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Whatever mower you choose, try to buy from a (local) dealer that does maintenance on mowers and other small engine equipment. Even if you do most or all the maintenance yourself, the reason for this is that the dealer will usually have parts in stock and should be able to answer questions and...

One of the easiest ways (most of the time) to tell if your IC engine powered lawnmower is going last for a very long time is if it has a oil filter. The mowers equipped with oil filters are generally on the commercial side and are priced accordingly. (you do have to change the filter regularly...

I recently bought one of those Topdon digital battery testers, $40+ instead of $400 for a Snap-on. And it seems to be working vary well. I have no regrets about buying or using it. For me it is better than my DMM and heat coil load tester for testing what condition my batteries are in. Yes the...

If you are willing to do your own maintenance on a mower, try looking for a used Snapper rider which were seemingly designed by someone that actually worked on a mower. Keep checking your local mower shops that take trade ins, Craigs List too. (whatever you buy, new or used, please buy it from...

The reducing the size is sorta dependent on what operating system and or if you are on a pad, phone or computer. I just went through this and it took a few searches before I found a way to do it. I basically had to save the photo as a pdf and then when saving the pdf, used an option that let me...

Word of mouth is the most important advertisement there is. Especially in smaller towns / rural areas. (everybody knows or is related to everyone else ;)). Like bertsmobile 1 said, "under promise, over deliver".

Stens may be a good place to find parts, but they are not the only place.

My 30 year old Ariens leaked the oil out of the gear box as the seal has failed. What I did was take a plastic bolt drill a hole thru the bolt, tap the hole for a zerk, then when I am getting the blower ready for winter I remove the fill plug put the homemade zerk into the fill port and pump...