Mowers

[Nomo]

This one took me 15 pulls to get the 1st start. Once I connected the spark plug wire, it just took 1 more pull.

Hopefully the neighbors were watching.

Been there.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

They were just amazed to see me doing work for myself. I am not the manual labor type. I am just happy that I didn't cut off my foot.

This was really all Carolyn's idea. Engaged 2 weeks and she is already ruining my life

Hopefully the neighbors were watching.

Been there.

 

[croseiv]

Buy a Husqvarna with a Honda motor about $349. It will last 10 years or so, no problems, easy start. All Honda is more expensive and you don't gainanything.

http://www.husqvarna.com/us/homeowner/products/lawn-mowers/7021r/

Good Luck!

Forest Man

Sure you do. You get a nice nexite deck LOL! I couldn't be happier with mine.

 

[njedpx3]

Sure you do. You get a nice nexite deck LOL! I couldn't be happier with mine.

The Honda with the nexite deck costs close to $600 while the Husqvarna costs around $350 and is just as light. I recently bought a Husqvarna 7021R mower http://www.husqvarna.com/us/homeowner/products/lawn-mowers/7021r/

I have many years of yard equipment experience and have found Husqvarna and Honda to be the very best brands.

While Briggs and Straton is very good and for a long time was the standard otheres strived for. But Honda and Husqvarna are a couple levels better than Briggs and Straton.

Recently, I vireied a little and bought a Shindaiwa t242X because it had a steel shaft and could handle a brush saw blade. It cost $279

http://www.shindaiwa.com/usa/en/products_2/trimmers/t242_t242x.php

Peace and Good Landscaping,

Forest Man


P.S. - I have a older ( about 13 years old) Honda 214 with the lightweight aluminum deck and it is still a very heavy mower. I moved it to the Lake/Woods cabin. I did have to replace the clutch once ..Honda ...high cost $169

P.S.S. - Don't buy an electric edger ..too slow ,not enough torque.

 

[lsiberian]

Robotics Robomow RM200 would have been my pick for a small lawn. I guess you didn't realize a machine can do the job for you.

 

[njedpx3]

Robotics Robomow RM200 would have been my pick for a small lawn. I guess you didn't realize a machine can do the job for you.

Isiberian,

You apparently havn't been following all the threads , ParadigmDawg isn't going to be the primary mower operator, that is why he is getting married

LOL and Peace,

Forest Man

 

[T2T]

Isiberian,

You apparently havn't been following all the threads , ParadigmDawg isn't going to be the primary mower operator, that is why he is getting married

LOL and Peace,

Forest Man

Yup, as his new wife cuts the grass, he's going to be hanging out on the yard swing enjoying a Bud.

 

[lsiberian]

Yup, as his new wife cuts the grass, he's going to be hanging out on the yard swing enjoying a Bud.

I think PDawg would like his grass and trees to live. My mom mowed once and we lost over 10 trees and lots of grass because she did so poorly. Yeah she mowed over healthy Texas red oaks that were babies. I wanted to shoot her myself because they are my favorite trees.

 

[T2T]

I think PDawg would like his grass and trees to live. My mom mowed once and we lost over 10 trees and lots of grass because she did so poorly. Yeah she mowed over healthy Texas red oaks that were babies. I wanted to shoot her myself because they are my favorite trees.

You've brought up a good point. Another thing about being married is that it seems like the "inside" work has to be divided up between the husband and the wife, while the "outside" work usually falls 100% onto the husband's shoulders.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Man, I have asked you 10 different times to quit showing pictures of my house.

I actually got out of doing most of my house duties once we got the pool. I play like it takes me several hours a week to maintain it and I make sure I have the brush and pole out when she comes home every day. It really is all automated and I don't have to do anything but check the water once a week.

Yup, as his new wife cuts the grass, he's going to be hanging out on the yard swing enjoying a Bud.

 

[itschris]

You've brought up a good point. Another thing about being married is that it seems like the "inside" work has to be divided up between the husband and the wife, while the "outside" work usually falls 100% onto the husband's shoulders.

Embrace lawn maintenance. Consider the alternative... do you really think if yoiu weren't out there taking care of the lawn, you'd actually have that time to do anything you wanted to do? A wife has the unique ability to fill every last nanosecond of your free time. I spend no less than 2-4 hours a weekend outside doing my yard and my landsscaping. My nieghbor now has finally figured it out and let his lawnservice go now too. The benefits are that you'll do a much better job, you get to buy yard machines, you actually have a sense of accomplishment, and you get to talk to secretly talk to your buds in the process once you get them out there doing it too.

Speaking of yard equipment... I have a Toro. I just cranked it up Saturday for the first time since Nov or Dec. It started on the first pull like it always does. I love that thing. I went to the local ACE hardware that has a seperate landscape maintenance and sales and repair center they lease out. I finally got tired of replacing my RYOBI weed whacker/edger deal every season. I just bought an Echo line trimmer, an Echo, edger, and an Echo blower. Best thing I ever did. The edger just blew through through the job. I have a corner lot so I have lots of edging to do. It just ripped right through it. It didn't bog down once. 5 year warranty sold me on it over the Stihl.

 

[GO-NAD!]

They were just amazed to see me doing work for myself. I am not the manual labor type. I am just happy that I didn't cut off my foot.

This was really all Carolyn's idea. Engaged 2 weeks and she is already ruining my life

Muwa-ha-ha! Another woman's cunning plan coming to fruition...

I had a Craftsman with a Tecumseh engine for 11 years and was running like a top - until last summer, when I ran over a boundary peg and bent the crankshaft.

I now have a Lawn Boy 10683, which I like a lot so far. Haven't had it out yet this year. Up here, it'll be at least late April before I'll be doing any mowing. I guess that's both good and bad...

 

[T2T]

I just bought an Echo line trimmer, an Echo, edger, and an Echo blower. Best thing I ever did. The edger just blew through through the job. I have a corner lot so I have lots of edging to do. It just ripped right through it. It didn't bog down once. 5 year warranty sold me on it over the Stihl.

I see lots of Echo trimmers on the trailers of professional grass cutting companies. No doubt, I'm sure it's good stuff and worthy of lasting quite a long time and taking a little abuse.

I've been down the Ryobi path - wasn't too good. I'm on a Snapper now, but that isn't faring much better than the Ryobi. When the tax refund gets back to me in a few weeks, I'll have to eye the Echo trimmer.

 

[itschris]

I see lots of Echo trimmers on the trailers of professional grass cutting companies. No doubt, I'm sure it's good stuff and worthy of lasting quite a long time and taking a little abuse.

I've been down the Ryobi path - wasn't too good. I'm on a Snapper now, but that isn't faring much better than the Ryobi. When the tax refund gets back to me in a few weeks, I'll have to eye the Echo trimmer.

Seriously... it wasn't any fun at all to pay $230 for a edger, but the thing is, I've spend more than that in the past 4 years buying the Ryobi stuff from Home Depot. I considered getting the split shaft where you can swap out the edger, line trimmer, etc like you do with the Ryobi, but the cost was pretty much the same as having two seperate units... which I figured was way better in that I have two power heads which means have the time on each.

Being on a bigger corner lot, I just have a lot of edging to do and I do it every week. Since I started taking care of my own lawn and have a local mom and pop shop spraying for bugs and fungus, my yard and the buddies that I convinced to do things my way, all have the nicest yards in the neighborhood. We have St. Augustine so when it's healthy it grows fast and thick and edging can be a real chore with an underpowered edger. This Echo I bought just ripped right through it. I was kicking up a rooster tail of dirt and debris that's collected from the winter and it probably took me half the time. It didn't bog down, the blade never stopped once and I never had to back up for a second pass. Add the five year warranty into the mix and it's sorda a no brainer. It just outlaying the initial cash that's sorda tough to swallow given that its lawn equipment. In the end though I feel it's totally worth it.

 

[itschris]

I'd also say that the entry level of Echo equipment is more than enough. I got a really good deal on the lne trimmer. A lawn service just bought it used it for one day and returned it for a different model. (he showed me the paperwork and it really was in like new condition) It was a model or two up from the entry level line trimmer with a straight shaft (which I personally like better for getting under shrubs and what not). The thing is, it's almost too powerful. Maybe I'm just not used to it, but if you're hitting along your landscaping and it hits the ground it'll just take out a chunk of grass down to the dirt. It may be too much for just fine tuning edges. It's just a beast of a piece of equipment. If I were to do it again, I would have just bought the entry level model with the smaller engine.

This is the line trimmer I got: http://shop.echo-usa.com/Product/Product.aspx?model=SRM-265
I probably would just get this one however: http://shop.echo-usa.com/Product/Product.aspx?model=SRM-225
I only paid $25 more for the returned one so I figured what the heck.

This is the edger I got and again, I think it's all you'll need: http://shop.echo-usa.com/Product/Product.aspx?model=PE-225