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The back 6 acres of our property, formerly mostly cornfield, has been permitted to grow wild for the last 16 years. There are hundreds of 6 foot high cedar trees, lots af brambles, a huge crop of poison ivy (!!) and unfortunately, probably thousands of autumn olives in all sizes from foot high...

I was thinking of adding a 55 watt fog light to my 5 hp Craftsman snowblower, which doesn't have an alternator. I do have a light being unused, and a nearly new 300 amp jumpstarter unit with female lighter plug outlet. It would be easy to add both to the machine, and add a male plug to the...

Shoveling is fun, for maybe ten minutes, but I do enjoy the activity if the stuff isn't wet and heavy (I term it heart attack snow) but really, really enjoy using one of my toys, which is why I have so many of them. I often do most of my neighbors driveways when we get a heavy snowfall, I'm the...

I went to Sears last week and purchased a pair of small 2-amp trickle chargers to keep my ATV and tractor batteries charged this winter. The devices are a small box type charger that plugs into a wall outlet, and they have a two wire pigtail that attaches to three different shorter pigtails...

Today I will be running errands, and as part of it I will be taking another 5 gallons of used oil to Wally World for disposal. I change the oil in four vehicles, my tractor, my mowers, etc frequently, and I usually end up with about 15 gallons of oil to dispose of every year. Servicing the...

I may be a minority, but I prefer to store my power toys (mowers, tillers, chain saws, etc) for the winter with no fuel in the tanks. I usually run them until the engine dies from lack of fuel, then soak up the remaining fuel in the tank with a paper towel, and when possible I remove the bolt...

I am trying to learn if I cannot post in this forum because of a problem with my desktop computer or because the server is at fault.

At 1:39 am this morning I tried to post a new thread about my nearly new Brute mower having loose parts after only limited use, this was in the small engine and mower repair forum. When I tried to post it I got an error saying "cannot display page" and upon trying to read it a few minutes ago...

Was at Wally World the other day, someone on this forum suggested checking out the mower maintenance parts on seasonal clearance, I was there for other purchases but did check the prices for mower parts. They were selling those round air filters for certain Tecumseh engines that have been in...

Former boss sent me a link today to a site named Pure Energy Systems Network where they suggest using a small amount of commercially purchased acetone as a fuel additive. I was skeptical but the information makes it sound really practical and it is claimed that adding the acetone to either...

In the past I have always used standard 10w/30 oil in my mowers, but after reading many of the opinions here I am switching to 30w before storing them this fall. Went to Meijers today, expected to find several different brands available, but the only one they carried was Meijers brand, and then...

Does anyone have one older than my '89 vintage dual stage Craftsman 24 inch with a 5 hp Tecumseh Snow King? I do have an '84 vintage Sno-Burst but that one doesn't run.

We have one huge box elder tree about 200 feet from our house, and because it provides a lot of shade for part of our lawn we leave it standing. The disadvantage is it is a magnet for the crop of box elder bugs that appear every fall. Our house siding and deck stain are a light beige color...

Here is what I do to store a push mower for the winter: Run until fuel tank is empty. Drain the old oil. Remove the blade. Remove the air filter and cover the carb opening with a plastic bag. Remove any plastic covers on the top of the engine and/or front drive gearcase. Powerwash the underside...

Hello all, I purchased a $65 Karcher portable electric PW at Menards about a year ago. After perhaps three hours of use, (10 car washes at most) it started to lose output power. I know you get what you pay for, but three hours of use...? I bought a $100 Karcher electric PW about four years...

Normally I don't mind having to fix one of my toys, except when the repairs are needed because I did something stupid to cause it. :mad: In the middle of my property is a big pile of fieldstone that I am using as a decorative border around the house, last week I was throwing some of them into...

Reading the thread here about pesticide awareness made me realize, once again, to use as little as possible to prevent killing bees. We have many flowerbeds and a garden, which attract both bad bugs and good bees. During the last several years I have sharply reduced the amount of pesticides I...

I have to sharpen the blades on my tractor several times a mowing season, since the deck weighs almost 400 pounds and is a huge PIB to remove and reinstall, I leave it on most of the year. To sharpen the blades with the deck installed, I drive the front wheels up on ramps. It's still awkward...

A local small engine repair shop advertises a special on walk behind lawn mowers: "Tune up, $60 plus parts". :rolleyes: I called them and asked what the special included, they answered "we clean the bottom and sharpen or replace the blade, change the oil, and check to see if the carb is set...

Not sure how many of the members of this forum live near a Menards store, but I just got back from the one near me. Today thru Sunday they are selling a Brute 22 inch self propelled with a 190cc Briggs, price is regular $268 and tax, the special is $198 and tax minus a $30 store rebate check...

Yesterday I tried to start my Yard Machines Y28 gas trimmer, the starter rope would not retract. After taking the assembly apart, I discovered the cause was one of the steel tabs on the aluminum flywheel, for some reason the tab, which engages the starter recoil pully, had partly cracked and...

Hello to all, last month I decided to buy a new push mower from Menards, they were selling a Yard Pro with a Kohler engine for $250. There were no markings on the mower itself, or the carton, or in the literature, about who manufactured it. However, the bottle of oil packaged inside had...