Recent content by bullet bob

In the fall, after the last mow, clean the underside of the deck, sharpen & balance the blades, change the oil & filter, blow out the debris in between the fins of your engine, pour a little stabil in the gas & run it for a short bit, and put your battery on a 1 amp battery maintainer. In the...

Get yourself a 1amp battery maintainer (smart charger) & leave it on all winter long. Also, run your mower out of gas before you store it.

When I balance a motorcycle tire, once it is balanced it doesn't matter where the heavy part was. I can rotate the tire to any position and it doesn't move. Figured a blade should do the same........

I thought if something was balanced east to west, it would also be balanced north to south.

I bought a used Toro 21" self-propelled for my daughter. Among other things, I pulled the blade, sharpened it but when I went to balance it using my...

There's a reason some shouldn't have access to the internet

Noco GB40. Noco is a top-of-the-line booster and I carry it in my vehicle(s), not just for a little mower battery.

Well thanks everyone for the replies. I guess as long as I'm happy with the resulting cut, that's all that matters. Think I'll keep er heeled at 1/4" difference.

I'm sure that when you say a "battery tender" that you mean a battery "maintainer". Big difference. Also, I just put some...

https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/are-mulching-blades-about-the-same.75363/ https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/mulching-blades-that-can-still-actually-lift-grass.75112/

Ahhh c'mon, how do you really feel? ;)

https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/mulching-blades-that-can-still-actually-lift-grass.75112/

I may try that next spring when I'm crawling around on the floor taking off the mulching kit. Funny, each year that keeps getting just a little harder...

We're probably talkin' 4 1/4" in the front & 4' in the rear. Scale wheels pretty much hardly turn.....

But but but, is there a way to actually cool down the hydros before just shutting 'er down?