Cute. Can't be all work....

Cub Cadet LTX1050 Fire….<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> This is a photo of my 2 year old cub cadet. I need everyone’s help locating any other people that have had this happen to their mower. While mowing I noticed some smoke coming from the engine area and stopped to look. When I raised the cowling, the top, front of the engine was on fire. Before I could get anything to help put it out, all the plastic had caught fire and there was no putting that out. I contacted the Cub Cadet customer support and they were very nice and helpful until I heard this was NOT going to be under warranty. Seems they have never seen such a thing and said it was more than likely a bird nest under the carburetor, near the exhaust pipe. This nest must have caught fire causing a malfunction in the fuel system which then feed gas to the fire. How many birds would build a nest 8” off the ground in a piece of equipment that is used every week? It was also mentioned that I could prove otherwise, so their best guess is a new mower is less than a lawyer (great company policy). What ever happened to helping a customer in a weird circumstance? <?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" />

I bought a troy built pony in 2015 15.5 hp, when blades were engaged the mower vibrated a lot. I eventually found out that this model shakes, vibrates when blades were engaged, as I went back to store and started a brand new mower, same as mine, they engaged the blades and the mower shook, vibrated like mine. I found a simple solution to the problem that works for me. Instead of pushing the blades engaging lever the whole way forward I push it just to where blades are just engaged and put a 14 by 1.5 by 3/8 piece of wood between the seat spring and the deck cutting heighth lever to hold the blade engaging lever. believe it or not the mower does not shake or vibrate. belts are not hot after I am done cutting my grass

Has the mower been started? If not just siphon the fuel out of the tank and replace with fresh gas. An auto parts store should stock or be able to obtain an inexpensive siphon hose, DO NOT use the old trick of trying to start the siphon by sucking on the hose. An outboard remote tank hose will work with the couplings removed. If the engine has been run and has diesel in the carburetor, with fresh gas in the tank run it at part throttle no load for 15 minutes or so to clear it out.