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I am wondering What equipment Everyone started up one here with??? An What do You Have Now

I Started with a Craftsman 1994 42 Riding Mower, My Grandfathers Fs-80r, an A Old leaf blower that he got for 24 dollars in early 90's.

I Now Mow with a Toro 37 inch Walkbehind, 3- 21 inch mowers, Fs 90r, Km 90r Edger, Still have the MS 180 along with a ms 171 an bg 55 hand blower an a Pb-500t Blower

So Let here what you started with an what you have now!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::smile::smile::smile:

I started with a Murray 22" push mower, a Ryobi string trimmer, and a Poulan leaf blower.

I currently have a: Toro Grandstand 52", Exmark Turf Tracer 52", Toro Recycler 21", Several Stihl string trimmers from FS90 and above, three backpack blowers one Echo and two Stihl. One of those being a new BR 600 Magnum.

When I first started to get into mowing as a hobby/job, I had a 2006 Honda HRR216TDA mower, and a 1986 Echo GT-2100 curved-shaft trimmer. That's it.

Now I have, along with those items, a 2012 Honda HRX217HYA mower, a 2012 Echo SRM-255 trimmer, a 2012 Echo PB-255LN hanadheld blower, a 2012 Echo PE-225 edger, a 2011 Craftsman 2-stage snowblower, and a 4x6 utility trailer.

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I started with a cheap set of tools I bought from Western Auto working on appliances. I still have only one wrench yet, seeing the business burned down and I lost all of them.

Started with a snapper 21'' mower and black and decker weedeater

Now I got a 2000 John Deere 345, Troy-Bilt TB230 self propelled walk behind, homelite curved shaft trimmer, craftsman straight shaft trimmer with an edger and power broom attachment, poulan pro handheld blower, stihl br600 magnum, 5x7 trailer multiple carts. I do have plans this spring to buy a used 32-38'' walk behind. :thumbsup:

I starting mowing when I was 11 or 12 years old. I was using Murray 5hp 22in cut with spoke high wheels that was my dads. I have lots of equipment now. Im using a Sears ys4500 21hp single cylinder 42in cut hydro.

I started with a cub cadet international the red version had 27hp sideways engine with shaft off each side way overpowered cost about 5200. Back in 1985 also had green machine weedeater and 25" highwheel mower for blower had some kind of handheld think it was echo but not sure. Had a ford blue 18' trailer and ford 8n tractor with bush hog. Hedge trimmers were manual and chainsaw was commercial husqvarna cost about 750. In the mid 1980's

Equipment list now is just too long to list but use mostly echo on small stuff now and kubota, toro an for skid steer or minis john deere

I bought a 11 year old 1963 Bolens 800 in 1974 for $100.00 it came with a front mount Bolens snow blower.

Had the old Wisconsin cast iron 8 hp. engine (I'm not sure how the hp. ratings worked then and now but you would have to have at least 16 of todays hp. to come close to that Wisconsin)

It did take most of a quarter section to turn around but it was built for a lifetime. Still have it, don't use it much anymore but its nice to look at.

When you say what equipment did you start with I assume you mean the business. I started with a Triple Crown 5x10 open trailer, a 44" ZTR, A G1336 Walk behind, 2 push mowers one Honda ,one Cub Cadet, a srm210 trimmer and PE200 edger and a BR 550 back pack blower. Added and sold equipment to have what I have now.

Am I the only person that started in the repair business here. Everyone sure seems to know a lot about it for no one to start in it??? I would like to hear from someone on that side of the equipment.

reynoldston said:

Am I the only person that started in the repair business here. Everyone sure seems to know a lot about it for no one to start in it??? I would like to hear from someone on that side of the equipment.

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I started repairing small engines when I was 19 years old. Only training I had was a semister course in HS.

davbell22602 said:

I started repairing small engines when I was 19 years old. Only training I had was a semister course in HS.

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Just what did you start with as far as tools and equipment. I know I started with the tools that were on my fathers farm. Then the first tools of my own were called Wizard from Western Auto. I think Western Auto is no more ?

reynoldston said:

Just what did you start with as far as tools and equipment. I know I started with the tools that were on my fathers farm. Then the first tools of my own were called Wizard from Western Auto. I think Western Auto is no more ?

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I started with Craftsman socket set that had 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2in drive ratchets with short and deep well sockets. Plus some Briggs and Stratton tools such as the flywheel holder, starter clutch removal, both piston ring compressors, feeler gauge, spark plug/ignition tester, and compression tester. Same year tackled my first 2 cycle lawnboy Fseries mower. Bought the D & F series shop, lawnboy air gap gauge, and piston ring compressor for F series engine.

As far as equipment goes I started just working on pushmowers.

davbell22602 said:

I started with Craftsman socket set that had 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2in drive ratchets with short and deep well sockets. Plus some Briggs and Stratton tools such as the flywheel holder, starter clutch removal, both piston ring compressors, feeler gauge, spark plug/ignition tester, and compression tester. Same year tackled my first 2 cycle lawnboy Fseries mower. Bought the D & F series shop, lawnboy air gap gauge, and piston ring compressor for F series engine.

As far as equipment goes I started just working on pushmowers.

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Being brought up on a farm as a boy we were always having something to fix. My farther and brother were a good teachers. Then I would always have a old car or truck to run around on the farm with. Then my older brother that was into hot rods, drag racing, and boats. I have been turning wrenches as far back as I can remember.

I started with a craftsman lt1000, a craftsman weedeater, and a weedeater brand blower. I now have a ys4500 54", dys4500 48", bunton 61" ztr, echo blower, echo trimmer, poulan chainsaw, poulan 10' electric pole saw, 1 briggs brute push mower 22", and 1 weedeater brand push mower 22". I let the equipment pay for more equipment 2 of the mowers are in my avatar.