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  1. uglyboywith11fingers

    Strange power failure at the house this morning.

    Hope this is appropriate for this forum, after all, we are rural. This morning I was out in our attached garage, using my air nailer/stapler to slap together some free-standing shelf units for my daughters basement storage area. The air compressor (120v) kicked in, then started to stop & start...
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    Snow  good news, bad news, with snow clearing

    I watched the snow fall all day, we had no place to go, so I waited 'til the snowfall ended this evening to clear out our 200ft driveway. I was just about out to the road on my first pass with my BX24/B2781 blower, when she quit blowing. The good news... I found todays newspaper that I couldn't...
  3. uglyboywith11fingers

    BX24 swivel seat mechanism came apart

    My BX24 seat has been getting a bit harder to swivel lately, so had a look underneath... The centre nut was loose, and in the space between the two parts that swivel, there are/should be 4 white nylon spacers/sliders and at least 2 steel balls. mine was so loose that I've lost 2 of the nylon...
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    Tires  BX24 - Update on leaking front tire

    Okay, today I finally got around to cleaning up my BX after doing some work for my neighbor yesterday... and decided to take off my slow leak front right wheel. pumped it up to 40 psi and poured on some water. Found bubbles coming from the sidewall, right between the A & S in the words TRACTION...
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    Backhoe  BX24-1, tree stump-0

    It was time to have a go at the remains of an old hawthorn tree that the wind took down a couple weeks ago. After about 2 hours with the backhoe and 20 minutes with the axe on a couple 3 or 4 inch roots... out she came... well almost. That's a 4 foot level in the pic, the stump was about 20 in...
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    Tires  BX valve stem leaking air

    Here's a new one, maybe somebody else has encountered this... I took the snowblower off my BX24 today (17degC/63F in Southern Ontario) and thought I'd check tire pressure. I started unscrewing the valve cap on one rear wheel, and it was turning but not coming off, thought I could hear air...
  7. uglyboywith11fingers

    MF 135 3 pt hitch

    Hi, I've searched a bit but didn't see anything related to my problem... Make that my BIL's problem... he picked up a 135 a month ago, it came with FEL, and a blade on the rear. The FEL hydraulics come from a diverter valve under the seat. The previous owner explained the routine to switch...
  8. uglyboywith11fingers

    TG1860G carb problem

    My 1998 TG1860G (Kawasaki 2 cyl. engine) with 850 hours had a carb problem where it alternately starved, and other times almost flooded itself. Last summer I pulled the float bowl, and found that the float is made of some sort of plastic material... it seemed to have expanded slightly, binding...
  9. uglyboywith11fingers

    Snow  Can I convert 3pt hitch blower to front mount ?

    I just bought a slightly used BX24 with 54" mower, B2781 rear blower and a rear blade. I see that the B2781 can be ordered as front or rear mount. Can I convert my unit to front mount by getting BX2751 Quick hitch and BX2753 mid PTO kit ? thanks...
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