MTD makes these mowers, and they have been branded under the names of Craftsman, Troy-Bilt, White, Cub Cadet and MTD. I am on my second Troy-Bilt version. My first one came with an 8 hp Briggs, my current one came with a 9 hp Briggs. Both of the engines on my mowers had carb related problems from day one. I ended up replacing the 9 hp Briggs with a 13 hp Honda engine three years ago. The Honda engine is quieter, smoother and uses less fuel even though it puts out more power! I've gone through two sets of mower spindles and one needs replaced again, mine do not have grease zerks. A deck wash is the last thing you want to have on these mowers, as the spindles do not hold up. The transmission gave up all but one gear last year. Luckily it still has third gear, which is what I normally use anyway. The bolts that attach the handles together near the top broke off on both of my mowers. I replaced the four bolts on both mowers with 1/4 x ? grade eight bolts. They never broke again. The Troy-Bilt I currently have mulches great, I have heard the blades have been redesigned. All in all these are good mowers, they need a better engine than a Briggs, and they certainly are not commercial duty mowers. For the average homeowner they should last quite a while as long as the engine holds up. Bob

Well, here's my experience... I have had the Mackissic 12PT10 for about 7 or 8 years or so now... I primarily bought this model hoping to shred my crazy jungle full of palm fronds and giant bird of paradise here in So. Cal. First of all this hammermill chipper/shredder works awesome for any woody type material... it just eats em up without any problems at all.. The circular knife shredder/hopper portion of the unit works awesome for long branches also. As for wet stuff like palm fronds the hammermill can work fairly well, but you gotta have a system down, otherwise the thing will just get clogged up with a bunch of wet mush. Another problem with palm fronds is that they can wrap around the shaft and bind it up fairly easily... Don't put the fronds in the hopper, it will bind and cause problems. Steps to keep this thing from clogging or binding.. 1. the metal screen that comes with 1 to 2 inch holes is no good for palm fronds and wet materials.. I ended up cutting out the holes so that they were about 3 inches or so with my handy grinder. Bigger holes in the screen is better, but can't just remove screen because the fronds will just shoot out and not get shredded at all, so just use a screen with giant holes. Works waaaay better. 2. It's best not to throw full length palm fronds in the hammermill, it will slow it down.. Recommend cutting them first into 12 or 16 inch lengths first before shredding them.. Same with the giant bird of paradise leaves/stems. Note: recently I have been using an electric lawnmower to shredd my giant bird paradise leaves/stems... it will shredd em so dang fast.. just tilt the lawn mower up and open the side exhaust/bag connection shoot and feed the giant leaves (stems first). Whatever is left at the end can easily be thrown into the 12PT10.. 3. Also after a few years, the hammermills do get a bit dull. Just take a cheap 4" carbon fiber grinding disk and sharpen up the edges of each of those small steel hammers.. Doesn't take long. Just remove the screen and you can sharpen them up while they are still mounted on the machine. My yard has about 50 palm trees and 20 giant birds that I need to tend too myself along with tons of other tropicals, so this 12PT10 has come in real handy for creating my super mulch pile.. Beets putting out 12 or 15 cans each week overfull of fronds and cuttings.

My name is Patrick Perry I own ‘A Worm’s Tale’ in Jacksonville Florida, Coos Bay Oregon, Cedar City Utah, Vancouver British Columbia and other locations. We are the largest producer of organic worm castings in the world. I live in Salt Lake City, but I evaluate each location every year. I have been using WWGrinder, TroyBilt, Craftsman, MTD and other chipper shredders for over 30 years. I prefer the basic WWGrinder design that has been coppied by others. I currently have over 20 machines that work well. I like extra heavy made flails with the exit screens these machines use for reducing the size of materials. After shredding, we sift using an expensive 1/8” trommel and reshred the larger materials. A worms mouth is 1/40 of an inch, so we regrind all shredded materials after they pass through a 1/8” screen. We also have at least 10 commercial grinders; we prefer burr grinders. We stock parts and know who manufactures parts for all these shredders. We usually buy hundreds of flails, chipper knives and have 10 screens of one size custom made at a time (1.5”, .75”, .25”, 125”); they usually cost $150 each. At each location we have mechanics that overhaul and maintain our shredders. We also have HUGE custom built chipper shredders that output material smaller than 1/8” If you need advice, parts or want to sell a working or broken machine, we buy and sell them after reconditioning. Most of the chipper shredders with exit screens are no longer made in the USA. The Chinese replacements are cheaply made with inferior steel and parts; they do not work very well; parts and exact engines become unavailable very quickly. Most people throw them away when they break. We keep a bone yard of obsolete machines for parts if you want to discard one and help others to repair their machines. We believe organic nutrients are the healthiest way to live and we encourage shredding organic materials for growing nutritional foods. (385) 202-4446 texts with a picture is preferred

Greetings, I'm new here and this looks like a place where a NON PROFESSIONAL can safely ask for advice and share anecdotal experiences. I had joined HVAC Talk http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?1-AOP-Residential-HVAC. These are so called professionals that act like an old boys club when confronted with a DIYer like myself who has taken the time to research the topic and has even installed a unit of my own. Don't even think of discussing r22a which anyone can buy and install. The real issue is the threat to their earning power and ability to keep anyone needing/wanting HVAC at their behest. I shared an experience yesterday there, which I'll duplicate here in a moment here and you can look at the replies. There is only one which is barely non-condescending. HVAC-Talk: Heating, Air & Refrigeration Discussion - Powered by vBulletin Log Out Settings My Profile Notifications Welcome, telson The Facebook Platform HVAC-Talk New Posts Electrical-Talk Community Forum Actions Quick Links Search Contracting Business Home Forum Ask Our Pros-Owner Assistance - NO DIY advice will be given. AOP Residential HVAC New DIY Install Not Working CLICK HERE and learn how you can reduce site email to you. Yes it is just a part of life now, you join a website you are going to get email. At least they contain business information and helpful links and not a pointer on how to buy a new yard rake or where you can get helpful discount coupons from three states over. Let's talk VRF systems with Terry Mciver, Executive Editor Contracting Business Terry is doing an article about VRF Systems and needs your help. Professional Discussion CLICK HERE . Join in on the Open Tech to Tech Discussion CLICK HERE + Reply to Thread Results 1 to 13 of 13 Thread: New DIY Install Not Working Thread Tools Search Thread Display Today, 02:08 AM #1 telson telson is online now New Guest Join Date Jun 2014 Posts 5 New DIY Install Not Working I have just completed a new 2 1/2 ton Goodman condenser and 3 ton evaporator install, and try as I might, I cannot get the unit to cool. I am using RedTek r22a for refrigerant. The nominal initial charge of r22 would be 66 oz. as per the spec sheet on the condenser. For R22a, this would be reduced 1 lb 10 oz, or 34 oz. The unit is at present overcharged by RedTek's specs by a considerable amount, nearly double in fact. I did this in an attempt to see if lack of refrigerant was starving the evaporator, because my gauges were not showing an increase on the high side when I added refrigerant. Until I purposely overcharged the unit, I never saw anything on the high side that was any different than the low side, which suggested to me that the evaporator was not getting enough refrigerant. This is still the case, since I now have 115 psi on the suction side and 145 psi on the high side. The high side should be much higher than that, if the evaporator was working. I am suspecting the metering device in the evaporator. Any thoughts?. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 06:33 AM #2 earlburnermann's Avatar earlburnermann earlburnermann is offline Professional Member* Join Date Sep 2010 Location Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Posts 490 sorry, not a diy site. Try answers.com If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:02 AM #3 Sleuth's Avatar Sleuth Sleuth is offline Professional Member* Join Date Jan 2005 Location Emerald Coast Posts 929 . .. Do not attempt vast projects with half vast experience and ideas. ... Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:19 AM #4 hvacvegas's Avatar hvacvegas hvacvegas is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2005 Location Cincinnati, Oh Posts 4,864 lol, you put r22a into that? "Better tell the sandman to stay away, because we're gonna be workin on this one all night." "Dude, you need more than 2 wires to a condenser to run a 2 stage heatpump." "Just get it done son." Dad adjusted Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:32 AM #5 telson telson is online now New Guest Join Date Jun 2014 Posts 5 Really really sorry to have disrupted an exclusives only club here. Didn't realize this was for PROFESSIONALS only. As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer in the view of locking in profits for yourselves. Don't bother replying to this, since it is my last post here. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:36 AM #6 vstech vstech is offline Professional Member* Join Date Mar 2009 Location Mount Holly, NC Posts 2,965 Can you contact the support from the ac equipment source? How about tech support from the "refrigerant" source? I'm sure something was overlooked on installation, if the above companies cannot help, you will need to get a technician out to service it. The TRUE highest cost system is the system not installed properly... The three big summer hearththrobs... Mel Gibson Dwane Johnson The A/C repairman Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 07:42 AM #7 EMETH's Avatar EMETH EMETH is online now Professional Member* Join Date Jun 2013 Location Central Florida Posts 444 You, sir, are playing with FIRE! People HAVE been killed! I can only pray to GOD that you have no children living in the structure in which you have installed this bomb! R-22A is fuel grade liquid propane. It is TOTALLY ILLEGAL for use as a refrigerant. There have been enough deaths from the illegal use of propane as a refrigerant that the FBI is currently investigating criminal charges against companies that sell propane as a refrigerant. Search for posts on 'R22A' Read these: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress...257B9B0065AEC0 http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/r22a.html We have nothing against giving professional opinions to assist homeowners ; that's why the AOP section. But , we cannot open ourselves up to liability if you do something wrong while acting on our advice. JUST A LITTLE CLOSER AND THE LITTER BOX IS ALL MINE! Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 09:00 AM #8 Home&Marine's Avatar Home&Marine Home&Marine is offline Professional Member* Join Date Sep 2009 Location S.C. Posts 1,351 Angry Quote Originally Posted by telson View Post Really really sorry to have disrupted an exclusives only club here. Didn't realize this was for PROFESSIONALS only. As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer in the view of locking in profits for yourselves. Don't bother replying to this, since it is my last post here. Evidently your Reading Comprehension is Lacking Mr. Engineer or you'd already read this is not a DIY help site. If all that separates "US" from You is an agreement, why did you come here Asking For Help? Most here do not have Calendering, Slitting, Sheeter or Web handling experience but some do. Come on back and take another poke at us. To Offer Help. At this point, you have a Serious Problem... Several. You are going to have to Suck it up and Call someone to repair your problem(s). What we do is not easy. I hope you can find a Tech that will correct the (dangerous, expensive) mess you made and not rob you. There's not one of us that likes to go in behind a Hack and try to make a system operate as designed. Call A Professional. Yes, I know I Shouldn't But I Just Can't Help Myself... Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 10:12 AM #9 Mr Bill's Avatar Mr Bill Mr Bill is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2002 Location Houston,Tx. Posts 15,765 Quote Originally Posted by telson View Post Really really sorry to have disrupted an exclusives only club here. Didn't realize this was for PROFESSIONALS only. As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer in the view of locking in profits for yourselves. Don't bother replying to this, since it is my last post here. I really hate that you had to leave before you could answer a good question from me. Why didn't you just install a new 410A coil and condenser, it would have been easier and refrigerant is a lot cheaper and will be available for many moons to come. 410A systems perform "when installed correctly" just as well as the old R-22 systems. __________________________________________________ _______________________ “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards". - Vernon Law "Never let success go to your head, and never let failure go to your heart". - Unknown Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 04:29 PM #10 dougfamous's Avatar dougfamous dougfamous is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2005 Location Cleveland, OH Posts 2,108 This guy isn't serious right? This has to be a troll. No one could be that obviously stupid. Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun. Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 04:58 PM #11 Bazooka Joey Bazooka Joey is offline Professional Member* Join Date Jan 2014 Location New England Posts 390 Another reason why Goodman gets a bad rap ....DIYers installing and start ups themselves . Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 05:58 PM #12 ga-hvac-tech ga-hvac-tech is online now Professional Member* Join Date Sep 2005 Location Atlanta GA area Posts 20,741 The OP is curious... The guy knows too many terms and phrases we use in the industry... yet is bragging about being a DIY. This almost sounds like a troll playing games with us. Now if it really IS a hack... thinking he is gonna beat the system... I kinda hope it does explode (not hurt anyone)... and he gets in serious trouble with the law. Then I hope he sees the light and posts all over the DIY forums what happened and to NOT try this yourself, and to NOT use any refrigerant that ends in 22A... One can only hope... GA-HVAC-Tech Quality work at a fair price with excellent customer service! Romans Ch's 5-6-7-8 2 Chronicles 7:14 Quick reply to this message Reply Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Today, 06:55 PM #13 hvacvegas's Avatar hvacvegas hvacvegas is offline Professional Member* Join Date Dec 2005 Location Cincinnati, Oh Posts 4,864 Quote Originally Posted by telson View Post As a former paper engineer, I can tell you, the only thing that separates your types from me is an agreement among yourselves to never help a DIYer And knowing hoe to diagnose a system issue. And knowing not to use r22a. And knowing how to correctly install equipment. And knowing that 410a would have been cheaper. Other than those things....yeah, sure. WTF is a paper engineer? You engineer paper? Seriously? That can't be a real job. Or is all your work just design? If so, then it explains alot. "Better tell the sandman to stay away, because we're gonna be workin on this one all night." "Dude, you need more than 2 wires to a condenser to run a 2 stage heatpump." "Just get it done son." 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The time now is 07:32 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.1 Copyright © 2014 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. HVAC-Talk is proudly provided by: Contracting Business Magazine As you can see, I didn't reply to any of these rude replies. Does anyone here have any ideas what could be causing this trouble?. Thanks.