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Pigglet
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Hi Pigglet

 

It looks tidy. The Kawasaki engine is almost bomb proof, brakes are simple, hydro system never gave me any problems except when the plastic cooling fan (on top of the gearbox) got damaged by a piece of wood.

 

Get someone to sit on the handle bars (remove the ignition key) so you can look under the mower deck. Rotate the blades by hand but watch the tip of the blade as it passes a fixed point, the other end of the blade should pass in the same spot (not higher/lower or nearer/further away) if it doesnt something is bent. Also check where the two blades almost meet in the centre of the deck. Again same height and level, if not you will get an uneven finish on your grass cutting and again something is wrong. There shouldnt be any signs of blade contact with the deck. Vee belt pulleys may wear/tilt over time. Jockey wheel bearing often get missed with the grease gun and just rotate on the bolts instead. Keep the jockey wheel arms/height spacers greased as this makes streering easier. Agri tyres are availiable for more extreme mowing.

Good luck.

 

 

Magic, Thanks for that:thumbup1:

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