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[machinist@large]

Oh that's nothing- here comes the other shoe. ....

How about those mental giants that spend thousands of dollars building an old-school high performance engine with a high rise manifold, only to find they can't close the hood.......No problem Abner- we uns 'ill jest run er without tha ear fellter.....gits mo ear that way anyhooze!

Doug, you need to remember; we allow children to view this forum. Maybe the children down your way wouldn't be nervous if they heard characters carrying on that way; up here in the rust belt? Many of them have been trained to dial 911 if they see anything suspicious....

 

[Poboy kartman]

Doug, you need to remember; we allow children to view this forum. Maybe the children down your way wouldn't be nervous if they heard characters carrying on that way; up here in the rust belt? Many of them have been trained to dial 911 if they see anything suspicious....

See- I'm fortunate -dumb kids around here can google smoogle face book text 'n' tweet and constantly got their facebooks stuck in their blogging twixtin' bran spanking new latest and greatest "I" pod- ( as in: it's all about ME!) but I don't think they can add 911, much less dial it.

I see it coming. ....... new commercials: " in an emergency-text 911....like us on Facebook. ......

 

[OzFab]

Anyhoo,

Thanks to a tip from jman, I checked the Supercheap Auto website last night, sure enough, they have the filter & pre filter in the one pack so, I rang first thing; snagged the last one for a little under $9, fitted it & it runs perfect Now onto the next step...

 

[machinist@large]

Anyhoo,

Thanks to a tip from jman, I checked the Supercheap Auto website last night, sure enough, they have the filter & pre filter in the one pack so, I rang first thing; snagged the last one for a little under $9, fitted it & it runs perfect Now onto the next step...

Great!!! At least the small parts are reasonably priced (compared to what you & Fowler listed for the price of a new mower....)

Pat

 

[OzFab]

Sometimes. I recently priced a used coil for a tecumseh engine at a mower repair shop; $75 if he had one... I ended up buying a whole engine for $10.

Prices for new machines seems a little high to me, which means the price of a used unit will also be high, high demand means they hold their value...

So, how much would this go for over there? This is about the cheapest, which is a close match (by specs) to mine

 

[machinist@large]

Sometimes. I recently priced a used coil for a tecumseh engine at a mower repair shop; $75 if he had one... I ended up buying a whole engine for $10.

Prices for new machines seems a little high to me, which means the price of a used unit will also be high, high demand means they hold their value...

So, how much would this go for over there? This is about the cheapest, which is a close match (by specs) to mine

That was one of the models I looked at when I asked you about importing used ones; the few reviews it got were all in the "Scrap; don't waste your money/ the OEM doesn't stock any of the replacement parts....." type... Price was between $900 to $1,000 US, depending on the territory.

 

[fowler]

U were lucky to find a place selling Tecumseh parts

There's nothing over here

Most places don't know they exist
And others say parts don't exist any more

 

[OzFab]

Pesonally, I'm with almost everyone else, I don't like them, they seem to come standard with carb issues. However, I bought a mower or two cheap that had seemingly minor problems, one only needed a carb clean but, this one is a bit more difficult...

Given a choice, I'll stick to B&S & Honda...

 

[fowler]

Hav
Yea my edger has one

Leaks fuel and can't find parts

So I just let it leak and run it with no air filter
Just put a stocking over the hole to keep big crap out

The adjustable needle is great though

Took the filter out and just tuned it to that
Runs with a bit more poke now

 

[Poboy kartman]

Just put a stocking over the hole to keep big crap

But what are you going to wear on Friday nights now?

 

[landuse]

But what are you going to wear on Friday nights now?

The spare....

 

[jman231994]

Anyhoo,

Thanks to a tip from jman, I checked the Supercheap Auto website last night, sure enough, they have the filter & pre filter in the one pack so, I rang first thing; snagged the last one for a little under $9, fitted it & it runs perfect Now onto the next step...

Sweet


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[OzFab]

I knew it wasn't a question of if but when; mowing the lawn the other day & the mower simply stopped moving; the engine was still running but, it refused to move. A quick investigation revealed it had chewed up the main drive belt & spat it out...

It was a bit of a task to refit the belt; remove a guard bolted on with the engine, release the clutch pulley to clear another guard, refit the belt & put it all back together, all after the thing had been running for 20 minutes...

I noticed it had a small chunk missing but thought I could make it last long enough to cut the final strip. NUP! Got about another 20 metres before it spat the belt again...

I managed to find a new belt, just need to fit it. I intended to change both but, the gearbox belt was proving difficult to remove so, it stays for now & I'll replace both with kevlar belts when I refurb the whole thing in winter...

 

[machinist@large]

I knew it wasn't a question of if but when; mowing the lawn the other day & the mower simply stopped moving; the engine was still running but, it refused to move. A quick investigation revealed it had chewed up the main drive belt & spat it out...

It was a bit of a task to refit the belt; remove a guard bolted on with the engine, release the clutch pulley to clear another guard, refit the belt & put it all back together, all after the thing had been running for 20 minutes...

I noticed it had a small chunk missing but thought I could make it last long enough to cut the final strip. NUP! Got about another 20 metres before it spat the belt again...

I managed to find a new belt, just need to fit it. I intended to change both but, the gearbox belt was proving difficult to remove so, it stays for now & I'll replace both with kevlar belts when I refurb the whole thing in winter...

Your wife lets you take stuff like that into the living room (let alone the house proper)?!? I'm a card carrying bachelor, and I refuse to do that in my house; I even take my shoes off as soon as I walk in the door, just because I know where I've been that day, as well as just what kind of crap was on the floor where I was.

I'd have to say, if she lets you get away with that type of stuff, she must be a keeper......

 

[Poboy kartman]

Your wife lets you take stuff like that into the living room (let alone the house proper)?!?

I'd have to say, if she lets you get away with that type of stuff, she must be a keeper......

Yeah it took 25 years of doing that to run the ex off. I'd say one that let you bring other women in would be a real keeper!

 

[OzFab]

Ok, first, I live with my mother (that's not as bad as it sounds, I'm her full time carer)... Second, I didn't have the whole mower in the house, just the belt... & it isn't the living room, it's the sunroom at the rear of the house...

 

[OzFab]

So, I was thinking, what's the point of sitting down to mow the grass if I'm still in the sun? Solution: make a canopy

I started by taking some rough measurements. Then I remembered I had some old trampoline net poles laying around that'd be perfect for the job. A quick check & they're about the right size...

I started with the top frame, a basic rectangle, twice as long as the width. Then, because it would be easier to align/set up with the mounts in place, I started on the mounts.

I cut the first one, drilled the holes & went to fit it, only to find out I'd messed up the measurements & the mouny holes were too close together. A quick zap with the welder, redrill the holes in the correct place & I'm one down

After bolting the plate in place, I started on the second one. exactly the same as the first; that was my second mistake! I assumed the bolts would be the same on both sides &, as we all know, never assume coz it made an a$$ out of me...

Now I'm out of steel so the replacement will have to wait.

 

[landuse]

So, I was thinking, what's the point of sitting down to mow the grass if I'm still in the sun? Solution: make a canopy

I started by taking some rough measurements. Then I remembered I had some old trampoline net poles laying around that'd be perfect for the job. A quick check & they're about the right size...

I started with the top frame, a basic rectangle, twice as long as the width. Then, because it would be easier to align/set up with the mounts in place, I started on the mounts.

I cut the first one, drilled the holes & went to fit it, only to find out I'd messed up the measurements & the mouny holes were too close together. A quick zap with the welder, redrill the holes in the correct place & I'm one down

After bolting the plate in place, I started on the second one. exactly the same as the first; that was my second mistake! I assumed the bolts would be the same on both sides &, as we all know, never assume coz it made an a$$ out of me...

Now I'm out of steel so the replacement will have to wait.

Sounds like how I operate. I have to do everything twice

 

[OzFab]

Sounds like how I operate. I have to do everything twice

Yeah, how does it go? Cut twice, measure once... no, wait...

So, now I had to find something else to do...

Remember I mentioned the engine cover/seat seemed a bit unstable? Well, I did a bit of research & it turns out my engine cover is incomplete; theres a whole piece missing that stablises the thing (as you can see by comparing pics 1 (found on the net) & 2 (my mower)) so, I set about recreating it.

At first, I was going to make it like the original but, there was no real need & it would be easier to follow the profile that was there...

First I found a small piece of scrap to make a template then a bit of fancy bending around a 1" tube & I have a near perfect replacement panel.

Then I ran out of daylight...

 

[Oxymoron]

Nice job on the bends, man.