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I found not one but two grass bags for the HR17 in DFW area. I was just up there on Sunday! I wished I had talked to the guy sooner. He bought two of the HR17's at a storage liquidation. He sold them and the guy didn't get the bags! An ad in CL DFW might raise them from the dead?
I will have to get up there quick as I don't want them to disappear. 200 plus mile drive to get them. Now I need to get my hands on the plastic shield that hangs off the tail. The shield is like ten inches long. This one has a crack about two inches long.
With the tropical storm bringing a lot of rain so I only had enough time to do a little wiping of the mower. It is in very good shape. Deck is not flaking, shroud is clean with just a few small scuffs, the white part has a creamy color. It has strong spark(no expensive coil to buy). Has good compression for a 70cc engine! The carburetor is complete and the choke rod was disconnected: no wonder it doesn't start. I will do a good carburetor cleaning when the rain stops.
I have a concern though: the blade brake lever sticks when closed. It will snap back if moved a little. I will have to check it when it starts. Hopefully, it's only needing adjustment. If you have thoughts on this, please pipe in!
bryan1980, I will post some photos later if it clears up a little. It looks like night outside with this rain moving in. It looks like DFW will get it tomorrow. Central Texas needs it.
It cleared up enough to shoot some photos. Here you go although not detailed yet.
I will have to get up there quick as I don't want them to disappear. 200 plus mile drive to get them. Now I need to get my hands on the plastic shield that hangs off the tail. The shield is like ten inches long. This one has a crack about two inches long.
With the tropical storm bringing a lot of rain so I only had enough time to do a little wiping of the mower. It is in very good shape. Deck is not flaking, shroud is clean with just a few small scuffs, the white part has a creamy color. It has strong spark(no expensive coil to buy). Has good compression for a 70cc engine! The carburetor is complete and the choke rod was disconnected: no wonder it doesn't start. I will do a good carburetor cleaning when the rain stops.
I have a concern though: the blade brake lever sticks when closed. It will snap back if moved a little. I will have to check it when it starts. Hopefully, it's only needing adjustment. If you have thoughts on this, please pipe in!
bryan1980, I will post some photos later if it clears up a little. It looks like night outside with this rain moving in. It looks like DFW will get it tomorrow. Central Texas needs it.
It cleared up enough to shoot some photos. Here you go although not detailed yet.
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