Lawn Mower Lover
Ah the lover of the lawn mower! A suburban icon, an excuse to tinker with a motor, a go-cart for big kids or just a way to reduce the height of your lawn.
This little site will attempt to explore the wonderful world of lawn mowers in all their glory. So sit back, relax and have a flick about and find your answers and hopefully be a bit entertained.
What's New?
When have been getting a few emails on how to fix broken mowers so we have started a repair guide.
- 1. Check the Fuel
- 2. Check the Battery
- 3. Check the Spark
- 4. Check the Air Intake
- 5. Check the Fuel Intake
Latest Forum Posts
I bought an older model Snapper rotary mower [Quantum XM] and it is very sluggish and doesn't rev very high. Can I get to the carb and, if so, can I increase the revs? It runs like it's got a governor or something.Like the title says eh!
This place is pretty much solely for me to answer your questions. so mower related or not ask away. i know pretty much everything about mowers and also a lot about Llamas. automobile fellatio is also a specialty... i used to do training courses, but it got a bit tricky. at one point i was sure i'd bitten off more than i could chew.
Anyhoo the real reason i am having a rant is to have a rant. Also to complain about the lack of people that come to this place. i believe that we should start advertising. I love the set up and navigation. and the content i haven't read... but is probably good. and lots of people need to know about mowers. They are useful things you know! i had one once i think. Also i think that the backstreet boys are due for a comeback. mowers are the basis of all backyard life, and without them we wouldn't be able to have a beer and throw another shrimp on the barbie.
I suppose that's enough from me...
Your friendly neighborhood Ranter, Archenemy
Definitely true.
Violence against mowers is incredibly wrong. every time i hear a story about another freak from the Netherlands who trapped his mower in a basement for 5 years and did horrible horrible things to it, it makes me sick... makes me want to beat my wife for living in such a sick world.
Anyway. I believe if your mower still has a dead man switch it is about 50 years outdated. it's sexist you see... these days it's not cool to be sexist. Sexists get me incredibly angry, make me want to hit the nearest woman, 'cause they're ALWAYS sexist. The switch is now called the dead person switch. This switch being broken usually indicates that the mower has stopped recognizing that it's rightful owner is alive. If you are the intended owner, and are still alive, then it is possible that the mower has Alzheimer's and has simply forgotten of your existence. This means that you will most likely have to buy a new mower, i mean, you cant have a mower forgetting to mow can you!! That would be disastrous!
I have this odd feeling telling me that it is not Alzheimer's. A feeling that says that your mower hates you so much, it has stopped believing in you. Usually this is obvious because you wake up with no feet and the mower is mysteriously lurking outside your door. BUT - if you do commit acts of violence towards your mower, it is possible that it is to afraid to attack you, so it just refuses to believe you exist. This is just running away from a problem and i personally don't think it is a good thing for a mower to run in any way at all.
I suggest that you accompany your mower to a series of mower counsellings and hope for the best.
In the end i believe that you will inevitably buy a new mower. And the sooner the better!
Your neighbourhood Feminist, Archenemy