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Thank you for supporting the channel and I hope the best for your machine. Did you buy it brand new? The main thing is do not wash it and do the best you can with the preventive maintenance as there is not many grease fittings at all on your machine and I’m pretty sure your front wheels have plastic bushings. Your machine is a basic grass cutting machine and that’s it. Take care.

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I use a John Deere Grease. I have been using it for 20 years with no issues. amzn.to/3pc76Xt.

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The screech is normal. Think about it; you trying to engage blades from a stand still and your engine if your starting the blades at full throttle is running at 3600 RPMs. The engine pulley is metal and the belt is rubber. When you engage the two your gonnna hear a sound of some sort and screech it is. Not sure about your reverse going slow. If it was slow when you purchased it? Most likely that is the speed. If it is getting slower than you may have a issue. I personally have not come across that yet on that model machine.

I have the same slow reverse issue. I was hoping this video would cover it. What I've found is the transmission needs to be bled of air. Just don't know how yet.

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I cannot diagnose without seeing the machine. The belt is only tensioned by the spring on the PTO cable. Not sure what you mean slipping.

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I do not at the this time. I'm pretty sure your T260 is the same as the Cub Cadet XT2. Watch this video and it should help you. Start watching around the 2:00 mark.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8iiZc2Inr7LdZ8.html.

Hi Robert, not many people remember those older machines. When I started the business, that type of MTD was popular. That was 30 years ago :)

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines okay thanks for the info on this matter young man and be safe out there

There are way to many variables to be able to give you a good answer. Pick a few when your out looking and send me the links. I will give you my honest opinion.

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines will do. Thank you

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines i have 3 I am considering Husqvarna 42 in. 19 HP Gas-Powered Riding Lawn Mower, YTH1942, Cub Cadet 42 in. Gas-Powered Enduro Series Riding Lawn Mower, XT1 LT42, IntelliPower, , or Cub Cadet 46 in. 22 HP Gas-Powered Enduro Series Riding Lawn Mower, XT1 LT46, Kohler Engine/ . And is it worth it to get the larger Kohler engine? What do you think is a better machine? Thanks so much for your time. No rush.

The Husqvarna is your basic lawn tractor for just grass cutting, no hills or towing in my opinion is not recommended. If it has a briggs and stratton engine that would be an OK machine for just grass cutting. I would upgrade the front wheel bushings to bearings. I have a video for three upgrades for the Husqvarna. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rq-eg8l7ptS-aX0.html. The Cub cadet with the IntelliPower, needs more time in the field to see how it will be. I can say it has electronics on it that may be expensive to repair and the engine looks very cheaply made. Only time will tell if the IntelliPower engine holds up. The Cub Cadet with the twin 7000 series engines are in my opinion very good engines if you take care of them. They do need a heat shield where the throttle cable crosses over the exhaust. I hope Kohler will figure that one out. The twin cylinder power is very nice to have for the hills and towing and all in all a very reliable engine.I think they have gone to a AGM battery and again, time will tell how they hold up. The good thing is they left the battery box large so if you need a new battery, you can purchase a normal lawn and garden battery and save a little $. If I had to pick one of the three it would be the Cub with the twin Kohler Engine.

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines Brad...thank you so much for the info. The one you picked was the one I was leaning toward. Thanks again. I love watching your videos. They are so informative.

Not much. Mobile 1 will be a better oil to put in. Just make sure the API “ American petroleum institute” rating is SP or close to it. SN would work to.

To find out what transmission you have, there are two ways that I know of (1) there should be a sticker or tag on your transmission that will show the manufacture and model (2) look up your model of your machine from the sticker on your machine on a online parts look up and once you have the part number for the transmission, most of the time you can put the part number in on a search engine to find what the model is and who makes it. I do not have any videos on the TS 354XD. Just perform the same as you have seen on this machine or I do have a video on a Husqvarna but it is similar to this machine not yours. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bKhijZRkp569gX0.html. You just need to get different parts but the service is the same.

Very difficult to get any lubricant in the cable. Take off the cable at the mower deck and check to see if the cable is just as hard to engage. If yes, replace the cable.

I do not have one at this timed but I can make one for you. What is the model number off of the sticker under the seat on your machine? Or the model number off of your engine would work. I need to know the make and model of your engine.

it's a Craftsman T240 - model 13APA1ZT093 THANKS! @@JohnsonsSmallEngines

I think i fixed it - sticky throttle lever@@JohnsonsSmallEngines

Glad to hear. Thanks for the update. Any kind of spray oil will help , WD etc. When I get a T240 or equivalent engine. I will make a “how to adjust choke”. Just for future reference.

Non adjustable. They work until they don’t.

If you have an electric PTO clutch? I use electric impact gun. It’s not easy, holding the top of the engine and unbolting the clutch. You may be able to borrow a Electric Impact from your local automotive shop. Not sure if your area has options like that? Or if you know somebody who owns one. If you have a regular two pulley under the engine, sometimes you can get a pipe wrench to fit over the center shaft of the pulley to hold it tight while you remove bolt.

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines Thanks, I'll give it a shot, I tried holding the top with a racket that pushes against the gas tank, but the model I have has a bolt in the top with nothing to hold onto. If I put the ratchet on the bolt it just loosens the bolt. I can take the cover off the shaft by removing the bolt but all I see when I go that way if the top of the shaft and the keyway nothing to hold onto. by the way I forgot to mention that this was a great video and I learned a lot. One additional question is there any place I can find out where springs hook to? I disconnected one and cannot remember where it hooks into?

Sometimes the parts breakdown will help you out when looking for where things go on the machine

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines Thanks again, unfortunately cannot get the nut on the engine shaft off to change the drive belt. I am using a impact wrench with 5/8 socket. does nothing to loosen the bolt.

Remember lefty, lucy righty tightly. Check to make sure you’re going the correct way. Not sure what impact gun your using but you may need a better one. I have never had a bolt I couldn’t get out with an impact either air impact or electric impact, but sometimes I had to go to my half inch electric earthquake from HARBOR FREIGHT Impact, which has 800ft pounds of reverse torque. I think they only make it in the Hercules now .

I believe this will.be helpful for me to do the whole maintenance on my lawn tractor

Any kind of smoke is not good especially white. You will need to find out what the issue is. It’s either engine issue or gasket leaking or both. Start by making sure the engine oil level is NOT overfilled.

No grease fittings is correct. You can’t address what is not there and if you wash your machine or cut wet grass, your bearings will not last.

Some Briggs and Stratton engines did not come with oil filters. Just make sure you change your oil often.

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines yea thats what i thought. The guy at lowes said i had to take the motor apart to get to it. I was like dude it just has a drain plug

Thank you for the kind offer. I need to figure out how to get the links on my channel. I work a lot and need to take the time to get that figured out. I'm not tech good that way. i will make a video on how to straighten the steering wheel but do not have one at the moment. If you can give me the model number off of the sticker under the seat i will check your machine out and see if i have something that is close to show you. Thank you for watching my video and please share my channel to help it grow!