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Hi, You have a common problem and a really good question.. There is no reason that a sealed lead acid battery cannot last somwhere in the range of 5-8 years. There are a few factors that effect the life time aside from what the NAPA guy mentioned and I'll get to that in a sec. Temperature...

Hi, Answering my own question with some info that may help others. LS has a nice online parts look up where if you enter your chassis serial number it will return the Production Date for you machine.. ( http://lspo.lsmtron.com/PartsList/wpc2000_MAIN.aspx )

Appologies if this is the wrong place to ask. Does anyone knows how to decode the chassis serial number for a LS MT225SH? I thought where this is a general discussion about the MT225 it would be a good place to start. thx

Hi, You cannot really trust that the NAPA guy knows enough about battries to make a good determination on it. Chances are he may only know how to connect the charger and maybe run a test but not really understand what the results mean or how to interperet them. When new, your battery should...

No.. Don't do it.. A subcompact is physically too small to handel most of the equipment you mentioned very well. Step up to a 'compact' tractor and you will be much happier. Compact tractors run about the same HP but are far more capable than the smaller subcompact. Compacts also give you...

Towing a trailer starts with the truck and it's tongue rating. It doesn't matter how capable the truck may be if the tongue rating is 200 lbs that it.. The load needs to be balanced to meet that limit. Car haulers and other trailers like them just by their nature have a geometry that leans the...

As the other guys have mentioned check the battery, it is most often the problem. Batteries need to be checked open circuit and with a load applied. If you can measure the current while loaded and the voltage droop you can calculate the battery's source impedance which is a strong indicator of...

Ah.. yes.. being above the rear axil and slightly forward it moves both back and down with the additional wheel weight.. Got it.. I had forgotten about the CG being above the axil. Thanks.

We've all experienced that uneasy feeling when a rear wheel begins to lift and sometimes it doesn't take much to do it. I once hit an almost flat but soft muddy spot on one side while creeping along mowing and nearly went over. So, does it really lower the center of gravity for a roll? I get...

You could not have said it better. I've worked decades in the power world and true or not it is always alive. When you think that way you get to go home.

This may sound obviuous but always keep the load as close to the ground as possible when moving a heavy load. If you do need to lift it keep in mind for every inch it goes up the payload weight must go down. Adding forks accelerates the load derating. There are ways to compensate as many of the...

If you are interested the lift capability you can find it in the manufacturer's specifications. Then considering that the bucket moves in an arc you could manually fill in the curve between the min and max heights for say every 10 degrees or whatever to get the derated weight at each point of...

Hi, As the other guys are saying. Check the plastic type to be sure. It is usally easy to do by looking at the bottom for the number inside the recycling triangle and the letters just below. Typically these will be 2 and HDPE or some variation of it. This indicates that it is chemical...

Like others have said it sounds like a pressure problem that doesn't necessarily release when you back up or turn the wheels. Try just tapping the peddle forward and/or back without moving the tractor. Just a tap is enough and it should free up. When there is too much pressure the control...

What does your receipt say, 2019 or 2023 model? If it's a 2023 model you didn't get what you paid for and there is a problem. Contact the dealer and call them out on it and see what they have to say and will do to make it right. Think about what you might want and stick to your guns. If they...

I have had good luck with the purple DEP cleaner available at Home Dep when cleaning hydro oil off concrete. The problem will be that the oil will soak into asphault if you don't get it right away so the best you can do is get it off the surface. You might had caught most of it with the...

Hi, Becareful with this type of belt. They are meant for for repelling type of applications and you may want something more secure. The belt could release you if you fall off the roof and are hanging by the rope. Lets say, for example you slip nearer to the top of the roof and fall. In the...

If you can you might try lifting the mower about 50% of the grass height on the first pass and double cutting. It takes extra time but it'll cost you a lot less not having to buy new equipment.

The whole fatialist safety (especially "public safety") thing that drowns us in beauracy and unnecesary expense has become out of hand. A few of the other guys have said it pretty well. If it looks wrong it is and if it looks like it might, it will and if you can make it a little better, just...

Hi, There are a couple of problems with your set up. Here are some numbers to help illustrait why. The compressor motor is rated 1.5 HP. In electrical terms this is 1.5 hp x 746W/hp or 1119W (notice how the "HP"s cancel). To accomidate the starting torque and initial head pressure you have...

When working on a roof and that feeling that you are within are nats butt of sliding off sets in it can be humbling. I've worked on may roofs over the years and you never quite get used to it. The worst part is that the semi panic it causes just increases the risk of falling. In all honesty...

Just a few thoughts. Good subject. Aside from taking a tank out back and having a little fun the metal can be used for all kinds of things so if you like to tinker don't get rid of them. Everyone mentioned using water and turning them upside down and all that but does that really empty them...

There are always special conditions and they can cloud the issue. The answer to the question about when to use 4 wheel drive is pretty straight forward. Use it when you need it. When working in conditions where extra traction is required, kick it in. When lifting relatively heavy weight with...

Hi, The reason is simple but maybe not obviuous. The loader bucket has a limited by design curl range and because of that a limited ability to contain its payload. If the bucket is even slightly overfilled and kept very low some of the material will spill out while traveling. However, if the...

If you let it idle there are two things working against you. First is that you are burning fuel which does add up in a few ways. 5 min/60 min is 12%, so you burn 12% extra while it does nothing but idle all things being equal. The machine also racks up hours over time which eventually means...

The jacks don't need too be large or anything fancy. A couple of decent bottle jacks will work fine because it only needs to be lifted in relatively small increments. You just have to make sure you get a good grip on the lift holes until you can get it high enough to get under it otherwise you...

This is a great question.. Let physics and geometry solve it for you. If you are not in a hurry jack up one end high enough to get a beam under the center point. It should naturally tip down toward the rear doors. Throw some weight in the high side to act as a counterweight to help balance it...

Hi, Tractors are like all 4WD equipment. The real issue is making tight turns, that you should not do any time because it places a lot of stress on the gears and other front end components as well as help lead to premature oil seal leaks. Being in 4WD is not the same as having the lockers...

Hi, The problem may be related to the clay base which absorbs water. The water molecules become trapped within the clay and take forever to evaporate leaving it wet especially whenever any weight is applied. The best thing to do now may be to dig multiple shallow trenches and configure them to...