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or how much of it is financial, in that they can only depreciate them for so long? That I don't know. Same for this area, though. 10 years, they replace them whether they need it or not.

i've had to replace more of those than I care to even think about. It's just part of owning a GR series mower, IMO. For what they cost, they are junk (IMO).

those are the exact kinks I saw on a lot of them. Pretty sure they did it at the factory, maybe while installing the engine to the frame. dunno, but it was quite common to see those. I don't remember taking a new one apart enough to note it, but some of them back in the 1990's had under 100...

I've had this happen and usually the assembly techs pound the pins in...the pins are swelled on the end, and it's obvious at that point what they had to do. Ticked me off because someday that backhoe had to come back off, and if I was the one who had to take it off, I'd say bad things about...

precisely why I bought the mityvac. Well the first one. I broke it (ran over it) and bought another one which died. I was using them at work (kubota) and it became an essential tool for us techs. Bad part, they only hold about 2 gal, which is good and bad. Good, because it's a lot lighter...

Here's the deal with stuck pins, no matter what they are. Same for Polaris bushings and sleeves, bolt gets stuck in them and you have to cut them out. All the penetrating oil you can buy won't penetrate enough when they get "that" stuck. The two parts are basically welded together at that...

i use a fluid evacuator for that too, among many, many other uses. refill with a hose on the end of the gear oil bottle's nozzle.

I've had this happen. gotta remove the tires. Period. Not enough access with them still on. then torch a hole through the center. the heat will slightly shrink the pin as it cools back to ambient temp, and they'll usually just fall out tried everything else and couldn't get them to move...

the kinked return pipe is normal, a lot of them had it. I think it was probably manufacturing "defect" which didn't cause any problems, other than our OCD hating it. the front axle pivot is an interesting design, and it is often neglected, as two of mine were. One of them I had to physically...

It's worn, that's why you had to adjust it. It was slipping, meaning the disk and probably pressure plate are worn. Possibly also a heat checked flywheel too. At some point, it's going to need a clutch most likely. That's why I suggested 'start budgeting', or should I say that's "one" reason.

I've seen much worse, believe me. Had one show up that wouldn't start, period. As the owner was trying to get it to crank up, I watched the intake hose collapse. Filter was completely plugged, and it was all chaff, from mowing. 100% plugged.

check the oil.

Start budgeting for the clutch.. Does it have a loader on it?

check the air filter

there is. M12-1.25, IIRC they are JD lug bolts. i suggested the hub caps because a lot of them came with them, and they actually looked decent. Chrome. My old one had them, I should have sold the mower without the caps and gave the caps to my mom for her mower. another option, trim the...