Recent content by D40

Probate is the Golden Goose for lawyers and I learned that long ago, so I convinced my mother to go with a trust which avoided probate. The lawyers got nothing, but I will say this, be very careful about who you choose as Executor. My mother picked my younger sister and even though she was...

I have an update you are not going to believe. I was able to isolate that the sound is coming from the transaxle. So I hooked up a trailer and drove all the way to a Troy-Bilt warranty service center. The guy comes out to hear the squeak and no matter what I did I could not get it to squeal. I...

They do have a bad reputation for sure. LOL!:ROFLMAO:

There should have been a class action lawsuit over those. I used a magnet to remove the broken pieces, hopefully I got them all.

I wish it were that simple. Mine disintegrated. I used a magnetic probe to remove all the pieces from the bottom of the crankcase.

Yes, Tractor Supply. That's OK they can take as long as it takes because I have two spares. One has a broken compression relief in the engine but I came up with a work around. To start it I manually rotate the engine to just past TDC on the compression stroke where this allows enough momentum to...

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I am going to look at it more closely, especially for that loose pulley. Other than that I discovered the thing comes with a 2 year warranty. It's only 6 months old and I've contacted the service center. If it's not a simple fix I can do myself I'll be...

That's a good idea, I'll try that next time I am out there.

Apparently the transaxle on this mower is filled with grease and sealed at the factory. It does not contain oil and has no drain plug or grease fittings. A real bummer. Rather than trying to take it apart I am considering drilling and tapping a hole in the the top of the case, installing a...

I have a Troy-Bilt Pony riding mower that is only six months old and a squealing noise coming from around the area of the trans-axle is getting worse and worse, almost constant. I can't really tell exactly where it's coming from but I'm pretty sure it's not the kind of squeal a belt would make...

OK, I won't be back out there for a week or so and I'll try to remove it when I get there. Thanks

At this point I do not have the money for an expensive gamble without knowing for sure it's the pump that failed. First I would need to find out how to remove it. Then I would need to check whatever drives the pump to see if that is working, is it a lever or a shaft that rotates? Then I would...

Oh sorry, I misunderstood. Throttle and shut off are controlled by a large lever to the right that moves forward or back. All the way forward is off.

It's Manual, a lever at the top of the filter bowl.

Those are the first things I thought of. I removed the tubing going to the pump and fuel flowed freely from the tank through the filter, so I am pretty sure the issue is with the pump or whatever mechanism drives the pump. I also thought about just propping up a scarecrow with hat in the seat...