Category Archives: Ernie

One other suggestion I got last night for preventative repairs was to replace the shift springs and shift balls that give the shifter that nice “detente” when it slides into place… Apparently this really helps keep your transaxle in good … Continue reading →

For Ernie…. Looks like I’ll need to pull the transaxle out of him…  Advice I’ve gotten from the folks at MTF is that there is a seal right against the case of the transaxle that has probably failed…  I THINK … Continue reading →

So, before I purchased Ernie, I showed the Kijiji pictures to one of the other guys on the tractor forum, who said “looks like its got a leaking rear seal”. “How can you tell?” “There’s oil stains on the tire.” … Continue reading →

Came last night! Hurray! It even came with a bonus, nonfunctional switch… That’ll be good to use as a template.