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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway
Robert! I knew I remembered you!!! He has been using a Troy Built with a Honda engine. Starts on first pull but I have noticed over the past year or so that the engine seems to fire a bit uneven. He thought it was bad fuel (too much ethanol/water) so he has been getting the ethanol free at lowes for $5/qt. I haven't seen an improvement. The ehine sounds like it will cycle fast then a tad sloer and then fast again.
As for the rider he has, It is a Murrey with a Tecumseh 13 hp. Seems to run well. Needs a new muffler though - a bit rusted out. He spent a few hours on Sunday scraping under the deck, getting out all the mud and grass and then he wire brushed the rust. He wants to paint it to stop the rust. I have used pure Moly lube to do it, stops further rust and actually grass doesn't seem to stick to it either. He thought a can of Rust-o-lium or even bed liner. I thought that might be over kill.
And yes, he does make decent money cutting lawns but it does get really hot in the spring and summer and he's prolly good for 2 lawns a day with the push mower including trim and edge work. He thinks the rider will increase his through-put 2X. I'm betting it will. Momma thinks folks won't want a rider on thier lawn due to the sprinklers. I told her not to worry.
ideas?
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FWIW...Have you thoroughly cleaned/replaced the air filter? I had the exact same issue with my older John Deere. Sounds too simple but it made a huge difference!