Thanks, Mownie, for clarifying what i said. I would think that since there is nothing in the owners manual telling one to grease the starter Bendix, it would not need to be done. seems simple enough, doesn't it? As for any other maintenance on the starter, it either works or it doesn't. If not, then take it to be fixed. They are not owner fixable, unless the owner has an electrical "bent"! They're one of those things--when you take out the last bolt, and slide it apart---WOO-EEE!! Now where did that little thing go, that flew out of there!?!? Way back in the early years, after the electric starter was invented, and the Bendix Company invented the "Bendix part", any time the rear crankshaft seal leaked engine oilo, it would eventually work its way onto the Bendix shaft, and the first cold spell would tell you what the problem was, with a high pitched whirring sound, and a no-start condition! That oil congealed on the Bendix shaft and wouldn't work, or it would stick in the flywheel teeth, necessitating replacement, because the spinning of the shaft would soon enough destroy the starter innards! One reason the bendix would not work, is to have installed the battery cables incorrectly--Positive to Ground, Negative to starter post. This can be done--i did it once--had to really scratch my head at that one--found out the battery had been recharged backwards! OH!

It is really amazing how much grass packs in under those tractors!

Well, I'm not a John Deere expert, but I will be willing to bet that the EPA has mandated (or suggested) that chokes be designed so they CAN NOT remain in the choke position unless held there by the operator in order to prevent accidental "run with choke on" events. If I'm wrong I will soon be set straight. Having said that, I will also opine that the "choke" (or some other enrichening device)will likely become an electrically operated component at some point in the future (as did fuel cutoff solenoids). I believe this would happen because, cables per se, can become stiff over time which would defeat the intended "pull off" of the choke by spring tension. As we have seen, what EPA wants, EPA gets.

Mtb, If you visit this link below this takes you to Bosch's page for your washing machine. There is an menu option there to click additional documents. From there, you can download spec sheets, user manuals, etc. Hope this helps. Sorry to hear about the problem with your washer. These are really strong units and VERY popular. http://www.bosch-home.com/us/WFVC6450UC.html?source=search Here is a link that might be useful: Want to laugh and learn about appliances? Read our blog!