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icg123
Joined: Sep 8, 2005
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Help...I have an orange dust coming out of my Lawn Tractor
Original Message Sep 8, 2005 9:50 pm |
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Hi all, I have a Craftsman lawn tractor. I was mowing this weekend and noticed a fine orange/rust color powder on one side of the mower. The "dust" appears under the hood, along the outside and in the wheel well. The tractor was purchased new this season. Any ideas of what it could be? I took a good look at the engine during operation to see if I could find where its coming from but didnt see anything.
Thanks!
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kipsy
Joined: Dec 23, 2004
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Re: Help...I have an orange dust coming out of my Lawn Tractor
Reply #2 Sep 9, 2005 7:04 am |
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if your shoes are also orange after walking the lawn, its a disease called rust that new lawns get/have. it takes about 2 years for it to totally go away.
2004 jd lt180 m42 deck 2000 ariens 824 1987 honda 5s21 1995 honda push mower 2005 honda 25cc trimmer
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icg123
Joined: Sep 8, 2005
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Re: Help...I have an orange dust coming out of my Lawn Tractor
Reply #3 Sep 9, 2005 8:09 am |
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"OOmpaloompa" thats funny!
The lawn is 4 years old, some of it does appear on my shoe but only on the side where this "dust" is coming from. I'm afraid that something internally is not quite right and it is grinding against something......but what I don't know.....what is orangish in the mechanics of a lawn tractor that could be rubbing against something and possible causing this. If it is a disease, wouldn't I be able to see it in the lawn, not just when I am mowing?
Thank you for your help
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