Re: Saved a wad today

On 7/7/2025 10:21 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Leon Fisk"  wrote in message news:104glsm$2tkl8$1@dont-email.me...
 On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 21:30:55 -0500
Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
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So I jumped on the interwebs to see what it would cost to replace ...
and there ain't no way in hell I'm going to drop 250 bucks for this part .

 Nice job!
 I noted the price these electric clutches go for many years ago when
shopping for a "new" riding mower. Some have decreased since then but I
question the quality nowadays...
 I pop mine on once starting out, once more where I have to pass over a
rough gravely spot and then off when done (~2.5 hours). I cringe
listening to other people mowing with that clutch engaging/disengaging
every few minutes and knowing how much they cost😬
Leon Fisk
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 The electric PTO mowing clutch on my heavily used ~1987 Sears GT18 garden tractor needed adjustment (like everything else) when I inherited it but otherwise still works.
 Many of the adjustments are much easier on a lift unless you are a teen or contortionist. The owner lived on an island off the Maine coast, far from Sears service or most other tokens of modern civilization as we know it.
 

  I saved on the clutch only to find the new in March fuel pump has died . The original had replaceable check valves - if you could figure out which ones you needed - these are molded into the plastic top section . The outlet valve isn't closing and it's fuel starved . And that little bastard wasn't cheap , 35 bucks plus and it fails in like 3 months .
   I briefly considered mounting an "IV bottle" to gravity feed but that's a bit too "country" even for me .
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Snag
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