Craftsman "Champ" Build

Just got a new craftsman mower its older I need help identifying the model and stuff like that?

Pictures help...

On the serial number under the seat the fourth and fifth is the year.

what I got so far

Look like a 93 lt 1000

Speedfreek241 wrote:

Look like a 93 lt 1000

how do I find what model spicer it is ?
these transaxles are "ok" so ive heard not the best

Pretty nice mower umm the numbers should be on the top or bottom of the transaxle

engine on the m
ower

strong engine! make sure you read your instructions though.. LOL

willis923 wrote:

strong engine! make sure you read your instructions though.. LOL

im telling you dude nothing beats these 12.5 ponys lol haha:lol!: 

So the grill on my craftsman was loose and upon further inspections it seems the 2 bottom bolts were missing the threads
so I bought the hammer in thread at LOWES 4pcs for like 2-3$ along with some 1/4 x20 bolts for it and it seems to fit nicely
ill check it out tmrw at work

oh and the grill was cracked so I had to weld the plastic on it seems to look better now

YOU HAVE A PLASTIC WELDER

I have a plastic welder, aka a lighter

craftsmancole wrote:

I have a plastic welder, aka a lighter

yup or in my case a soldering iron lol

oh.. lol. in my shop class, we have an actual plastic welder. idk how to use it though... uses compressed air and plugs into the wall and what not.. i dont know, might fire it up one of these days

and this is the craftsman engine im currently working on , broke a head bolt idk how ... any suggestions

You can weld a bolt on there, someone on here might have a better suggestion tho. At worse you might have a drill and tap a new hole.

dont weld a bolt, find a nut that just barely slides over the broken stud, weld it on hot, I mean almost melting the nut hot. let it cool for about 3 mins and then it will come right out. the welder heats up the stud and will break it loose.

Creepycrawler wrote:

dont weld a bolt, find a nut that just barely slides over the broken stud, weld it on hot, I mean almost melting the nut hot. let it cool for about 3 mins and then it will come right out. the welder heats up the stud and will break it loose.

...oops, i ment nut duh...   

it happens  I myself have welded bolts and had them work, but I have alot better luck with nuts. wow that sounds kinda dirty now  

you might be able to bite on it with vice grips. but like the others are suggesting, weld a nut on, weld it super hot, and back it off

Dremel or hacksaw a flathead in the remaining bolt, then use a flat screwdriver.

i do what thunder said, works most the time