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I might be getting close to deleting my Facebook account. At the least, I might stop advertising stuff for sale on Marketplace. In the past week, I have been hammered by crap like what you see below. I lost count, but I received at least a dozen messages just like this one. Yeah, I'm sure that I...

I've been doing quite a bit of refurbishing of older push mowers for resell. I've had to do quite a bit of work on the decks to make them look almost new. I have one on the bench right now that needs to be completely stripped, then shot with primer and paint. I'm going to use Citristrip to...

I was just killing time while the rain and T-storms moved through our area and wondered if there were any used mowers near me listed on eBay. The quick answer is no. Everything on there is priced so far out of whack it's not even worth looking. This one really got me though. There is more than...

I have one neighbor that I get along with just fine. He is a little strange, but we somehow manage to get along just fine. He has hauled off some trashy items for me. I took care of his plants and also mowed his yard last year while he was on vacation. He gave me a really nice painting of a fox...

I have a mower on the bench that needs a carb rebuild or a new carb. It's about a 3 year old mower. I was kind of surprised to find a few parts sites that say the parts are no longer available. On the sites that have the parts, the rebuild kit is around $30 to $35 and a new carb is $50. I can't...

I have several pieces of equipment listed on Facebook Marketplace. I hate listing on there, but in my neck of the woods, Marketplace seems to be the only place people look to buy or sale. A sign of the times, I guess. Yesterday evening I got a notification that someone had sent me a message. I...

OK. I guess I'll run this out there and see if I'm really off base. I got a mower in today and it had a pair of convex or domed washers holding the blade on. It's been a LONG time since I've seen a mower with this type of contraption. The way they WERE on, was one stacked on top of the other and...

I guess this is the best place for this. If not, feel free to move it wherever it does belong. I just got another MTD mower yesterday. It's in fantastic condition except for the trailshield. I'm calling it a trailshield because that what MTD refers to it as. Other guys call it a rock shield, or...

I've been seeing more and more battery powered mowers and trimmers in my neck of the woods. I just got a a Stihl chainsaw in to prep for sale by the owner. He told me he has switched his mower, trimmer, blower, and hedge trimmers to battery powered devices already and plans to buy a small...

I managed to get my own rig ready to mow today. I started late yesterday afternoon on it and finished up today. Fully serviced, washed and waxed, and sitting with a battery tender on it. I didn't bother to pull the deck this winter since I did that in the middle of last season. I looked at it...

First, this is just a thought that I have. No need for anybody to do any serious researching or elaborate explaining of how to do what I'm thinking. This is nothing more than an idea that MIGHT work for me. I screwed up a couple of years ago. We had two cars, a truck, and a 14", 3500 pound...

I had a customer bring me a Yardman push mower early this morning. It's kind of a strange deal. The guy is 85 years old. He is in the process of moving into his dad's house here in town. He said his dad mowed the yard until 6 years ago. Apparently the dad has just passed on recently which is why...

Bert, I thought these might make you smile for the day. I saw the first one and was really rattled. Note that it specifically states that the casinos won more than $60 billion. It doesn't say they took that much in. They PROFITED that much after payouts. Sad. The second image just tickled me. I...

I have a Facebook page ONLY to promote my little repair biz and to give me a place to list the equipment I have refurbished for resell. I hate ALL social disease websites. I try like hell to avoid reading ANY posts on Facebook since it's nothing more than an argument waiting to happen. One of...

I decided I need a good refresher course. I'm not sure if it's because it has been a while since I did this type of work, or if it's just old age, but I just feel like I need a decent course to refresh the old bean. I'd appreciate any input about this course, or any different courses out there...

It appears it's going to be a few days before I can get back to working on anything. On the 19th of January, I did something to my left knee. It too the VA until a couple of days ago to get me into an orthopedist to see what the problem is. I was afraid it was finally time for a total knee...

. I know a lot of guys are now using their phones to do all their digital tasks, but there are still a bunch that prefer using a laptop or desktop computer. I use a laptop almost exclusively and one of the things I am always after is a web browser that is quick and secure. I've tried a bunch of...

I have pretty much stopped watching any and all college and pro sports. One of the few things I WAS going to watch was the Super Bowl. After seeing what the headlines are, I guess I'll not bother to watch it. The link below is just one of several I ran into while trying to get the latest on what...

I guess this is the best place for this. If not, feel free to move it where it should be. I have had a few discussions with people recently about ethanol. A couple of the guys I talked with flat out disputed that ethanol causes any problems in internal combustion engines. It just so happens...

I sold this Troy-Bilt mower I refurb'ed. When the gal said she'd take it, I told her I'd have it in the garage when she got here. I had put a new carb on it and then gave it a full servicing. When I put it away it was purring like a kitten. I pulled it out of storage to put in the garage and...

I found an old thread about this, but I have a slightly different question and the other thread was rather old, so here is a new conversation. At the present time I'm going to use some plastic tubs for parts cleaning. I bought 6 of the exact same sized plastic tubs that each have a lid. I'll...

Does anybody have an idea of what a couple of pieces of equipment cost when new? I need an idea about prices for a McCulloch Mac 80-SX 17" string trimmer and also for a Homelite Ranger UT 10947D chainsaw. Don't have to have exact prices, just a general idea. Thanks.

I had another mower come in with a brand name I had never heard of. It is a Pulsar model # PTG12205, with a serial number of PTG1220520090337. The engine data stamped on the back of the case is DV0150 19123092329. I have searched and searched and can't find a single site that has any parts for...

Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a...

OK, I just now registered because I think I'm losing my mind. I'm trying to determine the year of manufacture for a lawn mower I just picked up. It is a Remington, 20", side discharge mower with a Briggs engine model number 08P502-0167-F1 and a serial number of 2110238970214. I have searched the...