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    leaves,leaves,leaves

    anyone have any surefire (home)gutter attatchments, or inserts,that you either made or bought that works on helping to keep the leaves out of the gutters? normally i climb up the ladder with the blower and blast them out, but sometimes with frost coming on its a little scarier walking around...
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    tire pattern differences

    I have a 22" john deere js46 wb mower, self propelled, rear wheel drive. the LEFT FRONT and RIGHT REAR tires are slicks while the RIGHT FRONT and LEFT REAR tires have equal amount of minimal thread left. i'm wondering whats up with the differences? my mowing patterns and pavement running...
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    self propelled mower wheelbase

    i have (2) 22" mowers one has a 7" longer wheelbase than the other. the only reason i can think of is a smoother ride. what other benefits is there to add that much extra material and cost to a mower?
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    '07 hood repair jd L111

    inside of the flip open plastic hood there is 2 plastic mounting studs that the hood support bracket attaches to,which are now broken.the hood now is supported on the left side only,and not the right side.does anyone have an idea on a decent repair instead of getting a new hood.i suppose i can...
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    reel mowers(cylinder mowers) and grass height question

    In doing quick reading in the past ,it's been noted that cutting the grass length between 2 1/2 to 3 1/2(or so) inches would be best for the grass blade roots. (they would also be longer and stronger) and less likely to be prone to desease, and retain moisture better. So now using the reel...
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    wouldn't this be nice

    ariens snowblowers have an 'optional' small bucket that mounts to the back of the handlebars and dispenses salt when you need it while snowblowing. cool idea i saw it and its cool... so now you need a small(2 foot long or so) battery powered light weight string trimmer that mounts on the mower...
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    whats in texas

    so,who here is from the dallas/ft.worth area in texas? i'm heading down there in a few weeks.(by train:frown:)i'm going to watch a few baseball games at ranger college, west of dallas.i'm hoping to see some different kinds of hardware stores that we don't have here in ill.and things that are...
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    mower cut pattern

    normally i only use 2/3rds or 3/4th of the width of the mower deck. rarely do i take.. "an exact full width cut"..(am i the only one who does this?)i just don't want to leave ANY blades uncut. So therefore i'm taking 'several passes' at 3/4 widths and really the only 'full pass' is the first...
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    what blade tip speed

    It seems that a lawnmower with a blade tip speed of 18,500 has the best cutting performance....so who sets 'that' number..the government?,the mower industry?.......is there a 'minimum' blade tip speed?.... has anyone compared the cutting performance performance of two near identical mowers with...
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    why the big gap in deck sizes

    Does anyone know why there is a gap in the walk behind/push lawnmower deck sizes from the popular 20" 21" 22" cut to the popular 42" 46" 48" etc.i know the craftsman has 2 walk behind models at 33" cut and exmark i think still makes the 26" walk behind. craftsman use to make a 26" mower but no...
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    trade or keep

    i'm thinking stronger that i might trade in my last years john deere push mower for the new and improved john deere we85. it looks pretty strong, is heavy,which is said why no single handle wheel height adjustment was put on the mower:frown:. i suppose i can live with going back to 4 wheel...
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    knock,knock

    knock,knock I just walked in the front door im new here, how are you. I cant cut grass yet its cold and rainy, and i cant snowblow cause the rain just washed it away. So i'll go get some breakfast, see ya later. :licking:
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