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    1980s Suburban 3212H rehab

    Hi, the neighbor's just given me a great deal on his old garden tractor. Appears to be a Bolens Suburban 3212H ST120, possibly a 1988 model. It seems to have been re-engined with a 344cc B&S recently. Came with a dead battery, but once I took care of that it seems to start, run and cut well. I...
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    Old world fix for new world mower

    My Robomow quit working last week, I was out of the country on a job. So when I came home I found a bunch of extra growth and a mower complaining that the main power had been cut. Sure enough, the AC adapter & mow control box plugged into the wall was dead. No lights, no activity, nothing. A...
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    Robomow --> MTD parts-buying experience

    I just bought a few parts for my Robomow RS630. MTD (owner of many yard equipment brands) bought Robomow in 2017. A number of Robomow spare parts "disappeared" from availability for a while, but now many (most? a lot?) have now re-appeared in the MTD parts store. I needed new wheels (about...
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    DIY replacement cutting blade

    I've got a Greenworks 40v 19" walk behind mower, and I love the thing. One thing I don't like is that the cutting blade seems to be relatively soft cheap steel, and it doesn't hold an edge very long at all. Electric mowers don't have a lot of surplus cutting power, and the difference between a...
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    MTD any good for parts?

    Hi! I'm hoping to hear from folks who maintain MTD equipment. (Cub Cadet, Troy-Bilt, Columbia, Yard Machines, Remington Power Tools, Arnold, Bolens, Wolf Garden) I've owned a Robomow for a little more than 2 years, and their support and parts service has been really fantastic. Last year MTD...
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    Worx Landroid: New model coming early 2019!

    The Worx Landroid 794 is out of stock in most USA sales channels right now. Some new stock is apparently on the way, but the big news is that one of the newer models is being brought to the USA. I don't know which model it is, but it will include Wi-Fi and geolocation technology. (Worx makes...
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    Electric Lawn Care: The Challenge

    I didn't think it was crazy. Last summer, my wife and I bought a house in the country. There's about 0.8 acre of actual lawn, with some rough area, gardens and other space. It's our first house and we came from an apartment, so we weren't bringing any outdoor tools with us. When we toured the...
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