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    214 starts fine, soon gets goofy with chronic issue

    I have a 214 Deere with factory Kohler engine. It starts fine, sounds good, seems strong and runs well for a few minutes -- then starts to chug and smoke and acts like it's running way rich, then quits to a slow crawl while almost dying at slowest idle. I've fought it all summer and tried...
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    Mercury lamp dusk-to-dawn sensor?

    Forgive me if this question belongs in a different forum. I have a dusk-to-dawn Mercury lamp with a three-prong "eye" that twist-fits on top. I replaced the large-base bulb receptacle and wiring several years ago and also replaced the sensor a while later when the old one quit. The lamp has...
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    Turkeys

    I hope you keep seeing them. I've had wild turkeys for several years on my wooded acreage in south-central Minnesota, flocks sometimes up to two dozen under my bird feeders. They usually show up in late June or early July. Sometimes they get pretty tame and learn to come running when I rattle a...
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    Snapper front-engine mower hydro tranny advice needed

    I'll check for a hidden Allen plug. Easy enough to pull a wheel. Thanks for the tip.
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    Snapper front-engine mower hydro tranny advice needed

    A year ago I inherited a Snapper Model 14.538 front-engine rider, made in 1998. It has seemed to be in great shape and has worked well. But after mowing grass for about an hour with no noise, slippage or other issues, I put the mower away for the night, and the next day: No forward or reverse...
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    Craftsman garage opener electrical advice help?

    T Thank you for the quick info, Bob. This may be exactly what I need to get the old thing going (when I get around to it). God bless Texas.
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    Craftsman garage opener electrical advice help?

    I have a 1998 Craftsman 1/2HP chain-drive garage-door opener and need electrical help. It's missing the safety sensors, which I can get online, but I need help on wiring the sensors. There are three low-voltage screws on the unit, numbered 1-2-3. If anyone knows which wires go to which screws...
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    214 Deere coil wiring help needed

    Thanks to your advice, all is well. I used a condenser/capacitor I had saved for decades when doing a Chevy V8 tuneup, and now the 214 starts and runs mostly OK. It still needs some tinkering, but it hadn't started since last summer and now fires right up. Now I need to take the throttle...
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    214 Deere coil wiring help needed

    My early '80s 214 has two wires held by nuts on the negative post on the coil. One wire goes over the starter and disappears where I can't trace it. The other wire is a very short (2" or so) black one that looks either cleanly cut off or became detached from a connector. I don't know where or to...
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    value of 8n/9n tractors

    It would be really nice in a thread like this if respondents would tell where "here" is. Prices on many things, not just Fords, often vary greatly from one part of the country to another, Saying you can buy an 8N "around here" for X dollars isn't too helpful beyond a very general sense. Nobody...
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    Bird Feeder

    In past seasons I've had as many as two dozen turkeys around my feeders. This winter only one hen a few weeks ago. I have a huge oak woods across the road from my place, and I wonder if the usual visitors have found the acorns still abundant under the oaks. Spring will tell.
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    A clean organized or cluttered up messy shop?

    I'm sorry I missed your visit. I suppose I was too busy climbing over things so I could search for misplaced stuff. :)
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    I would have missed this in backyard.

    Absolutely right! Without at least a clue, "here" is meaningless. "It's minus 3 degrees 'here' today" is quite different if "here" is central Minnesota vs. southern Alabama.
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    Wood chipper recommend?

    I do have multiple brush piles, but I like fresh chips to slow down weeds in the spring and summer gardens. The head tree-trimming guy this summer said he'd have his crews dump a couple of chip loads for me when they were trimming in the neighborhood, but nothing ever showed up, and I got overly...
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    Wood chipper recommend?

    My wood lot provides a lot of branches that could offer good chips for garden mulch. Any recommendations on gas chippers to buy or avoid? I save anything over 2 inches for firewood, so a 3-inch chipper should be more than adequate. I would park a chipper to create a big pile of chips; would...
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    Removing acetylene low-side gauge?

    Another question: One reviewer of a hose barb said I will need a ferrule and crimper to connect the barb to the old hose without leaks. I know a crimped ferrule would look "factory," but can't I just get by with a small worm-gear hose clamp? Looks aren't an issue, leaks would be.
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    Removing acetylene low-side gauge?

    I've used hose barbs on many small engine-car-truck-tractor projects, but only to connect same-size hoses. I've also used them with male or female ends to fix garden hoses. But -- duh! -- it never occurred to me that ones with a correct acetylene end would be available. How embarrassing is...
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    Removing acetylene low-side gauge?

    I haven't done enough searching, and I admit I'm unclear on the variations in O/A equipment. A lot of regulators I usually see online that will accept small hoses need a CGA-200 tank valve but my tank is a CGA-510. I guess I need to do more studying. (Also, I admit I'm cheap and probably don't...
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    Removing acetylene low-side gauge?

    Another update: I tried everything to get the gauge to come loose: gentle wrenching, medium wrenching, copper-hammer tapping, penetrating fluid (despite "no oil" rule on acetylene things), butane heat (mild and hotter), thoughtful hoping, animated cursing, and fervent praying. Finally got the...
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    Dump the B&S points

    But not everyone may have heard them. There's no harm in refreshing the conversation. Those already knowledgeable don't have to read about it.
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