Wanted a new riding mower but needed a new well instead. So... found this used one off craigslist. Real nice guy even drove it from IN to MI for me. Said he's a retired guy who fixes and sells these. Price was right and issues aside it works.
mostly.
SO... any and all help would be appreciated.
Starting with a good source for a manual. (Ebay has them, 20 bucks-ish. Hoping to do better.)
Annoying little problem, the break pedal sticks. Gotta kick it, repeatedly before it will pop up. Be nice if I could get that fixed.
Neutral doesn't work. He warned me you won't be able to push it.
BIgger problem started today. Mowing along just fine, and suddenly no forward. And I can't describe this really but it just doesn't sound right. It would back up (VERY slow.) Then I could put it into forward, and it would lurch, roll a foot or so real slow and stop. Doing that over and over I managed to get it across the yard and back into the garage. SO I can safely say this isn't a broken belt or anything. It does go, just not fast or for long. My neighbor looked, and seems to think it's something right in or under the shift lever.
Looking over youtube rebuilding the transmission is NOT something I want to deal with but not even sure that's it. Could this be something as simple as a pin that came loose on the shift lever?
So again, I think a good manual with pictures of all it's parts would be a good thing to have.
I did actually call a dealer. Not close enough to me to pick it up. (surprised they actually did that.) I did do a bit of window shopping at new ones
BUT....
I like this old one. IT's a tank. Even the guy I talked to said this model was built really well. And even if I get a new one I will at some point need to tear into it. All machines wear out, need parts replaced, fluids etc... May as well learn on this old horse.
OH... speaking of fluids, my neighbor found a little... grrr, thingy? Under the seat. Gees, I need to get a picture. But no clue what that's for. ALmost looks like some kind of fluid gage but we didn't mess with it.
mostly.
SO... any and all help would be appreciated.
Starting with a good source for a manual. (Ebay has them, 20 bucks-ish. Hoping to do better.)
Annoying little problem, the break pedal sticks. Gotta kick it, repeatedly before it will pop up. Be nice if I could get that fixed.
Neutral doesn't work. He warned me you won't be able to push it.
BIgger problem started today. Mowing along just fine, and suddenly no forward. And I can't describe this really but it just doesn't sound right. It would back up (VERY slow.) Then I could put it into forward, and it would lurch, roll a foot or so real slow and stop. Doing that over and over I managed to get it across the yard and back into the garage. SO I can safely say this isn't a broken belt or anything. It does go, just not fast or for long. My neighbor looked, and seems to think it's something right in or under the shift lever.
Looking over youtube rebuilding the transmission is NOT something I want to deal with but not even sure that's it. Could this be something as simple as a pin that came loose on the shift lever?
So again, I think a good manual with pictures of all it's parts would be a good thing to have.
I did actually call a dealer. Not close enough to me to pick it up. (surprised they actually did that.) I did do a bit of window shopping at new ones
BUT....
I like this old one. IT's a tank. Even the guy I talked to said this model was built really well. And even if I get a new one I will at some point need to tear into it. All machines wear out, need parts replaced, fluids etc... May as well learn on this old horse.
OH... speaking of fluids, my neighbor found a little... grrr, thingy? Under the seat. Gees, I need to get a picture. But no clue what that's for. ALmost looks like some kind of fluid gage but we didn't mess with it.