Yard Machines push mower I bought off FB marketplace for $20, 190cc Briggs, guy said he tried cleaning the carb with no success and even threw in a new carb. Planned on keeping it until I went to unload it at my house and the bed was full of rust flakes. Picked it up and the deck was rusted pretty bad underneath. Took apart the carb, it was dirty beyond cleaning. Threw the new carb on, put back the semi dirty air filter and checked out the E3 spark plug and put it back in. Drained the oil and refilled with some ST syn 15W40. Cranked up first pull and runs excellent. Sold it to my neighbor for what I paid.
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20 hp Briggs Intek V-Twin. Just put in 2 qts of Rotella T5 10w30 a few weeks ago w/ WIX 51056. Drained that and put in 2 qts or 5w30 Restore and Protect. Mower was running strange, pulled the plugs and found one was burning oil, I’m guessing a stuck ring. Kept the WIX 51056 on. Will go through and do valve adjustment, carb clean, and check for intake warp that’s super common on this engine.
B&S 27HP 810cc Commercial Turf, Kohler 10-30 and a WIX 1516 filter.
Jordan_FX4
$50 Site Donor 2022
Cub Cadet XT3 w/ Kohler Command Pro CH680.
306.1 hours on the machine and 65 hrs/one year on this OCI.
Out/Off: 2 quarts Amsoil Small Engine 10W-40 and Fram FS3614
In/On: 2 quarts Amsoil Small Engine 10W-40 and Fram FS3614
306.1 hours on the machine and 65 hrs/one year on this OCI.
Out/Off: 2 quarts Amsoil Small Engine 10W-40 and Fram FS3614
In/On: 2 quarts Amsoil Small Engine 10W-40 and Fram FS3614
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Troy Bilt 3550 watt generator
6.75 hp ohv Briggs
Cleaned carb, new air filter, new grommet for fuel valve on tank, Valvoline Motorcycle 20W50
6.75 hp ohv Briggs
Cleaned carb, new air filter, new grommet for fuel valve on tank, Valvoline Motorcycle 20W50
Superbuick96
Site Donor 2025
Honda HRX GCV 190
12oz. QSFS 10w-30
12oz. QSFS 10w-30
Superbuick96
Site Donor 2025
Generac 14K Generator
Amsoil 5w-30 small engine oil
Oem oil filter
Amsoil 5w-30 small engine oil
Oem oil filter
2006 John Deere L120
Out: John Deere oil
In: John Deere oil
Also spark plugs and air filter, blades. The oil filter included in the LG230 homeowner kit did not fit (wrong threads) so I reused the old one. ***
Out: John Deere oil
In: John Deere oil
Also spark plugs and air filter, blades. The oil filter included in the LG230 homeowner kit did not fit (wrong threads) so I reused the old one. ***
2019 Kaercher G 2200 pressure washer
Out: B&S Lawn mower oil
In: .55 liter Castrol HM 10W40
Out: B&S Lawn mower oil
In: .55 liter Castrol HM 10W40
2020 Troy-Bilt TB 160 (HONDA Engine) 21" mower
OCI: 1 year
OUT: Super Tech 10W-30 Synthetic (10oz)
IN: Super Tech 10W-30 Synthetic (10oz)
Cleaned Air Filter, checked spark plug & sharpened blade.
OCI: 1 year
OUT: Super Tech 10W-30 Synthetic (10oz)
IN: Super Tech 10W-30 Synthetic (10oz)
Cleaned Air Filter, checked spark plug & sharpened blade.
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I put about 2 hours on my new generator from Sam’s Club tonight. It’s an A-ipower XOS2300i, I caught it on sale at Sam’s for $350, they have them in store all the time for $399. It’s actually way quieter than I thought it would be, it’s not Honda quite but it’s not as loud as the generac ix2000 that it’s replacing. The inverter failed recently on my Generac after 12 years of service. The new generator has an 80cc engine, I assume it’s an MZ80 clone. I used the oil that’s included with the generator and ran it for right at 2 hours recharging my Bluetti power station. The Bluetti will let you select the AC input amperage, so I varied the load between 3 and 7 amps. The A-ipower says not to exceed 50% load for the first 5 hours of operation. They consider 5 hours to be the break-in period. It calls for an oil change at 5 hours, 25 hours and then every 100 hours thereafter. I sucked out the oil with my oil extractor and poured the new in, mess free. I’ll change the oil again at 5 hours and then probably every 25 hours or annually thereafter. An annual oil change should take care of it, except in the event of a prolonged power outage. The Bluetti should run my refrigerator for about 24 hours on a charge and can be recharged by a generator in about an hour and a half. The Bluetti (Elite 200 V2) should help make my gas go a lot further during a power outage and help reduce the maintenance/wear and tear on the generator.
Out: 10w30 break-in oil (factory supplied)
In: ~12oz of Supertech 10w30 conventional
Out: 10w30 break-in oil (factory supplied)
In: ~12oz of Supertech 10w30 conventional
1987 John Deere 214 K321 (Hours Unknown, all original)
Out: 2qts Rotella T5 10w-30
In: 2 qts Rotella T6 10w-30
2023 Gravely ZT HD 52 Zero Turn FR691V (7 hours)
Out: 2 qts Kawasaki 10w-40
In: 2 qts Amsoil Small Engine 10w-40 w/Kawasaki Filter
2nd oil change was quicker than needed, but I wanted to swap the factory plastic oil drain valve for a brass hose/plug combo.
Champion 11,000w Tri Fuel Inverter Generator (5 hours)
Out: 1.1L Factory Supplied 10w-30
In: 1.1L Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
Break in procedure with low-mid loads.
Champion 9000w Tri Fuel Inverter Generator (83 Hours)
Out: 1.1L Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
In: 1.1L Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
Ran 78 hours straight only stopping to check the oil level each morning/evening. Didn't burn a drop.
Predator 2000w Inverter Generator (30 hours)
Out: 13oz Mobil 1 10w-30
In: 13oz Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
Honda EB6500 Generator
Out: 1qt Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30
In: 1qt Napa Synthetic 10w-30
Recent ice storm and 4 day power outage got all the generators a good workout and the 11,000w champion added to the fleet.
Out: 2qts Rotella T5 10w-30
In: 2 qts Rotella T6 10w-30
2023 Gravely ZT HD 52 Zero Turn FR691V (7 hours)
Out: 2 qts Kawasaki 10w-40
In: 2 qts Amsoil Small Engine 10w-40 w/Kawasaki Filter
2nd oil change was quicker than needed, but I wanted to swap the factory plastic oil drain valve for a brass hose/plug combo.
Champion 11,000w Tri Fuel Inverter Generator (5 hours)
Out: 1.1L Factory Supplied 10w-30
In: 1.1L Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
Break in procedure with low-mid loads.
Champion 9000w Tri Fuel Inverter Generator (83 Hours)
Out: 1.1L Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
In: 1.1L Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
Ran 78 hours straight only stopping to check the oil level each morning/evening. Didn't burn a drop.
Predator 2000w Inverter Generator (30 hours)
Out: 13oz Mobil 1 10w-30
In: 13oz Amsoil Small Engine 10w-30
Honda EB6500 Generator
Out: 1qt Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30
In: 1qt Napa Synthetic 10w-30
Recent ice storm and 4 day power outage got all the generators a good workout and the 11,000w champion added to the fleet.
