It was 6 years old. I think it should have lasted longer than that. To answer an earlier question there was and still is plenty of oil in it. I haven't tried putting a pipe wrench on the shaft but I can't budge it by hand. It's totally locked up.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee A. Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New mower, Old one R I P. > > you are correct max about the high cost for repairs. How old is or > was your ruder? we had a coil go inside our 5 year old sears / > craftsman mower. at one time the coil was mounted on the outside but > now to replace the coil you have do dqrn neqar dis assemble half the > engine compartment. so we had someone do it at a cost of about $135 > most of that was labor. sue deserved a new Deere anyway. grins.Lee > > On > Sat, > Aug 09, 2008 at 10:36:52PM -0500, Max Robinson wrote: >> The riding mower died yesterday. Sue was driving it and reported to me >> that >> it had quit. The starter wouldn't turn it over. The battery is brand >> new. >> I couldn't turn it by hand either. I quizzed her in more detail which >> revealed that it had started to vibrate and then stopped. The engine >> didn't >> coast down to a stop, it stopped dead. That seems to be its condition. >> I >> assume something broke inside the engine. Probably a piston. Given an >> over >> winter I could likely tare it down, order the parts from Brigs and >> Stratton >> and fix it. But with the growing season still going strong I don't think >> I >> could do it in time to suit Sue. Having a mower shop do it would likely >> cost as much as a new mower. We went today and bought a John Deere. The >> engine in it looks like a Brigs. >> >> Regards. >> >> Max. K 4 O D S. >> >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net >> Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net >> Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com >> >> To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > -- > Bank error in your favor. Collect $200. > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > >
