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Re: Best cheap mulching mower?
#1 Aug 5, 2005 11:35 am |
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If cheap is as important as good, find the "oldtimer" in your neighborhood that fixes and resells old mowers (every neighborhood has one) and buy a premium brand used mower for around $50-60. With your size lawn, it will last many years.
Eh, I'd rather just have one that I don't have to worry about what the old timer missed when fixing it.
Besides I think I'm the closest thing to that old timer, they all bring their stuff to me for fixing.
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Re: Best cheap mulching mower?
#2 Aug 5, 2005 11:34 am |
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Well, if thats all you need out of a mower, I would reccomend something like ...this...If you want to multch, all you have to do is mow without the bag on.
Yep, that's one of the ones I'm looking at. Seems like it will do the trick fine for me, like I said just wasn't sure if there was any diamond in the rough hiding with better features, etc for the same money.
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Best cheap mulching mower?
#3 Aug 5, 2005 1:32 am |
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OK so the size of my lawn is laughable. I currently use a junky push reel for it, however I'm just finishing up a complete re-landscape, and I will have a very nice lawn, albeit only about 250 square feet. I also have about 150 square feet out back. I want gas, manual drive, and halfway decent mulching. Rear bag is best too as I have some tight nooks and crannys. And might use the bag for leaves in the fall, dunno, I have a vac too. For the most part it will be plugged and mulching.
For what I'm doing probably any of the cheap craftsman or huskys will do, but figured I'd see if there are any that stand out. Would like to stay under $200. $150 if possible. Home depot is preferable as I get 10% off there always. I think they have the Poulin variety which is a husky if I'm not mistaken. Thanks
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Re: Removing broken shear pins
#4 Feb 28, 2005 8:50 pm |
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I've always had luck just starting the new one in the hole, and wiggle the rake back and forth while pushing down, the old just falls out and the new pops in. -Dave |
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Re: Online parts source for Ariens?
#5 Feb 27, 2005 8:36 pm |
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Last time I was in there Jack's was a dealer for Ariens and Gravely.
Won't your local dealer take a telephone order and ship then to you? Shipping might be cheaper.
Yeah I was considering that, but figured they'd probably charge "list price". Worth a try I guess.
-Dave
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