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Posted by RBM on February 17, 2008, 7:52 pm
I'm of the, go big or stay home, way of thinking . I either get the best
thing I can afford, and expect it to run great and last forever, or the
cheapest POS home depot sells, and get a new one every two years
> The almost 30 year old Sears gas mower with the huge 3.5 hp Tecumseh (sp?)
> is again in need of a rebuild. Needs a new deck as rust has just aout
> killed the
> current (second) deck. Also needs a repair to the dead man cable.
> I've replaced the deck before, and done the cable repairs. Its no big
> deal,
> but it kills a day after Sears sends the parts
> The engine in this thing runs well, though by current lanwmower standards
> it is
> underpowered at 3.5 nominal hp.
> Parts are going to run about $120.00 with shipping.
> So I'm thinking about replacing it. Its a heavy sucker to yank around the
> yard,
> it gets heavier each year, and I'm not getting any younger. It used to
> have a chain powered drive,
> but the drive was very unreliable and I took it off. Still have all the
> parts in a
> box here somewhere.
> Grass area in back is abot 90 feet wide, about 40 ft from the house to
> the back fence.
> Out of that theres a 16 foot x 24 foot vegetable garden. Back slopes a
> little bit in the
> west corner, maybe 4 foot down from the house to the back fence.
> Front is a kidney shaped almost level piece, maybe 60 feet wide and maybe
> 20 feet fro street to where the flowers start. Again at the far west side
> that slopes maybe 2 foot down from the street.
> There are two side strips. East side is level, about 5 foot wide and
> maybe 30 foot deep.
> West side is about 15 feet wide, again about 30 feet deep, and slopes a
> *lot*, maybe 8
> feet over that 30 foot depth.
> So, gas or electric? Any specific models you'd recommend or avoid.
> And no, a hand powered reel mower is not an option. Cut far too many
> grass
> patches as a kid 60 years ago with one of those. I don't want to work
> that hard.
> I want to bag clippings. I compost a lot for that veggie garden. I
> don't want a "mulching" mower.
> I do intnd to look, Tuesday when hey reopen, at the local library for
> the most recent Consumer reports stuff on mowers.
> Please give me your thoughts and recommendations.
> Thank you!
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Posted by Tony Hwang on February 17, 2008, 8:06 pm
RBM wrote:
> I'm of the, go big or stay home, way of thinking . I either get the best
> thing I can afford, and expect it to run great and last forever, or the
> cheapest POS home depot sells, and get a new one every two years
>
>
>
>
>>The almost 30 year old Sears gas mower with the huge 3.5 hp Tecumseh (sp?)
>>is again in need of a rebuild. Needs a new deck as rust has just aout
>>killed the
>>current (second) deck. Also needs a repair to the dead man cable.
>>I've replaced the deck before, and done the cable repairs. Its no big
>>deal,
>>but it kills a day after Sears sends the parts
>>The engine in this thing runs well, though by current lanwmower standards
>>it is
>>underpowered at 3.5 nominal hp.
>>Parts are going to run about $120.00 with shipping.
>>So I'm thinking about replacing it. Its a heavy sucker to yank around the
>>yard,
>>it gets heavier each year, and I'm not getting any younger. It used to
>>have a chain powered drive,
>>but the drive was very unreliable and I took it off. Still have all the
>>parts in a
>>box here somewhere.
>>Grass area in back is abot 90 feet wide, about 40 ft from the house to
>>the back fence.
>>Out of that theres a 16 foot x 24 foot vegetable garden. Back slopes a
>>little bit in the
>>west corner, maybe 4 foot down from the house to the back fence.
>>Front is a kidney shaped almost level piece, maybe 60 feet wide and maybe
>>20 feet fro street to where the flowers start. Again at the far west side
>>that slopes maybe 2 foot down from the street.
>>There are two side strips. East side is level, about 5 foot wide and
>>maybe 30 foot deep.
>>West side is about 15 feet wide, again about 30 feet deep, and slopes a
>>*lot*, maybe 8
>>feet over that 30 foot depth.
>>So, gas or electric? Any specific models you'd recommend or avoid.
>>And no, a hand powered reel mower is not an option. Cut far too many
>>grass
>>patches as a kid 60 years ago with one of those. I don't want to work
>>that hard.
>>I want to bag clippings. I compost a lot for that veggie garden. I
>>don't want a "mulching" mower.
>>I do intnd to look, Tuesday when hey reopen, at the local library for
>>the most recent Consumer reports stuff on mowers.
>>Please give me your thoughts and recommendations.
>>Thank you!
>
>
>
Hmmm,
I am a fan of John Deere mower with Kawasaki engine.
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 17, 2008, 8:48 pm
they have battery powered mowers, battery is a module that plugs in,
when one gets low you use a second or 3rd one.
sounds great, no gasoline, no oil, no tune ups.
but having zip personal experience i just dont know.
my last couple mowers were bought for less than 30 bucks a piece at
flea markets.
if it lasts a few years who cares
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> is again in need of a rebuild. Needs a new deck as rust has just aout
> killed the
> current (second) deck. Also needs a repair to the dead man cable.
> I've replaced the deck before, and done the cable repairs. Its no big
> deal,
> but it kills a day after Sears sends the parts
> The engine in this thing runs well, though by current lanwmower standards
> it is
> underpowered at 3.5 nominal hp.
> Parts are going to run about $120.00 with shipping.
> So I'm thinking about replacing it. Its a heavy sucker to yank around the
> yard,
> it gets heavier each year, and I'm not getting any younger. It used to
> have a chain powered drive,
> but the drive was very unreliable and I took it off. Still have all the
> parts in a
> box here somewhere.
> Grass area in back is abot 90 feet wide, about 40 ft from the house to
> the back fence.
> Out of that theres a 16 foot x 24 foot vegetable garden. Back slopes a
> little bit in the
> west corner, maybe 4 foot down from the house to the back fence.
> Front is a kidney shaped almost level piece, maybe 60 feet wide and maybe
> 20 feet fro street to where the flowers start. Again at the far west side
> that slopes maybe 2 foot down from the street.
> There are two side strips. East side is level, about 5 foot wide and
> maybe 30 foot deep.
> West side is about 15 feet wide, again about 30 feet deep, and slopes a
> *lot*, maybe 8
> feet over that 30 foot depth.
> So, gas or electric? Any specific models you'd recommend or avoid.
> And no, a hand powered reel mower is not an option. Cut far too many
> grass
> patches as a kid 60 years ago with one of those. I don't want to work
> that hard.
> I want to bag clippings. I compost a lot for that veggie garden. I
> don't want a "mulching" mower.
> I do intnd to look, Tuesday when hey reopen, at the local library for
> the most recent Consumer reports stuff on mowers.
> Please give me your thoughts and recommendations.
> Thank you!