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Brando
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:41 pm |
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Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:58 pm Posts: 3166 Images: 29 Location: Michigan, USA
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Well...the starter went kaput on the toro....the brushes are bad, and I can't find replacements anywhere....seems this starter wasn't meant to be rebuilt. Might have found a used Tecumseh starter that I could use parts from on eBay, we'll see (it's real cheap, no bids so far). But, we needed a lawn mower now, because the grass is getting long, so add this to the list of outdoor power equipment: Craftsman 6.75HP 21" Lawn Mower (both recoil and electric start)Model #: 917.370733 Real nice lawn mower...haven't used it yet since it rained, but it's got a lot of cool features. Hopefully I can get the Toro up and running to have as a back up. The starter gave me troubles before, I knew it was going.....a brand new starter costs $190.... TOC Admin Brando
_________________ 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
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Brando
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:02 pm |
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Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:58 pm Posts: 3166 Images: 29 Location: Michigan, USA
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yep....my mom likes the electric start, I won't say I don't either....It's self propelled...no pushing...
Oh yea....I guess I forgot to mention the Toro has no recoil backup....electric start is the only way to start it.
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Brando
_________________ 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:40 pm |
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Super lazy people hire someone to do the job.
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Brando
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:30 pm |
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Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:58 pm Posts: 3166 Images: 29 Location: Michigan, USA
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Picked up a Snowblower from the side of the road....free
Craftsman Eager 1 Snowblower - 5HP Tecumseh engine and 20" wide. Apparently it's from 1976...30 years old and it still runs great! Mice had chewed off the insulation from the coil wire...so put some electrical tape over that (they had a nest in the blower housing.... ), and cleaned the carb out. Carb needs a little adjusting/tuning (rebuild) but overall it's in pretty good shape. Drained the dark black oil and put some fresh stuff in it. Needs a little grease too....definately wasn't used much and must have been stored in a garage most of its life.
Oh yea...and it has an electric starter... It starts on the FIRST pull though!!
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Brando
_________________ 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
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88delta88
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:18 am |
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Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:06 pm Posts: 2415 Images: 40 Location: Canada
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I've got a 3.5hp briggs quantum mower, that I inherited. It runs (just barely), and does the job of cutting my lawn ok I guess...
The only problems with the mower are this: After I finish cutting the back yard lawn, I look back and the whole yard is covered in a thick blue smoke. When I throttle up or down, or hit a patch were the mower has to push hard, it knocks like hell. It uses a full tank and a bit to cut my average size city lawn.
Not a bad mower indeed. I need a new one badly.
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andrewk
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:37 pm |
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Joined: Wed May 18, 2005 5:42 pm Posts: 1297 Images: 2 Location: Ames, IA
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Brando wrote: Rebuilt the carb on the snowblower today, and tuned it of course. Replaced the belt and greased the chains too. Works great now.
TOC Admin Brando
Just thought of this... When it starts to get cold, re-tune your carb. Warm ambient air and cold ambient air temperatures will really mess with the main and idle jet settings on all small engines. Just something to keep in mind, I usually re-tune a few a year from people that fix their snow stuff in the summer, and cant figure out why it runs so shitty...
Andrew
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Brando
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:15 am |
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Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:58 pm Posts: 3166 Images: 29 Location: Michigan, USA
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The Toro is finally going to be back in business....
Finally found and bought a new starter.
Needless to say..it was a pretty good deal compared to this
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Brando
_________________ 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
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andrewk
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:35 am |
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That's the down fall of those mega fire kits- They need to have the capacitors charged up before they'll start firing, and it takes the electricity being generated from the magneto to do it. It takes a bit to get enough juice built up to fire the module.
No real way around it that I know of, which is why I haven't been advocating their use for a pull start application. I don't know of a better product either, other than a new set of points/condenser.
And better that those pins broke out than something else- Should be a relatively easy fix for you.
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