u/Ok_Specialist5821

​​ just ordered this off of the bikeroo store on Amazon and arrived yesterday. They had it down to $13.49 with free shipping so I figured I'd give it a try. The whole seat wrap is turned sideways as you can see and not lined up and it's already coming apart. I have to say they were nice enough to refund me and told me not to send it back so I threw it on my bike to try anyways. Whatever the vynl cover is is already got a scratch mark on it just from installing the seat setting it on carpeting. I did go out and ride in about a hundred yards and have to say it is pretty comfortable except for the nose is poking up into my crotch area even when it's pointed down causing discomfort. On the internet it said this seat and the Cloud 9 seater supposed to be the most popular comfortable bike seats on the planet. I'm thinking they must have a lot of fake reviews???

I picked up a diamondback Kalamar at the thrift store last week like new for 50 bucks.​ The seat that came on it hurt like heck. ​​ I did some research and it said the two most comfortable seats were bikeroo and Cloud 9. My old bike had a Schwinn gray and black beach cruiser seat on that was pretty comfortable. That bike was stolen so I don't have the seat to try it on my new bike. ​​ I ordered a bikeroo for $13.49 off Amazon and got it yesterday. Super poor workmanship. The seat cover is cockeyed and coming apart. Figured I'd at least install it to see how it feels before returning it for a refund. ​​ I can tell you instantly it felt a million times better but the nose seems to be rubbing on my bones in the "taint" area. I drew a picture so maybe someone can help me out with suggesting adjustments or maybe I just need to try another seat? When i first got on the bike I didn't notice any pain but after I got about a hundred yards it started hurting where the dark circles are in my drawing. I thought I had the seat tilted all the way forward but maybe I can tilt it a little bit more so the nose is not contacting that area of my body? FYI i am almost 6'2" with super long legs with a 42" waist. Should I be trying a different seat or...?

Just picked it up from an auction for $10. It started up and ran but a little rough. After removing the carburetor and seeing the gasket for the fuel bowl was sticking out an inch in the gas line was disintegrated I figured I would just order an aftermarket Amazon carburetor with all the lines clamps and goodies for 20 bucks. I did play around with the old carburetor but I can hear a hissing noise inside so I figured by the time I buy a rebuild kit and mess with it I just install an aftermarket one. Just got it all dialed in. Starts right up and I have it adjusted so it doesn't bog going from idle to throttle back and forth.

​​ when I took the top cover off and remove the green wire the metal tap snapped off. So I grab my soldering iron and some extra wire and wired those two wires together. I'm wondering if they actually are not supposed to be wired together and separate and the connection is broken when the key is inserted???

​​ so when I had the cover off and the wire loose I can start it right up but I can't shut it off.

​​ I cleaned up all the metal connections as watching a YouTube video and it still doesn't stop when I remove the key and I don't need the key in to start it.

If I move the throttle lever all the way down it shuts thw snowblower off. As you can see in the photo when it's all the way down it cuts the connection.

So did I wire the KEY connection imcorrectly that it will start without using the key...and stopping the motor when the key is removed?
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​​ I bought it off​ auction and it came from a fire department. I was told it hadn't run for 3 years. It had gas in it so I pulled it over a few times to see if it would start. The other one I bought with it I was told the same thing and it started on the first pull.

​​ This one did not so I started with a spark plug replacment. After installing the spark plug it started on the first pull. It had a little mess after running for a second or two.. and it was repeatable miss. I had maybe an inch of gas in the tank and I added a few ounces of seafoam and I let it run until it ran out of gas. It didn't seem to help so I pulled the carburetor off to find out it had what looked like mud in the fuel bowl. Also the fuel bowl gasket was hanging out the side. That explains why it was leaking a little gas. The fuel line was all breaking apart and corroding too.

​​ I figured it was cheaper just to buy an aftermarket China carburetor off of Amazon with a spark plug all the hoses and gaskets and all the red handles along with a primer and fuel filter.

​​ I installed the new carburetor in lines yesterday. It started right up but it still had a miss. I played around with it adjusting both the main jet and idle Jet and still couldn't get the miss to quit. It isn't like it's surging it's almost making a complete miss. So I decided to remove that carburetor this morning and reclean the old one for the second time. I made sure to pull out the idle Jet and stick metal wire through the pinhole to make sure it was clear of debris same with the little pin hole on the side of the carburetor. I took the gasket from the new carburetor fuel bowl and installed it on the original carburetor as well. It fired right up and sounded like it was running perfectly for about the first 30 seconds and then it started missing. I forgot to mention I did take the fuel tank off and cleaned it and blew it out with an air hose too.

So since it's still missing I grabbed some Mechanic In A Bottle and added an ounce or so to a few inches of fuel in the tank and let it run for about 5 minutes. Towards the end of the 5 minutes it almost started smoothing out and then it killed.

AccordingAccording to directions I believe you're supposed to let it sit overnight after running for 5 minutes and then restart it to see if it Smooths out?

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​ if that does not work I'll drain the fuel in pour some Mechanic In A Bottle completely into the carburetor and let it sit overnight.

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​ I am just wondering if it might not be a carburetor issue since I put a brand new one on there and didn't have any luck either?

​​ sorry for being long winded I just wanted to get some suggestions and see if I'm on the right track or if anybody had some better ideas.

​​ anyone have idea how old this machine is I'm going to guess it's maybe around a 99 or 2000 model

I bought a used Toro 724 snowblower off auction a few weeks back. I was told it hasn't been used in 3 years. It's an older model had some rust on it and I thought well it's a $60 Gamble. There was gas in it so I choked it twice turned it on and pulled it and it fired up on the first pull and ran like a top. The spark plug looked Rusty so I figured I would go at least put a new one in it.

ThatThat is where I am confused. It has a Champion N3C spark plug in it. It doesn't look like that plug is a recommended spark plug. I called Toro and was told a champion RJ19LM was the correct plug.

So I picked one up gapped it to 30 and installed it and then I decided to add about an ounce of Mechanic In A Bottle. It fired up on the first pull but now it seems to have a little bit of a miss.

I let it run for 5 minutes and turned it off and figure I'll let it sit for a day like they tell you to do with Mechanic In A Bottle. I figure tomorrow when I get home with work I'll fire him up and see if they run smoother and if not I'll install that old spark plug back in it and see if the miss goes away.

​​ so did they ever come with an n3c spark plug???

seller wanted $75 plus $7.05 to ship. I messaged and offered $35 shipped. They accepted and changed the price on rhe add for me. I made sure to refresh my page right away and buy them before the other watchers snagged them up! There was a $5 off code i applied that never worked though. I figured id use these when they arrive and save my new ones when i finally wear this pair out.

I wore out 2 pair of the Yukon XT sandals and a couple of the bottoms of a few other pairs so I started a hunt for the the leather Yukon XTs. Found these like new for $20 plus $10 to ship. I was out at a Ross for less thos past spring and saw new pairs of mega crush in my size for $35 and $45. Shiny light beige color...too girly looking for a dude so I didnt buy them. I went back a couple weeks ago to see if they were still there since I was having second thoughts and of course they were gone. I never heard of the mega Crush since I haven't been to the market for them for quite a few years and thought it was some weird knockoff. They had a pair of orange bubble Crush but not in my size when I went in the other day. Bright orange they look pretty cool. I think they were 35 or 45 bucks.

So when I got home I did some Googling on the mega Crush and saw camo! I wanted the enclosed till but everybody wanted 95 bucks for them Plus. The seller with the brand new caml closed toe went down to $65 with free shipping so I grabbed them up. I ended up with the camouflage open till for $22 shipped that are used. The gray ones were supposed to come with a pair of blue ones for $15 shipped...those were all off depop. The blue ones never arrived with the gray ones that I paid $15 for both pairs for so Lesson Learned. ​ I did send a message to Depop on Friday and I never did hear back. I might have to get a pair of the off-roads and then I'll probably be done for a while or maybe military camo...and bathing ape camo...lol.

I forgot I bought a pair of camouflage knockoffs from AliExpress for $1.65 shipped from China that I got the other day. They are the pair in the second photo by themselves so you don't have to post they're not crocs... somebody won't read and will post it anyways ..lol...somebody stop me!!!

The knockoff ones are paper light I'm sure they won't last very long at all but I'm using them for River shoes for waiting through the garbage if they last me through a season of carp shooting I got my $1.65 worth

I got sucked in and had to order one. They looked like they were as cheap as $13.00 but I would have to pay an import fee, which I’m sure would probably double the price. I found a US seller and paid $17.13 for one with free shipping. It has a needle most pliers. My thrift store one does not that I bought for $3.45 that it even came with the case. The buck 110 my neighbors gave me and the other one I paid $.45 for the same day I ended up with that real McCoy thrift store find.

So had anybody else ordered a knock off ones? I figured it would be good for my glove box or one of my tackle boxes doesn’t cost too much. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted another red one a black one or wood. I decided to order red. I haven’t used my original one yet and I’ve had it for a couple of years so I don’t know why I ordered a knock off other than I felt like a kid that wanted a new toy….lol

Berkley told me they discontinued the big game rods. I grabbed a pair at Walmart but didn’t realize how beat up the foam handles were. Didn’t have my reading glasses with at the time. Tags are still on so I figure I’ll return them since I bought them last Friday.

Amazon finally got them back in stock at the Berkley store today so I ordered them for the same $29 ea price with free shipping. Says I might not get them for up to three weeks. Hopefully they come soon and without damage like the Walmart rods.

Am I being to picky? I realize they are a cheap rod but I have 40 plus year old rods with 1000’s of fishing hours on them in better shape. I’d like to make my own rips and tears in the handles. Berkley told me this was a non warranty issue and to return them to Walmart.