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  • Donuthole
    Official Outgayer
    • Nov 2008
    • 25227

    #76
    Nice mower, but I don't think you should be letting Junior wear his politically conservative viewpoints on his sleeve (or chest, as it were). At least not in the Eug.
    Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

    There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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    • old_gregg
      scaly man fish
      • Nov 2009
      • 16915

      #77
      fresh infiniti and a live in gardener? living the dream
      Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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      • Moliere
        One man.....one pie
        • Oct 2009
        • 27790

        #78
        I don't think MJ has ever used a trimmer, which is good since mowing the lawn is a mans job.

        On that note, I haven't mowed my lawn at all this summer. It's nice to have a 12 year old son.
        "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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        • Paperback Writer
          Signature won a Pulitzer
          • Nov 2010
          • 5211

          #79
          Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
          fresh infiniti and a live in gardener? living the dream
          Nice basketball set up as well. Looks to me like HFN is living the dream while dunking on an 8-foot rim.
          “Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory.”
          "All things are measured against Nebraska." falafel

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          • Sullyute
            a day late/a dollar short
            • Jul 2010
            • 3308

            #80
            Originally posted by wally View Post
            Regardless of which brand you get, one thing that you can do to keep your small engine running well is to find a place to get gasoline without ethanol.
            I have been doing a lot of online reading since you posted this. I generally put sta-bil in my gas can. I found a hole in the wall place that sells ethanol-free gas. However, I wonder if it better to buy regular gas from a good gas station with fresh gas and continue to use sta-bil or use the ethanol-free gas but that may be several months old already? What do you think? I have also wondered the same thing about the pre-mixed stuff you can buy at hardware store, how long has that been sitting there? So at what point or age is ethanol-free gas worse than fresh gas with ethanol?
            "Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism" - Joseph Smith Jr.

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            • wally
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              • Jun 2010
              • 4136

              #81
              Originally posted by Sullyute View Post
              I have been doing a lot of online reading since you posted this. I generally put sta-bil in my gas can. I found a hole in the wall place that sells ethanol-free gas. However, I wonder if it better to buy regular gas from a good gas station with fresh gas and continue to use sta-bil or use the ethanol-free gas but that may be several months old already? What do you think? I have also wondered the same thing about the pre-mixed stuff you can buy at hardware store, how long has that been sitting there? So at what point or age is ethanol-free gas worse than fresh gas with ethanol?
              I got this information from a bunch of mechanics I work with. They tell me that the alcohol is hard on hoses and leaves build up in areas that can cause problems. I don't know much about Sta-bil. The guys use a stabilizer for winter storage, I will have to ask them about the ethanol neutralizing version.

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              • TripletDaddy
                sweet triple
                • Nov 2008
                • 58186

                #82
                Why would it matter much? Standard automotive gas contains ethanol and it flows through hoses. Whats the problem? Besides, what are we talking about...7% ethanol at the gas pump?
                Fitter. Happier. More Productive.

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                • Donuthole
                  Official Outgayer
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 25227

                  #83
                  Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                  Why would it matter much? Standard automotive gas contains ethanol and it flows through hoses. Whats the problem? Besides, what are we talking about...7% ethanol at the gas pump?
                  Up to 10%. Small engines are notoriously finicky. Ethanol, or the absence thereof, can be the difference between your mower starting first pull every time and having to flush the hoses every week when you get ready to mow.
                  Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

                  There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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                  • thesaint258
                    aka Benito Hazard
                    • Jan 2009
                    • 3005

                    #84
                    I just bought a Honda HRX217HZA. Variable-speed drive, twin blades, composite deck, electric start, etc. It is a fantastic mower. I had no idea a lawn mower could be so good.
                    Not that, sickos.

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                    • old_gregg
                      scaly man fish
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 16915

                      #85
                      i have dreams about the day i'll need to buy a lawn mower. someday.
                      Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                      • TripletDaddy
                        sweet triple
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 58186

                        #86
                        Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                        i have dreams about the day i'll need to buy a lawn mower. someday.
                        I had the same dream when I was first out of school.

                        then I realized that it was better to dream about the day I would need to pay someone to mow my lawn.
                        Fitter. Happier. More Productive.

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                        • Sullyute
                          a day late/a dollar short
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 3308

                          #87
                          Originally posted by wally View Post
                          I got this information from a bunch of mechanics I work with. They tell me that the alcohol is hard on hoses and leaves build up in areas that can cause problems. I don't know much about Sta-bil. The guys use a stabilizer for winter storage, I will have to ask them about the ethanol neutralizing version.
                          I actually went and talked to the owner of the station that sells non-ethanol fuel locally. He has been going thru the non-ethanol gas like crazy and has opened up another pump for non-ethanol gas because of all the demand. So my worry about stale ethanol-free gas has been abated. I have been using non-ethanol gas since the spring. Here's to long life for my power equipment.
                          "Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism" - Joseph Smith Jr.

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                          • cougjunkie
                            *Banned*
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 23223

                            #88
                            Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                            i have dreams about the day i'll need to buy a lawn mower. someday.
                            I thought the same thing, it wears off quickly.
                            *Banned*

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                            • Pelado
                              Bald not naked
                              • Sep 2010
                              • 21083

                              #89
                              Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                              Up to 10%. Small engines are notoriously finicky. Ethanol, or the absence thereof, can be the difference between your mower starting first pull every time and having to flush the hoses every week when you get ready to mow.
                              Hmmm. Maybe I'll fill up the gas cans at the ethanol-free station next time so I don't start dreaming about a new mower.
                              "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
                              - Goatnapper'96

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                              • Pelado
                                Bald not naked
                                • Sep 2010
                                • 21083

                                #90
                                Thinking of getting a new battery-powered mower. My main considerations are cost, reliability, and longevity. Don't need self-propelled.

                                Who has experience with them? What should I be thinking about? Any advice either for or against particular manufacturers and/or models?
                                "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
                                - Goatnapper'96

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