I found a design flaw in my Poulan 42". They didn't quite mount the gas tank high enough, when you have about 1" to 1 1/2" of gas left in the tank, it's just not enough flow and the engine starts running out of gas. I finally figured it out after putting fresh gas in it, a new fuel filter, new hoses and the problem still wasn't solved. I just put a couple of little blocks of wood under the fuel tank mounts to raise it another 2" and now it runs fine until the tank is bone dry.
you think this video was funny enough by itself, enable the captions and set it to transcribe audio...it takes the sense of humor to another level...lol!
mtd sometimes does make a few good flawless tractors but they do have some design flaws my brother had went to one of their factories during a business trip with my dad he had gotten to test drive one of their producion test models he got on it put it in high gear and it ended up on one wheel and broke the rear and front axel mtd was not happy.
u know it's ironic how MTD always has the stupidest deck designs you'll ever see on practically every tractor they make! between that and the levers they put on the older tractors like the montgomery ward and the agways u guys have! that's why i love electric ptos. lol. ive got one on my cub cadet i bought this year brand new. i was a little skeptical about getting it but it looked like a good machine and fortunately i was right! i can honestly say i love it even though it's made by MTD.
AAAAAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAA!!!!! Adam Sandler in Tractorland! That's one of those bogus moments that is actually funnier than shit later... You guys make the best vids! This one and the LTV10 with no compression are my favorites ;)
I own a 1999 White LT-13 tractor. The PTO and deck height are the same lever which is under extreme stress when you have it in the off position. So therefore after a few years, the metal holding the bar in the off position bends and the damn thing starts to slip into the engage position due to there being no button to push on the top of the lever. You just pull the stupid thing out of the grove and put it in the engage level you want. It's a stupid design and the tractor itself sucks.
I agree with you 100%. MTD is a pain to work on, never mind maintain, it is hard to take the decks off of them and a lot of parts are in bad places and there are a lot of horrible design flaws.
did you not sit on the mower before you bought it dumbass? you wouldnt buy a car you dont fit in so why would you buy a mower you dont fit in? sounds like you're a moron.
I agree with Autotech9999(old comment but so true) about the stupid designers, that's not only on tractors but on cars , home apliances and streets or roads layouts too.
Your video proved that the lever is realy badly placed .
MTD still makes the best tractors though The deck blade handle on my John Deere l110 is about the same as it is here in the video It swings back and hits your hand like a bitch!
Newer ones or older ones, because older ones are pretty good actually, but I wouldn't say their the best. But hey, its your opinion and I respect that.
I got an '84 JD 111 Hydro. Great mower, owned it for 2 1/2 years now, bought it from a little old lady that only drove it to church on Sunday lol. Not really but she was a old lady. My uncle also had the big JD 430 Diesel GT, he said he looked forward to cutting the grass with it! Now he wishes he woulda kept it. Now he's looking for something else, I'm trying to talk him into this Simplicity Legacy XL 27hp Diesel, got a deal on it, $12,300 marked down to $9900 (plus $1800 for a 60" Mower)
The Legacy is one SERIOUS tractor! I read about it in a Simplicity brochure I got at a show. I saw that tractor in person, it's insane! More features than a friggin car, lol!
@LynolsOffice hahahahaha, i did that when i was 7 in the sears store, but it went right into my forehead, but ur bwaaaa, if u ever watch king of the hill, same guy as bevis and buthead, u sounded just like him, i commend your sacrifice for my laughter
MTD Does own Cub, they were great tractors up until around the late 1990s to early 2000s the their quality diminished greatly. MTD does not own John Deere, they're their own company. Even the ones at Home Depot and Lowes are made by them, just with cheaper quality. I've never used Kubota graden tractors but from what I've seen and heard, their good tractors.
@WillieWonka928D I have new Cub Cadet i bought in the spring and have used all summer. while i wouldn't say it's a good old International Harvester Cub that we all know and love, it's still a good machine and i really like it. it's actually pretty easy to work on. it's got electric PTO & 22hp Kohler Courage V Twin. while ive heard bad things about that series, it runs excellent. things i don't like about the tractor are that there's no head light switch and the hood is cheap, flimsy plastic.
@WillieWonka928D may i add Gravelys rider mower, rear engine job with either Kohler or Onen's opposed cylinder. I worked on one at school and i couldn't believe how much engineering was put into a lawn tractor. The old Massey Ferguson too, except the Teh cum stain motor with the huge weird magneto system it had was a joke
@kriegdouch I agree, I have a Gravely rider with a 12 hp Kohler and it is the best lawn tractor I have ever seen. It's a damn shame they stopped making them.
An old Gravely rider makes an old JD, Wheel Horse, or Cub Cadet pale in comparison.
I would agree on not the best design for the handle .But the fact you hit your finger hardly is MTDs fault .I saw that coming. Not to insult you but that was funny as Hell. Some times we all do stupid things myself included
Yeah I was never crazy about Murray. But they're gone now, so that's one down. B&S bought them and seems to have no plans on keeping the brand around.
we have a yard machines and that saftey cut off that shuts it off the moter if you get off with the break off. on ours even if the break is ON it still cuts out. mtd pice of shit!!!
Haha, thats is a crappy design Flaw. MTD is what they used to be, but I would never say they completly suck. I have an 1988 MTD Garden Tractor I got for free from a barn, its in near mint condition, and I only got like 60 bucks in it. It is hydrostatic with an 18 hp b&s twin 2, it has almost no wear on the motor. It is the best damn tractor I have ever had or seen. I have a few others too, lots of push mowers too..
no offence but that was really funny, i think i was crying i was laughing so hard, but i know what you mean, i have had the same problem in the past, and i sold mine!
i think its kind of ironic that something so poor would be built. no common sense on that design. i have a 1971 jd 112 and it has a slidding level that engages the manual PTO. its located on the pedestal where it can be reached but does not get the way, and certainly doesnt bash you in the knee. something built back in the early 70's is far superior in every way shape and form
That's gotta be a recent design change because the MTDs I've used from the 90s all had a nice long lever off to the side. The White MTDs and the nicer ones I always thought were well laid out and simple. There's no excuse for this bad design, all MTD does is take good tractors with good designs like Bolens and Troy-Bilt and make them into POS. Seems like the more MTD sticks around the worse their tractors get.
I think this dash with this lever came out around 1998, and I saw it is still in use on some models last time I was at Lowes. Yeah look at Bolens, Troy-Bilt and Cub Cadet, nothing they used to be before MTD owned them.
Yea , because MTD makes crappy tractors to sell at home depot. Its basically like selling the iphone at wal-mart. MTD should re-consider how much quality they are going to put into a machine.
i was at sears the uther day and sone of the smaller tracters there had a lever like that and they r so tuchy it was above the stering wheel well guss what i hit my nee it hurt so bad it felt like someone took a 2x4 to my nee so now iv been limping around!FREAKIN TRACTORS!
I saw those too. How did it hit your knee though it's above the steering wheel? You figure no tractor company would make levers like that anymore for this reason. The ones that slide back and forth like the bottom of the line MTD's and the entry level Sears' have are fine. Who thought the super spring loaded big ass lever was a good idea?
O H3LL, Its like you had no idea it was going to do that,lol I got the idea without you smashing your finger , but thanks for going to the extreem to prove your point.
i am just wondering if you by any chance get westwwod lawn tractors over there in america
it is a british tractor
i have 2 a T1600/42 and a T1200/36 both have a powered grass collector and will pick up very wet grass and very long grass as well if interested to look at i will put my collection of machinery on you-tube shortly
y not mod it? make it shorter or somthing to lock it i would have done it dam i with i havent sold my 8hp briggs tractor with blown rings i miss it so bad but when i had it i had to change the sparkplug each 2 1/2 tank of driveing lol
This tractor is acutally from 2002. The cheaper MTD built stuff still uses this exact same lever. I saw it on a new Troy-Bilt at Lowes; it has not changed, still spring loaded, still lands where your knee cap is.
Well, thats the way MTD and Husqvarna sell them new, all belt driven. Some with bigger motors than this one. And it's noticeable when your puling stuff.
Now i think of it- it seems all tractors today use the dash mounted deck engagement lever ( cept for those with electric clutches).
I have NO clue why manufacturers couldnt make thier decks like how Dynamark built thier decks- easy as pie to remove/install- remove belt from the engine pulley and one pin. Deck is all self contained AND the engagement lever is off to the side OUT of the way.
lolololol
SILVERDODGE1988 2 weeks ago
Had a troy built with the same thing. Got my knee quite a few times.
origionaldz 1 month ago
I made a mistake- to hear Lynol scream,skip to 1:10.
amberlynn6914 1 month ago
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amberlynn6914 1 month ago
mtd the tractor that hurts just to use
fordtruck39 1 month ago
LOL@ The beeping!
amberlynn6914 2 months ago
I have an MTD like that. They fixed the flaw though
rob3938 4 months ago
DANG THAT WAS A GOOD SIMULATION!!!!!!
ismokewead420 4 months ago
You know, this could be fixed with two of my favorite tools: A blowtorch and a hammer. Simply bend the rod more towards the steering wheel. :)
NicksGarageDoor 4 months ago
I found a design flaw in my Poulan 42". They didn't quite mount the gas tank high enough, when you have about 1" to 1 1/2" of gas left in the tank, it's just not enough flow and the engine starts running out of gas. I finally figured it out after putting fresh gas in it, a new fuel filter, new hoses and the problem still wasn't solved. I just put a couple of little blocks of wood under the fuel tank mounts to raise it another 2" and now it runs fine until the tank is bone dry.
guitardavid79 6 months ago
you think this video was funny enough by itself, enable the captions and set it to transcribe audio...it takes the sense of humor to another level...lol!
shawnr26 6 months ago
@shawnr26 transcribe audio, ftw! ((- anger -))
acabtp 4 months ago
Best video EVER!!
localcrew 6 months ago
It's a conspiracy man!!!!
b1bmer 6 months ago
mtd sometimes does make a few good flawless tractors but they do have some design flaws my brother had went to one of their factories during a business trip with my dad he had gotten to test drive one of their producion test models he got on it put it in high gear and it ended up on one wheel and broke the rear and front axel mtd was not happy.
14gco 7 months ago
lol
MyKubotaAUS 7 months ago
you should sue those ass wholes
jeremylee99100 7 months ago
lol ouch!!!!!
the1madmechanic 7 months ago
the wizard of pain!
pierce4484 9 months ago
Ahhh my f***ing finger lol
Fordandnerflover 10 months ago
Those are some pretty serious design flaws, any other ones?
Daschickenify 10 months ago
Hey... anyone know how to disconnect the reverse shutoff switch?? That is another pain in the rear.. or fingers.. or whatever :)
flyinbye2000 11 months ago
"here, trip that lever" famous last words
pivotboy63 11 months ago 5
Lawsuit???? Look at toyota.. You could be sitting on a gold mine dude..
zjbeast 1 year ago
@zjbeast i cant imagine he could sue for that much for a smashed finger
pivotboy63 11 months ago
that was fricken hilarious. now we don't have to suffer right? lol
kriegdouch 1 year ago
for sale
BUBBA5711 1 year ago
lol i cant stop laughing great video i hope you are all right
gs650gokart 1 year ago
MTD
Made
To
Die
MTD sucks
MrJohndeere55 1 year ago
u know it's ironic how MTD always has the stupidest deck designs you'll ever see on practically every tractor they make! between that and the levers they put on the older tractors like the montgomery ward and the agways u guys have! that's why i love electric ptos. lol. ive got one on my cub cadet i bought this year brand new. i was a little skeptical about getting it but it looked like a good machine and fortunately i was right! i can honestly say i love it even though it's made by MTD.
mhtube01 1 year ago
MTD Designers - For the perfectionists in us all!!!
pentiuman 1 year ago
dont keep your hand there then
543adam 1 year ago
LMAO!!!! Thanks taking one for the team, for the good of the rest of the rider mower using public.
MrSirosis1 1 year ago
my husky has the same dash panel but mine has 3 lights by the amp Gage
bongeholeboy 1 year ago
What year make and model is that? I want to get it so I can Sue MTD for an injury.
reptile411 1 year ago
AHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHHhh!!!! got my finger!!! Son of a *bleep.... Bleep......* that made me have a spittake. Lmao.
johndeere445 1 year ago
i literly pissed my pants and choked on my drink
thanks
krabby124 1 year ago
AAAAAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAA!!!!! Adam Sandler in Tractorland! That's one of those bogus moments that is actually funnier than shit later... You guys make the best vids! This one and the LTV10 with no compression are my favorites ;)
19bigdaddy65 1 year ago
"trip that lever" famous last words lol
EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME 1 year ago
Man, that was funny........I'm not sure if MTD is the stupid one though...haha...but thanks for the laugh...
Creamyguitar1956 1 year ago
Man, that was funny..... LMAO...I'm not sure if MTD is the stupid one though...haha...but thanks for the laugh...
Creamyguitar1956 1 year ago
I feel for you Buddy.. That had to hurt getting your finger whacked like that..
1Pullnfool 1 year ago
i have the same mtd except it takes more than a fether to engage the knee basher and the knee basher doesnt go that far down it sticks straight out
mechaniczman64 1 year ago
lmfao! ive never heard a sound like that come from a human ahaha
smallenginemods 1 year ago
AHH, That was great. You should rename your knee basher to THE YOUTUBERS DAY MAKER. That was some funny shit. LOL
The66StangMan 1 year ago
im sorry but that was funny whe you hit ur finger and you screamed i knew you would hit ur finger im like arent you gonna move it
joeldude76 1 year ago
I own a 1999 White LT-13 tractor. The PTO and deck height are the same lever which is under extreme stress when you have it in the off position. So therefore after a few years, the metal holding the bar in the off position bends and the damn thing starts to slip into the engage position due to there being no button to push on the top of the lever. You just pull the stupid thing out of the grove and put it in the engage level you want. It's a stupid design and the tractor itself sucks.
mhtube01 1 year ago
I agree with you 100%. MTD is a pain to work on, never mind maintain, it is hard to take the decks off of them and a lot of parts are in bad places and there are a lot of horrible design flaws.
TBOLT1000 1 year ago
I knew you were gonna get hurt some how
karnsaini 1 year ago
haha thats funny
curtismundy 1 year ago
did you not sit on the mower before you bought it dumbass? you wouldnt buy a car you dont fit in so why would you buy a mower you dont fit in? sounds like you're a moron.
goforit0829 1 year ago
cut it and weld it in a different position
dewalt23293 1 year ago
love the epic voice crack when it hit your finger lol stupid design
Supramaniac24 2 years ago
lmafo the funniest part was the beeping
blooddimond472 2 years ago 20
That is stuipd, but I laughed my ass off. LOL
Sorry
86ford300 2 years ago
Holy crap what a pice of shit!!!
1998Craftsman 2 years ago
im sorry but i laughed
rebeldawg2169 2 years ago
me too
shaunk132 2 years ago
i would not own a kneecap basher lol
MattytheDem 2 years ago
Holy Crap... Now thats a design flaw... Time to get out the cutoff wheel and shorten that bitch.
kb0nly 2 years ago
omg really funny just like most of your others.
codsbollocks 2 years ago
cut the lever and shorten it?????
foxdmulder 2 years ago
that happened to me on my murray dang that hurt
1987murray1 2 years ago
LMMFAO!!!
gple87 2 years ago
I agree with Autotech9999(old comment but so true) about the stupid designers, that's not only on tractors but on cars , home apliances and streets or roads layouts too.
Your video proved that the lever is realy badly placed .
grosteph58 2 years ago
that sucks, man if that hit my bad knee i'd be so pissed.
trucklover9 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
what a fucking piece of shit
petey858 2 years ago
our john deere had that crappy design for the mower engagement and did that hurt like a son of a bitch when that hit you on the side of the knee
GarrettJDB 2 years ago
MTD still makes the best tractors though The deck blade handle on my John Deere l110 is about the same as it is here in the video It swings back and hits your hand like a bitch!
ChevroletBowtie 2 years ago
MTD makes the best tractors?!
???
Newer ones or older ones, because older ones are pretty good actually, but I wouldn't say their the best. But hey, its your opinion and I respect that.
WillieWonka928D 2 years ago
great vid man 5/5
deadderecta 2 years ago
hahahahaaha thats funny but in a larger since its not thats stupid of mtd!
jvanderman 2 years ago
mtd has too many design flaws, you don't have enough camera memory.
blingdorkle 2 years ago
Thats why I only like Deere, Simplicity, older Cub Cadets, and Kubota. Built like tanks!
WillieWonka928D 2 years ago 9
Amen to that! Those are all quality makes, and I like that you specified older Cub's cause the newer ones are not so great.
LynolsOffice 2 years ago
I got an '84 JD 111 Hydro. Great mower, owned it for 2 1/2 years now, bought it from a little old lady that only drove it to church on Sunday lol. Not really but she was a old lady. My uncle also had the big JD 430 Diesel GT, he said he looked forward to cutting the grass with it! Now he wishes he woulda kept it. Now he's looking for something else, I'm trying to talk him into this Simplicity Legacy XL 27hp Diesel, got a deal on it, $12,300 marked down to $9900 (plus $1800 for a 60" Mower)
WillieWonka928D 2 years ago
The Legacy is one SERIOUS tractor! I read about it in a Simplicity brochure I got at a show. I saw that tractor in person, it's insane! More features than a friggin car, lol!
LynolsOffice 2 years ago
the older stuff by murray was okay, the new stuff is complete shit!
my tractor says 1938, i think it is from 83 it has a 12 hp briggs a model t ford carburetor a weird stator, a funny little tranny
hard to adjust brakes, now no brakes!
how am i supposed to adjust the brakes???!!!
dnl5649 2 years ago
@LynolsOffice hey, hey, don't forget honda
TheSantacruzmtb 1 year ago
@LynolsOffice also made by junky MTD.
simplicityford 1 year ago
@LynolsOffice ya, i know. My primary mower is an 86 Cub
Jon13bur 1 year ago
@LynolsOffice hahahahaha, i did that when i was 7 in the sears store, but it went right into my forehead, but ur bwaaaa, if u ever watch king of the hill, same guy as bevis and buthead, u sounded just like him, i commend your sacrifice for my laughter
mikeluscher159 1 year ago
@LynolsOffice do you like snappers and ferris
triplex4286 8 months ago
@LynolsOffice do you like snappers and ferris I don't mean to be an asshole but when you bleeped out the cussing that was pretty damn funny
triplex4286 8 months ago
I believe MTD owns Cub Cadet,and John Deere,and Kubota sucks dude.
ChevroletBowtie 2 years ago
MTD Does own Cub, they were great tractors up until around the late 1990s to early 2000s the their quality diminished greatly. MTD does not own John Deere, they're their own company. Even the ones at Home Depot and Lowes are made by them, just with cheaper quality. I've never used Kubota graden tractors but from what I've seen and heard, their good tractors.
WillieWonka928D 2 years ago
@WillieWonka928D I have new Cub Cadet i bought in the spring and have used all summer. while i wouldn't say it's a good old International Harvester Cub that we all know and love, it's still a good machine and i really like it. it's actually pretty easy to work on. it's got electric PTO & 22hp Kohler Courage V Twin. while ive heard bad things about that series, it runs excellent. things i don't like about the tractor are that there's no head light switch and the hood is cheap, flimsy plastic.
mhtube01 1 year ago
@WillieWonka928D may i add Gravelys rider mower, rear engine job with either Kohler or Onen's opposed cylinder. I worked on one at school and i couldn't believe how much engineering was put into a lawn tractor. The old Massey Ferguson too, except the Teh cum stain motor with the huge weird magneto system it had was a joke
kriegdouch 1 year ago
@kriegdouch I agree, I have a Gravely rider with a 12 hp Kohler and it is the best lawn tractor I have ever seen. It's a damn shame they stopped making them.
An old Gravely rider makes an old JD, Wheel Horse, or Cub Cadet pale in comparison.
DamnStraightM35A2 1 year ago
Typical of some design engineer sitting on front of a computer screen who will never use or fix the equipment...
If they did they would think twice before putting into production...
Autotech9999 2 years ago
OMGosh My friends and I watched this many times while laughing our butts off. great video./ sorry for your nail man, looks painful
kinley35 2 years ago
I would agree on not the best design for the handle .But the fact you hit your finger hardly is MTDs fault .I saw that coming. Not to insult you but that was funny as Hell. Some times we all do stupid things myself included
1ThinkingMachine 2 years ago
LOL, that's why the description says Bad design + my stupidity = pain. It was a bad idea to try that.
LynolsOffice 2 years ago
@LynolsOffice i just love how when u peak the camera microphone, moldy over there just walks away
mikeluscher159 7 months ago
imagine if u had a deck
Stration1884 2 years ago
lol at 1:11 That must have hurt alot
JustinsDIY 2 years ago
bleep hit my bleep finger!! LMFAO you made my night!!!
cavibird2005 2 years ago
MTD and Murray brand stuff is all garbage. Sad because Murray makes alot of the re-brtanded cheap stuff as well.
bigchevy80 2 years ago
Yeah I was never crazy about Murray. But they're gone now, so that's one down. B&S bought them and seems to have no plans on keeping the brand around.
LynolsOffice 2 years ago
my murray 2000 mower with B&S is soil as a rock no complaints what so ever!
rebel4055 2 years ago
hahaha that was funny but that must suck if that was me i would of got the grinder with the cutting wheel and that thing would be gone in no time
rcmudbogin 2 years ago
If i was you I would hacksaw alot of that bar for the switch off because you dont use it any way
GearHead1625 2 years ago
here let me simulate that for you bam OW MY FINGER!! lol that was good but still that does suck
GearHead1625 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
You sounded smart then smacked your finger up and revealed your stupidity.
Now I understand, this design is to keep idiots like you thinking.
Reverseflush 2 years ago
we have a yard machines and that saftey cut off that shuts it off the moter if you get off with the break off. on ours even if the break is ON it still cuts out. mtd pice of shit!!!
nardp96 2 years ago
hahaha im sorry but that was funny as hell
crashbandicoot1234 2 years ago
what kind of noise was it that you made that must have hurt like hell if you made that noise
lol that is a stupid design y didn't they fix it after they made it
jahnkeanater 2 years ago
I yelled the F-word very, very loudly.
LynolsOffice 2 years ago
You guys are fricken awesome. You guys have some of the best videos on youtube :)
stevensj13 2 years ago
i have an older model wizard and i need the rear end for it
crazyredneck86 2 years ago
lmfao
grizzlywintergreen16 2 years ago
nice yo finger lmao
biggdaddy2001 2 years ago
LOL.....sorry about the finger, but that was You tube gold!!
chrisdel157 2 years ago
you should hack it and cut it shorter!!!
lawnside82 2 years ago
if you dont have a deck on why did you leave the lever on?
GrandpaTD 2 years ago
Exactly! I asked myself that right after it hit my finger.
LynolsOffice 2 years ago
Haha, thats is a crappy design Flaw. MTD is what they used to be, but I would never say they completly suck. I have an 1988 MTD Garden Tractor I got for free from a barn, its in near mint condition, and I only got like 60 bucks in it. It is hydrostatic with an 18 hp b&s twin 2, it has almost no wear on the motor. It is the best damn tractor I have ever had or seen. I have a few others too, lots of push mowers too..
You guys rock!!!!!!!!!
76hotrodF250 2 years ago 2
lol. i just got done crying i was laughing so hard. but yea, an old mtd murray used to be like that that i used to have to deal with.
suckerforsweettalk 2 years ago
no offence but that was really funny, i think i was crying i was laughing so hard, but i know what you mean, i have had the same problem in the past, and i sold mine!
kingtj69 2 years ago
i think its kind of ironic that something so poor would be built. no common sense on that design. i have a 1971 jd 112 and it has a slidding level that engages the manual PTO. its located on the pedestal where it can be reached but does not get the way, and certainly doesnt bash you in the knee. something built back in the early 70's is far superior in every way shape and form
ad356 2 years ago
mtd sucks
ad356 2 years ago
hahahahahahhahaha
"trip that lever. AHHHHHHH!!!!! GOD FUCKING DAMNIT"
rcjg24 3 years ago 16
that is some funny shit i watched it 10 times and laughed every time
moparmangmm 3 years ago
lmfao
BigAgitator 3 years ago
thats hilarious!
tractormandale 3 years ago
That's gotta be a recent design change because the MTDs I've used from the 90s all had a nice long lever off to the side. The White MTDs and the nicer ones I always thought were well laid out and simple. There's no excuse for this bad design, all MTD does is take good tractors with good designs like Bolens and Troy-Bilt and make them into POS. Seems like the more MTD sticks around the worse their tractors get.
mercedesfan650 3 years ago
I think this dash with this lever came out around 1998, and I saw it is still in use on some models last time I was at Lowes. Yeah look at Bolens, Troy-Bilt and Cub Cadet, nothing they used to be before MTD owned them.
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
Yea , because MTD makes crappy tractors to sell at home depot. Its basically like selling the iphone at wal-mart. MTD should re-consider how much quality they are going to put into a machine.
bertusnumber5 3 years ago
You should sue them...LOL
Morganiz 3 years ago
Fuck that's retarded.
Libertarianist 3 years ago
you should remove the lever.
GPL24 3 years ago
I plan on it!
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
What a retarded design. That's a perfect example of ergonomics gone horrifically bad.
cromorne 3 years ago
LMFAO!!!
that sucks man. bummer.
BigAgitator 3 years ago
cause i was gooffin off with my friend and he moved it up and i bumped it and it hit me.
zippypinhead11 3 years ago
i was at sears the uther day and sone of the smaller tracters there had a lever like that and they r so tuchy it was above the stering wheel well guss what i hit my nee it hurt so bad it felt like someone took a 2x4 to my nee so now iv been limping around!FREAKIN TRACTORS!
zippypinhead11 3 years ago
I saw those too. How did it hit your knee though it's above the steering wheel? You figure no tractor company would make levers like that anymore for this reason. The ones that slide back and forth like the bottom of the line MTD's and the entry level Sears' have are fine. Who thought the super spring loaded big ass lever was a good idea?
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
some older huskee mowers are the same way
twdillon2 3 years ago
I reckon you wont simulate how knee bashers work anymore LOL
pwalpar 3 years ago 8
HAHAHA its the built in knee-cap-basher
fangus503 3 years ago
O H3LL, Its like you had no idea it was going to do that,lol I got the idea without you smashing your finger , but thanks for going to the extreem to prove your point.
Hollrobb 3 years ago
I didn't think it was going to hit my finger, I was holding the block I thought it would hit my knee, guess I should have lined it up first!
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
TIME TO SUE!!! rofl jk that sucks
K1ll3rM4st3r 3 years ago
bend that stupid thing up out of the way.
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
Mtd is so frickan stupid. I almost bought one glad I didnt
stlouissux9119 3 years ago
shit@!
Mississippi1313 3 years ago
BAaahaha.... Aahahhhhaaaaoooaaaaaahhh IT HIT MY FINGER...
garrett6699 3 years ago
i am just wondering if you by any chance get westwwod lawn tractors over there in america
it is a british tractor
i have 2 a T1600/42 and a T1200/36 both have a powered grass collector and will pick up very wet grass and very long grass as well if interested to look at i will put my collection of machinery on you-tube shortly
albe013 3 years ago
Stupid design! I hope the wood didn't get damaged to badly lol!!
bdmenter 3 years ago
MTD
Made
To
Die
kriegdouch 3 years ago 3
y not mod it? make it shorter or somthing to lock it i would have done it dam i with i havent sold my 8hp briggs tractor with blown rings i miss it so bad but when i had it i had to change the sparkplug each 2 1/2 tank of driveing lol
30GB 3 years ago
When I get caught up with the important stuff we have to get done before winter, I think I will mod it. Either cut it shorter, or bend it.
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
haha. But that is an OLDER tractor. Every tractor past like 1999 have worked out issues like that. My 2008 Troy-Bilt has absolutely no design flaws.
WPMSfilms 3 years ago
This tractor is acutally from 2002. The cheaper MTD built stuff still uses this exact same lever. I saw it on a new Troy-Bilt at Lowes; it has not changed, still spring loaded, still lands where your knee cap is.
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
the bleeps were prisless funny hope you recoverd ok
tractorboy8420 3 years ago
That made me laugh and that was funny. You should put that on Americas funiest home videos. It could be a hit.
gatrwrks 3 years ago 3
haaha! cool!
makaveli087 3 years ago
ouch! i like how you blocked out the curses lmao.. i would be too lazy for that.
jujujus2 3 years ago 4
thats all the more reasons i like my case 446 and my john deere 70 and 2 210's all wery well designed machines. they are very comfortable to operate!
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
Thanks MTD!!!
99minerkc 3 years ago
26 hp seems like a waste on a belt-driven.
fredbear18 3 years ago
Well, thats the way MTD and Husqvarna sell them new, all belt driven. Some with bigger motors than this one. And it's noticeable when your puling stuff.
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
Yeah, that's why i like old tractors better, like my cub cadet 1650. In any case, sorry about the pain bro!
fredbear18 3 years ago
Fuck that bypass the switch and remove the lever fuck MTD someone can really get hurt from that im suprized no body has sued them
clubcar98 3 years ago 3
MTD SUCKS ASS!
countryboy4320 3 years ago
mtds rock
peterbiltexd 3 years ago 3
that looks sooo painful...to bad u bliped the profanity! take care thanks for sharing, sorry about the pain!
oldtroll52 3 years ago 2
I see you got the 26 HP V-Twin on it now! That tractor must be able to pull some weight!
themaritimeman 3 years ago
Oh yes we did. And it's awesome! I'll have a video of that next week.
LynolsOffice 3 years ago
Sweet!
themaritimeman 3 years ago
owned
BlueOx2277 3 years ago
Haha ouch.
We have a Troy built zero turn, so far it hasn't been the best mower I've messed with. Our old 70s snapper was bulletproof.
fargof06 3 years ago
nice nice.
paulbreor 3 years ago
Now i think of it- it seems all tractors today use the dash mounted deck engagement lever ( cept for those with electric clutches).
I have NO clue why manufacturers couldnt make thier decks like how Dynamark built thier decks- easy as pie to remove/install- remove belt from the engine pulley and one pin. Deck is all self contained AND the engagement lever is off to the side OUT of the way.
dangeroustoys56 3 years ago
Thats what happens when you mess with the WiZaRd!!!
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