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| CathyLWebb 1 | Hi there. I have a couple of questions if you have the time... (^_^) Firstly, I found an old Victa Vortex v40 in the barn and I was wondering whether that particular model is a 2 stroke or 4 stroke? None of the writing on the thing seems to indicate. Is there some way that I can tell by looking at it? Second, I need to buy a mower but not sure what to go for. I have a med-large residential block. Flat yard but with curvy garden beds around the edges. The grass is very bad right now due to neglect of several years (deceased estate). I am on a budget, but I do want something that will last quite a few years if possible. Also, I'm a girl who's never ever mowed grass before and have no male relatives to ask advice from, so it will need to be pretty straightforward to use *sigh*. What would you recommend? Thanks in advance~ | |
| Archenemy 44 | Ahh! I have been away for a while! (mowing on my ride on in the amazon...You should see all the sloths!!!) Im sorry whipper i simply can't answer that question. im not the kind of person to deal with OLD mowers. But i think best bet there would be: sell the thing on ebay, claim it as an antique and put the $50 (optimistically) into a fund for a new Grass muncher. You could also do what I did and hold a barbeque. Invite all of your mates over and charge em a bit to come in call it a "charity barbeque" and just avoid whenever someone asks what it's for. Depending on how many friend you have/ how many dumb randoms you can hook in, you could probably raise a few hundred. And now my friendly hippy fellow! If you are indeed a hippy i would say it's fairly contradictory for you to be a mower supporter... especially if you have seen a mower that operates as mine does. I.e. you don't see it at all all because of the black smoke. But hey if you are into the whole hot rod mower thing... you'd love my ranch. Unless of course you are against the whole importing animals illegally thing. My ranch... it's brilliant. Over 50 mowers, and only 4 work because they are really hybrids of all the others. Around $50,000 of useless mowers. my first 2 hybrids were just a bit of fun, they have crazy acceleration and can quite literally mow a family car down. No. 3 or The Warthog as i like to call her, has an engine that has enough grunt to push a coal train back along it's tracks and is fully equipped to do so, with a solid bull bar and tow rope. The there is No. 4, who is just to big to call a she. You could Launch a space shuttle from on top and the only signs would be a few charcoal skids. I'm fairly sure that it could withstand a small nuclear explosion too.. although I haven't actually tested that... yet. It is my pride and joy, but between you and me, it still scares me...if there is any one piece of technology in the world that i am afraid of, this is it. So please my young hippy friend, presumably from the land down under, where lawn growers are more important than lawn mowers, share all of your wild fantasy mower stories! welcome to the family! Your Friendly neighborhood mad-scientist-style-mower-addict, Archenemy | |
| ozhippy 1 | well bugger me, a place where ppl worship lawnmowers eh? ok, im in. Where are the poics of your hotrod mowers then? | |
| 1966whipper 1 | 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. | |
| Archenemy 44 | 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 | |
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