What kind of lawn mower do you have?
10-09-2009, 09:57 AM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
I never thought I'd see the day where we're posting about our lawn mowers on RCU. Hehehe.
For what its' worth, I have a 10 year old Toro 6.0 HP GTS. Sounds fancy....but it's just a lawn mower. Been very reliable over 10 yrs though, and it starts like a champ.
I remember mowing my parents' lawn when I was a kid, and the mower we had was a royal pain to start. I always had trouble with that thing....
For what its' worth, I have a 10 year old Toro 6.0 HP GTS. Sounds fancy....but it's just a lawn mower. Been very reliable over 10 yrs though, and it starts like a champ.
I remember mowing my parents' lawn when I was a kid, and the mower we had was a royal pain to start. I always had trouble with that thing....
10-09-2009, 01:53 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
HONDUH!! VTEC just kicked in my lawnmower yo.
Does it have a spoiler and shiny wheels? You know with an intake and exhaust you can get an extra like, 0.3 hp. AT THE WHEELS!
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PWNED! Oh, wait, I own a honda... DOH!
Does it have a spoiler and shiny wheels? You know with an intake and exhaust you can get an extra like, 0.3 hp. AT THE WHEELS!
:PPWNED! Oh, wait, I own a honda... DOH!
10-09-2009, 02:02 PM
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I got my Honda last year.. 4-stroke, baby!! One of them new breed of "clean" lawnmowers!!
So far, so good!!
No VTEC.. more like constant throttle.. ha ha!! It probably makes like 4hps.. at the blade!! [sm=shades_smile.gif]
So far, so good!!
No VTEC.. more like constant throttle.. ha ha!! It probably makes like 4hps.. at the blade!! [sm=shades_smile.gif]
10-09-2009, 02:45 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
I have a Craftsman rider with a 20hp V-Twin and a old Snapper self-propelled push mower (RWD) with a 6hp Briggs and Stratton. Now if someone could just tell me where to find a weedeater that will last more than 2 years for less than 200 bucks, I'd be set.
PS- Honda should make a riding mower with V-Tec. 16hp until the V-Tec kicks in, then it bumps it up to 18hp. Yeehaw! Foxy would buy one.
PS- Honda should make a riding mower with V-Tec. 16hp until the V-Tec kicks in, then it bumps it up to 18hp. Yeehaw! Foxy would buy one.
10-09-2009, 02:53 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
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I have some kind of Honda.. just a small push type... !
I changed the oil on that like 4x already.. LOL!! Obsessed!!
I have some kind of Honda.. just a small push type... !
I changed the oil on that like 4x already.. LOL!! Obsessed!!
I think I've had mine done twice in 10 years. LOL It's on my to-do list by the end of this season (I'll be doing it myself for a change, along with the plug, and sharpening the blade). I mean to do that stuff yearly, but never get around to it....
10-09-2009, 02:58 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
Not my pictures.
John Deere Z-Track 737:
Its a fast zero turn mower and its my favourite colour.
Steiner 420:
A hydraulic 4x4 articulating beast. Not that great for cutting grass but I have a sweet hydraulic blade for it. Power lift and swivel!
John Deere Z-Track 737:
Its a fast zero turn mower and its my favourite colour.
Steiner 420:
A hydraulic 4x4 articulating beast. Not that great for cutting grass but I have a sweet hydraulic blade for it. Power lift and swivel!
10-09-2009, 03:11 PM
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Well, after the first cut or 2, you are supposed to change the oil for "break in".. then I did it again after 5x or so.. then once before (or after?) the winter.. and then once awhile ago..
LOL!!
Next thing you know, I will fill it w/ the Mobil 1 0-40W... (okay, not..)
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4 times? Really? Yikes.
I think I've had mine done twice in 10 years. LOL It's on my to-do list by the end of this season (I'll be doing it myself for a change, along with the plug, and sharpening the blade). I mean to do that stuff yearly, but never get around to it....
4 times? Really? Yikes.
I think I've had mine done twice in 10 years. LOL It's on my to-do list by the end of this season (I'll be doing it myself for a change, along with the plug, and sharpening the blade). I mean to do that stuff yearly, but never get around to it....
10-09-2009, 05:33 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
i put mobil 1 in my mower 
lol its all i had lying around.
briggs and stratton cheapy four stroke is what i got and a $90
no-name weed eater. started loosing its life a bit so i pulled the carby
out and made the jet bigger. she's howling again! and quite powerful.
the cheaper weed wackers dont last that long, i just feel that walking
past a $90 new petrol motor wether it be a chainsaw whatever will
send me to hell if i dont buy it
they have chainsaws for like $120 at my local hardware. mmmmm centrifigul
clutch, wait maybe theres a four stroke version...
dont do it monster.
lol its all i had lying around. briggs and stratton cheapy four stroke is what i got and a $90
no-name weed eater. started loosing its life a bit so i pulled the carby
out and made the jet bigger. she's howling again! and quite powerful.
the cheaper weed wackers dont last that long, i just feel that walking
past a $90 new petrol motor wether it be a chainsaw whatever will
send me to hell if i dont buy it
they have chainsaws for like $120 at my local hardware. mmmmm centrifigul
clutch, wait maybe theres a four stroke version...
dont do it monster.
10-09-2009, 06:39 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
LOL. I have more mowers and lawn equip than any man needs.
And it's all for free!
Most people throw out stuff that don't run and 99% of the time it's just a festered carb.
I have -
3 riders MTD, Craftsman, John Deere (Craftsman 18.5 HP converted to homemade snowplow)
3 pushmowers MTD, Craftsman, and ???
4 weed eaters IDC, Weed Eater, Craftsman 4-stroke, and ???
3 snowblowers Craftsman, ???, and ???
1 chainsaw Craftsman
Echo! FTW!!!
It's gonna be a little more than $200 prolly, but if you take care if it will last a lifetime and it will pay for itself in less than 5 years.
(VS buying a new one every couple years)
And it's all for free!
Most people throw out stuff that don't run and 99% of the time it's just a festered carb.
I have -
3 riders MTD, Craftsman, John Deere (Craftsman 18.5 HP converted to homemade snowplow)
3 pushmowers MTD, Craftsman, and ???
4 weed eaters IDC, Weed Eater, Craftsman 4-stroke, and ???
3 snowblowers Craftsman, ???, and ???
1 chainsaw Craftsman
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Now if someone could just tell me where to find a weedeater that will last more than 2 years for less than 200 bucks, I'd be set.
Now if someone could just tell me where to find a weedeater that will last more than 2 years for less than 200 bucks, I'd be set.
It's gonna be a little more than $200 prolly, but if you take care if it will last a lifetime and it will pay for itself in less than 5 years.
(VS buying a new one every couple years)
10-09-2009, 07:52 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
Not really.
Got a crusty old Rover 4-stroke that someone gave me a couple of years ago.
Had been sitting in a shed for about 6 years when I got it.
I took it to a local backyard lawnmower fixer bloke, and he replaced the primer bubble and a gasket.
Never missed a beat since.
Might take a photo of it later.
Also have a Stihl 45cc weedwacker on indefinite loan from my girlfriend's dad.
One of those sissy bent shaft ones.
Goes ok though.
Hardly ever need to mow here anyway as it hasn't rained for months.
Which is good.
10-09-2009, 09:12 PM
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RE: What kind of lawn mower do you have?
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Now if someone could just tell me where to find a weedeater that will last more than 2 years for less than 200 bucks, I'd be set.
Now if someone could just tell me where to find a weedeater that will last more than 2 years for less than 200 bucks, I'd be set.
