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riding mower on hill - how easy to flip? mfreak 07-12-2007
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Posted by mfreak on July 12, 2007, 11:38 am
I have my eye on a 40" 12hp Murray riding mower, it's maybe 10 years
old or so, regular front-engine standard tractor mower. My house is
built on a hill, and I'm wondering if the slope is too great. Due to
the shape of my yard, I can't really go up and down the hill, I have
to go across the hill. I'd guess the hill is a bout 20 degrees, and
I'm nervous that the mower with me sitting on it will be too top-heavy
and flip. Or is the center of gravity pretty low in these things?

Thanks,


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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on July 12, 2007, 11:45 am
>I have my eye on a 40" 12hp Murray riding mower, it's maybe 10 years
> old or so, regular front-engine standard tractor mower. My house is
> built on a hill, and I'm wondering if the slope is too great. Due to
> the shape of my yard, I can't really go up and down the hill, I have
> to go across the hill. I'd guess the hill is a bout 20 degrees, and
> I'm nervous that the mower with me sitting on it will be too top-heavy
> and flip. Or is the center of gravity pretty low in these things?
>
> Thanks,
>

Looks like a great investment, that mower:

"Remedy: Consumers should stop using this product immediately and discard or
destroy it. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer
available."

From here:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04103.html

Will you still be able to get parts for that mower?



Posted by The Reverend Natural Light on July 12, 2007, 12:35 pm
>
> Looks like a great investment, that mower:
>
> ...
>
> Will you still be able to get parts for that mower?

Great. I have one.

Perhaps I should sell it before anything breaks.




Posted by mm on July 12, 2007, 5:15 pm
On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:45:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

>>I have my eye on a 40" 12hp Murray riding mower, it's maybe 10 years
>> old or so, regular front-engine standard tractor mower. My house is
>> built on a hill, and I'm wondering if the slope is too great. Due to
>> the shape of my yard, I can't really go up and down the hill, I have
>> to go across the hill. I'd guess the hill is a bout 20 degrees, and
>> I'm nervous that the mower with me sitting on it will be too top-heavy
>> and flip. Or is the center of gravity pretty low in these things?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
>Looks like a great investment, that mower:
>
>"Remedy: Consumers should stop using this product immediately and discard or
>destroy it. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer
>available."
>
>From here:
>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04103.html
>
>Will you still be able to get parts for that mower?
>

Hazard: Plastic components on these lawn mowers and lawn tractors can
crack if they are struck by an object thrown from the blade. Objects
can be ejected from the mower unexpectedly and could hit nearby
consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

A) "could hit nearby consumers". Apparently only consumers' safety
is important. If you don't have have money, it's ok if objects hit
you.

B) I'd like to know what plastic parts could crack and what objects
could be ejected. Once I went over my yard a could times, there was
nothing new to hit. Plus it happens there is never anyone around when
I mow my lawn.

The CPSC is pretty much obliged to take a hard line, but everything
has its risks. If I had kids who ddn't know how to stay away from the
mower discharge, or mowed by a sidewalk or street where people walked
or often drove, and I had reason to think there could be stones in my
yard, etc. I'd sell it to someone who wasn't in that situation. I'd
tell him about the recall and expect to get not much money.


Recently my next door neighbor gave me a beautiful portable baseboard
heater, and only because I didn't understand one word, or one light,
on it, I googled it and found that it was recalled for burning the
carpet on 20 rugs and starting two fires because it gets too hot below
part of it. If I had had a use, I would have found the hot spot and
just put a ceramic tile under it. I kept calling my neigbhor, writing
emails and leaving notes on his door, telling him about the recall and
asking him if he wanted it back. He never got back to me and I just
left it on his front step.


Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on July 12, 2007, 5:16 pm
> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:45:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
>
>>>I have my eye on a 40" 12hp Murray riding mower, it's maybe 10 years
>>> old or so, regular front-engine standard tractor mower. My house is
>>> built on a hill, and I'm wondering if the slope is too great. Due to
>>> the shape of my yard, I can't really go up and down the hill, I have
>>> to go across the hill. I'd guess the hill is a bout 20 degrees, and
>>> I'm nervous that the mower with me sitting on it will be too top-heavy
>>> and flip. Or is the center of gravity pretty low in these things?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>
>>Looks like a great investment, that mower:
>>
>>"Remedy: Consumers should stop using this product immediately and discard
>>or
>>destroy it. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer
>>available."
>>
>>From here:
>>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04103.html
>>
>>Will you still be able to get parts for that mower?
>>
>
> Hazard: Plastic components on these lawn mowers and lawn tractors can
> crack if they are struck by an object thrown from the blade. Objects
> can be ejected from the mower unexpectedly and could hit nearby
> consumers.
>
> Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
>
> A) "could hit nearby consumers". Apparently only consumers' safety
> is important. If you don't have have money, it's ok if objects hit
> you.
>
> B) I'd like to know what plastic parts could crack and what objects
> could be ejected. Once I went over my yard a could times, there was
> nothing new to hit. Plus it happens there is never anyone around when
> I mow my lawn.
>
> The CPSC is pretty much obliged to take a hard line, but everything
> has its risks.

I wasn't focused on the mechanical issues. Rather, I was pointing out that
the company is out of business, which might affect the OP's decision to buy
a Murray machine.



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