Recent content by bodean

I’ve owned a set of those wheels when I was using my large Ryobi brand gas powered trimmer. They worked good….especially along my concrete driveway. My wife doesn’t like the look of the grass when using a line trimmer, plus we have more than 3,000 square feet of grass to cut. We live on a state...

The local lawn mower and tractor dealer has a robotic mower made by Kress. Since we are mowing next to a busy 2 lane Highway, I’m also considering a robotic cordless mower for safety sake, but right now those are a bit expensive.

Recommendations for a cordless self propelled mower. My wife and I are in our 70’s and pushing a gas lawn mower up and down the steep banks of the ditches next to the highway is getting to be a little too much for us. We are looking at getting a lighter weight self propelled cordless mower...

I had this problem on my old chainsaw. After lots of aggravation , I discovered that the ends of the fuel lines weren’t fitting as tight as they once were, and was allowing tiny air bubbles to enter the line at full throttle. I replaced both fuel lines with high quality ethanol resistant lines...

A local repairman would buy extra common parts such as blades, filters, spindles, etc. in bulk, then would sell anything that he did not need immediately for a job to the general public. That way he could get bulk prices. If you needed something else, then he could order and usually have it...

That depends on how much you weigh. With a zero turn, I had a problem with the rear end sliding down hill and getting stuck. More than once I’ve had to tow it out of the ditch with my truck, so I had no choice but to mow sideways to the slope. What I do is to lean forward and to the uphill side...

Make sure your blades have been mounted correctly to run in the right rotation. I purchased a rider from a relatives widow that said her husband bought a new mower just before he passed away because the old mower no longer cut the grass well. Upon inspection, I discovered that one of the blades...

I have the same blades as these on my zero turn and mine has always left cut lines regardless whether a discharge plug is used or not. It came with regular straight blades and it still did it with those, too. I’ve double checked the level and cut height of both the blades and the deck. It has...

I change oil and do a full service and lube every spring. We get 4 full seasons here and the equipment is stored in an unheated building with a full tank of gas. I’m sure that with the extreme temperature swings, that there is an increased likelihood that moisture condenses inside the engine...

One place canola lives is near me, which is about 20 miles south of the TN state line in Alabama. Acres and acres of it is grown and farmed yearly. BTW, lots of soybeans to make soybean oil and soybean meal to is farmed right next to it.

Correction; I meant to say in all my lawn equipment.

I’ve been using Shell Rotella 15W40 T4 oil in all my non lawn equipment for over 25 years and have never had any premature wear issues. I buy it by the 5 gal pail to get it cheaper than individual quarts.

How I fixed my dry rot tires issues on my small tractor was to add a product called Ride-on. No more unexpected and sudden deflation, and it doesn’t rust the rim. https://www.ride-on.com/

My dad has always sharpened his mower blades with his belt sander. It runs slower than a grinder so there’s less heat buildup and better control.

All but one of my mower blades are heavy thick steel. Using a file is not an option and replacing with new blades is cost prohibitive. If I do find affordable blades, they are cheap junk that won’t hold an edge or bends with the slightest impact. After a good cleaning using a brass wire wheel in...