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Now winter is coming, I have three tips to keep you and your car safe this winter! 1) Oil - Make sure you have enough oil in the sump, and it is clean. If it is looking a little bit sooty or watery, get it changed, along with the filter, before the snow comes, not after, as when it is extra...

I don't. And I hate Trick or Treaters! :mad: This 31st I'll be sitting in front of the television watching a good video with some popcorn, the curtains shut, and the volume up loud to drown out the sounds of children knocking on the door. Besides, I was responsible for scaring a Trick or...

I'm using energy saving bulbs in every room except the living room and kitchen, because those rooms have light fittings that need incandescent bulbs. I picked up lots of energy saving bulbs about 1 year ago when they were down to 10 Pence/20 Cents per bulb (I couldn't resist and picked up the...

For the purpose of this discussion, lets say you won $200,000,000, what would you do with it ? I would give about $50,000,000 to local charities (more specifically the local charity for re-homing and helping cats), spent about $1,000,000 on a nice house in the country (with a very, very large...

Lets say your Lawn Mower broke down, and it would cost $200 to fix - But, there was a mower with the same specifications as your current one for sale for $200 brand new... What would you go for ? Fix your current Mower, or buy a new one and dump the other ? I would fix my current mower, as...

I am a strong believer in taking care in my stuff, especially electricals and gardening equipment. Today, we live in a world that uses something non stop with no maintenance, then when it dies, they blame the brand and buy another one, just to do the same again... Just to prove that things can...

Before you read this, please make sure you have a box of tissues next to you... I'm going on holiday from tomorrow (Monday) to Friday (7th), so I won't be on LMF for 5 days... I know you'll all be very upset that I won't be posting my incredibly witty and helpful threads, but you'll just have...

Would it be possible for LMF to have a "Quick Reply" box at the bottom of every thread ? A lot of other forums have this, and it is a lot quicker than clicking on the "Reply to Thread" box if you just have a few things to say.

I think it was yesterday that the weather report said the nights were now longer than the days! :eek: I can't believe that is is only a few months until 2012... I'm still trying to get myself used to writing 2011 on the top of a letter instead of 2010, and now it is going to be 2012 soon...

If you were buying a Household/Garden item, would you go for something new, or something older ? I'm not talking about money or anything, just the actual item.

What hobbies do you guys have apart from Lawn Mowers ? My other main hobby apart from the obvious, is astronomy. And after that, it is pulling the legs off insects! :thumbsup:

Right, hopefully this can be friendly, and not turn nasty, as it is not intended to! I'm not creating this as a poll, because there are too many members to do so, but what I will do, is give you all 48 hours, from now, to post in a reply the username of the member (apart from yourself) that you...

I donate to charities whenever money permits, which unfortunately, has been very little recently, but I'm still giving when I can. In an ideal world, charities would not exist, because everybody would be fine, and nothing would need sorting, but this is the real world, and awful things happen...

Where do you store your mower ?

I may be wrong in saying this, but I think Muhammad and Briana are the only administrators. They do a great job, but shouldn't the forum have another couple of moderators so that there was always a member of "staff" online to check for any untoward behaviour ?

My 2011 Mountfield SP414 100CC 2.6 Horse Power Self Propelled lawn mower struggles to start when warm. Let me explain: When I take it out of the shed, I simply give it three pushes of the priming bulb, pull the starter cord, and she fires right up on the very first pull - Great. But, after...

I was just sitting thinking, what would the world be like today if the Internet wasn't around ? Obviously, I'd be very upset about it, because I wouldn't be able to be a member of the best Lawn Mower Forum around! :thumbsup: But on a serious note, what would it be like ? People managed for...

What is your favourite music genre ? Mine - Good ole' Country & Western :biggrin:

I have a bottle of fuel additive in my shed, that says it improves performance, cleans carburetors, and increases fuel economy. Would it be safe to add a tiny drop of that into the fuel whenever I fill it up to keep the carburetor clean ? Or would it react badly in the lawn mower engine ...

If you had the option of buying a mower with a Two Stroke engine, or a Four Stroke engine, what would you choose ?

When you mow with your rotary lawn mower, do you have the bag attached to catch the clippings, or do you take it off and let them lay on the grass as fertiliser ?

I think you all know where I'm going with this. There are just so many people in the New Members section posting questions! The New Members section is for new members to introduce themselves, not ask questions, we have a perfectly good section dedicated to lawn mower questions! Maybe there is...

What is your favourite movie genre ?

I think what this forum needs to lighten the mood, is a jokes section for people to post their jokes in. Anybody agree ?

Where do you live out of those options, and also, where would you prefer to live ? Me: I live in a - Town I would prefer to live in a - Village or Country

I've just seen the advert on TV that claims most children have problems with "normal" pens, and that they "need" the Stabilo "Easy"... Since I was about 5 I was writing with normal ballpoints, and I've never had a problem with them! If you can't control a normal pen, learn to use them right...

Does anybody know the exact amount of posts you have to have for each "tag" (E.G Silver, Gold, Platinum), and what the highest one is ? Just wondering! :smile:

When Hurricane Irene was active, was Lindenwold, New Jersey hit ? And if so, how badly ? I'm asking as i have a friend over there.

How would I go about doing it on a 100CC push mower engine ? I can buy a throttle kit (cable and lever) for under $20 from eBay, but how hard it is to fit to a fixed throttle engine ? It is just the matter of taking off a pin or something that holds the throttle wide open and fitting the cable...

2011 Mountfield SP414, 39CM (15") Cutting Width, 100CC 2.6HP Sumec engine.

What pets do you guys have ? We have: Cat - Buttons, 7 Years Old: Three Guinea Pigs - One 3 Years old, Two 4 Years Old: And for some randomness, here are a few pictures I took of the December 21st Lunar Eclipse in 2010:

My mower doesn't state in the manual how long to warm the engine up for... In fact it doesn't even say to warm it up! But obviously, me being me, I do. I usually let it warm up for about 1 minute, but should I warm it up for longer ? It is a self-propel mower, so I don't want to engage the...

I was thinking, as long as you don't let the mower sit stagnant for more than a month, the fuel shouldn't clog up the carburetor, so surely that would mean you will never have to service it ? Or regardless of the state of the fuel going through it, will it need servicing at some point in its...

My top three favourite singers and songs by that singer: 1) Roy Orbison - Love In Time 2) Elton John - Live Like Horses 3) Billy Joel - State Of Grace Now yours! Feel free to do more than three, I just couldn't think of anymore just now, I think my brain has gone into shut down with the lack...

If the oil is changed regularly, can a lawn mower last forever ? My friend in Canada has a 1992 Tecumseh 3.5HP Push Walk Behind mower that has about 10,000 hours on it (probably more), has never been rebuilt, and is still running fantastically. I know engines were made better back then, so...

Well, the grass is cut, the house is clean and tidy, and there is nothing to do! So, I thought I'd come on here and post a thread that has no specific subject. Basically, lets all just talk about anything really! Right now it is clouding over, and looks like it'll down pour later :frown: Oh...

To leave it until it gets quite long and give it a good cut, or to give it frequent cuts when it is only a little too long ? I'd think the frequent cuts would be best, as cutting a lawn when the grass is quite long would cause some "tugging" wouldn't it ? Thanks in advance! :smile:

The manual for my push mower says not to tip it on its right side, as that is where the air filter is and it will flood it, and "damage the engine". That is fine, however the oil filler is also on the right side, and when I change the oil tomorrow, I can't help thinking I'll have to tip it on...

As you probably know, I've been using 10W40 oil in my Mountfield 100cc mower since I bought it. I've only used it for 4 hours with the 10W40 though. I know I shouldn't have used the 10W40, but I did, who knows why! Anyway, I bought some Mountfield SAE30 (Straight-30) from the garden store...

I've just sold something and came into a bit of money, so decided to buy the proper 10W30 oil my mower asks for, as I'm currently using 10W40. Anyway, does it have to be lawn mower oil, or will regular 10W30 car oil work fine ?

Should it be really dark, like dirty car oil (almost pitch black), or just a bit streaky with brown/black ? Thanks in advance.

I'm usually an unlucky person, but not today! The grass was getting about 1" longer than it should be, so it obviously needed a cut, I got the mower out, fired her up, and mowed. That's not that lucky really... Well, the mower fired up, so I guess that was lucky, but that isn't my point, bear...

Would it be possible for LMF to have a "Quick Reply" box at the bottom of every thread ?