x590

My x590 is smoking too after start up

Does anyone have experience with Caltric replacement parts? The front hood of our X590 has been severely damaged. We've been patching it on with duct tape for the past several years, but it's barely hanging together and opening/shutting it has to be done very gently, lest the whole thing fall...

This is a weird one; our x590 has never had a serious problem. But I had to take the mowing deck off tonight to reinstall the belt, which had come off one of the rollers. Something seemed strange, though; the deck wasn't going all the way down to the ground....wt...?. I did get the deck off with...

I'm giving up on my 345 after 24 years and buying an X590. Does anyone know if the 30 inch mechanical tiller and the 48 inch front blade can be used with the X590? I believe the tiller will work but I don't see anything that shows a front lift kit that would let me use the blade. The blade is...