Terrierman, eat your heart out !

[Flysmallie]

1 hour ago, Gavin said:

You do know that folks will mow grass for a small fee😄. 

Are they capable of fighting off a large dog for the same small fee? 

[Mitch f]

I hope this is not forthcoming! 😂😂

[Terrierman]

2 hours ago, Mitch f said:

I hope this is not forthcoming! 😂😂

Wrench knows his rights too!  That's hilarious.

[fishinwrench]

6 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Veery nice.  Deluxe model with beverage caddy.  Is it the 14.5 HP cast iron sleeve I/C Briggs?

What are you going to name it?  Remember, Forrest is already taken.😎

Why, here's old Forrest right now....  Enjoy your new find.🎯

 

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Naw, it's the 12.5 OHV Briggs.   Plenty of power.  The only thing I dislike is it has a safety block that won't let you mow in reverse.   I'll be terminating that real soon.   

Previous owner named her Cindy. But that reverse safety thing is her vagina.....and she'll be loosing that (sex change?). 

She even has electric start, which I didn't know about until I got there.  

Paid 500.00 for her.

[fishinwrench]

6 hours ago, Gavin said:

What's the point? You do know that folks will mow grass for a small fee😄. 

They never show up when they are supposed to.   And I like mowing, it's therapeutic.

[MrGiggles]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Naw, it's the 12.5 OHV Briggs.   Plenty of power.  The only thing I dislike is it has a safety block that won't let you mow in reverse.   I'll be terminating that real soon.   

Previous owner named her Cindy. But that reverse safety thing is her vagina.....and she'll be loosing that (sex change?). 

She even has electric start, which I didn't know about until I got there.  

Paid 500.00 for her.

The king of blown head gaskets, easy fix though.

Valve adjustments are super important on those or they won't crank. The compression release only bumps the intake valve open a tiny bit, if the valves are too loose it will spin over too slowly. There's been lots of starters and batteries needlessly replaced on those because of it.

Ever seen the transmission on those? It's just a friction drive, with a steel brake rotor looking thing and a rubber drive wheel that runs against it. The "shifter" just moves the rubber wheel further or closer from the drive disk, like the needle on a record, works good unless it gets wet. That is unless they started putting a real transaxle in them at some point. 

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13 minutes ago, MrGiggles said:

The king of blown head gaskets, easy fix though.

Valve adjustments are super important on those or they won't crank. The compression release only bumps the intake valve open a tiny bit, if the valves are too loose it will spin over too slowly. There's been lots of starters and batteries needlessly replaced on those because of it.

Ever seen the transmission on those? It's just a friction drive, with a steel brake rotor looking thing and a rubber drive wheel that runs against it. The "shifter" just moves the rubber wheel further or closer from the drive disk, like the needle on a record, works good unless it gets wet. That is unless they started putting a real transaxle in them at some point. 

And you can’t find a good job??   You should be able too.  Gotta be demand for someone like you.  

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1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

They never show up when they are supposed to.   And I like mowing, it's therapeutic.

My wife cuts our grass.  She grew up on the fender of a tractor and says the same thing.  

[fishinwrench]

32 minutes ago, MrGiggles said:

Ever seen the transmission on those?

Yep.  This is the heart of a 15 year old one. 

Figured I might as well put a new one on it, so I got one......But hell, this one looks like it would have gone another 15.      

[MrGiggles]

4 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Yep.  This is the heart of a 15 year old one. 

Figured I might as well put a new one on it, so I got one......But hell, this one looks like it would have gone another 15.      

KISS. No belts to mess with.