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When I purchased a PT-180 a couple of years ago, it was with the full knowledge that not being a mechanic (took auto mechanics in high school in 1968) I would probably run into things that I would have no clue as to what to do. After looking at other products, the Power Trac kept coming back...

One of the little plastic wheels on the back of a 48" brush cutter for the PT-180 broke in half and I have had no luck in finding one with a big enough hole for the bolt that goes through it. Power Trac has one for $24.99 but will not ship without at least a $50 order. I have tried all the...

I have a Pt-180 and had to take apart the brush cutter and put it back together. Terry at Power Trac told me I needed to use Loctite Red 271 to connect it to the drive shaft but that didn't hold so I have been using Shoo Goo which has worked fine this year before finally giving way...

I had a seal replaced on my PT-180 brushcutter and after putting it back together the entire blade assembly came off the spindle. Terry told me he uses Loctite Red to keep the collar on the drive shaft but after two attempts the collar slipped off while doing some mowing chores. I was on the...

I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but after putting the blade back on the motor spindle of my PT-180 after fixing a seal leak, the whole assembly came off when mowing a small area of grass. I called Terry and he said they use Loctite Red 271 to keep the blade attached to the...

I took auto mechanics in high school back in 1968. When I first started driving, cars were much simpler to work on and many of the simpler things such as checking points, adjusting breaks, changing sparkplugs, even being able to gain access to the oil filter made maintaining cars not that big...

I'm riding high in the saddle again after the blades came off the brush cutter of my PT-180. It was very simple for a local shop to reattach the hub with the blades on it. I have worked it like a dog clearing parts of my 3 1/2 acres of land. After cutting bunches of saplings and wild...

I was preparing to do some cutting out in the woods when all of a sudden the entire blade assembly flew off. The blades were still attached to the housing but all that is under the cutter is the drive shaft. Power Trac closed at 5 PM so I will have to wait till Monday to contact them. Does...

The motor on my PT-180 brush cutter blew a seal and I'm wanting to add a little oil to the hydraulic tank. Terry told me they use Mobil 30W oil just like you would put in your car but there seems to be no place around here that sells it. I will have to probably go to a distributor and buy it...

Before I got my PT-180 I had never used a farm tractor or brush hog. Most of my 3 1/2 acres is overgrown and I really wanted something that was heavy duty that could handle small saplings overgrown thorns etc. So far my 45" brush cutter has done a dandy job as well as cutting my grass. My...

On the Power Trac FAQ page the following is given: Why are the bearings failing on the mower deck? "The bearings may not be greased properly- they must be greased at least every 8 hours, or you may not be using the right type of grease- a high-temperature, high-speed grease is recommended...

What is the main difference between the material and rock buckets? The light material bucket for the PT-180 is 7 cu.ft. while the rock bucket is only 4 cu. ft. They aren't very big and I was wondering if the material bucket would do anything the rock bucket would do. Aside from the size is...

Even though I have the lowly PT-180 everyone that has seen it is amazed. My neighbor has told just about every person in the community I believe. One man who lives down the road and is retired worked with hydraulics for many years and said from what he has seen the PT-180 would be a cinch to...

I found out why my second flat has occured so soon. Grass is getting in between the wheel and breaking the stem on the back side of the tire. The first time I thought the stem was bad because I kept riding on a flat before I knew it was flat. I've been mowing some pretty high grass and the...

My PT-180 didn't come with an hour meter but I believe it was Terry that gave me a used one he found with 3 hours on it. I've been waiting for three hours use before I installed it but the console cover doesn't want to come off. Also the console cover is about twice as large as the meter...

I picked up my pt-180 Friday morning and drove it 300 miles back home in the back of my '88 Chevy S10 pickup. I almost bought a BCS 850 tractor because I wanted something that would double as a brush cutter as well as cutting lawns. My first scare (I had already paid the 10% deposit) was...