So you Own…A Husqvarna TS 248XD Tractor

[@jean-francoisdufour6109]

Just bought one ! Thanks for the great tips.

[@carlsmowerandsaw]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Rebel9668]

I keep my wheels well greased. I added "poor man's power steering" to mine by putting in a set of needle thrust bearings at the bottom of the steering spindles and replacing the wheel bushings with bearings, having unsealed the inner side of the sealed bearings so that they can be greased regularly as well. The front wheels roll much more easily now and the steering is easier too. Oh, and on that wash-out port you might mention that it works much better if you first lower the deck to it's lowest setting otherwise the water doesn't do much except get the underside of the deck wet, lol.

[@carlsmowerandsaw]

Great tip!

[@Flyingfortress_b-17]

I want one, just need to convince dad 😅

[@carlsmowerandsaw]

Let’s go

[@Rebel9668]

I use ethanol fuel when I'm mowing weekly as the gas doesn't have a chance to get old. In the fall before my last mow I'll fill the tank with ethanol-free gas and know that then, it will store fine in winter and be ready for the next spring. I run ethanol free year round in my 2 cycle engines though as they get used somewhat more infrequently. Husqvarna made my mower, a 2010 model Poulan Pro 500EX 20hp, 46" cut and to mow in reverse all I have to do is turn the ignition key to the left one notch after starting it. If I need to get off it and don't want to shut the engine off, setting the parking brake will do the trick for that. The old girl has 419 hours on her now and all I've ever done is general maintenance, oil, blades, spindles, resetting valve lash, etc. and replacing the old Nikki carburetor when it started flooding the cylinder to the point of hydro locking it so it couldn't even crank. My hour meter flashes every 25 hours to remind me to change the oil, but I ignore it and just do it once every spring. I put a permanent rubber hose in the oil drain hole because I got tired of losing that clear plastic drain hose every time I wanted to change the oil, lol.

[@carlsmowerandsaw]

Great work it sounds like you have figured out the right way to take care of your machine for your needs

[@dennisoneal8505]

I'm thinking about purchasing the Ts248xd. I have Yth24v48, My question will the bagger interchange, IE will my bagger fit the TS248xd?

[@carlsmowerandsaw]

You will need new boot and tube

[@harryerhart5978]

Need to put a wrap on that air cleaner that won't last a week oil never more than 50 hrs take care my friend 👍

[@carlsmowerandsaw]

Great point! We always put a pre-filter on during servicing unfortunately unfortunately many mowers don’t come with them brand new

[@Rebel9668]

@@carlsmowerandsaw I've noticed with the new design of air filters that they seem to fit loosely on the intake mount, letting unfiltered air through more easily than like with the old round filters that fit on the intake really snug. I'd be tempted to take a blue scott shop towel and cut it to fit around the intake, then pushing on the air filter using the towel as a "gasket" to make the fitting more air-tight.