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[HONDO74]

I bought one of these back in 1999. Its called a Grasshopper. 48 inch front deck with with a 16 hp ohv twin Briggs. It has never been a problem. I had an acre and a half to mow when I bought it.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I own a Craftsman ridding mower.

At my place in PA I have a JD 285 - takes me about 3 hours to mow everything - couple of acres; dodging about lots of trees and stumps.

I can cut my yard in an hour with a push mower or spend 2 hours trying to get a ridding mower running. My choice is simple.

In VA at the house I have a 40V battery mower; same batteries run the weed wacker and leaf blower. Have not bothered with a gas driven yard tool other than my chain saw here for several years now.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That sure is a beautiful home, HONDO. Good old Pennsylvania brick! And the grounds are perfect. Congratulations on having so handsome a home.

[E7]

I own a Craftsman ridding mower. It can stand toe to toe with your Cub. they can fight for that POS. trophy. IT also had the pto switch fail. I just swapped out that one for the headlight switch. 3 months later it had the electric clutch fail. Now i can't engage the blades.It was a nicer to have a lever for blade engagement. It takes longer to start this mower then it does to cut my grass. In the fall i will convert it to run on propane. I tired of fighting with bad gas. Tired of needing to clean and adjust a carb every time i want to start it. If it does not run on propane. i will toss the whole thing curbside. I can cut my yard in an hour with a push mower or spend 2 hours trying to get a ridding mower running. My choice is simple.

I treat ALL my gasoline with Sta-bil ethanol treatment and preservative. Haven't had an issue with gasoline using the Sta-bil. You might try some Star-Tron to start your beast. Had a bit of an issue starting the Cub and dumped some Star Tron in and it fired right up.

Can't really bitch too much about the Cub. Only real problem has been the PTO switch and the thing is 10 years old with the only maintenance being oil changes Been mowing about 2 acres every week since 2009 mowing season.

[up148]

Owned two different grasshoppers over the years and they are remarkable machines.....both front decks like yours. 52" and 60" decks. They are tanks with finesse.

BH

[HONDO74]

That sure is a beautiful home, HONDO. Good old Pennsylvania brick! And the grounds are perfect. Congratulations on having so handsome a home.

Sorry Murph, not my house. The picture is from the internet just to show the mower. My house is brick. Just not the one in the picture.

[robert.]

I tried them all. Stabal, star thon, flogging fluid enthynol block, squirrel snot and sea foam. I'm on my 3rd carb. If this mower sits for 6 days it wont start. With all the rain around here. it sits for 8-10 days sometimes. I'm tired of it. Something with this mower is a bad design. My rototiller sits under a tree.With a kiddie pool covering it. Sometimes that pool blows off. Leaving the tiller uncovered for days or weeks. Every sprint that tiller starts by the 4th pull. It runs on the same gas as my tractor.

[E7]

Probably won't make you laugh, but I have the exact opposite problem. Got a rototiller that's a stone!

[Roy]

I tried them all. Stabal, star thon, flogging fluid enthynol block, squirrel snot and sea foam. I'm on my 3rd carb. If this mower sits for 6 days it wont start. With all the rain around here. it sits for 8-10 days sometimes. I'm tired of it. Something with this mower is a bad design.

Yeah, it sounds like something is fouling the fuel. Have you tried topping off the gas, before using it?

[E7]

Changed the inline gas filter lately?

[robert.]

New plastic tank. New carbs. Fuel line. New filter. New fuel pump. I’ve changed oil several times. It’s all a bad setup. This tank feeds from the lowest point. Any moisture will find its way to the carburetor. Tank gets dirty air from pvc system. I took it into a local shop. I did this thinking they would no better. Nope same crappy job I did. I’ll let you guys know how the propane works out.

[healey36]

Another inch-and-a-half of rain last night...I can't take this much longer, I tell ya...

[robert.]

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[healey36]

Average annual rainfall for north-central Maryland is ~ 43 inches...we're at 44 inches...and it's only mid-August.

Now, where did I put my copy of Field Guide to North American Fungus...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Another inch-and-a-half of rain last night...I can't take this much longer, I tell ya...

Indeed, a daily rain is becoming a totally different weather pattern. I have to wonder whether that will continue into winter.....