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It is too late to say "Happy New Year", but I just want to wish all members of LMF/LW the very best for this new year that lays ahead of us. Health, wealth and happiness (and maybe a lawn mower or two...) :thumbsup: Take care, Jamie.

Just thought I'd better let you guys know that I am now back and will not be leaving again... Not that I "left" so much, but life just got very busy. A full-time job coupled with other "issues" makes it very difficult to find any time to turn on the PC much less to browse and post on forums...

It is now after midnight here in Scotland so from me to all of you - HAPPY NEW YEAR! :cool: I hope 2015 is a great year for everybody and all your goals are achieved.

Apologies for not posting this sooner but I have been busy most of the day with Christmas dinner etc... I hope all members have had a fantastic Christmas day and got to spend some time with loved ones :smile:

For the past, well, year almost - I have been without a petrol (gas) mower. I did briefly own an Atco Commodore, but it's best we don't go there!! Anyway, last week I picked up a Sterling Cyclone (probably unknown here in the UK let alone USA and Canada!) push mower with the Tecumseh Vantage...

I have been following the shooting in a Connecticut school and my heart goes out to all involved. I pray those killed are at peace and that the survivors have the strength to go on after what they have experienced today. It is tragic and why did it happen? I do not know, but I am hoping we...

It doesn't seem like a year since the last one (which was also a palindrome) but there you go, time flies. To all those who have served and are serving, you have our utmost respect and praise.

Will you use the good old fashioned method of keeping the oil and fuel in the mower and firing it up once a week during the winter months, or will you drain the fuel and change the oil then let it lie until the Spring? I shall be doing the latter mainly because my shed is cluttered as it is...

In music, that is. The four contenders are: Vinyl Cassette Compact Disc Or - gulp - DOWNLOADS! My favourite is vinyl and as I type this I'm playing a Roy Orbison 33 1/3 on my turntable and having a good foot tapping time. My second favourite would be compact disc purely for the longevity...

Today I've mowed the front and back lawns for the last time this year. I last mowed them about 2 weeks ago and for the last 6-7 days they haven't grown at all so that's the season over. Last year I kept on mowing 'till mid November so that just shows how cold it is this October. Just need to...

Yes, sorry about my absence, just wasn't in the mood for posting in forums much lately, but I'm back! "Oh God" I hear you all muttering :laughing:

I recently read a Haynes manual that says to change the oil in a mower before storage, but some people say to do it at the start of the season. Which one would you recommend ?

Or at least here in Scotland it is. How often are you having to mow in your lawn ?

I sure am! :thumbsup: Just 10 minutes ago my home broadband connection went live and I can now browse the net again for the first time in over a month. And I'm not lying or sucking up when I say that I've really missed being an active member of the best Lawn Mower Forum on the world wide...

Yesterday I decided I'd start the mowing season early this year, as it has been unseasonably warm, and got the 2011 Mountfield SP414 2.6HP 100CC Walk Behind out of the shed, where it has been since late October '11. I filled it with fuel, cleaned off the grass from the deck, checked the oil...

Sorry guys - I wish it wasn't. Our home internet is down, and will be for a month at least. I'm typing this on my mother's BlackBerry, but since I don't own one myself, I won't be able to be on the forum regularly - If at all. This may sound pathetic, but I will miss LMF very much. Take...

When I put my mower away for winter storage back in September 2011, I forgot to put any oil in the cylinder via the spark plug hole, so to avoid it "dry starting" when I fire it up later this year, would you recommend spraying some WD-40 into the cylinder and pulling the cord a few times prior...

I'm sure we all know that some of the comments on some YouTube videos are quite obscene, and the worst bit is that they are usually on good, informative videos! Basically, if YouTube said they were thinking of making the comments censored, with asterisks like on most forums, would you back it ...

Who needs the cat walk when you own a mower!? Post one picture of your mower here to show it off and let other members see! :smile: Here is my 2011 Mountfield SP414 Self Propelled 100CC 2.6HP mower:

For me, it'll be the same old same old. Mowing every week in summer, and enjoying some nice relaxing out in the garden watching the sun go down :smile: Is there anything special that will be happening for you in 2012 ? If so, post here! :thumbsup:

I hope you all have a happy and joyous 2012! :thumbsup:

Not me, that's for sure... Since 2008 Scotland has been hit every winter with harsh snow and winds, but this year has been an exception. We got the winds - Oh boy did we get the winds, but we only got two little showers of snow that melted away within 24 hours, then nothing! Don't get me...

Snow flakes are falling! They look really great - Thanks Muhammad! :thumbsup:

I've never really thought about it before, but tonight I thought I'd see how many hours I use the PC per day, and I spend about 7-9 hours on the PC every day according to my calculations! :eek: I spend 3 hours on it from 6AM to 9AM catching up on Youtube videos, new threads on here, TBN &...

Bob started a thread like this over on TBN, so I thought I'd start one here. Merry Christmas everybody! Have a good one :thumbsup:

Well yesterday we got snow, and last night we got snow too, so by this morning there was quite a lot of snow and ice on the roads, but that didn't bother our 14 year old Ford Front Wheel Drive hatchback with no ABS or T/C. It has worn All-Season tyres, but with the right driving style, it...

You just have to look for them! This morning at 10AM I went to my local recycling store (the equivalent of America's Goodwill store) because yesterday when I was there I saw a bargain Vacuum Cleaner. I didn't pay much attention to it yesterday, as I knew I wouldn't be able to get it, because...

Well, it is now the first day of December, so I thought I'd give you a recipe I created yesterday to get you into a Christmas spirit, and make some good cookies! Ingredients 115G Butter/Margarine 115G Light Brown Sugar 70G Peanut Butter 55G Plain Flour 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 60G Porridge...

Well guys, I've enjoyed being a Platinum Member, but things have gotta change sometime! It doesn't seem like I've made 1,000 posts in LMF, but it just shows how the time goes by I guess. Bring on the next 1,000 posts, that's all I can say!

Well, here is a poll which I think will be interesting! I won't make this into a real poll using the boxes, because obviously the hours vary a lot. Basically, in a reply to this thread, say whether you have a Lawn Tractor, Walk Behind, Commercial, Residential, Diesel or Gasoline mower, and...

I'm not, because money is too tight at the moment, and I usually get the hose out every two weeks during the gritting season, and give the undercarriage a good jet wash to get any rotten (pardon the pun) grit off the chassis. You really should get your undercarriage rust proofed though, because...

When are yours going up ? We'll probably put ours up a couple of weeks before Christmas Day, as I can't stand putting the decorations up early. Don't get me wrong, I like a good Christmas movie and one or three slices of turkey at Christmas dinner, but I hate seeing Christmas starting before...

What would you have ? Should be interesting...

Recently a few things have been going wrong with LMF it seems. Examples: On the homepage it says the most recent post in the Front Porch is "Is your mowing season over now ?", but when I click on the FP and look at the list, it says the most recent post is "Beach vacation pics for anyone...

Well, seeing as Mr Bill isn't on the forums any longer, I'll do a joke for today. A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables, and when he picked up a CD player to place in his sack, a strange...

Do you keep your Lawn Mower filled with fuel during winter and start it up every now and then, or run it out of fuel and leave it sitting ?

Do you keep your mower filled with fuel over winter and start it up every now and then to keep it going, or run it out of fuel and leave it sitting ? EDIT - Oh spark plug! I clicked post without adding a poll... Could Muhammad or Briana please delete this thread and I'll create another one...

Does anybody have a hobby that they enjoy doing when the dreaded white stuff comes ? Apart from waking up, having one or three cups of strong coffee, getting out at sun rise to shovel all the snow from the pathways, get in, have a hot cup of tea, watch a little television, go to bed, and do it...

Today is Armistice Day, the 11th day of the 11th month, and at 11AM, I would like to think everybody falls silent for two minutes to remember the brave men and women who have sadly died while fighting for what they believe in. I don't think it would be possible to forget today, but in case you...

About an hour ago he was found guilty of the Involuntary Manslaughter of Michael Jackson... What do you guys think about it ?

Since JD left, the FP has grinded to a hault, which is understandable, but we need to get posting again, and most importantly, posting in a friendly and non-offensive manner! JDGreen was one of our most popular (if not the) members, OK, maybe in some people's eyes for the wrong reasons, but...

It is for me. This morning I've been a busy bee "winterising" things I took everything out of the shed, vacuumed it (probably filled the whole bag up with the amount of dirt there was on the carpet!), fired the Lawn Mower up & tied an old wrist watch around the Dead Man's Handle so I could...

I'm talking about those bottles you can buy that have a powdery substance in them, and they say they melt snow and ice... I always shovel up the snow from our paths in winter, but can never get all the ice up, so should I buy some of this for the ice ?

Got any laughs for us ? It has been a while since the last "Your laff 4 2 day" and I need a good laugh! Pleeeeease!

I'll be doing the final mow of the year soon and will be putting the 2011 Mountfield SP414 in for winter storage. I know to run it out of fuel, and make sure it is clean etc... But, I've heard I should remove the spark plug and spray oil into the cylinder. Should I use WD40 ?

Be it a rather dysfunctional one! I'd just like to say how much I love this forum, and really enjoy clicking on every day to read and respond to the threads. We get good banter on here, and it is a great way to get away from the business of life for a while. Anyway, before I get teary, I'd...

If money was no object, where would you like to live ? I would love to live right where I am living! I couldn't leave Scotland, I love it too much. What about you guys ?

When December comes, will the top banner of LMF change to something wintery, or does it stay the same ?

In winter ? I've thought of covering our car this winter so when we need to go out I can just pull the cover off and the car will be 100% snow free, but the fact they are about £25/$50 kind of puts me off. I usually just leave the car uncovered, and when we need to go out, I fire it up and...

Right, here is how I make my "perfect coffee". Ingredients: 2 Teaspoons of good quality instant coffee granules 3-4 Teaspoons of sugar Just under a quarter of a cup of milk Method: Add the coffee and sugar to a mug, pour on the milk and stir a little (reason for adding the milk first is so...