Hi all, I don't know if anyone else has had this problem but here's my solution. I have owned a Troy Bilt Zero turn mower for about 2 years. As with all zero turns they are meant for fairly flat areas, But my problem came because the front steering didn't turn as well as it should. On damp grass the rear tires would slip and dig up the grass under the drive tire on a turn. Also the distance was so slim between the tire and the fork that holds it that grass would jam up between them causing the tire to freeze up and skid on the ground tearing up the grass. I learned to watch for this and if the grass built up I would stop and back up clearing the grass from the wheel but leaving a glob of clippings on the ground. I thought this was normal for all zero turn mowers, until the front tires became distorted and crooked almost like a belt inside the tire was broken. Finally one tire became so distorted it bound up in the steering fork that holds it. Troy Bilt wanted anywhere from $70.00 - $90.00 + shipping for 1 new wheel and tire, and delivery time was 10 days. I went to Harbor Freight and purchased 2 #38943 10" Pneumatic Rigid Caster wheels which include the frame work, bearings, wheel, tire, and axle for $10.99 each. The Harbor Freight frame sits almost perfect inside the original Troy Bilt frame. I welded the one from Harbor Freight inside the Troy Bilt one If ever I need a new tire, wheel, or bearing the whole tire & hub assembly # 43612 costs $9.99 $5.99 on sale. I have found this set-up to work great. It steers better and doesn't get clogged with grass because there is more clearance between the tire and frame work. The only draw back I can see is the bearings aren't grease able, so I may drill the hub for a fitting to be able to grease them. I hope this helps some one else out there. Dave

Thanks for the reply! I see your point and agree. Excuse Sears “Gagle1”, a reversed thought reaction caused it again. I have used both drives but more in an engine repair mode vs personally paying attention. Recently I felt a self propel would help my ailing body. That was not my opinion after using my back-up mower that is an MTD rear wheel self propel. I found the mower too heavy to maneuver on my small yard. It also used twice the gas as my small 21” Murray uses (with large rear wheels assisting in maneuvering well). I felt the large rear wheels on the Sears Eagle1 would make it easier. From the info shared and experiences (it’s heavy for maneuvering manually). I need to get busy on my body. An unexplained “Recent (4 mo+” pinched nerve in my neck has taken lots on my energy and Daily Fun Away. I feel my body was warning me before this. Listen To Your Body! Respect Your Age And Past Bad Youth Activities. I just called a friend with small Eng Skills. The Edger and Mower are on their way to him. Otherwise, My Nature was about to Ck and Start Both. My Body Said Thanks! PS. I’ll ck for errors Later!!!

wow that view! I would: -move the shelving that's near the buddhist object to the tv/window corner and get media cabinet like beth h picked. They're both similiarly sized and I feel like it's odd right next to one another. - nix the stuff under the window- that's an awesome view!! it looks like you have some wire shelving and a pet crate? right now and neither of those are that nice. - push your couch away from the wall. Stick art on the wall behind the couch and some art in the left hand space next to the window. with the couch more under the window and the pet crate near the door (where the little shelves are) the view and the comfy couch are the focus, basically my thinking is that you have too many small shelving unit things and by consolidating or getting rid of some of them, that would easily make your space look more intentional.

I've had a house with a small LR where the door opened directly into the room. I used a 60" love seat and floated it facing the fireplace, and then put two chairs on either side of the fireplace. Of course, we didn't have a TV in the room, so you would probably put one chair on either side of the sofa, so one could watch the TV, which I assume is going over the fireplace. In the end, we actually built a wall with an opening into the LR. Everyone told us not to do this as it would make the LR too small. Well, the LR was going to have a pathway to the rest of the house from the front door, so at least we now had a wall where we could put things up against. We were very glad we did this, and subsequent owners of this house have told me they loved having that wall!