jbrumberg

To All:

I am in Winsted, CT this weekend. Apparently last Fall my sister "hit something" with her Sears Craftsman 15.5 HP rider and now it will not run. The battery is dead so I can not try and figure what is wrong. Does any member know of a good (non-Sears) small engine repair service in this area? Jay

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NH TC29DA with 14LA FEL with 60" HD QA bucket, cutting edge & toothbar, weighted R-1's, FOPS, CCM M-160 58" tiller, Tebben MD 60" Rotary Cutter, Woods LR 108 96" Landscape Rake, Woods GB60 60" Box Blade

mark777

Sorry, not familiar with your area.

When she hit something, do you mean she hit something with the blades under the mowing deck? Or struck something like a fence post or other obstruction? If it's the latter perhaps she knocked loose or broke a wire from the starter solenoid, battery or safety switch.

Just tossing out a few questions so that I understand what happened a little better,

jbrumberg

mark777:

Your ?'s are as good as mine. My sister has been somewhat evasive as to what really happened. I suspect that she hit an "immovable object" at a relatively high rate of speed for a rider . I tried to jump start her rider with cables. The starter, solenoid, and safety switch seemed to work. The battery is ancient and corroded. I cleaned the poles with no improvement. The first thing we did was to order another battery from an auto parts store as Sears and TSC were out of stock with the correct battery and worthless (as usual). I suspect she bent the driveshaft. We did finally find a recommended small engine/rider repairperson (his name currently escapes me). Jay

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NH TC29DA with 14LA FEL with 60" HD QA bucket, cutting edge & toothbar, weighted R-1's, FOPS, CCM M-160 58" tiller, Tebben MD 60" Rotary Cutter, Woods LR 108 96" Landscape Rake, Woods GB60 60" Box Blade