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The Cromwell

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Isnt there a law requiring all texans to own at least one six shooter for celebratin?
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You know the amazing thing is that I do not believe TX has an open carry law but KY does.
As long as it is in view I can carry a gun.
But then I have a Concealed Carry permit too.

Virtually never carry though.
I am not a skeered.
 

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just hate em!


i've threatened many times to shoot them and roaches.
wonder why my son won't lemme have a gun :D
My grandmother would wear an apron around their place.
Carried a Ruger Double Nine in the pocket.
.22 cal. It was fer shootin lizards with.
Pawpaw would only let her use shot shells in it though.
Still she put a few holes in things she should not have....
A holy roller devout pentecostal too....
God bless my gun type.
 

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You know the amazing thing is that I do not believe TX has an open carry law but KY does.
As long as it is in view I can carry a gun.
But then I have a Concealed Carry permit too.

Virtually never carry though.
I am not a skeered.
We have the same law for maple syrup. You're allowed to carry it with ya as long as its in view. Apparently other Canadians must know you're packin syrup and ready to make food delicious at all times :giggle:
 

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It just says Canadian Bacon on it down here.

I think it is really ham.

is perfect size to put in biscuit though.

Canadians are maple Vampires!
It is supposed to be a pork loin with some of the belly that is cured in water, salt, various spices(I use whole allspice, mustard, bay leaves, pepper, juniper berries) and either sugar or syrup to cut the saltiness down a bit and add some more flavor. After curing we roll it in cornmeal and cracked black pepper and then slice it thinly and cook it as if it were bacon.
 

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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT:

Any of you folks small engine mechanics? My TroyBilt riding mower (13 months old) is popping and backfiring like crazy. Throttle isn't running the RPMs it should for any given setting. Plug was fouled, so I cleaned and gapped it. Oil is good. Fuel was drained before winter storage and fresh stuff just put in. Air filter is clean. Don't run fer shit!

If no one has any ideas what's wrong, do any of you know a good forum I can go to for such information?
 

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Speakin' of wasps, we have lots of them critters here every summer. They have been landing on me (yes, bare skin) for the last 13 years and not one of them has ever stung me. I just brush 'em off and keep on with whatever I was doin'....
None of us have been stung yet, but the guy that does the yard has been quite a few times particularly when he was clearing out a lot of vines.
 

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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT:

Any of you folks small engine mechanics? My TroyBilt riding mower (13 months old) is popping and backfiring like crazy. Throttle isn't running the RPMs it should for any given setting. Plug was fouled, so I cleaned and gapped it. Oil is good. Fuel was drained before winter storage and fresh stuff just put in. Air filter is clean. Don't run fer shit!

If no one has any ideas what's wrong, do any of you know a good forum I can go to for such information?
I would replace plug first.

Also I recommend adding Startron gas additive to keep fuel fresh. Better than Stabil.
 
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Any of you folks small engine mechanics? My TroyBilt riding mower (13 months old) is popping and backfiring like crazy. Throttle isn't running the RPMs it should for any given setting. Plug was fouled, so I cleaned and gapped it. Oil is good. Fuel was drained before winter storage and fresh stuff just put in. Air filter is clean. Don't run fer shit!
Only thing I can tell ya is sumpthin ya already know........that sucks! :D
 

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What engine is it on your mower?
I am pretty good with small engines.
your symptoms can be caused by a bad plug. Ran into it before.
Othwise crud in carb most likely.

sometimes works to remove the air cleaner get the engine running and then put you hand or something over the intake for a couple of seconds. The increased suction can suck crud on thru the jets and such.
 

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Note on fuel and engines.
with the gas we have now having ethanol...
It works fine in High pressure fuel injected systems.
Not so good in carburated engines.
without Startron or similar additive the gas will make little sorta clear slimy dregs that are able to interfere with the jets in the carbs operating properly.
I had been buying all premium gas for my small engines and adding Stabi. Then a few years ago that quit working out so well.
Come to find out they had started putting ethanol in all the gas including the premium and Stabil did not work as well with the ethanol.
Brother told be about Startron additive ( I get at Lowe's)Tried it about 4 years ago and it works great. Gas in Generator for over a year and still worked great.
Last year I messed up ran out of Startron and just ran regular gas at the end of the season.
I am STILL cleaning out all my carbs on my small engines....
 

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Note on fuel and engines.
with the gas we have now having ethanol...
It works fine in High pressure fuel injected systems.
Not so good in carburated engines.
without Startron or similar additive the gas will make little sorta clear slimy dregs that are able to interfere with the jets in the carbs operating properly.
I had been buying all premium gas for my small engines and adding Stabi. Then a few years ago that quit working out so well.
Come to find out they had started putting ethanol in all the gas including the premium and Stabil did not work as well with the ethanol.
Brother told be about Startron additive ( I get at Lowe's)Tried it about 4 years ago and it works great. Gas in Generator for over a year and still worked great.
Last year I messed up ran out of Startron and just ran regular gas at the end of the season.
I am STILL cleaning out all my carbs on my small engines....
oh wow, good to know
 

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I bet!

I just had a minor "cardiac event" The puppy has been runnin in and out all day, and we have a lot of wasps in the backyard. I'm sittin here reading, with the 13" monitor pulled up close to my face :D Big ol wasp flies over me and lands on the monitor!!

Heart rate is slowly returning to normal after sprayin 1/2 a can of wasp spray on it and cleaning that mess up! :D
The wasps are really bad this year.
 

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The wasps are really bad this year.
they've been bad here every year. They're just awful out there. Good to see ya hun!

Wow.......ok, so found out today that Ozzy is not a runner! No idea how long the back gate has been open, but I noticed it a lil bit ago. Dunno if it was the wind last night, or the cable guy that came Fri or Sat. or a combination. I went out with him tonite and he was sitting in front of it, and I noticed it was wide open. called him to me, scooped him up and went and closed it. Thank you God he's not a runner!!
 

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Sorry this reply took so long. While I was trying to type it, the system said the website was not available, then I ran off to do evening chores, dinner, etc. I shall add the newer quotes to this post.

I would replace plug first.
I would do that, but the nearest place to buy one is 75 miles from here, so I figured cleaning it would at least tell me if that was the problem. It did not solve anything. It is making a reasonably good spark, however.

Only thing I can tell ya is sumpthin ya already know........that sucks! :D
Yup, it sure does. Seems everything I own dies the day after the warranty expires. :sad: I wonder if it has something to do with the very cold winters here. I had a cheap piece of crap Walmart mower back in Orygun that I literally abused the hell out of, but it always started and ran fine, even when I accidentally mowed lava rocks. One year after moving here, it took its final breath and never started again. So I bought a new one and it started nickle-diming me to death in a year (finally died after three). So I bought a Craftsman with a two year warranty and it died after one, so they replaced it free. That new one died after one more year (valves seem to be stuck open - or so my compression tester said), so I got this TroyBilt (excellent reputation, but now made in China) and now it has turned out to be a piece of crap. I am NOT a small engine mechanic, so all I can do is read the manuals and follow their destructions, which, sadly, don't tell me anything usable at all.

What engine is it on your mower?
It says TroyBilt 420cc, although it looks an awful lot like a Briggs & Stratton. Single cylinder carburated with a big sticker that claims is is ethenol compatible up to 10% (yeah, right - that crap dissolves rubber tubing).
Othwise crud in carb most likely.
That was the first thing I checked because the rough running and popping sounds seemed like a fuel issue. I did not take the carb apart, but an inspection of the input port suggest no gummyness. If I were so inclined to disassemble the darn thing, then I could comment about the needle valves. The fuel filter does not appear to be clogged.

Fuel stabilizers: Never used any. I figured Stabil was an expensive rip off. My method is that when I am done with a piece of equipment for the season, the fuel is siphoned out and the engine run until it dies due to lack of fuel. No equipment is allowed to sit through a winter here with gas in it if it is not going to be used. All the siphoned fuel is then poured into something that is still in use. For small engine equipment (lawn mowers, tillers, weed eaters, chain saws), I buy regular unleaded (Murphy's sells it without ethanol) and I add some octane booster to bring it up to a minimum of 98-100
 

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