Retired GM tech here. These videos healed my soul.Looking again to find stuff to fix after vowing never to look at a tool again.Thanks Taryl.

Weird. I just realized this EXACT problem last week on my zero turn. Actually it had been having starting issues this whole season. Now I just start it standing behind it and flip it back with my hand before getting on. Starts like new when choke isnt sticking! Now I know how to fix it right! Thanks Taryl! Thers your dinner!

Did you see the crazy look in that grass pusher's eyes? OMG, my children are screaming and crying just from looking at him. Thank goodness you got him off the streets before another lawn could be violated. God bless you Lawn Mower Detractives !!!

Thanks for posting another how to fix video. I cant tell you how many times I've come across a problem with a mower and then find the solution posted by you . I really appreciate it😁

Makes us backyard mechanics feel good. You could hear, see (chuff chuff) choke was on. Love the intro and the fix. It's more time than money. So do what you can. Fun stuff.

You are so right Taryl !! Maintenance is KING. I just cut my 2 acres with my 22 year old JD GT225. Last week I serviced him, checked belts, cleaned deck, greased, and washed and waxed. I am a service fanatic. He still runs like a TOP ! People always ask me when I am out on John.."Hey, ya get a new tractor?" NOPE You are the man Taryl, thanx for always making me smile !!

Thank goodness for the Lawnmower Detectives! I am so glad to see them again.

Thanks a million for the video on the magnets in the flywheel on my Kohler 16.5 . The repair shop said I needed a new flywheel. Thanks to you I fixed it myself with a $7 tube of JB weld. Runs great!! You saved me a ton of money. I'm on fixed income, so thanks man!!!

Been watching you for years!! When I run into a problem I don't know how to fix I go talk to my buddy Taryl thank for taking the time to teach us grass nubs.

Thanks guys, its always what i look forward to on a Sunday. As always, a great skit...and we all learn something from the "how to" part of the videos. Many thanks From a patriot in the UK

Good, easy fix. Love the high pitch comments. My Scrub Cadet came from a dealer. Totally different quality. 2554. 15 years old. Going great. Kohler Command engine. Choke still works perfectly.

That #2 pencil makes great dry graphite lubricant for sanded plastic shafts!

Taryl is the older brother we all wish we had!👍

Inherited a FR691 with 780hrs...neglected...in process of tuning it up! Intake dirty and caked...thanks for showing these great entertaining videos! New subscriber.

I always learn something whille watching 'Lawn Mower Detectives'. The Best Detective show EVER! Thanks for the time you put in the videos, ...like the sound effects (Ex. Boing, Ar Ar Ar) you always put in the videos. I always enjoy your videos Guys.

Great tip, detective! Enjoyed watching, all the best for your work! Thanks.

Love your how to vids and your sketches, please keep em coming!

Had this same issue on my scrub cadet with a Kohler 7000. On the kohler they use a foam piece like a washer around the choke shaft (presumably to keep out dirt). On mine it disintegrated and worked it's way into the shaft hole which made it bind up. Pretty much the same fix. Cheers!

Hey Terry and Friends This video was very helpful! Thank you! I ran my Gravely Z60 out of Gas again cutting at dusk. Fueled the tank but she wouldn't go and I could smell fuel so I let her stand in. the yard overnight to think about what she'd done. Still refused to go the next afternoon and Hydrolocked. After pulling the plugs she spit fuel five feet out each hole and most of my Left leg. Thanks Honey! I love you too! Checked spark! Lotsa spark both jugs. Dried her out with a flame job and heated the plugs! No Joy! And now she was pouring fuel out the exhaust. The in doubt! Get the KZfaq out! Checked several videos but yer's was the choice with the "Runs when Vent tube pulled out of tank and plugged section cut off". I just pulled the fitting off the return line and also pulled the elbow off the supply line before the pump. That I figured would allow her to clear her jugs of all that unburnt fuel. Then let her spin! Couple seconds and she started to cough and barked to life for the first time in 24Hrs. Pulsed fuel to her by reconnecting and disconnecting the supply line until she kept running and then moved her into the shoot reconnect the Vent hose from the carb to the fuel tank. All is back to normal. She's a good running machine and as I know there's nothing really wrong, it ticks me off when she won't go. But I hope I have learned my lesson to keep her above a quarter Full for fuel and never have to have an issue. Seems there is a possibility to cause a vaporizer lock in the vent line when riunning her hot and then when the fuel stops the vaporized remaining fuel causes the iffy. Just don't let it run out of fuel and save yourself a bunch of hassles. Hope you company gets that Dental plan they've been promising! Best! Pecker

OMG I've had that exact problem on my JD x300 with *almost* the same engine. You're the best Taryl!

Great episode of the Lawn Mower Detectives. Great video fix. Thanks for sharing.

You are awesome brother. I refuse to go to the shop again to get the run around. I save more than 600 dollars using your videos...... thank you

quick and easy to follow instructions. Thankyou Sir.

Lawn mower detectives. This is one of the funniest skits to date! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Made my day Thank You!

Very cool video here Taryl! Who knew that one had to maintain and clean stuff on their mower?!?! Sanding that PLASTIC choke shaft is a great fix to know! Not by the book for sure - but 100% great fix!!! Thanks for this - very edumacational! Love you guys!

Always love your videos. Not much to do now after having hip replacement surgery Friday

another great lesson from the master from Podunk! Thank you Taryl!

Good video I've repaired a good bit of these with the same issue what I've started doing to help it come back down is replacing shaft and bending the metal tab where the bottom part of spring hooks to over and hooking the spring to choke shift arm and seems to work pretty good

When taryl said this q tip is still good, I will use it to clean my ears I thought I wood die laughing.

good on you for promoting proper maintenance. it's a real problem on equipment!

Thanks for your funny and informative help Taryl. My Bobcat zero turn has just developed these exact symptoms. Now I know how to fix it Woo Ho.

I had the exact same prob w/FR691V...choke shaft absolutely stuck...nothing I could do would free it up....new carb works great!!!!

Nice easy fix...thanks for posting!

I’ve wondered recently where the dude that was riding the dixie chopper has been in the videos 😂.Love the skits fellas!

Thanks always brings me a good laugh and learn something new. Great job.

Boy! I sure feel safe now that the Lawnmower Detectives are back on the job!!

Thanks for the quick and easy fix! 100% worked for me

Another great video thank you for sharing your knowledge

Thank you brother your blood is worth bottling...your advice and guidance is invaluable. Congratulations from Aotearoa New Zealand.

good video. humor and knowledge always go together.

Nice video guys, I had to laugh when you found your perp hiding under the kiddie pool, I remember the COPS episode years ago where some scally-wags were found the same way. Keep up the great work Taryl and Crew, we appreciate you. 🙂👍

I met Tary and Jr at threshermans. It made my year. They also signed my Lawnmower man hat.

Your'e pretty clever and entertaining too. I have learnt a lot of handy tips from you that help me in my little repair shop. Rick from Australia.

Another fine collar by my Detective brothers! Keep up the great work and I look forward to working a case with you all sometime.....lol

Worked for a cub dealer for almost 10 years. It was a pretty common thing to see. I'd say once a month or so. Also looks about like every cub I ever saw. Filters plugged mildew all over

Kawasaki says this happens from a dirty air filter causing It to suck dirt in around the choke shaft. The dirt gets stuck in the plastic and makes it stick.

Just had a Cub Cadet 1050 come in last week running poorly, turns out mice chewed the coil on one side and it was only running on 1 cylinder. I'll have to remember this choke issue, thanks for posting! And yes, I also struggled getting those headlight bulbs out.

I recently went from working on semi trucks to working on commercial mowers and equipment and it flat amazes me how many people just don't take care of their equipment and then get mad when it's a $1500 repair bill and it takes a week to get all the replacement parts that they've broken and neglected. If you don't want downtime costing you money then maintain your equipment.

The problem is that the plastic was not formulated for long-term.Use with exposure to heat and chemicals. Most likely the plastic is breaking down and expanding causing the choke to stick. Darryl is absolutely right, As usual, experience is the best teacher. Thanks for a great job and sharing your practical and professional expertise with us novices... 👍👍👍

Good to see Donny back in the rotation!

Thank you for the Great Great video!!!! I Love it, I learned something New!!!

One tip, if you save gallon milk or water jugs, you can cut the bottom off and fill it with hot soapy water and use that to dunk the parts in to clean them. Then you don't have to have the water running the whole time.

Very good and informative video. Thanks for posting, three cheers for Taryl.

Great info. I got a new Kamasaki so this will come in handy later.

You need a 10mm to fix it? Oh damn, guess I'll have to just buy a new mower

We have alot of that Kentucky Blue grass up here in Michigan, good chit man!...

Come on guys. You took the rock-paper-scissors to get tasered out of the intro. I loved that part.

I find Q-tips to be invaluable for a variety of uses around small engine repair !

Kawi FS730v. I sanded my plastic choke shaft with 400 grit and used dry graphite for lube. I used an old air filter precleaner (black foam) to make a new dust cover for the end of the shaft. Total cost: $0. Also, if you have this carb, don't miss Taryl's newer video about the Welsh plug that is hiding your low jet adjustment screw.

Awesome video! Thank You So Very Much for the information in this video. :)

Thank you for all you do. Not to pick on you but when using water use what's needed but not let it run unnecessarily. My depression era father taught me this so I thought I would pass it along. Thanks and stay well

I have a question used to apart from a different brand wouldn't fit on another brand but I had a Honda engine and I had a Briggs & Stratton the Briggs & Stratton was blowed up so I took the carburetor and put on the Honda and it worked great

another excellent video Taryl thank you

Lawn mover detectives. I’d watch this show all the time.

Entertaining maintaining! Funny yet informative. Great work!! I'll be back!

NOW THAT'S WHAT THIS SHOW MAKES US HAVE FUN WATCHING & AND ENJOYING LEARNING IN POSTIVE WAY. WILL THE LAWNMOWER HOSPITAL BE MAKING 911 CALLS 📞 WITH THE AMBULANCE Any time soon & will Carl ( swing blade) make a guest appearance to share some input on trouble shooting lawnmower & blades sharpening,which he specializes.

Never had a stuck choke, before. 27 years ago, I had an Exmark 36" walk behind (belt drive tranny/wheels) and I had issues getting the choke to engage so that I could get the Kawa started when cold. Thumbs up! "On the count of three, pull yours out, detective." Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh.

I don't know why some people let the maintenance on their mowers go like that. I have a john deere d130 that's 8 years old and still looks brand new.

I love that "High Nitrogen" grass and it's legal just about everywhere.

I thought you were gonna go straight to the FBI about those bulbs. Great vid man.

Love the humor, I went to the end to see it before watching the rest. So... don't hold back... how do you really feel about the Cub Cadet? That one looks like it spends more time blowing dirt around than cutting grass.

You can use Elvis Costello's " Watching the Detectives " song..it's awesome too... good job keeping that perp off the Grass!!

love ya brother. can't get enough of you and your crew. Wish I worked for ya. You guys have best job that I can think of. Course I could be totally wrong, you just maken it look easy. That just made think, you should do a true behind the scenes and or cutting room floor episode/s if you so pleased. Bet it would get many watchers, just a thought. I bet you've already had requests for such. Fire it up, FFire it up! FFire It up! FFFire It Up !!

Hey Everything seems to be heading towards plastic made. That’s a clean Dixie Chopper. I think he’s good that’s way under an once of nitro. LOL. Another excellent video. I need to order that tee shirt.

I take care of my machines. I have a mint condition 2005 craftsman lt1000. I got a 2020 cub cadet zt1 ultima. It still looks brand new. It's just stupid to not keep up on maintenance.

I have the same exact pair of shorts that the dude on the mower has. I got them at Walmart probably 6 years ago. I'll never wear them again! Haha!

I appreciate your show.

I saw what looked like a D600 Lawn Boy back there. I'd love to see a video on that. 😁

Learned something there Detective Dactyl ! Mucho grabass !

For sure the best detectives in podunk county 🕵️‍♂️

Best ever fix it channel

Thank you for the video

I work on some friends mowers and I swear I have to spend a half hour cleaning just to see what brand of mower they are. They are that filthy and well taken care of. Drives me crazy...lol

What is the purpose of the vacuum line that you pulled off the intake elbow. Where does it go to or connect to? On the engine schematic it is capped off. Thanks for your help...

I fix and flip a lot of mowers. I only take Cub Cadeads if I get them for FREE. Always a pain in the posterior to work on.

Another gripping episode of LAWN ORDER, er, I mean Lawn Mower Detectives!

How about a valve adjustment video on those Kawasaki engines? Thanks!

"What a piece of garbage" LOL, we have a Craftsman pyt 9000 which is a rebadged scrub cadet and I think the same thing every time I work on it.

can you please do a 17.5 briggs total rebuild video. your the only one i trust to show the correct way to rebuild. i have one the when you start it. oil flows through the carb like a river

Great tip!

Greet love your vids ,clever and funny,don't stop 😂😂😂

You guys are flipping hilarious!!!

I saw the video of replacing the coil on a FB460V Kawasaki,,you also found a totally electronic one.. You said throw the igniter/modual a way!! where and what was the part no. I having spark issue--may as well put a electronic one on (((like B&S Magnatron!!! ))

I love it, and I don’t have a Kawasaki anything. In this case are you going to clean the rest of the motor up?

😂😂. Well that's probably why my Cub only runs on choke half way out. Right now my Cub is at the doctors and getting new drive belt and pulleys.

Thanks for the information to save me money.

Thanks I Learn something today

Good to see Donnie back with you guys.

Cool 😎 video. Thanks 😊

Good job on the tractor good video