I worked my last day of the semester at Kelley today, and after I left, I immediately went to pick up my mower. It had been at John Deere since last Saturday being repaired.
I was in for a shocker at first, as I couldn’t get it started. Once I got it started though, I was nothing but amazed.
One new but insignificant problem emerged, due to it running much better, there is much more vibration. Because of this, the throttle will not stay at position while the engine is running. As a quick, simple fix I jammed a wood shim underneath the throttle lever to keep it in place. I will find a permanent fix later.
Since I bought it 2 years ago, it has been a good mower. I have always worried about it’s lack of power, but I learned today that it was simply a carburetor problem. It is much faster, and doesn’t bog down when going through think and tall grass.
It was definitely money well spent.
I spent the afternoon mowing our entire yard. This task normally takes me 3 hours, I completed it in a mere 2 hours today.