Riding Mower How We Check Out A Mower For Sale / Diagnose Issues & Fully Repair Briggs & Stratton

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We go through this mower fully to get it ready for sale and go over what to check out if you are planning on purchasing a used mower

Looking at these things and knowing what to buy when it comes to a mower purchase is huge!

We go through a full diagnostic and give common causes for running and other engine / mower issues and what to look for

Do not go to get a used mower without taking a look or doing some research into the red flags

We first check out the tires, go through the engine, deck and drive train

We check out all of the stuff that would be a possible issue and make sure there will be no more issues once we sell it

We repair all of the issues we find including:

Replacing the tires, blades, fuel line, spindles, idler pulleys, deck belt, drag link, chute, valve cover gasket & ignition coil

Rebuilding and leveling the deck on a Craftsman Riding Mower

We show how to check the spark and check each cylinder to make sure it is working

Symptoms we see of this same issue are low or no power or bogs under a load

We show the full process for each

We also show how to do a leakdown test on a Briggs & Stratton v twin engine and how to adjust the valve spacing

We include what tools will be needed and the full diagnostic process along with why we are thinking the things we are

This is all done on a Craftsman 42" Riding Mower Model 917.273461 DLT3000

With a Briggs & Stratton 25HP Engine Extended Life Series ELS725 446777-0246-E1

You can see our other videos on repairing similar issues with the same engine at    • Riding Mower Engine Turns Slow, Start...   and    • Riding Mower No Power, Bogs/Dies Unde...  

This one end's up needing quite a bit of parts including the following:

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About Us:
My name is Martin. I have been repairing tools and small engines for almost 20 years. We operate a small engine repair shop in Illinois. We service / repair Briggs & Stratton, Kohler, Kawasaki, John Deere, Cub Cadet, Toro Tecumseh, Loncin, Honda, Craftsman, Husqvarna, MTD, Troy Bilt, Simplicity, John Deere, Exmark, LCT, Generac and many more brands. We work on riding mowers, walk behind mowers, snow blowers, zero turns, generators, pressure washers and much more. We normally repair about 3,000 pieces of equipment every year and look at many more that are beyond an affordable repair. Hopefully our videos will save you some money and give you the information you need to work on your own equipment or figure out the issue at hand.

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