Hi board!
My name is David, I recently was given a Husqvarna GT48DXLS-CARB, which ended up having a 3 bagger system and a Husky trailer.
I got a call from a real estate agent I know, she said, "do you want a free mower?"
Now, I have been bitten by the "Free" bug before, so I was a bit hesitant. "Uh, yes?"
She said its from this estate she sold and the new owner wants the mower gone, then she said it was from a subdivision near us that has very expensive estates.
When I heard that, I said "Yes!"
My first Husqvarna is my Husky 65 chainsaw, my first purchase out of high school
I have a Husky pushmower and string trimmer now, and a safer chainsaw.
We drove up to the house and there it was. Bagger, trailer, GT with 121 hours.
not indoor storage, but a car port.
Believe me, I got it out of there quickly!
It has the Kawasaki FR930V, but smoked like a diesel on startup, ran great after the initial burn off.
I hoped it was a stuck ring or something easy.
I don't think the poor thing had any maintenance.
First oil change was black, as I expected, but so was the second. Air filter was filthy, about as bad as I have seen them.
Plugs were oily of course, but even compression, about 110.
Runs great.
I ended up changing the valve stem seals, and a great deal of the smoking went away. I have movies, if interested.
I heard this was a normal thing for fixed Kawasaki engines, but I love the engine, its very well designed.
It smokes for about the first 15-20 seconds, especially if choke is out, then clears up for the rest of the day. Smokes on startup if warm, but much less.
I do still have to look in the carb, it seems ok, runs great. If it ain't broke...
Now I found GT48DXLSs post on the Tuff Torq trans, so I am going to check that.
I sold my '92 Craftsman GT6000, sniff. That was a gnarly beast. I hope that was not a mistake!
I had it 7 years, and a lot of mowing.
My name is David, I recently was given a Husqvarna GT48DXLS-CARB, which ended up having a 3 bagger system and a Husky trailer.
I got a call from a real estate agent I know, she said, "do you want a free mower?"
Now, I have been bitten by the "Free" bug before, so I was a bit hesitant. "Uh, yes?"
She said its from this estate she sold and the new owner wants the mower gone, then she said it was from a subdivision near us that has very expensive estates.
When I heard that, I said "Yes!"
My first Husqvarna is my Husky 65 chainsaw, my first purchase out of high school
I have a Husky pushmower and string trimmer now, and a safer chainsaw.
We drove up to the house and there it was. Bagger, trailer, GT with 121 hours.
not indoor storage, but a car port.
Believe me, I got it out of there quickly!
It has the Kawasaki FR930V, but smoked like a diesel on startup, ran great after the initial burn off.
I hoped it was a stuck ring or something easy.
I don't think the poor thing had any maintenance.
First oil change was black, as I expected, but so was the second. Air filter was filthy, about as bad as I have seen them.
Plugs were oily of course, but even compression, about 110.
Runs great.
I ended up changing the valve stem seals, and a great deal of the smoking went away. I have movies, if interested.
I heard this was a normal thing for fixed Kawasaki engines, but I love the engine, its very well designed.
It smokes for about the first 15-20 seconds, especially if choke is out, then clears up for the rest of the day. Smokes on startup if warm, but much less.
I do still have to look in the carb, it seems ok, runs great. If it ain't broke...
Now I found GT48DXLSs post on the Tuff Torq trans, so I am going to check that.
I sold my '92 Craftsman GT6000, sniff. That was a gnarly beast. I hope that was not a mistake!
I had it 7 years, and a lot of mowing.
