I believe it is a 2009 model. 208 hours. It starts great the first time but after the engine gets warm it is very hard to crank again. If I turn it over and over and over it will crank but I fear I will wear the starter and battery out. 4-5 years ago it did the same thing and reading one of...

Hi, I’m posting this in Toro, but the answer might be more general. I’m attempting a rebuild of the 16hp B&S engine in my Toro 16-38hxl. The engine number is 286h77 0121 E1. I has assumed from the initial numbers that this engine must be a 280000 series engine. However the dimensions of the...

Ok. So I’ve been working on this Toro Timecutter Z4220 for a while now. I diagnosed that the right side transmission went bad. I bought a brand new replacement part ($$$$$) and finished the install this morning. I had the unit up on jack stands with the wheels off to perform the neautral...

I just picked up a pretty sweet one owner lawnboy 7263 from around 1974, which supposedly runs, however the recoil assembly is malfunctioning. I found a video how to remove one but it looked like a slightly different engine. There is a nut that is supposed to loosen which allows the recoil...