Husqvarna Kohler motor knock, leaky carb, belt slipping tractor

[@Philjr-h7j]

A lot of work on the machine and rust makes a difficult job but made it work and be a little more reliable great video of the project and now I have to learn how to do and the steps have a good safe day with the family u deserve it great job

[@RayofallTrades]

Thank you so much!

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Russ The Deck Doctor recently came up with a fairly successful way of removing spindle bolts without snapping them off. He lays a hot air gun next to the spindle and walks away for a few minutes while he does something else. He says he’s tried every other method available and this works much better. I haven’t tried that yet but it kind of makes sense - heating up the entire spindle in one shot, but gently so not destroying anything. Of course any grease may leak out, but that’s a perfect time to install a zerk and a weep hole if necessary and grease the whole thing.

[@RayofallTrades]

Oh that’s a good idea. I might give it a try next time. Drilling took forever and I could not find any locally

[@dennisoneal8505]

Good Video, A couple of tips, The first thing to do is to remove the deck. It gives you full access to do all the maintenance to the deck. Belt replacement, Blades Balance/sharpening, Pulleys inspections, Lube/grease and Clean/paint all the rust spots, and use a dry lube on all non-lubricated moving parts. Use anti-seize on all bolts that may need to be removed in the future for parts maintenance/replacement. Realistically (however you see it in every one of the You tube videos) you should never have/let grass/debris piled up on your mower deck. It should be blown off after each use with a leaf blower. Allowing the debris to pile up on the deck acts like insulation retaining any normal heat created by the belt, pulleys and bearings. This will cause pre mature wear/failure of the parts. Hope this helps.

[@RayofallTrades]

That is outstanding advice! Thanks for sharing

[@robcole332]

What part of Virginia are you in

[@RayofallTrades]

Fredericksburg