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The great lawn mower rip off.........
JimsMowing:
--- Quote from: "beast5680" ---the air filter sponge is normally soaked in a very light covering of oil not drenched in it mind! this allows it to help in collecting dust etc
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Never seen this before. Im a gardener myself and service all my equipment. I've got a top spec honda 21" rotary and the air filter is BONE dry just like in a normal car air filter. If its oily it blocks the pores of the element and will make it run like a dog.
£75 is a lot of money to service a mower when you think a filter is £5 or £6, spark plug a couple of quid and oil £6/7? How long to do it all?? 15 / 20 mins?
Get your self a bench grinder and then yo ucan do your own blades and apart from consumables thats pretty much going to be your lot maintaining them.
mike142sl:
My mower is about 9 years old now. I changed the oil after the first year and that's it and it's still going strong. As others have said servicing comprises of swaping a filter, a spark plug, and a bit of oil ? Probably because its so simple I forget to do it - or can't be bothered. It only runs for about 15 mins every two weeks so there is less likleyhood of showing problems if there are any.
Only thing I get done is blade sharpening as I did it once and the mower nearly shook itself to bits because the blade wasn't balanced.
£75 a bit steep, but if you can charge it and get paid it then good luck to them.
Mudlark:
--- Quote from: "JimsMowing" ---
--- Quote from: "beast5680" ---the air filter sponge is normally soaked in a very light covering of oil not drenched in it mind! this allows it to help in collecting dust etc
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Never seen this before. Im a gardener myself and service all my equipment. I've got a top spec honda 21" rotary and the air filter is BONE dry just like in a normal car air filter. If its oily it blocks the pores of the element and will make it run like a dog.
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Got me wondering if my memory was going so I did a search and this was one of the many results that came up on the topic.
Used a lot where there is a high amount of airborne dust as in dirt-biking, mowing lawns etc. (well at one time) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Evilgoat:
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I don't own a landy, I have a Suzuki GV and it never goes wrong, so never fixed it! LOL
However even if i did try to fix it I would need a computer to tune her up. The mower is designed like most new cars not to be touched by anything other than a specialist, you have to remove half the plastic cover before you can get to anything... so I guess its shouts don't touch!! LOL
Anyway the good news is it won't be single speed soon as I figured the throttle linkage out and will be making some mods to it!
Mods on a lawn mower... now there's a thing LOL
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Errr
I Had a Suffolk Punch that revved up to 6000 and spat fire ;) Used two tuned like this on a kettacar based go-kart for my ex's son. Never did find its top speed. Engine life was short though
REALLY short
Boggert:
--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---
--- Quote from: "Boggert" ---
I don't own a landy, I have a Suzuki GV and it never goes wrong, so never fixed it! LOL
However even if i did try to fix it I would need a computer to tune her up. The mower is designed like most new cars not to be touched by anything other than a specialist, you have to remove half the plastic cover before you can get to anything... so I guess its shouts don't touch!! LOL
Anyway the good news is it won't be single speed soon as I figured the throttle linkage out and will be making some mods to it!
Mods on a lawn mower... now there's a thing LOL
--- End quote ---
Errr
I Had a Suffolk Punch that revved up to 6000 and spat fire ;) Used two tuned like this on a kettacar based go-kart for my ex's son. Never did find its top speed. Engine life was short though
REALLY short
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This thing revvs like nuts, but I can see it blowing apart if I push it! :twisted: So much of me wants to give it a try!
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