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Emmo
Joined: May 22, 2003
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Re: What 2 mowers do I keep?
Reply #3 Feb 17, 2005 11:35 am |
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(2) Snapper- looks to only need cover over drive disk area,
  LMAO, Geno, I thought the same thing when I first saw mine!! That's the way they come, Open and airy, I guess it's to keep dirt, grass etc from accumulating in the drive area. Anyway, it certainly doesn't give it a very modern or "aerodynamic" look to it doe it?  If all your Snapper needs is a tune up, then I'd say that is one of your keepers.  Which engine does it have?
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Ben07
The more you know about something, the more you find there is to know.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: Feb 26, 2004
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Re: What 2 mowers do I keep?
Reply #9 Feb 17, 2005 3:58 pm |
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Not sure how true this is, but I was told that you got to be really careful with the filings, like the little dust pile after you drill say a hole in a mag mower deck, (for a patch repair or something,) suppost to be highly volital, guess that means no smoking while working. Ben07
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MountainMan
Overpowered is Usually Adequate
Location: Connecticut
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Re: What 2 mowers do I keep?
Reply #10 Feb 17, 2005 4:31 pm |
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Not sure how true this is, but I was told that you got to be really careful with the filings, like the little dust pile after you drill say a hole in a mag mower deck, (for a patch repair or something,) suppost to be highly volital, guess that means no smoking while working. Ben07
Exactly. The block ( or deck ) is tough to get going. Shavings and fillings are very easy to start. in cars, once the car is burning, it gets the magnesium burning after a while.
I have a Emergency magnesium fire starter, carry it when im in the woods since I was in the Scouts years ago. Always impressed eberyone when they saw that thing start a Blazing white hot fire. It was almost as bright as a flash bulb going off.
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jubol
Location: Dover, De
Joined: Oct 3, 2003
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Re: What 2 mowers do I keep?
Reply #11 Feb 17, 2005 4:34 pm |
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MM, When I was flying in the USAF, we had the MAG fire starter in our survival kits!! Fred 
This message was modified Feb 17, 2005 by jubol
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. Ive personally seen a few cars ( Fiero's) with magnesium components burn. They cant be put out with water, and as a matte of fact, the water ENHANCES the fire. . Water application can produce explosive Hydrogen gas. Soda ash id prefered method of extinguishment.