Author Topic: Lawn Care (Read 153139 times)

wetwillie · « **Reply #975 on:** November 17, 2016, 12:07:01 PM »

Time to hardscape that yard and retire the mower for good

sys · « **Reply #976 on:** November 17, 2016, 12:15:55 PM »

if i have to somehow elevate this piece of crap and crawl under it to drain the oil to be able to flip it over to change the blade, wtf is the point of even flipping it, you know? whoever engineered these things needs to be fired immediately.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #977 on:** November 17, 2016, 12:22:02 PM »

You don't, just tip that bitch on the side and forget these idiots

Tobias · « **Reply #978 on:** November 17, 2016, 12:22:46 PM »

yup, just tip that [redacted]

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #979 on:** November 17, 2016, 12:25:43 PM »

star seed 7 · « **Reply #980 on:** November 17, 2016, 12:30:50 PM »

sys · « **Reply #981 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:03:31 PM »

yeah, this is way too difficult.

http://www.wikihow.com/Maintain-a-Lawn-Mower

star seed 7 · « **Reply #982 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:06:42 PM »

Trim:dogs::sys:lawnmowers

sys · « **Reply #983 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:15:46 PM »

cogent but unhelpful, liblib.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #984 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:17:39 PM »

Here's a question: why do you think you need the sharpen the blade? I went 9 years without doing that and only did it out of a sense of guilt.

sys · « **Reply #985 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:19:54 PM »

because the grass looks kind torn off instead of neatly cut. i guess, wtf should i care, it's still short when i'm done. i'm not a grass, afterall.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #986 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:23:19 PM »

Quote from: sys on November 17, 2016, 01:15:46 PM

cogent but unhelpful, liblib.

My point was that the process isn't complicated, but you're making it complicated

sys · « **Reply #987 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:24:57 PM »

60% of posters and web sites are saying it's complicated and 40% are saying it's not. it's complicated just figuring out if it's complicated.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #988 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:25:38 PM »

What did you pay for the mower and how old is it?

sys · « **Reply #989 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:27:27 PM »

3-4 years. maybe $300 or so.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #990 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:29:33 PM »

That isn't very old. It's probably worth changing the blade. Mine would have to be so dull that some grass just wasn't getting cut or something for me to take the time to do that, though.

sys · « **Reply #991 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:34:12 PM »

it's settled then. i'll do nothing and hopefully move before the mower completely stops cutting/tearing grass.

pissclams · « **Reply #992 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:34:18 PM »

picture in your mind's eye the following: a box of razor blades and a roll of duct tape and your lawnmower laying upside down

now, picture this scenario happening in your mind's eye: you duct taping razor blades to your existing dull lawnmower blade

finally- for the finale- picture this scenario in your mind's eye (final mind's eye scenario of this post): you mowing your lawn and the mower is slicing through all of your grasses like a hot knife through butter. as each blade of the grass falls to its death, it has a smile on its face because you* took the time to invent the world's first razor blade lawnmower

*you = me in the above mind's eye scenario

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #993 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:35:57 PM »

How do all of the "don't tip it over" people get under the lawn mower? Do you just prop it up on sawhorses or something?

sys · « **Reply #994 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:37:16 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on November 17, 2016, 01:34:18 PM

picture in your mind's eye the following: a box of razor blades and a roll of duct tape and your lawnmower laying upside down

the whole problem is prepping the mower to be upside down. if they'd just consent to be turned over like a normal tool, i could change the blade three, four times a year and wouldn't need the razor blades.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #995 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:38:35 PM »

I tip the crap out of my mower and turn it over all the time. have had it for ten years and it still works fine. changed the blade for the first time last year.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #996 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:39:26 PM »

sys just tipped the damned thing over!

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #997 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:40:31 PM »

Quote from: Dr Rick Daris on November 17, 2016, 01:38:35 PM

I tip the crap out of my mower and turn it over all the time. have had it for ten years and it still works fine. changed the blade for the first time last year.

Have you ever changed the oil?

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #998 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:41:44 PM »

Quote from: Rage Against the McKee on November 17, 2016, 01:40:31 PM

Quote from: Dr Rick Daris on November 17, 2016, 01:38:35 PM
I tip the crap out of my mower and turn it over all the time. have had it for ten years and it still works fine. changed the blade for the first time last year.

Have you ever changed the oil?

changed it? oh god no.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #999 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:49:24 PM »

Well, if I can get 10 years out of the first tank of oil, then I just don't see the point of ever changing it. CNS must get paid by big oil or something.