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TON of great info preceding and 5 pages in I am reluctant to add but, old rugby player here; Who Can Resist A Pig Pile?! 🤣 First, I would drink my own urine (Ghandhi survived doing it, daily, in a real (actual) prison) before putting fuel containing any ethanol in anything we own , other than...

Lots to soak up at “horses mouth” - probably the leading nozzle mfr: https://www.teejet.com/spray-application-products/applications/turf

Hire. Only. On. Word-of-mouth. Referral / Recommendation…. $eriously canNOT $tre$$ this enough. If you don’t have a neighbors association or network you need to be the one who starts some manner by which actual customers can provide one another with actual experiences with the few diamonds...

That is inaccurate. See attached. Read. The. Label. (Not directed at you personally but, some small % homeowners not reading lawn chemical labels is why eventually none of us can have effective things …) https://www.domyown.com/msds/Prodiamine_65_WDG_Label.pdf

Trust me, I’ve tried em all and there is now ONLY ONE marking dye I will ever use: TurfMark Blue Zero problems using it w any chemicals https://www.domyown.com/turf-mark-blue-p-912.html?sub_id=10159

There’s ONLY THREE WAYS I’ve come to trust: word of mouth recommendations and referrals Word of Mouth recommendations WORD OF MOUTH ya gotta talk to not just your neighbors but everyone in your area where you can see evidence of good work, not just residences but medical and office parks -...

Question: any chance THE BLADE on Honda is MULCHING (contoured) DESIGN and blade on Ego is NON-MULCHING (“straight”)? And, both blades are (really) ***sharp*** ? Other, less likely, cause is static electricity but, saw it once with an electric that had a plastic / fiber mower deck … (in...

Agreed. Our present property is so hilly, I had to shop for a TRANSmission, not a “mower!” (and that’s how I wound up with the TuffTorq K72 (iirc) in our X580)

I see this thread has grown quite the legs and so I ASSume it’s already been pointed out - and @buddyd , I am not one to try and “talk you into” another John Deere but, THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE “E” SERIES JD’s you see lined up out in front of the chain stores VERSUS THE “X”...

Long-term storage depends on finding out which fuel preservative is really best. And discovering that old fuels can indeed be restored to refinery freshness! Have you ever wondered how to store gasoline, diesel and kerosene long term without any of these fuels going bad. Did you know you can...

Here are the instructions for ^it^: https://www.northerntool.com/images/downloads/manuals/3322601.pdf

OUCH!!!! LiquiVac Oil Extraction Pump Changing System for Small Engine, Lawn Mower https://www.amazon.com/America-2005LV-LiquiVac-Changing-System/dp/B000OQIGA6

Two additional thoughts from someone who aspires to be considered an amateur: 1) gotta agree with @Oddjob - we run four jet skis and it took some racers to open my eyes to how, “spark plugs are cheap” and how a new plug can make a world of difference in less than ideal (I.e., marine, wet, cold...

I’m in Western Carolina where foothills to the Great Smokey’s is really spelled footHILLS so, my philosophy is always, “Shop The Transmission; and, the mower will follow” Once I learned one mower choice within my price range at the time had the TuffTorq K72 in it, well, it was just a matter of...

Good grief! ^That^ reminds me of the bottom-most spark in our boats Mercury 150 4-stroke outboard AND a little 2500W generator we keep handy for outages. The tool kit for each has a 3” to 4” length of 3/8” fuel hose that I stick over the top end of the plug and then use to reverse thread the...