damn lawnmowers

[derf]

I bought a new lawnmower today, didn't even finish mowing my lawn before it started blowing smoke and spitting oil out the side onto the exaust

[Tmall]

Well, that's one side of the story.

What did you do to deserve it? :lol:

[derf]

damned if I know. I filled it with oil using the bottle that was in the box. The bottle and the instructions said that the bottle was the correct amount. As I'm mowing the lawn I noticed a small puff of smoke, then it went away fast, then all of a sudden boom it started to bellow smoke out and oil is dripping out the side of the block so I shut it off

['73 H1 Triple]

What brand/model mower?

:boobs: <------ mesmerizing

[derf]

:boobs: <------ mesmerizing

what?

What brand/model mower?

:boobs: <------ mesmerizing



Oh yeh weed whacker, bought it at walmart this afternoon. It has a briggs engine

[racedoll]

Oh yeh weed whacker, bought it at walmart this afternoon. It has a briggs engine

Well, there is the problem - Wal-Mart and Briggs engine.

[derf]

plus ,y yard is only 225 x 25 ft, and I only cut 1/2 of that before the machine quit on me

[HRCNICK11]

Did you put the oil in the gas tank or the crank case?

Was it a 2 stroke? If so the oil goes in the gas before you pour the gas in the tank.

[derf]

it was a 4 stroke and yes I put the oil and gas where they belong.

Anyway went to walmart, with the reciept showing that I bought it at 5 and it was now 9, the mower was covered in oil and they exchanged it for a new one

[Trip]

Should of bought a deere.

[101lifts2]

Did you check the level or just add what they gave you?

U prolly fucked it up....if I had to guess. lol

[derf]

Yeh i checked the oil and it was just a hair bellow the full level.

Anyway like I said I got a brand new one

[101lifts2]

Yeh i checked the oil and it was just a hair bellow the full level.

Anyway like I said I got a brand new one

I love it here when the Mexicans use tools bought at the Home Depot, then return them saying they don't work. This one guy brought a saw that had wood shavings everywhere and tried to get his money back. The guy at the counter said how many boards did you cut before the saw quit. The guy said none. LOL

[Cutty72]

Should of bought a deere.

I'm a deere man through and through, damn near bleed green, but their push mowers are overpriced rebadged other mowers.

Unless you are buying a big boy riding mower, Deere stuff is just other junk painted green.

[Gas Man]

Sit down and learn somin... its easy...

Small 4 stroke motors = Honda
2 strokes = stihl

Remember that and you won't buy junk anymore. Oh and buy the unit from where it can be services... aka not home depot!

[was92v]

Deere John...

[MILK]

My step-father has blown up THREE lawnmowers by not putting oil in them. THREE!! Unbelievable...

[Sixxxxer]

I bought a Yardman form Home depot...havent had a problem with it...Its the base model with no super fancy self propelled wheels or anything of that sort...

It cuts grass...Works for me

[derf]

I bought a Yardman form Home depot...havent had a problem with it...Its the base model with no super fancy self propelled wheels or anything of that sort...

It cuts grass...Works for me


Seriously I just want the cheapest thing that cuts grass, and I buy it with the full knowledge that I will be replacing it in 2-3 years

[Cutty72]

Sit down and learn somin... its easy...

Small 4 stroke motors = Honda
2 strokes = stihl

Remember that and you won't buy junk anymore. Oh and buy the unit from where it can be services... aka not home depot!

And where can you find a push mower with a Honda motor on it?

[BobTheBiker]

Shoulda bought a damn exmark mofo. briggs motors=shit. I liked the husqvarna 36" walkbehind I used to run with a 13hp kawi motor. but that may be a tad overkill for your use.

[Homeslice]

Fuck lawns.

[askmrjesus]

Should of bought a deere.

Or a goat.

JC

[racedoll]

And where can you find a push mower with a Honda motor on it?

Around here it's generally your Mom and Pop shops. Sears and such carry whatever brand with a Honda engine so everything falls apart but that.

Not sure about where this guys lives.

We have Honda and Stihl everything, except for the riding mower. It is a Kubota.

['73 H1 Triple]

Sit down and learn somin... its easy...

Small 4 stroke motors = Honda
2 strokes = stihl

Remember that and you won't buy junk anymore. Oh and buy the unit from where it can be services... aka not home depot!

My chainsaw is a Husky and my mower is a Cub Cadet. It's a 1968 Model 125 that still works & cuts great :rockwoot:


Jeff

[Cutty72]

Around here it's generally your Mom and Pop shops. Sears and such carry whatever brand with a Honda engine so everything falls apart but that.

Not sure about where this guys lives.

We have Honda and Stihl everything, except for the riding mower. It is a Kubota.


I meant what BRAND of push mower would have a honda engine?
All your box store brands (Craftsman, MTD, Toro, Huskvarna) run Briggs or Tuchumsa (sp?)
Deere runs Briggs or Kohler

Is there actually a push mower out there with a Honda engine?
OR a riding mower for that matter?

[Dragonpaco]

next time get a real man's mower


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1206/1398301402_ef53bdf1b6.jpg

[Gas Man]

Deere John...

SCAG... oh SCAG... love them things!!

I have an exmark at work... they rock out!
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l311/cjclark69/BPL/img1218895349020.jpg

And where can you find a push mower with a Honda motor on it?

I just bought a damn Honda mower... all Honda. Can just barely see it here
3 speed, bag or mulch and rear drive.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l311/cjclark69/House/Shed005.jpg

And don't mind the other brands... the pressure washer was free. The genny was bought off grandpa in law for $225 and its a fuckin bitch to start but does power the entire house. The snow thrower was also free. The end of the weed whip was a freebie (whip and snow were from dad when he moved to florida and sprayer was a throw out from work when we bought a honda). The weed whip has since been replaced by a stihl (a few weeks ago) and it don't show the stihl leaf blower.



Shoulda bought a damn exmark mofo. briggs motors=shit. I liked the husqvarna 36" walkbehind I used to run with a 13hp kawi motor. but that may be a tad overkill for your use.

Exmark... see above. My work has 2 and they both ROCK!

Briggs are called by people in the industry "Briggs and Sluton" cause they are cheap and used in many many applications. :td:

[azoomm]

I don't have oil issues, my lawn equipment is all electric. Its like vacuuming my lawn :lol:

[was92v]

"SCAG... oh SCAG... love them things!!"


I love mine! The 3 wheel rider is an awesome machine. The most fun i've ever had mowing.

[RACER X]

Honda Mowers FTW!

[Particle Man]

I have a Honda pushmower - the thing is freakin' bullet proof.

I have a Troy Bilt rider too but lately I use the push mower to mow 1.5 acres because I like the exercise.

[Rider]

I have a Toro Recycler. It's not the nicest mower but it works for me. I bought it to replace the Craftsman POS I had last year. I shouldn't say the Craftsman was really a POS it lasted me 10 years, but the Toro is way better. Lighter and easier to maneuver. The only downside is it has a smaller bag than the Craftsman, but I mulch most of the year anyway.

[z06boy]

I bought this at the end of March and so far it works like a charm. If if breaks...it's under warranty for 3 years. I've never had trouble with a Briggs engine. 190 cc 6.75 tq. The Personal Pace system is pretty cool...didn't need electric start but got it anyway. 22 inch cut.

http://www.krillion.com/static/images/products/lawn_mowers/toro/toro_gas_lawn_mowers_20334_lg.jpg

[zed]

Or a goat.

JC

or goats like my buddy did.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/zedx10r/forum%20pictures/Merilsgoats003.jpg

[Particle Man]

I bought this at the end of March and so far it works like a charm. If if breaks...it's under warranty for 3 years. I've never had trouble with a Briggs engine. 190 cc 6.75 tq. The Personal Pace system is pretty cool...didn't need electric start but got it anyway. 22 inch cut.

http://www.krillion.com/static/images/products/lawn_mowers/toro/toro_gas_lawn_mowers_20334_lg.jpg

I had issues with Briggs engines back in the early 90's but any one I've encountered since '00 appears to work pretty well. I'm wondering if they did a massive redesign.

[Rider]

I had issues with Briggs engines back in the early 90's but any one I've encountered since '00 appears to work pretty well. I'm wondering if they did a massive redesign.

My craftsman I bought in 1996 was a briggs. Never had issues with the engine. It started on the first or second pull even after 10 years and I never changed the oil. I ran a little seafoam through it and the beginning of each season ans ran it out of gas at the end of the season. I had the blade sharpend every other year. That's the only maintenance I performed and it ran great. The drive gear was starting to go out so that's why I bought a new mower.

One thing I discovered, Front drive = bad, rear drive = good.

[Rsv1000R]

I bought a cheap 20-22" mower powered by a Briggs when I bought my first house, in 1991. I mowed the front yard with it yesterday.

[z06boy]

One thing I discovered, Front drive = bad, rear drive = good.

Yep I got the rear drive too.

[Fleck750]

or goats like my buddy did.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/zedx10r/forum%20pictures/Merilsgoats003.jpg


Double duty. Lawn mowers AND girlfriends. :)

[Particle Man]

My craftsman I bought in 1996 was a briggs. Never had issues with the engine. It started on the first or second pull even after 10 years and I never changed the oil. I ran a little seafoam through it and the beginning of each season ans ran it out of gas at the end of the season. I had the blade sharpend every other year. That's the only maintenance I performed and it ran great. The drive gear was starting to go out so that's why I bought a new mower.

One thing I discovered, Front drive = bad, rear drive = good.

I had a problem with them blowing the muffler right off the engine and melting pistons :?:

[Rider]

I had a problem with them blowing the muffler right off the engine and melting pistons :?:

NOX + mower engine = Bad. :lol:

[Particle Man]

NOX + mower engine = Bad. :lol:

:lol: I wish

[unknownroad]

Argh, that's a sore subject for me right now... i bought a riding mower two years ago, used. Ran fine through the first mowing of the lawn, then it was one problem after another... replaced the starter ($100), all the fuel lines, then the battery the following year, meanwhile shit was always falling off of it :bash:... Last week I went out to do the first mowing of the year, and both tires had gone flat and popped off the beads. Pushed it to the front of the house to fix the tires, finally got it running, drove it to the back... and the fucking engine seized.

I took the fuel tank out, and beat the thing with a BFH until I felt better. Now I have to find one that will actually last a couple of years, and doesn't cost more than my bike. :willy:

[Particle Man]

Argh, that's a sore subject for me right now... i bought a riding mower two years ago, used. Ran fine through the first mowing of the lawn, then it was one problem after another... replaced the starter ($100), all the fuel lines, then the battery the following year, meanwhile shit was always falling off of it :bash:... Last week I went out to do the first mowing of the year, and both tires had gone flat and popped off the beads. Pushed it to the front of the house to fix the tires, finally got it running, drove it to the back... and the fucking engine seized.

I took the fuel tank out, and beat the thing with a BFH until I felt better. Now I have to find one that will actually last a couple of years, and doesn't cost more than my bike. :willy:
what kind of mower? :eek:

[pauldun170]

I love it here when the Mexicans use tools bought at the Home Depot, then return them saying they don't work. This one guy brought a saw that had wood shavings everywhere and tried to get his money back. The guy at the counter said how many boards did you cut before the saw quit. The guy said none. LOL

Every contractor here does that. (they are 95% white and make a good living)

[z06boy]

Every contractor here does that. (they are 95% white and make a good living)

You're with THD ?

[lauralynne]

try a bottle of NOS. :lol

[racedoll]

I meant what BRAND of push mower would have a honda engine?
All your box store brands (Craftsman, MTD, Toro, Huskvarna) run Briggs or Tuchumsa (sp?)
Deere runs Briggs or Kohler

Is there actually a push mower out there with a Honda engine?
OR a riding mower for that matter?

Well here is a Husqvarna with a Honda engine from Sears - http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07138450000P?vName=Lawn+%26+Garden&cName=Walk-Behind+Lawn+Mowers&sName=Push+Mowers

Here is a Craftsman with a Honda engine - http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07137654000P?keyword=37654&sLevel=0

My point was some guy at work bought a Home Depot mower with a Honda engine and everything but the engine has been replaced.

No riding mower with a Honda. Although some of the older Steiner riding mower with a crappy Onan engine has a Honda replacement engine. Some of the Toros run a Kawasaki engine. The Kawasaki, according to our local farm and garden store (Schlabach's) say that Kawis are the engine of choice for commercial grade stuff.

[BobTheBiker]

In commercial machines, kawi motors are GREAT units. we ran a 13hp kawi on our 36" walkbehind when I worked for a lawn company. that fucker was the most reliable piece of machinery we had in the fleet.

[zed]

Argh, that's a sore subject for me right now... i bought a riding mower two years ago, used. Ran fine through the first mowing of the lawn, then it was one problem after another... replaced the starter ($100), all the fuel lines, then the battery the following year, meanwhile shit was always falling off of it :bash:... Last week I went out to do the first mowing of the year, and both tires had gone flat and popped off the beads. Pushed it to the front of the house to fix the tires, finally got it running, drove it to the back... and the fucking engine seized.

I took the fuel tank out, and beat the thing with a BFH until I felt better. Now I have to find one that will actually last a couple of years, and doesn't cost more than my bike. :willy:

sorry to hear that bud but beating it with a BFH if funny as hell.

[was92v]

I had a Craftsman garden tractor (American Yard Machine) for 8 years. It had a Kohler V-Twin, 46" deck and a Hydro trans. I worked the hell out of it. Mowed 3 acres every weekend from March to Nov, pulled downed trees and limbs, groomed a gravel drive with a drag etc. I maintained it pretty well and never had a problem with it until the trans gave up the fight. Repairs/replace would cost more than it was worth so I sold it and bought a used Scag with a 61" deck. I got the Scag for about the same price as I paid for the Craftsman originally. The Scag spoiled me rotten. My mowing time went from 5 hours, basically all day every Saturday, of every weekend, to 2 hours on Friday evening after work. I gained another day off every weekend. I should have done it years ago.

Long story short, I lost my Job, wife, home and everything I worked my whole life for, including my mower. I loved that mower...

So anyway, fast forward a couple of years and I moved into a place with 2 acres and lots of stuff to mow around.
You KNOW what I went looking for.
I found a 17 year old Scag that had been rode hard and put away wet for $1400. A day and half later after going over everything, tweaking, tuning, greasing and sharpening I mowed the yard with it. Works great, though I did eventually have to put a fresh battery in it. Its not the prettiest mower around, but even brand new they look more like a piece of construction equipment than a mower anyway. It works so well that I just don't care if it is ugly, in fact I kind of like it. A Scag deck makes for a great looking yard and the sonofabitch is fun, like riding a Tilt-A-Whirl at the county fair. Look at the pic in my earlier post and set yourself in the seat in the back. Now think about a turn at speed, more of a pivot really, around say a tree. Woo Hoo!!. I can also put the deck in, under and around almost anything without me getting near it and only trim a couple of places once every few weeks. Even though the deck is over 5 feet wide, I can mow between scrubs and flowers that are only 24" apart without cutting into them.
Did I mention that its fun? I try to never say never, but I don't think I will ever own a standard type riding mower again, at least not on purpose.

[BobTheBiker]

ZTR mowers FTW! those things make yard work FUCKING ENJOYABLE.

[racedoll]

We have a glide steer tractor. It's not quite a zero turn, but will circle a 5 gallon bucket. The nice part is that we can still put attachments on it unlike most ZTR. It's wonderful. It cute our mowing time from 4 hours to about 2, maybe not even that.

[unknownroad]

My mowing time went from 5 hours, basically all day every Saturday, of every weekend, to 2 hours on Friday evening after work.



Holy crap! That is some serious commitment to landscaping... i've got about an acre and a half of actual grass, and i think i've mowed it six times in two years
(yet, somehow i STILL never have any free time...)

[z06boy]

You're with THD ?

Nevermind...not that important. :read:

[Apoc]

Cub Cadet Mowers. Price is a little higher, but the qaulity is top notch. My old man has a Cub Cadet ride on mower and push mower (for where the ride-on cant go), works flawlessly, and in its 3rd summer now, they've needed nothing more than an oil change. And we mow a lot of grass with it, yard is an acre and a half.

[Cutty72]

Well here is a Husqvarna with a Honda engine from Sears - http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07138450000P?vName=Lawn+%26+Garden&cName=Walk-Behind+Lawn+Mowers&sName=Push+Mowers

Here is a Craftsman with a Honda engine - http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07137654000P?keyword=37654&sLevel=0

My point was some guy at work bought a Home Depot mower with a Honda engine and everything but the engine has been replaced.



Huh, they don't carry those around here. :idk: I looked and couldn't find anything but a Briggs.

ZTR mowers FTW! those things make yard work FUCKING ENJOYABLE.

Eh, I prefer a 4 wheel steer tractor. Turn almost as tight but more usable for other things.

[unknownroad]

I looked at ZTR mowers, but every one that i found was over two grand... I just want to mow my lawn, i'm not starting a landscaping business :panic:

[Amber Lamps]

Should of bought a deere.

Should have hired the Mexicans outside of Walmart to cut his lawn!:lol:

Actually, don't you live in base housing? Just go to the housing office and borrow a mower when you need it.