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Is there supposed to be a connection between someone blowing sawdust ON the ground near his house with tilling it in the dirt a good distance from the house?

To start with, I only deal face to face with strangers. Secondly, anyone dumb enough to believe that load of crap must lead a rough life getting screwed all the time.

I will second the sawdust recommendation. When I built my house 40 years ago, I spread out the basement subsoil (nasty grayish yellow clay) behind the house. For 2 years even weeds would not grow. I was working at a sawmill at the time, so I decided to try adding sawdust. I added it at about 5...

Redneck engineer weighing in here. I had a lower bushing wear out on a mower years ago. I found out when the teeth on the steering gear started jumping. I didn't want to take the time to disassemble everything so I wrapped a piece of 1/4" flat plastic around the shaft (using vise grips) and...

I don't waste time on sharpening. The blade only needs to be sharp enough to cut grass, not shave with. I will spend about 45 seconds on each blade (not each edge). When I'm done, every edge will have a few razor edge spots as well as still having a nick or two. I move the blade back and forth...

I sharpen with a bench grinder. Some might call it an antique, but I use it all the time. If the sharp edge is getting too hot you are moving the blade too slowly when making the last couple passes. I balance on a cone I picked up 30 or 40 years ago.