OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums General Discussion Forum Power Equipment...Mishaps and Funny Stuff "Serviced regularly"

I work at a mowershop too, just finished my apprenticeship last year, I'll post up some of my favourites,

Improvised air filter on a Honda




Cuts lower in the middle than the outside


Leaves a strip up the middle


I love this one, This guy had a later model rover ranger (auto drive), he said he had put a greenfield disk on it. That was worrying enough, anyone who knows greenfields will know the disk is welded to the spindle I thought maybe he was confused with his makes. I looked under the mower and I found this...



Yes the spindle had been cut off (very roughly) and he had drilled 2 holes - off center at that!

This is my favourite, A quad bike came in, no complaints about the brakes but after a test ride i knew something was up, it was severely pulling to the left. after a closer look I couldn't see the inner pad. I pulled the caliper off and found this!



Yes they had worn through the pad, worn through the 4mm backing plate, and then worn about 4-5 off the piston.