This is moderately humiliating, buy I'm going to tell it anyway.
Three years ago, we bought our first riding lawn mower. Never having owned one before, I was a good little slave to the owner's handbook and did everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - it said to do: changed the oil after the first ten hours, cleaned the air and petrol filters - all of it.
At the end of the first season, it was recommended to change the blades and check the belt for wear. Playing it safe, I ordered new blades and a new belt. Even bought this special clamp thingy to help take the blades off.
So...remove all the bolts and pins holding the deck on. Remove the old belt. Remove the drive cable. Drag the deck out and flip it over. Clean the underside of the deck. Put the new blades on, reinstall the belt, reconnect the drive cable, put the deck the deck back on. I accomplished all of this with a minimum of injury and a maximum amount of bad language. Drive the mover back into the shed to store it for winter and found...
Boru
Three years ago, we bought our first riding lawn mower. Never having owned one before, I was a good little slave to the owner's handbook and did everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - it said to do: changed the oil after the first ten hours, cleaned the air and petrol filters - all of it.
At the end of the first season, it was recommended to change the blades and check the belt for wear. Playing it safe, I ordered new blades and a new belt. Even bought this special clamp thingy to help take the blades off.
So...remove all the bolts and pins holding the deck on. Remove the old belt. Remove the drive cable. Drag the deck out and flip it over. Clean the underside of the deck. Put the new blades on, reinstall the belt, reconnect the drive cable, put the deck the deck back on. I accomplished all of this with a minimum of injury and a maximum amount of bad language. Drive the mover back into the shed to store it for winter and found...
Boru
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