Open Question: My Lawn mower is smoking? Ok, so Im single and have to mow the lawn myself. I dont have a boyfriend or anything. And usually I don't run into problems. I recently moved into a new house and the grass was horrendously tall. So I started mowing the lawn. Halfway through mowing it the engine cuts off. So I put it on its side and take out the clump of grass that was jamming the blade. After this I put it back up. When I went to turn it on again it started smoking. So I cut it off and waited ten minutes to try again.
Once again it smoked. So I primed it. That didn't work. And it has gas in it. But I have no idea on how to check the oil whether or not it needs to be changed or anything.
Help please!!
And it's a manual lawnmower
Once again im a girl, so I have no idea what the spark plug is, where it is, or how to get it off.
Open Question: silver leaf maple trees? what is the best way to keep silver leaf maple roots at or below ground level? My lawn mower blade is beginning to hit them.
Open Question: what do i need to do to fix my lawn mower by myself? A few weeks ago i hit a stump in my back yard, the lawn mower cut off immediately,now it is really hard to start it. When it runs it is really weak,when i go through thicker grass it starts to rattle and slow down and sometimes cuts off. If it cuts off from the thick grass the lawn mower locks up so i can't start it. The pull string won't move. So I let it rest then i go and turn the blade and then i am able to start it, but it takes for ever to start.What do i need to do to fix it
Open Question: Lawn mower chicken out? Ok theres this really really fun game called lawnmower chicken out where you and your friends see how clsoe you can get your penises to a lawn mower blade thats runnign without chickening out. So my question is, you guys know any good improvments we could make to our game?
PS
all of our penesis are IN TACT
Voting Question: need lawnmower basics? my fiance is out of town on a fishing trip and won't be home until tuesday next week.
our backyard looks like a jungle (lol) and my kids are upset b/c they can't play outside.
I can mow the lawn but just need some basic instruction on how to operate a craftsman eagle one 6.5 mower.
there is no bag attachment. just the engine engage switch and a pullbar.
i'm assuming the engage lever is to make the mower move forward and the pull bar is to stop it and/or lift the blades up
some basic how to's for this mower would be great!!!
Voting Question: craftsman lawn mower operating basics? ok so my fiance is in canada until Monday on a fishing trip and the grass in our backyard is as tall as my head (and i'm 5"1) lol!! my kids can't even play outside until I clean the yard up.
I want to surprise him and cut the grass myself. now i'm not an idiot so I know that I have to pull start it (gas mower).
it's a craftsman eagle one 6.5 mower. my dad taught me how to mow the grass when I was about 13 so I kind of know what I'm doing.
our mower doesn't have a bag on it so I won't have to worry about emptying it. it has a pull bar and an engine engage switch-what are these used for?
i'm assuming the pull bar is to lift the blades up when going over sidewalks,porches,etc. but not sure. and i'm pretty sure the engage switch is to put the mower into drive.
a little basic instruction would be greatly appreciated!!!
if we had the manual, i wouldn't have to ask the question (but thank you)
and the pull bar isn't loose
Resolved Question: Any doctors who can answer this? Why didnt my finger cut, or bleed????
Im not gonna explain the story of how its too long lol.... but today i got my finger caught in the blade of a lawn mower... it was probably one of the most painful things i have ever felt in my life..; the mower was on obviously but my finger did not cut??? its really strange... its hugely/grossly swollen lol and its bluish purple and kind of cold... its on the side of the finger without the nail... its puffed up swollen its a funny color, it really hurts but it didnt cut.. i dont get it, like a sharp blade moving at however fast they go and it didnt cut it?? why? through the swelling and bluish purple you can kind of see a mark that goes down the whole swelling, and its red/black, it kind of looks like i got cut... but under the skin lol, it looks like a cut mark but its not on the outside and i dont really understand.. i did not go see a doctor
Resolved Question: Why didnt my finger cut, or bleed???? Im not gonna explain the story of how its too long lol.... but today i got my finger caught in the blade of a lawn mower... it was probably one of the most painful things i have ever felt in my life..; the mower was on obviously but my finger did not cut??? its really strange... its hugely/grossly swollen lol and its bluish purple and kind of cold... its on the side of the finger without the nail... its puffed up swollen its a funny color, it really hurts but it didnt cut.. i dont get it, like a sharp blade moving at however fast they go and it didnt cut it?? why? through the swelling and bluish purple you can kind of see a mark that goes down the whole swelling, and its red/black, it kind of looks like i got cut... but under the skin lol, it looks like a cut mark but its not on the outside and i dont really understand.. i did not go see a doctor
what twixrgoo you dont think im superman??? lol
Resolved Question: What specifically makes up a Mulching Lawnmower ie., special type blade, shape of body housing, etc.? Moved from the fishin' category (normal restin' place ;)) to Lawn & Garden because am hopin' that I can get some professional knowledge/answer as ta' what incorporates this type mower ta' MULCH? Have one (year old 21" Craftsman) and she just don't mulch like she used ta'. Pre- thanks in order ;)... < ' ( (( > <
Note: Have noticed that some blades have teeth at the ends of em' ~ the Craftsman had none? Common sense tells me that the teeth type would be the better of the two but, what da' H _ _ l've gone this far with the question, soooo might as well see it through and hopefully get word from an experienced Lawn & Mower person.
Resolved Question: Riding lawn mower died and won't restart. I was mowing my yard and stopped to move a ball out of the way. I locked the brake and jumped off. I forgot to disengage the blade. The mower quit, went poof and now I can't get it to restart. New spark plug didn't help. I smell gas when I try to start it. B&S engine in a John Deere Sabre mower. Help!!!
Resolved Question: Riding lawn mowers blades I have a riding lawn mower that is destroying my grass. As you know riding lawn mowers have different level as to how high you want to cut your grass, normally I would cut my grass at level 2, but now level 2 is destroying the lawn. So i had to move the blade lever from level 2 to level 4. So my question is---is buying a new blade for my riding lawn mower will find this problem.
Resolved Question: My Murray riding lawn mower starts just fine and sounds fine but if I try to drive it or engage the blades.. My Murray riding lawn mower starts just fine and sounds fine but if I try to drive it or engage the blades it dies, or rather the engen starts to die and if I do not disengage or step all the way back on the brake then it dies. I have checked the air filter, cleaned the spark plug, messed around with the adjustments. Any ideas and how much it should cost, estimate, if I cant fix it myself? Thanks!
Voting Question: Riding Lawnmower / Tractor - Are all of them MULCH capable? My lawn is huge and am finally considering a riding lawnmower. I've found several on Kijiji but like my current push lawnmower I do not want to have to bag a thing.
Are ALL riding lawnmowers capable being used as a mulcher? That's is, is all it takes to convert a standard riding lawnmower into a mulcher is to switch out its blades for a couple mulch blades (the very same i use on my existing push lawnmower) and cover up the side opening shoot area? Or does each riding mower require its own proprietary mulching kit, sold seperately thru the manufacturer.
Thanks for the info.
Resolved Question: riding lawn mower start fine but? i have a 14.4 OHV riding lawn mower that start fine,but when i push the handle to engage the blades to cut ,the engine turn off,same thing if i try to run forward or reverse the engine turns off and some times backfire before going off.....any idea?
thanks
Voting Question: My lawn mower seems to be running 1/2 speed now...? I have a 6.5 HP Yard Machines (5yrs old, Briggs&Stratton engine) push mower. Today I hit some kind of thick copper wire around my house and the mower stopped immediately. When I started it back up it seems like it is only running 1/2 speed and not mulching real well. Everything seems intact and the blade is tight and looks undamaged. Any idea how I can get my mower running full speed again? You can almost hear the blade cutting through the taller grass now...never did that before.
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