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teutonic terror wrote:...I spent 4 1/2 hours yesterday putting a new engine in my lawn tractor as well as replacing the clutch cable and all the belts!
Saved me over $700 according to the Sears man that wanted $225 an hour to replace the engine, that took me about 2 1/2 hours
to do with no experience, and less than state of the art tools, that he would have used!

Wish I had some! Soon guys, sooonnn!

Congrats, I'm needing to do that too. If you don't mind me asking where did you get your new engine from, somewhere locally or ?? Feel free to pm me if needed so I don't derail this thread any more than I already have.
Thanks, Tony

TonyKZ1 wrote:

teutonic terror wrote:...I spent 4 1/2 hours yesterday putting a new engine in my lawn tractor as well as replacing the clutch cable and all the belts!
Saved me over $700 according to the Sears man that wanted $225 an hour to replace the engine, that took me about 2 1/2 hours
to do with no experience, and less than state of the art tools, that he would have used!

Wish I had some! Soon guys, sooonnn!

Congrats, I'm needing to do that too. If you don't mind me asking where did you get your new engine from, somewhere locally or ?? Feel free to pm me if needed so I don't derail this thread any more than I already have.
Thanks, Tony

No problem! I got my engine off EBay from enginesforless_com . The belts and blade disengage cable from, I believe Parts Direct. I have had them for a while after the mower quit in October.
The engine was a 17.5 HP Briggs & Stratton, cost $538 with free shipping. I studied a few videos on YouTube to get a feel for what to expect.
It's not real difficult, just time consuming!
Good luck Tony, and if you need anymore info PM me!

John Sand wrote:TT, for the engine swap I'm half tempted to send you some homebrew.
In coming weeks I'll be rebuilding the head (toilet) on the boat. It's the most dreaded job in the marine world. I'm going to need rum for that.

For that John, I should send you some Crown Royal!
Good luck my friend!

...... I just finished up helping "coach" four and five year olds play T-ball. It's like herding cats.

BlackDuck wrote:...... I just finished up helping "coach" four and five year olds play T-ball. It's like herding cats.

BlackDuck wrote:...... I just finished up helping "coach" four and five year olds play T-ball. It's like herding cats.

That is the best thing I have read all week! Actually laughed out loud.

BlackDuck wrote:...... I just finished up helping "coach" four and five year olds play T-ball. It's like herding cats.

Dude, I used to coach youth soccer. That was crazy enough. T-Ball, I don't know I could deal with it. At least with soccer I could get the stress out by running around. You do deserve a homebrew.

BlackDuck wrote:...... I just finished up helping "coach" four and five year olds play T-ball. It's like herding cats.

That's cute! I used to do that some 15 years ago, you won't regret helping.

Guy's, that's a special kind of patience and I admire anyone that can do it!

teutonic terror wrote:

TonyKZ1 wrote:

teutonic terror wrote:...I spent 4 1/2 hours yesterday putting a new engine in my lawn tractor as well as replacing the clutch cable and all the belts!
Saved me over $700 according to the Sears man that wanted $225 an hour to replace the engine, that took me about 2 1/2 hours
to do with no experience, and less than state of the art tools, that he would have used!

Wish I had some! Soon guys, sooonnn!

Congrats, I'm needing to do that too. If you don't mind me asking where did you get your new engine from, somewhere locally or ?? Feel free to pm me if needed so I don't derail this thread any more than I already have.
Thanks, Tony

No problem! I got my engine off EBay from enginesforless_com . The belts and blade disengage cable from, I believe Parts Direct. I have had them for a while after the mower quit in October.
The engine was a 17.5 HP Briggs & Stratton, cost $538 with free shipping. I studied a few videos on YouTube to get a feel for what to expect.
It's not real difficult, just time consuming!
Good luck Tony, and if you need anymore info PM me!

SearsPartsDirect is usually pricier than http://www.jackssmallengines.com.

Soccer is a beehive. They swarm around. My son, now in his 20s, used to put his arms out like a bird.

RickBeer wrote:Soccer is a beehive. They swarm around. My son, now in his 20s, used to put his arms out like a bird.

Hardest thing about coaching youth soccer is trying to get the kids to stay spread out. It becomes easier as they get older, but the young'uns...

I used to referee older kids/teen soccer matches. The hardest thing about that was the PARENTS. Who don't understand the rules (stuff like "offsides" in soccer is hard for many to grasp) and like to take things personally and threaten you. It was sometimes a very uncool scene.

teutonic terror wrote:Guy's, that's a special kind of patience and I admire anyone that can do it!

Amen, TT. My dad coached Little League (9-year-olds) for years, and it's just one of the things I admire about the man. I know I couldn't do it. I can relate pretty well to little kids on an individual basis, but when you get them in a group, I'm hopeless.

mashani wrote:

RickBeer wrote:Soccer is a beehive. They swarm around. My son, now in his 20s, used to put his arms out like a bird.

Hardest thing about coaching youth soccer is trying to get the kids to stay spread out. It becomes easier as they get older, but the young'uns...

I used to referee older kids/teen soccer matches. The hardest thing about that was the PARENTS. Who don't understand the rules (stuff like "offsides" in soccer is hard for many to grasp) and like to take things personally and threaten you. It was sometimes a very uncool scene.

I did girls slow pitch softball for a while, 7-9 age range. Our goal was for the girls to swing the bat so balls were not counted but strikes were. I did my best to not call strike 3 but you can't penalize a pitcher throwing a great pitch for a scared girl not swinging the bat. It got ugly sometimes because of the parents. Loved doing it but it only lasted a few seasons because of the parents.

I deserve a homebrew because....some guy in another thread made me read about him almost removing his finger with a knife.