Recent content by msaeger

Hi, I have a John Deere GX75 I can not get running this year and I need to mow :) Here's what has occurred so far: I put in gas, set the throttle lever to choke, turned the key, I then shifted to 3rd gear and drove out of the garage. Then I stopped was going to engage the blade and it died...

Is this thing working?

I want a cordless electric trimmer. I also hate messing with the line. I also don't want to pay a premium for pre-wound spools. Am I able to replace the head with a gator one that takes pre-cut pieces of line? or is that a bad idea because those suck? I am thinking it would be easier to shove...

I have an old JD rider and left the key on and didn't need to mow for about 4 weeks. Now the battery is dead. I don't know if it's from sitting a month or leaving the key on. I can't see why it would matter if the key is on since there are no lights or anything. Anyway now the battery that I...

I just picked up an old GX75 on craigslist to replace my even older Craftsman that had a catastrophic engine failure. I am trying to find an operators manual and have been unable to find a downloadable one. Does JD just not have them available to download? I am used to having to pay for the...

I am thinking the best thing I can do to improve my lawn would be to hire someone to spray for weeds / fertilize. My grass will start out ok then as summer goes on the weeds take over. I have found the hose end spray type things do work to kill the weeds but it's a big pain to use them. I have...

I think I rubbed the side of a rear tire up against something I was mowing around and it made the bead break and the tire to go flat. I have no idea how to get it re-inflated so I look on google. After reading a bunch of advice saying to just get a tube I gave up on the internet and figured I...

Anyone got some tips for installing concrete edgers? I am circling my house with these and it is a pain to put them in. I have been digging a trench then putting them in and filling back in the sides.

I can not find a front wheel for my old Sears rider. All the stores I go to just have wheels for hand carts which might work but aren't the same size. I have been going to hardware stores, mega home improvement stores, and today I went to northern tool. The rim I have does not have a...

I got it at menards. They are little plastic things you cut the end off of which makes a ramp for the ants to get into the poison. It's all sealed up except for the hole you cut. About 6 bucks for 6 stations.

We have ants in the house every summer and I try different stuff to get rid of them it has all failed until now. Last night I see ants in the pantry so I put a terro liquid ant bait in there. Soon after I see a huge line of ants flowing across the floor to the pantry. This goes on for a few...

I have rose bushes in front of my house and need to put something around them. I tried mulch around other bushes and the problem with that was it would blow all over so now I have rocks around them. I kinda don't want more rocks so I am look for something else. I saw some stuff you spray...

The mower is a craftsman push push mower with a 6 hp Briggs and Stratton. If I spray starting fluid in the intake or the spark plug hole the engine will run and die quickly. If I push the primer and pull it over it does not fire and the plug is dry. I pulled the fuel line from the carb...

Since I got this old rider it wouldn't go up a hill in third gear. This is my first rider and I have never really looked too close at one. The engine would keep running but it would stop so after looking and realizing they were just using a belt for the drive I figured the belt was slipping. My...

I have never had one and I am thinking about getting onr because I have to water bushes and flowers within 50 feet of the faucet. I hate coiling the hose up so I am thinking a reel might be better but the ones in the local places look so crappy.