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I ended up buying a 46" Husky zero turn with a 21.5hp Kwaka.
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I like that engine too, we had one on a Toro and it had some grunt to it. You'll have to get one of these for it.........................(kidding of course) https://tarylfixesall.bigcartel.com/...sucki-stickers
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Gave it a run for an hour or so yesterday more to get the feel of it than actual mowing the grass. It's gotta be nearly 20 years since I used one. You forget how finicky they are to use at first but I guess it's just a case of muscle memory. I nearly got it stuck in a wire fence so I will mow a little further out until I'm a bit smoother.
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But..................I haven't landed it in the lake like one of the boss's did last year.......................I found that rather amusing................
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After waiting and missing out on stock, I put a deposit down and ordered the mower I was after, Masport Contractor AL S19! Picked her up today, ready for next season.
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Masport's best chassis (19-inch aluminum) and Briggs and Stratton's best engine (190cc 850-Series). Depending on what you are coming from, you may find the engine lacking a little "pep". From the factory, these engines are set to a relatively low 2800 rpm, which is noticeably slower than engines pre-2000. In most cases, you will easily get through most grass, the 190cc "Big Block" has good torque out of the box and can slug through thicker stuff without stalling. For me, I found the engine was bogging down a bit, which also slows the self-propel on my unit. Upping the revs within a safe margin gives the engine more momentum when hitting thicker grass, keeps the groundspeed up, and overall makes the engine unstoppable. I find I end up running at 3/4 throttle in most situations, but I have the headroom to go up when needed. I'm not talking about a 7000 rpm screamer, about 3500 - 3600 is a safe sweet spot. Previous Briggs and Stratton engines were relatively easy to adjust for rpm. However, Briggs have hidden the governor spring tabs under and behind the air filter housing. Lifted from the below thread - https://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11500195 Quote:
Ideally, you would run the engine for a few hours before doing this modification, say the end of spring or after the first oil change (5 hours, stick with the SAE30 mineral oil till about 10 hours though, you can then swap to synthetic, Penrite 10w-30 Semi-Syn is my preference, qty 600ml). And it would best be done with a digital tacho, otherwise, be careful. https://www.chainsawspares.com.au/di...CABEgKzq_D_BwE https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/23317315...iABEgKuXfD_BwE https://www.repco.com.au/oils-fluids...SABEgK9BPD_BwE Although on a Victa, the engine is the same and should sound like this, notice how it just digs in and powers through when under load. My favorite mower engine after the Victa 2-stroke.
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Thank you for the advice! I like this mower already, just from moving into the shed. Looking forward to using it soonish. I'm sure spring and summer will give me good reasons to do so!
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26-06-2024, 08:09 PM | #2918 | ||
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Have had a chance to use it yet?
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Sadly no, time poor and not liking the weather and short days. Canberra winter, not the best, but also not the worst.
I do look forward to trying it out, knowing that it's in the shed, waiting.
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I don't watch a lot of his stuff, but the tool he was using caught my attention -
A co-worker of mine went and bought one of these Stihl RMA 510's a couple of years ago without consulting me. Like any new purchase, you tend to overlook a quirk or two, but as that newness wears off, those quirks become a nuisance. As mentioned multiple times in the video, these mowers don't go low enough for Aussie tastes. The lowest setting for the RMA 510 is 35mm, the highest 90mm. No one is going to ever to mow a lawn at 90mm, so its shame they couldn't have gone for additional lower settings and delete some of those higher pegs. My co-worker put washers on the output shaft to space the blade lower, but you can only go so far before running out of threads. Even after this modification, it still won't cut low enough. Also mentioned in the video, the lack of bagging/catching performance. This is a result of a bar blade, the high ramp up into the discharge chute, and of course that narrow opening of the chute itself. The chassis Stihl uses on these mowers is shared among other mower brands, including the dreadful John Deere JS38 and JS48. And just like the Stihl, it didn't go low enough and didn't like catching. The lack of height adjustment and catching ability ruins what could have been a great mower.
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22-07-2024, 08:54 AM | #2921 | ||
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I mow an over 55s village with one of these.
I don’t mow on the lowest level! The main gripes would be the uncomfortable dead-man’s lever The lack of grunt The narrow chute The combination of the latter two making it next to useless on long, damp grass.
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22-07-2024, 09:06 PM | #2922 | ||
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Taryl's new Toro
We had the same older Toro That machine was also replaced by another Toro, this time a Titan with the 23-hp Kindasucki. When it was new, the Kindasucki was actually Notsucki, plenty of grunt and no oil smoking either. As time went on, the Titan actually became a Time-waster. It was always throwing belts, would cut uneven, had out of sync drive bales so it would drive even, broken choke lever, hard starting when hot (not choke related).............................. The As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter if it's at the homeowner models or at the pro-grade machines, they are all American-made junk.
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Toro 597D 60n inch [Briggs Vangard diesel] actually a Toyota diesel
Walker MT25 with 42 inch GHS Walker MD 21hp diesel GHS with 52inch SD Honda Buffalo 19 inch pusher Walkers $$$ Toro managed by domestic division Doh Briggs have absolutely NO idea about diesel in Australia Sold out after 15 years Now I just mow 1/4 acre in 15mins ............ |
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Found this today when I was out and about delivering stuff..
I can't quite put my finger on what the base is. It's not the Victor 18 I remember. Maybe it's a different model that I've never seen. Bit like the Victor twin cylinder jobby. Never seen one of those either. To be honest, I didn't know there was such a beast until reading this thread.. Pics of the "18" I saw today:
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Not that I'm a drinker, I reckon there's great drinking game potential with this guys videos. As in, take a shot every time he says "folks", "let's", "let's get" or "so there we go folks"....................
https://www.youtube.com/@DrewFixIt
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Suns shining, almonds starting to flower, grass growing thru frost damage, my phone has started ringing. Springs here, game on!
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soursobs starting to bloom.
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Did a lawn in my shirtsleeves today, first time the sweaters have been off for a while. Clover and lucerne are really popping up now - potential for a cracking year of sweet clover honey.
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Yep, jumper off for me as well today.
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