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To: Gaffer
...you have to maintain them like you want to keep them.

Um, I do. But when plastic wheels wobble off the second season, electric start fails the second year (starts good by hand) what do YOU think I didn't do? Or the weed eater I had to take back the the same year I bought it because it wouldn't run with the choke off refused to start the second season despite Stabil in the last tank I ran dry. The small engine shop by me just laughed when I asked if he could "tune it up".

I do know something about mechanical things and maintenance.

76 posted on 07/19/2011 4:21:21 PM PDT by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: MileHi

Never, EVER buy a mower with Plastic wheels - EVER. If you’re forced to, invest in some metal replacement wheels.

Had a problem once with an electric start on a rider that had been bothering me for years...it turned out to be a $15 high current solenoid switch....don’t use “STABIL” if you’re putting the weed eater up - run the gas out of it all the way till it dies - also sometimes the oil/gas mixture is finicky on many models that you have to watch.

I have Sears stuff that is still running strong since I got out in 1976 (and some from 6-10 years earlier from my parents) that would cost me an arm and a leg to replace today.


85 posted on 07/19/2011 4:27:41 PM PDT by Gaffer
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