Recent content by mikej2005

Yep - think it's looking like I'll need to replace both half-pulleys and get a new belt. Apart from a snapped height adjustment bar (which looks like a common problem on these mowers, but a fairly cheap and reasonably easy fix), the mower is in pretty good shape and the Briggs and Stratton...

Yes, there doesn't seem to be a gap big enough to take the belt off without needing to remove the outer pulley half. It's hard to tell from the photos on the online listings, but it's possible that the (later) all-in-one pulley option was a bit smaller, which would allow for belt replacement...

FWIW, this is the old belt - I cut it off years ago due to not being able to push the mower when auto-drive wasn't engaged, no matter how I adjusted it (I presume that it had stretched or worn down, meaning that I had to adjust it so far to one extreme in order to get it to pull that it was...

Thanks for that. Yes, I've been watching some of his videos although I haven't yet found one that features a Hayter mower with the split-pulley design. I have picked up tips on how to change the height adjustment bar though, which has just broken on mine ! Thanks for the link to the manual...

Thanks for the reply. I've taken the pulley components apart and the washers all appear to be fine, but the pulley halves (which should be identical) are both showing signs of wear to their outer surfaces, which may go someway to explaining how loose they are. This is the outer pulley half with...

I realise that this is a bit of a long shot but has anyone ever changed the drive-belt on a Hayter Harrier 41 petrol lawnmower (or other similar Hayter model) or is anyone familiar with how their auto-drive systems work ? The ones in question are the ones driven by a pulley attached to the side...

I bought a small-ish, purpose-made triangular section of plastic from B&Q many years ago which was designed to block the gap left between wall and shower curtain. It came with two strips that you stuck to the wall and bath and then the main section clipped into place. Not sure if they still...

Is there any reason why you want Freesat over Freeview ? IMO, Freesat is only worth having over Freeview if a conventional TV aerial is not an option where you live or you live in a poor Freeview signal area. Whilst Freesat looks like it has far more channels on the face of it, when you...

There's a crusher run/MOT calculator here : http://www.pavingexpert.com/calcall.htm Was pretty much spot on for my recent driveway extension sub-base.

Audio from the Freeview HD channels is noticeably quieter than their SD equivalents on both my Panasonic plasma and my Humax PVR. I think it's a widespread problem. Once you turn it up though, it does sound clearer and better quality to my ears. I have both hooked up to a fairly powerful AV...

:shock: Do you mean 10m in circumference ?!

That's an LCD TV, not a plasma like the S20 you first linked to. If it's a plasma you want, the 2011 replacement for the S20 was the S30 which you might still be able to find for a decent price, but not from John Lewis. The only 2012 42" Panasonic plasma that John Lewis currently sell in...

You can pick up a lot of the free channels with a Sky box and no subscription, but there are some that you can't unless you have an active card - possibly Ch4. and/or 5 and their derivatives IIRC, from the last time I tried this. There is a subtle difference between channels that are Free To...

If your area is going to be 'changed to HD', then I'm presuming this is referring to Freeview and not Freesat/Sky, as both of these have broadcast HD channels to the whole of the UK for years AFAIK. If you only have a Sky dish for your TV signals, then the Freeview/DSO won't affect you...

[/url] That's a great suggestion ! andypotter - some TV's allow audio/video output via a scart socket (to allow recording of the TV's internal tuner by external recording devices presumably) so you might be able to use this option (if your TV has it) to output audio.