Can anyone help with some questions for this? I've got to rebuild my transaxle in my 3225. I've opened it up, got it drained and have seen the essence of what I've got to do. I've ordered the parts, but have a couple questions and could really use some help. If you look at the diagram here...

I've had 3 Echo CS-280E top handle chainsaws come through in the last 3 weeks. 2 of them had broken pulleys for the pull starter rope. Turns out, the original pulley for the early version of these saws is NLA available. Here's what that pulley looks like: It appears the rope gets...

Oil is supposed to be between add and fill marks. What are the marks? The words? The xxxxx? The dots? Why are these things so hard to make sense of? Why isn't there a line that says FILL TO THIS MARK. How freaking hard is that? It's just a dipstick. So yea, how do you guys read this?

I've been doing dirtwork with my Cub 3240 and bucket. Stopped to grill for lunch. Chuckeyes, burgs and dogs. Medium for me(up top after being on the bottom for a bit) well done for her.... That's what I'm up to. What are you doing today? Edited 12-7-20

I guess I needed a new starting point too with the new place and all, so here it is. Too HOT to do anything right now, and dodging welcomed rain storms. I was able to load the last of the bricks and old steps up using BOH and the calico trailer. Craftsman's are under the pergola for the night...