"boredalways" (boredalway666)
11/10/2020 at 15:03 • Filed to: Lawnmowerlopnik, Dead engine
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"boredalways" (boredalway666)
11/10/2020 at 15:03 • Filed to: Lawnmowerlopnik, Dead engine | 0
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Blowing white smoke, losing compression, and leaking oil. 14 years was a good run. Time to find a deal on a 60-80V battery powered unit on clearance, this time with powah wheels.
66P1800inpieces
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 15:12 |
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14 years is a good run! Would have lasted another two if you had painted it in a proper livery (I forget whom on oppo does that). I like the idea of electric mowers but the blades make a lot of the noise. Not having to deal with storing gas and oil would be a big plus. I use a 42" zero turn mower because I am super lazy and don’t want to spend more than 30 mins to mow and bag the grass.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 15:19 |
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F
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boredalways
> 66P1800inpieces
11/10/2020 at 15:19 |
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McMike paints his decks.
Anyway, I can't wait to syphon the rest of the gas out it.
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> 66P1800inpieces
11/10/2020 at 15:21 |
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McMike I think does the liveried mowers.
BeaterGT
> 66P1800inpieces
11/10/2020 at 15:22 |
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Looks Ferrari red to me
Dr.Jeckyl
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 15:26 |
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I went with the EGO when my old Toro died and it's been great. Only maintenance is sharpening the blade every so often.
nerd_racing
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 15:32 |
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I have the Ego 56V mower from home depot. I love it. Has all the power I’ll ever need, plastic deck so it won’t rust out, and battery life is about an hour.
wafflesnfalafel
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 15:46 |
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Hmm... I think that might be the same B&S motor on mine, which is about that old and has started smoking recently...
MonkeePuzzle
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 16:01 |
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mine has never broken. ever.
Brickman
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 16:13 |
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A push mowers life is not an easy one. 14 year is very good.
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Michael
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 16:16 |
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Viking funeral time!
Run ‘er til she runs outta oil, and run ‘er some more Zip tie the governor wide open and zip tie the dead man switch down
Aremmes
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 16:36 |
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You should do a teardown video showing
what finally gave up the ghost in that engine.
shop-teacher
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 16:54 |
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I’d say you got your money’s worth. I absolutely love my Ego. I didn’t even bother with self propelled. It’s so much lighter than a gas mower, it doesn’t even matter. Heck, most of the time my wife mows the lawn, before I even get a chance. She wouldn't tough the gas mower.
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boredalways
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
11/10/2020 at 17:28 |
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Such is life
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boredalways
> wafflesnfalafel
11/10/2020 at 17:32 |
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Welp, 14 years is a helluva run!
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boredalways
> Michael
11/10/2020 at 17:37 |
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I've done that. Twice. But I don't want to push my luck because I've misplaced my fire extinguisher
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boredalways
> Aremmes
11/10/2020 at 17:39 |
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Maybe. Definitely won't happen before the end unfortunately.
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boredalways
> shop-teacher
11/10/2020 at 17:42 |
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I've got a incline that takes up 75% of my backyard. Plus, I'm tired of not having propulsion.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 17:53 |
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I haven’t used a gas mower for about 12 years now. That’s partly because 12 years ago, I moved to a house with a small front and back yard.
So I use something similar to this for grass cutting:
And an electric trimmer for the edges.
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boredalways
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
11/10/2020 at 17:59 |
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I've seriously considered getting one of those. But it normally takes me 45 minutes to mow.
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 18:21 |
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Yeah... if you have a larger yard, you wouldn’t normally want a manual push mower... unless you want to get a lot of extra exercise.
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shop-teacher
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 18:49 |
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Makes sense then. My yard is flat.
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boredalways
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
11/10/2020 at 19:07 |
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Exercise was the main reason I got the push mower. And I'm ready for a new form of exercise.
GLiddy
> boredalways
11/10/2020 at 20:37 |
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My “Weedeater” 22" rear bagger (with I think the same engine as yours) is still going at 19 years. I replaced the coil and fuel tank last year, and have been keeping up with oil changes and proper winter storage. I thought I killed it two days ago when I decided to do one last cut of the year. I had set the cutting height really low as the grass is about to go dormant. On the second pass I pushed it over a particularly difficult grass/gutter transition when the blade struck the concrete gutter and the engine came almost to a dead stop but then got back up to speed again with a shudder and an annoying shaking. Dammit, I thought, I bent the crank.
After letting it sit for a half hour to cool down, I pulled the plug wire and tipped up the deck. I removed the blade and saw it was severely bent. Good sign. Fortunately, I had a spare new blade I had picked up last year and put it on. I spun it by hand and it seemed to be running true . I reconnected the plug wire and fired it up. Runs fine. I finished my cutting and put it away for now. I’ll use it one more time when the leaves fall. I use the bagging/mulching feature to get the leaves off the lawn. I’d rather do that than raking.
It looks similar to this one.
XJDano
> boredalways
11/11/2020 at 00:31 |
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That looks similar to the one I got... and I think I got mine when I bought my first house in 2008. My wife does all of the mowing, so I think I’ll buck up for the electric one. (I’m supposed to do the trimming but the fuel lines rotted out a couple years ago, and I just haven’t fixed it)
I’ve replaced a few throttle cables for it and we just leave it outside with a tarp on it. We are the Hoosiers of our neighborhood.