Hi, I'm new to the site and looking for some information.
I bought my Prarie new and really enjoyed it. It was running fine and then developed a problem turning over. I took it to my local shop 2 month's ago.
First they found the starter dragging, then they found the root cause was a slipped "none replacable bearing" in the left case. This allowed the crankshaft to slip and bind.
Bottom line $2500.
Has any one heard of this? Is this thing really going to be this expensive to maintain? $1500 of the above is in parts.
So now I have to pick up a bushel basket of parts and reassemble it myself.
Any suggestions?
I bought my Prarie new and really enjoyed it. It was running fine and then developed a problem turning over. I took it to my local shop 2 month's ago.
First they found the starter dragging, then they found the root cause was a slipped "none replacable bearing" in the left case. This allowed the crankshaft to slip and bind.
Bottom line $2500.
Has any one heard of this? Is this thing really going to be this expensive to maintain? $1500 of the above is in parts.
So now I have to pick up a bushel basket of parts and reassemble it myself.
Any suggestions?