"Stupidru" (Schm1an)
03/11/2014 at 11:22 • Filed to: None
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"Stupidru" (Schm1an)
03/11/2014 at 11:22 • Filed to: None | 0
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Just found this on Craftsman's website. Since I'll be a proud (read: poor) homeowner in a month's time, I decided to look at mowers and other things I'll need to purchase. It's got the new !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! engine from Briggs and ALL WHEEL DRIVE baby! It'll literally do donuts around all the other mowers out there
Frank Grimes
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:23 |
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This will be great when I have to mow in the rain.
Joe_Limon
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:24 |
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I got a handi down mower cause I am cheap :)
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Stupidru
> Frank Grimes
03/11/2014 at 11:24 |
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Since it snows here 1000 days/year, this will be great for mowing my driveway and sidewalks
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Stupidru
> Joe_Limon
03/11/2014 at 11:26 |
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I think I'm just going to get a little push mower for the first year. One of the ones that just has blades that spin really fast and leaves a terrible mess to clean up
davedave1111
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:27 |
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You mean a completely unpowered one? They used to be nicknamed widowmakers, for the number of heart-attacks they caused among middle-aged men trying to push them through long grass...
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Joe_Limon
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:29 |
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They have fancy push ones, one of them has blades that don't touch and therefore is easier to push. I would buy one, but I am cheap and already have a handi down :)
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:31 |
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jariten1781
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:33 |
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Seriously though, I hate FWD mowers...you lose the power assist when lifting the front to go into high brush. My current mower is RWD.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:38 |
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Er... is it some kind of distributed AWD, or is it actually just driving all four wheels? Ordinary fwd lawn mowers are nightmarish to steer (at least with wheels on the ground), so I can't imagine what all four would be like. I prefer RWD "Big Wheel" brush mowers with freewheel hubs like the DR Field & Brush pictured below (I've used one extensively).
DailyTurismo
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:40 |
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There is only one lawn mower worth considering. Flymo.
N/A POWAAAHH
> DailyTurismo
03/11/2014 at 11:51 |
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I would mow the shit out of that. #slammedlife
ttyymmnn
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:53 |
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My wife and I bought our first home about 12 years ago. I realized that all of those things that were "just there" when I was a kid actually had to be purchased. Rakes, shovels, lawn mower, edger, garden tools, hedge clippers. As a kid, I never worried about where those things came from. They were just there .
I would suggest you look at high wheel mowers. They are easier to turn.
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Stupidru
> davedave1111
03/11/2014 at 11:53 |
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Yes, I mean one of those. However, I am 25 so my risk of heart attack *should* be significantly less. I am married, though, which immediately makes me old, right?
dinobot666
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 11:57 |
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Rocking a RWD mower right now. Might have to step up to this AWD unit, because grass and all.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 12:01 |
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the 80 year old woman across the street from me who has the most meticulous yard in the neighborhood uses an electric one, completely quiet.
wabbastang
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 12:16 |
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Try this new site called craigslist, that $500 goes a long way towards all the things you have no idea you will need/want :P
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Stupidru
> ttyymmnn
03/11/2014 at 12:19 |
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oh absolutely. Now that I'm done with apartment living, it sucks remembering that I'll have to buy all that stuff and put in the time to get things done
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Stupidru
> wabbastang
03/11/2014 at 12:19 |
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Wisenheimer.
deadpedal
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 12:28 |
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My special lady friend rocks a RWD Honda. She's kept it stock so far...'cept for the twist of wire deadman switch over-ride mod...
FasTbird232
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 12:31 |
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They actually work better than powered mowers. Has to do with how the push mower's blades come together like scissors for a clean cut, and a powered mower has a single blade that just hacks at it.
Of course, I've got a tiny yard. I wouldn't want to do an acre with it...
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wabbastang
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 12:44 |
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lol
Scratch that, it's your new house, go buy a sweet mower. You'll have it a long time and it's better than getting pissed off every time you go to start someone else's junk. Enjoy it.
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Stupidru
> wabbastang
03/11/2014 at 13:00 |
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Well I'm an engineer working at a small-engine builder with way too much knowledge of Briggs/Harley/Kohler/Tecumseh engines, so I'll probably just pick up some cheap craigslist stuff and rebuild as needed
thebigbossyboss
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 18:40 |
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Most lawn tractors are rwd...I think. At least ours was. I once did a 200 ft wheelie because of that fact.
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wabbastang
> Stupidru
03/11/2014 at 23:33 |
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Ha..Mill the head and run a pop up piston, aftermarket cam, run it on alcohol. You'll have to wear a gas mask to mow but it'll sound sweet.