Recent content by sailingharry

No, I think you misunderstood me. I had said that there may be other reasons (like, say, replacing a motor is harder than replacing a carburetor), but parts availability and/or cost are not the reason. Even looking up the parts is no harder than looking up ICE (quick, find me a factory...

Oh, one final thought on the "no parts" folks. This thread prompted me to do a search for used electric riding mowers -- my property is right on the ragged edge of too large, but I sure would love to ditch my gas version. I found a Ryobi 30" electric riding mower for sale dirt cheap (but 400...

A little Googling, and some thoughts. * Does the charger give useful lights indicating that it is "charging" and then "charged?" That shows the battery is good/wires are connected. * Do any lights at all come on when you try and start it? In other words, is it trying and giving an error, or...

Well, they may not work on them for whatever reason, but not for lack of parts. My first, around 1998, was a Black and Decker 12V unit. Beyond awesome -- mow the entire lawn in one session, never needed an oil change, never had bad gas, never... nothing, but my wife got it in the divorce...