Recent content by Smt

Mine is 1959 and 20 days younger than I am. :) I'm not quite sure what a vacuum governor is or whether mine has one. I use the tractor two or three times a year and each time it has started first go and done what was needed.... except this year. :-( I am still failing to understand what...

Thanks for the help It exploded as I fired up the starter motor. I had charged it overnight with the bonnet open but very luckily had closed it when I fired up the tractor, otherwise I'd have battery acid and plastic embedded in my face. I'll go get some baking soda. I'll need a lot. There's...

Well that was bloody scary. I charged the (not entirely flat) battery on my Fordson Super Major overnight and came to start it this morning. Big spark, huge bang, smell of battery acid and battery fluid dripping all over the barn floor. Everything had been done properly. Correct polarity. It...

Hello, I have a Husqvarna YTH 200 sit-on-top garden mower/tractor and have been trying to fit a new drive belt. I've got the new belt on correctly but cannot connect the cutting unit back up as the tension of the belt stops me being able to position it correctly. The drive unit does not have...