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    lawn mower dying

    hi, i have a briggs and stratton engine. it is a gas mower by yard machine. the lawn mower works good in the beginning, but then after a while it will just die. i will have to wait 5 minutes or so and start it up again, but it will just die again. is this fixable or should i buy a new...
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    tall fescue grass

    hi, i live in north midwest. is tall fescue good grass to overseed with? not sure what type of grass i have. ty.
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    how to fix dollar spots?

    hi, we had dry/hot summer here in midwest. my lawn has dead spots all over. how can i fix this? ty.
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    b+s engine running very slow

    i have a b+s engine, and when i start it, it runs, then couple seconds later the engine just slows down and dies. i change the oil not too long ago, air filter looks fine. there is this spring by the air filter, and when i poke it with a screw driver, it runs really fast, then when i let it...
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    overseeding?

    hello, my lawn is very thin, and has some bare spots throughout the lawn. i would like to overseed this coming fall. my question is, must i dethatch before putting down the seed? also, is it fine to overseed healthy grass too? should i aerate before i overseed? i feel like the soil is very...
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    motor oil

    hello, i have a old yard machines lawn mower. it is 4hp, and 21 inch. the engine is briggs and stratton. the lawn mower is probably 10+ years old, and i have never done an oil change, but still works great. i am wondering what type of motor oil is needed? also, am i suppose to pour all...
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    overseeding

    i want to overseed a small portion of my lawn, roughly 550 square feet. there are a lot of bare spots, and some grass blades have these weird buds on the tips of them. i adjusted my lawn mower to the lowest setting and once i was down mowing, the lawn looked a lot cleaner. my question is...
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    what kind of wrench do i need?

    hello, i want to clean my carburetor, but i dont have the correct wrenches. can u tell me which wrenches i would need to take apart?
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    start problem

    i have a very old yard machines 21 inch/4hp gas lawn mower. i dont know what its called, but before you start the machine, you have to push this red button a couple times before you pull the string, and that red button doesn't seem to work. when it does work, it seems to pump very well, but...
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