[vr4Legacy]

Got out this morning and removed the shields and blew out all the debris. There must have been 2 lbs of gunk on the shield under the tractor. Blew out the muffler too.

Fired it up and there was only a puff of smoke when it fired up. Runs great a full idle, but surges when I lower it. I assume the governor needs adjusted. I'm going to replace the fuel filter, clean out the bowl on the carburetor and change the oil first. Then I'll run it for a little while to see if that helps things out.

I did get a chance to see if it moves, and it went forward and back great. So that's good.

Next up is to remove the fenders and get all the gunk cleaned out. I am hoping there is so much from the hydraulic line they replaced, and not the engine.

What does everyone use on the screws on the foot rests? I was able to get a few loose using a big flat head screw driver, but a few wouldn't budge. Gonna spray them with some penetrating oil, but I obviously need a bigger screw driver. Is there some sort of ratchet attachment that will help?

Thanks everyone for all the advice. I'm eager to get this think back in good working condition so I can have a back up in case I hit anymore tree stumps with the 1200