Good reminder on the winter maintenance for your YTH2448. I also do a winter routine for both my GTH26V52LS and my Rider 155.
Poor ole' Rider 155 is heading into its 13th year. Hard life for that horse. Over 2500 hours mowing 3 acres twice a week for 10 years not to mention serving as my 'tractor' during a major hurricane cleanup back in '06. Major repairs are:
Replaced starter solenoid, battery twice, one scalper wheel, and the brake cable, and many sets of blades.
I'm pleasantly surprised that the TorqTuf K46 transmission hasn't given up the ghost like so many on here have had happen.
The GTH has had an easy life other than mowing some open fields and one steep dam bank. It's only 3 years old now and just passed 100 hours. Major repairs are only 1 pair of belts and a new battery. I did change out the rear tires for some All Terrain tires - those Turf tires that come on it just doesn't cut the mustard for climbing steep, muddy and slick dam banks. But - the original tires were like new when I pulled them off.
I feel lucky with having so few problems with mine as you have experienced. I'm not so sure that Husqvarna is building the quality of mowers these days as they used to build. The old Rider 155 has been a good machine. If it dies tomorrow, I'll still feel like it was a bargain. Now... the GTH? We'll just have to wait and see how well it holds up.
Winter maintenance on both for me is:
Grease all zerks, scalper wheels, steering column, oil change and oil filter/air filter/gas filter change. (That happens twice a year.) Good wash job.
I do give the batteries a good charge every so often, but I haven't been putting my Battery Tender on them like I should.
only one carb adjustment needed and nothing else. Still cuts great....
