The Lawn Mower Mark
Apr. 26th, 2007 07:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzI took a nap after getting home and then got up thinking I should mow the yard because of today's rain. With one strip left in the front yard and not even touching the back yard jungle, my lawn mower dies. I prime the engine, pull the cord, it starts and runs for 20 seconds before sputtering and dying. Like any idiot, I curse and continue to pull the cord thinking a different result will happen over and over. Nothing.
I can't let it go as my yard's appearance is important to me. So I check the oil, add oil, no effect. I clean the air filter, replace, no effect. I flush the fuel line as best I can, replace, no effect. By 9:30 PM, I've given up the yard and wheeled the mower back into the garage. Not finished yet, I check the internet for help to no avail.
After six years, the mower may just be done. I've not maintained it like I should (I only think about it when I need it), and have used it nearly every weekend during lawn seasons. Do I take it to the shop where a guy can charge me $25-30/hour for three hours to fix it or spend $30 more on top of that just getting a new one? Maybe an electric one is in order, my yard isn't that big and it would save me having to buy gasoline for it. Any thoughts?
I can't let it go as my yard's appearance is important to me. So I check the oil, add oil, no effect. I clean the air filter, replace, no effect. I flush the fuel line as best I can, replace, no effect. By 9:30 PM, I've given up the yard and wheeled the mower back into the garage. Not finished yet, I check the internet for help to no avail.
After six years, the mower may just be done. I've not maintained it like I should (I only think about it when I need it), and have used it nearly every weekend during lawn seasons. Do I take it to the shop where a guy can charge me $25-30/hour for three hours to fix it or spend $30 more on top of that just getting a new one? Maybe an electric one is in order, my yard isn't that big and it would save me having to buy gasoline for it. Any thoughts?
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Date: 2007-04-26 05:04 pm (UTC)On electric, I bought one some years ago when I had a house with a very small yard. Ignorning for the moment the 2 times when I accidentally drove over the cord, I have to say that the electric mower (and it was a decent unit) just didn't do a good job. If the grass was a bit wet, it'd clog. If it was a wee bit too long, it'd bog down and then clog. If I tried to mow too quickly, it'd clog. Hmm, there's a thread in here, isn't there?