but you...

i've searched and searched but all in vain.... i remember seeing a post, or might have been a brotek or similar product, that was a 4" pvc tool box mounted to the front of a BX. i believe it either mounted to the holes up front where the MMM lock bar goes or possibly to the bolts that hold on...

well, not a week after finishing up the first phase of our foundation drain at mom's house, the main well pipe between the pump house and the main house started leaking. i knew in the back of my mind that it was gonna go soon. everytime i've exposed it for working on something it has been very...

Like a lot of others, we have had waaayy above average rainfall this year. The result is water coming in my mom's house in the half underground lower level everytime it rains several inches. I started tackling this job this week on Thursday night and have made pretty good progress. I have a...

howdy all! did a search but couldn't find this particular tidbit of info. just picked up a slightly abused howse tiller. the previous owner smoked the friction material on the pto slip clutch pretty badly. i called howse to get the parts, but they sales rep was pretty clueless on the...

thought this might fit best in lawn and garden. i'm looking to get a small (3500 watt or so) portable generator for my mom for the winter outages she sometimes sees. she has wood heat as a backup, so this would just run a small fridge, some lights, fans, etc. i am looking at this model...

working on a customization project. i came across a good size industrial blower fan rated for about 20 horsepower. my diy mind said this would make a great lawn blower and also a good pto leaf and grass bagger with the right set up. my two main options are: 1. mount the blower fan to 3pt...

got a 15% off coupon in the mail this week so was checking out this tiller at the local dealer (orscheln hardware store). i need the 48" inch model for my SCUT and they had to call around. nearest one is 1.5 hours away. he had called to talk to their distributor to get me the price and...

anybody know? i assume to tighten like a set screw, but they aren't doing much on my system but getting in the way and snagging branches when i'm mowing. i think if all they do is tighten the rops, then they might be overkill compared to those huge hardened pins that go through the main holes...

ok, was walking through the fishing section at walmart and had this revelation. i was actually looking for cheese cloth to make some compost tea with. we have had a LOT of rain, and most of our garden plants are looking a little Nitrogen challenged. well, i saw the cricket cage, and realized...