Diesel Starting issues..Simplified.

midstateturfandtractor I created this brief 3 part overview to help take a little of the mystery out of diesel engines. A little understanding goes a long way. A basic diesel engines runs by squeezing the fuel/air mixture so tightly that it explodes. (like a balloon, the higher the pressure the more powerful the pop will be). Heat…

How to Save $200 with 1 phone call!

  Please don’t got stuck like the poor guy below! Every year we get phone calls like this at least a dozen times. Caller_ ” I hate to bother you guys but I need some advice. My Mower won’t start. It won’t even crank over! I’ve replaced the starter & battery. Still nothing!” He said he was…

Chainsaw Blues (revisited)

If the saw still won’t start, it is probably ‘flooded’. That is when there is so much fuel inside the engine it won’t start. Try these steps to clear the engine:

Don’t feed the weeds.

An old Polish proverb says that “What you do now will determine what you must do later.” Today we’re applying that to the topic of weeds.   Generally, you can apply a pre-emergent in March and September. You must apply pre-emergent before the growth of weeds, because it will not kill existing weeds.   Pre-emergents are designed to prevent the…