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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...

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...

have any of you guys/gals had any issues with tennis shoe/athletic shoe with 'STEEL TOES' i am leaning towards them real soon to buy.i have had no lasting luck with any previous traditional work shoe, most recently my red wing 'worx'.... 1 year and they are coming apart at the seams and...

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?

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...

being that a portable generator has to be ready to run anytimeit is needed,how do you all deal with the gasoline situation in the tank.do yourun it dryafter each usage,orstart it /run it once a month to keep it limbered up?i know its not like a mower or snowblower where you can prep it and store...

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...

it's been said here and on other forums that i frequent, that some people choose to open a business cutting lawns(and more).When you call it a business i'm talking about equipment as well as the cost of doing business such as insurance,paying taxes, advertising, fuel,and employees (if so...

last year i bought a good sears leaf blower to replace my yearly 'throw-a-ways' and had real good performance with it . so in (dec.'10)i took it in to sears to have an issue fixed and as usual they fixed the problem with no fuss.awesome. so for the remainder of '10/'11 winter season i never...

much has been said on the subject of where to buy mowers and trimmers etc. whether to buy at the big box store or from the dealer that also services them(unless you choose to repair your own).well cameras are no different, i bought one at walmart a few weeks back, and developed a very minor...

what a awesome state,----dallas , ft.worth were the biggest towns i went to. the rest were very small towns,which is where i spent most of the time---antiques,old buildings,lots of history,lots of rust free old cars,stayed on a cattle ranch for a while and fed the cows and bottle fed the...

heading out in a couple hours,hitting the rails down to texas 20 hr. trip.:eek: gonna see all i can see. everyone here keep the peace.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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...

how much 'cushion' weight do they give you on aluminum ladders that have .....say a 250#weight rating ? ...say i'm a 230# guy and i'm carrying a load of 30#up the ladder, are the rungs going to fall apart or what

now that the spring time is closing in fast, my neighbor and i will be hitting the garage sales and estate sales and auctions,and just wondering what kind of luck you all have in buying older electric powered tools and small appliances? i pulled a brand new never used electric broiler from the...

i have 3 'like new' kitchen countertops that i want to freestand next to my new gas grill on the deck,will the formica top hold up against the weather for any length of time or would a sealer of some kind need to be added to the countertops ?

how succesfull are the people who cut by the 1/3 rule are ? i can't do it, it's to much of a discipline for me, so instead i settle for double cutting my yard:smile:

what i would like to do is (when i get my new mower)to buy extra rear baggers for the mower and set them in the yard at certain spots and when i'm bagging the grass and the bag gets full, all i have to do is flip the empty bag on the mower and keep right on cutting, and leave the full one right...

why dont they put side mounted rear view mirrors on lawn tractors,i have had several cases in the past where a rear view mirror whould have been benificial instead of spinning my head around to check where i been:smile:

has anyone really compared the difference between the advantages of the large size back wheels of a push mower vs. the smaller traditional wheels on push mowers if there is a big difference then i think more and more mowers should come standard with larger back wheels:smile:

IF lawnmower ''dealers'' fight for market share, then i think the dealers could load up their company trucks with sample mowers and go through neighborhoods and offer free demo cuts and 'trial uses' for the homeowners and maybe sell more mowers.

Why do some lawnmower manufacturures make mowers of different weights some heavier than others, i wonder if the heavier ones hold the ground better and give a smoother cut by not bouncing around in all the irregularities of a yard:smile:

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...

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...

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...

Hey how about having a recipe section for our forum, kitchen specialties, outdoor grilling, after all the hard work cutting and trimming, ya gotta eat. some of the people here probably have some good quick items they like to share.

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...

just got our new garbage cans today compliments of the city,everyone in the neighborhood now has all the same cans, so the driver now can be robo driver with the swing arm on the truck.i got the 96 gal. vs. 64 gal.(sorry babe). now i can heave ho the old small cans,

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...

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: