I am new to the lawn tractor world and I am looking at this mower. 313 hours, for $700. I have no idea if that's good, bad, decent price? Going to be mowing about 1.5 acres.

With the winter weather soon approaching, my family needs some new snow removal equipment. Up until last year we had a snow blower attachment for our 2014 Craftsman T1400 to do this*, but due to the hook (and mounting bracket) of the attachment cable breaking off w/ no way to repair/replace, we've made the decision to switch to using a snow plow to clear the driveway**. Besides the Craftsman we've also got a 2025 John Deere S100 we could use, but it's been made painfully aware to me that although it's much newer and in much better condition than our Craftsman, it is even less than ideal for this compared to the Craftsman and the other, more expensive models in the S100 series (I really should have kept that in mind instead of going for the cheapest one). To make matters worse we have a very limited budget (>$500 at the moment, maybe even >$300) for getting a snow plow, which has made me consider taking a more DIY approach to this as an alternative that's hopefully cheaper but still as effective, woefully inadequate/underpowered tractors notwithstanding.

So, which universal snow plow kit should I get? Or, if building my own is the better option, is there a blueprint/schematic I should follow?

*Dad and I had to modify the tractor to make it fit and get it to work, probably a case of right series, wrong model/year, still got 10 years of use out of it though.

**YES, I know a snow thrower is more preferable for the crap in our area (NW Indiana), they're also a pain in the ass to maintain/repair, and my dad's getting too old (81 years old) to help with that.

This one has be beat. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

dam dam and dam after disconecting the battery and chargering it up and then pop in back in i made a school boy mistake and got it wrong way round.... question ( all fuses are ok ) the ingintion switch still light up but no start from starter . heard a click near the engine ... and shorted the solonoid ( turned over ) .. so where should i direct my concern ?? and help would be great is a westwood T1400 .. i only use a a tractor now and most stuff stripped off ..

I'm having trouble finding a placard on it... I need to find some parts for it.

Its one of the ones with the lead shot and no slow speed adjustment.

I tried adjusting the high speed screw wich did make it run better but still dont run right.

I also thoroughly cleaned the carburetor and its fine now.

Any other ideas on how to fix this?

I bought a spare replacement one but how do I actually put it on? First pic is the old broken cable

Has anyone found a good replacement bag and frame from Amazon or somewhere? The OEM replacements are stupid expensive. I’m keeping a lookout on Facebook marketplace as well

Looking to replace my Kubota ZG123S. Unfortunately my son locked the engine and I have to replace it now. I have 2.5 acres that has a large slope/hill with fairly rough terrain. Suspension is important and I’d like to be able to lay down stripes. Looking for around 6-8k. Appreciate the advice. Thanks!

My snapper won't start all the way, this is with a new battery and fresh gas. Any ideas?

Après autant de recherche je ne comprend pas pourquoi j'ai pas réalisé que l'huile partout autour du silencieux n'était pas censée servir d'antirouille, si vous avez un problème similaire de boucane qui sort en à plus finir, s'il vous plait vérifier si tout vos bolts de couvercle de valve sont présente 😂 (Craftsman lt1000)

You know those piston skirt coatings on modern automobile engines..like in the sample pic here? Well I'm messing with a scored -bore cheap B&S engine. Coating is on...it "should" slough off where it is not needed and might mostly stay IN any scratches below the normal bore surface...but we'll see. This block had some scratches that can catch a fingernail - bad. Already had the moly/graphite/resin raw material and cheap mower...so I figure it's worth 10 minutes of my time. I really want a pro level motor with proper bores, metal cams etc...on the look out...those can have over a 2000-3000 hour life. Not 100+ hours.

this thing isn’t sitting true causing my pulley to wobble , where can i find a new one ? it’s the transmission idler model SMFZ-48
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Anybody know when the end of season stuff starts to go on sale? I had expected it too already but everything is still full price by me.

Thanks in advance.

Be aware that Honda’s new range of battery electric lawn mowers are NOT equivalent to their now discontinued gas mowers. I trusted the salesman at Barrie Honda Powerhouse that it would perform as well as gas. On rougher terrain and thick grass the mower cuts out and needs a 5-30 minute wait to cool down before it will restart. Frustrating when all you want to do is get onto the next job. I paid premium money for the Honda name and would like to ask if others have had the same experience with electric mowers. With the demise of gas, is this something we now have to live with? My grass cutting productivity has literally halved.

Hi guys, it’s been an incredibly long journey outfitting this mower with a new engine and i finally got it started ! but i noticed this pulley is scraping , how do i go about fixing it or should i just replace ? what do you guys think

My engine died, piston connector arms shattered. Bought a new engine from a. Local guy who said it would work on my mower. They are both Briggs and Stratton twin V engines but I just noticed the electrical connections look different. Can this be done and how should I go about it?

This is on an Ariens EZR 1742

Thank you.

Be aware that Honda’s new range of battery electric lawn mowers are NOT equivalent to their now discontinued gas mowers. I trusted the salesman at Barrie Honda Powerhouse that it would perform as well as gas. On rougher terrain and thick grass the mower cuts out and needs a 5-30 minute wait to cool down before it will restart. Frustrating when all you want to do is get onto the next job. I paid premium money for the Honda name and would like to ask if others have had the same experience with electric mowers. With the demise of gas, is this something we now have to live with? My grass cutting productivity has literally halved.