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What color is the exhaust when you are cranking the engine over and it will not start?

Look in the fuel tank for a piece of trash than can float but will be sucked to and closed the fuel outlet when running and remain there till suction slowly releases. When it does this break a fuel line or unscrew filter to see if fuel is coming out of tank freely.

If it was doing it when taken to the dealer would think they would have looked for restriction in the air intake system such at mouse or wasp nest.

Kubota B7800 Engine Stops
Kubota Tractors
Replies 15 Post by kthompson

I submitted complaint to Stihl on their web site on 2/7 early that morning. I sent second notice one week later on 2/14 had not heard anything. That was last Friday.
At 3:45 PM dealer called me and it was an hour later before I could return the call. He was upset it had gotten to that point (not sure all that meant) and said he had not been told by his employees of the issue.
He has a brother who is wheelchair bound for many years due to a three wheeler incident and he had taken a roll with wheel chair breaking both hips and he had been out. Made me feel bad for not having asked about brother being out but I found it hard to believe his employees did not tell him about a total equipment failure.
Dealer was willing to do what ever it would take to make me pleased from paying for the repair I had already had done to replacing the power head or buying the saw back. I upgraded from the MS 290 to the MS 391 on basically an even swap. I gave him my MS 290 with an extra chain and received the 391 with extra chain but with my having paid $155 of repair. He offered the difference to me and I declined it.

Now the difference between the MS 290 and the MS 391: either there is bigger difference between them than the specs indicate or the MS 290 had never preformed as it should. Probably ran the 391 just short an hour Saturday and even with holding back on throttle due it being brand new it out cut the 290. Also cranked much easier.

Renewed my faith in Stihl and dealer.

Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
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Replies 35 Post by kthompson

Was told a few months back ECHO had purchased Shindawa a couple of years back. Understand Shindawa no longer had an EPA approved chainsaw for the US, just know they no longer had one.

Kubota and ECHO Announce U S Dealer Alliance
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by kthompson

You did not have diesel fuel in the engine oil do you?

Is it possible mice or such have built a nest in the air intake system?

TZ24DA New Holland turns over but will not start
New Holland Tractors
Replies 5 Post by kthompson

Now that I have posted that can not think of a lift arm that has any shaft that exits the transmission. All I can think of sit on a pivot point with the lifting coming from the real arms doing the lifting often about the top of the transmission or really rear end.

You might have a hair line crank there but would think that would have required a major shock load to a lift arm.

Picture would help.

stabilizer bar seal replacement TL100
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by kthompson

Joel on the winch the remote control makes sense how that would be advantage over pulling with tractor.

What you need is a Huck Finn or was it Tom Swayer who had the white wash painting contest style contest on cutting firewood. You would pay the team that could cut the most wood in a day say $500 with each team required to pay a $50 entrance fee and also have a BBQ cook off with same set up. Just require say 10 teams each to enter and you will look smart! Why you might could have US teams verse Canadian teams making it an International Contest and get ESPN and Food Channel there to broadcast. Would be better than many tv shows now.

Tractor Forestry Skidding Winches
Operating and Attachments
Replies 31 Post by kthompson

I remember someone either here or in a foreign land posting their fuel set up and it was sort of on the line of Murf's I think but with bigger tanks.

Best Gas and Diesel fuel containers pour spout
Parts and Repair
Replies 20 Post by kthompson

Boy I wish knew as much about my families as some of you do. Have no idea how long any of my family has been in the US and not 100% sure where from. Based upon what I know all from Great Britain.

I live about 30 miles from where my Daddy grew up and also his Mama and Dad and up to 50 miles from where my Mama grew up as she moved some due to her family being sharecroppers a few years.

There was 5 of us children, all three girls ended up miles away with one due to disability and the other to thanks to marring Military. Us two boys knew enough to live one each side of our Mama and did so for many years. Now I have moved about 5 miles from there and my brother about 1 mile.

I am blessed my two girls and their families live within 10 miles of us and eat Sunday dinner every other week with us.

My wife, well we now live on land that was her great granddaddy and less than 1/2 mile from where she grew up.

I have enjoyed all areas of this great county have been able to visit (the country part not the big cities) and believe each would be great in it's own way to live there. But it is true, home is where the heart is.

I know many who have moved here from up north and find some of their thoughts interesting and find some gave great thought to it and others did so on a whim. Find many find family and friends near by to be cherished as health passes from us.

I am thankful for those who did pick up and move to this land called America.

How did you wind up where you are living Survey
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Replies 14 Post by kthompson

I think you will find 40 hp sufficient for a single shank subsoiler running a pass or two lowering the lift with each pass. You may be able to pull it at full depth on first pass depending on the soil and as pointed out by Hardwood on rocks and roots.

It is your wire, your tractor and your dog: having done electrical work I would never try to pull that cable that far for fear of damage to the insulation. A sharp rock is as good as any knife edge. It may be 100% fine and again it may not be and not show up till it rains.

Laying Electric Line with subsoiler
Operating and Attachments
Replies 19 Post by kthompson

Woodie I know very little on what I am going to say here but met a gentleman about two months back who sells a dish for internet service where high speed is not available. I think have his phone number if you want I will try to find out info for you. I know he does not service your area but he may can give you some info. kt

Cut the Cord to Pay TV
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Replies 23 Post by kthompson

Thank you all. So stay away from the choke unless totally cold. Do you use normal idle or fast idle when warm?

Joel, think I will take back to dealer to let them set carb. I assume still in warranty.

Stihl MS 290 Chainsaw Will Not Start Warm
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Replies 6 Post by kthompson

I think they are correct but may also be issue with blade switch. If zero turn most if not all have safety switch in the blade, brake, seat line.

Mine also has safety switch in the steering levers if you pull them into operation without releasing the brake.

Look for blown fuses, lose wire, also could be bad relay in addition a safety switch. Be careful, fingers are not store bought. Neither are toes. KT

John Deere Garden Tractor shuts off
Garden Tractors
Replies 4 Post by kthompson

The more I learn of snow and ice issues the more I find like 100 degree dog days of summer.

The ice we had two weeks back is enough to remind those who moved here why they moved and to remind us who grew up how blessed we were to be born here. I know all areas have their weather issues as we have our heat and humidity along with a hurricane along and along, some areas have their tornadoes which I find the most scary.

Thing that puzzles me the most is how around Washington DC and up the east coast there is so much snow and ice with all the hot air located in DC. Just puzzles me.

If we ever needed to ask we do no, God Please Bless the USA.

540 PTO speed too slow for snow blower
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 26 Post by kthompson

Joel I thought Bobcat was who was bought, so how would Bobcat be the one deciding to drop the other? Am I missing something?

Bobcat no longer offering compact tractors
Articulated Tractors
Replies 7 Post by kthompson

Brand is important but condition probably more so. Be sure brand does have parts support.

Rear discharge was design I thought I wanted and dealer who I bought from was telling me how bad the clipping look as it will cut and discharge with no recut due to that design. I understand the rear discharge to look good must really but cut often to prevent tall grass and large clippings.

The width compared to your tractor to me will depend on how level your lawn (what ever you plan to cut) is with real level will handle wider mower but not level needs narrow mower. Also how will you trim or make final cut with if not the RFM. Advantage of narrow mower is you will not cut down shrubs or such as you forget the mower extends past the tire but that should be only short time learning curve there.

If I am reading the model number your tractor is about 60 hp, to me that is a lot of hp to run a 5 foot finishing mower and may be a lot of weight to put on finish lawn. I have used that much hp with a 6 foot with ok results but bought smaller lighter tractor to keep weight off of lawn.

As to the price, I have a good Bush Hog Brand 6 foot side discharge about 12 years old in very good condition. Gave some thought to selling it last fall and dealer said price it at $1,000. Little lower than I thought but here there are so many zero turns replacing the rfm. Decide for that price and as it does not eat and have large area around pond, would keep it for that and save the wear on my Zero Turn.

God Bless, KT

Right Size Rear Finish mower for 45HP Tractor
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 8 Post by kthompson

Dennis I admit not a big fan of Facebook, to me see more harm than good with the stuff so many post in telling all they do.

But how does "whatsapp" make life better than normal texting? I read their web page and for me I see no benefit in their app. Able for more than my needs I think do all that now with smart phone texting.

WhatsApp 19 Billion How can that be
Everything and Anything
Replies 3 Post by kthompson

Dan, what was the outcome to you problem?

Kubota B8200 after Hose and Fluid change no Hydraulics
Kubota Tractors
Replies 46 Post by kthompson

We have become a people of comfort over performance. Guess if you must be stuck somewhere best to be comfortable? Then not being stuck is much better!

On the limited slip rear end, my Tundra has one and not sure how much it helps. My full size Dodge, also had four wheel drive, but that limited slip did a very good job in 2 wheel drive and was one reason I did not buy 4 wheel drive on Tundra. I might add a mistake.

Do all wheeel Drive AWD SUV s have AWD in Reverse
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 6 Post by kthompson

You might benefit by sharing what you want to use the tractor for. More details then few there would be good.

2014 John Deere 2032R Reviews
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by kthompson

Greg, what is a tool less bar and chain system? Who has it?

How do you sharpen chain saw chain
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Replies 29 Post by kthompson