Fd, I am in Powhatan, VA. We aren't too far apart. Did you happen to purchase your Max 2 from someone on Craigslist? I saw one listed recently on the Richmond site.
Borrowing tools is for the weak.
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2000 Max IV, 25hp Kohler Command, 26" Titan Tru Power AT's
1996 Max IV, 18hp Briggs, 24" Serwas
1998 Max IV (project in waiting)
1995/1999 Max II, 16hp Briggs, 21" Rawhides
Hustler 950 (Project in waiting)