riding lawn mower questions?

Question

I looking to buy a new riding lawn mower from sears and theres two im intersted in.I will be using it to cut the grass and drive around are neighborhood.the one is 21hp and has an oil pump and I dont know what this means but it says it has infinate gearing. the other one doesnt have a oil pump and is 20hp smaller and uses 6 gears. which one is better? and what does infinate speed mean?

Answer 1

my father and I own a lawn service and we have a craftsman rider. It is a very nice mower. We have the 21 hp briggs and stratton with the oil filter! Runs awsome. this is our third year with it and I can say this is the best we've owned. for sure go with the oil filter system ( longer engine life ) infinate gearing is the hydro trans. no gears just go as slow or as fast as you want no specific gears to put it into. I have the 6 speed gears. but wish i had the other. I hear it's nice! if you have any more ? shoot me an E mail I'll help as much as I can!!

Answer 2

In my opinion Sears makes ok lawnmowers but for you money spend a bit more and get a better brand like Husquvarna or Honda.



This is the only thing I can find on infinate gearing. I am not sure if it would help.



The transmission is different from either manual or automatic transmission as there is an infinite gear ratio inside the transmission. Unlike a manual transmission which has a set of gear ratios, a CVT only has two set gears, a low and a high setting. Between these two gear ratios, the transmission can create an infinite number of ratios.



This infinite number of gear ratio means there would be less power wasted. In the case of the manual transmission, drivers have to know when to shift gears to make the most out of the power produced by the engine. In a CVT, the driver no longer has to time it perfectly as the transmission itself will do it for him.



The Lawn Lady

Answer 3

When drive belts slip they leave a tell-tail black powdery substance where they're slipping. To properly trouble-shoot the problem remove the deck, and thoroughly check the spindles. If the bearings in the spindles were never properly greased (some cheaper brands of mowers don't even have grease fittings) they could be bad. This maintenance often gets ignored because the spindle(s) are difficult to get to. After you've removed the cutting deck, remove the belt, then flip it over to check the spidle(s). Check if there is any vertical play in them, or side-to-side movement by wiggling the blades. If you have a bad spindle it can be replaced by un-bolting it from the deck. Next, I'd remove the blades to sharpen or replace them. While they're removed scrape off all the stuck-on grass and paint under there if it's rusty. A clean deck cuts much better, and clippings are cleared away easier. Then put it all back together and mow away...