Recent content by NCL4701

How did the sidewall get punctured?

You need over run protection in the drive system somewhere. If not, the momentum of the mower will push the tractor when you’re stopping or slowing down. How much mower generated inertial push you’d have is pretty hard to predict, but it would almost certainly fall somewhere between very...

I don’t know the details of someone else using your tractor, so not a criticism. This is a typical difference between an owner/person paying the repair bill perspective v non-owner operator perspective. To the owner, “keeping an eye on it” definitely includes periodic oil level checks, topping...

“Tune up” is a very vague term. Before authorizing a tune up, I would require a list of what checks, tests, adjustments, parts, etc. are included in the “tune up”. Before paying for it, I would require an itemized bill stating exactly what was actually done. That’s needed for the maintenance...

I don’t know much of anything specific to your model so take or leave this as you see fit. If it’s not leaking, or just mildly weeping, when parked, yet putting out a good bit when running, might be worth locating the vent for the axle and making sure it’s working and not plugged. I don’t know...

About 75 hours. That was part of why it was a bit irritating. It doesn’t get a lot of hours put on it so it lasted, as best I recall without looking back at any records, about 4 years. It also is subject to no abuse, never pulls anything, or does anything other than mowing lawns. I have a...

Finished tear down of the T2290 sufficient to install the new drive belt. Dealer I bought it from had a belt in stock, so we took a trip to pick it up yesterday. Got 8+” of rain last night and it was drizzly all day today. WSM also arrived today. Good day to stay inside, review WSM to make sure...

Couple times a year I brush it off by driving through stuff like this for a few hours bush hogging.

I just found out I’m a genius…

We had an incident about a month ago. Wife was shopping online while we were on the 2 hour ride to take supplies to her elderly mother. Got on a fake site and didn’t realize it was fake until she put in all credit card info. That was right at the point we arrived at her mom’s, so we both thought...

Two answers: 1) There is almost certainly some way to run the PTO without being in the seat. The procedure specific to your tractor should be in the owner manual. 2) Most likely, if you lock the brakes, get off, flip the seat forward, and then engage the PTO, it will run without anyone in the...

Had a co-manager who wasn’t computer friendly. We got a new program to track our employees’ payroll. He was struggling with it mightily. I’d helped him some as we both learned to use it. He called me one morning and asked who all might be able to see his password. Told him I didn’t really know...

Thanks for the heads up and reminder to be cautious. Kind of unusual thing about that scam is a real person had to be at that address to receive the check, endorse the check, and cash the check. It would be near impossible to get law enforcement or a DA interested in criminal prosecution of a...