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To: KC Burke

“My old lawn-boy” Was it old enough to have centrifugal governor weights? Those things were a beeyotch to adjust.
We even worked on old boys with points and condensors.

I mowed my grandpappy’s yard with an electric mower back in `63. But it was corded. He had also converted his truck to natural gas.

Yours is battery electric I’m guessing.

I’m trying to remember the top rototiller. I don’t think it was Troybilt, though they make a good one. Some of them are like trying to ride a bull.

We sold Deere Johns. That green was expensive. And prolly still is.


80 posted on 03/29/2016 4:11:33 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice

This lawn-boy was about a 1982 self propelled. It had been my dad’s and he probably frowned from heaven when I got rid of it. I had mine from about 78 or just before the brake/clutch blade guard requirement went into effect. I had both broken back in 2011 and only wanted to repair one so I had dad’s repaired but it did not hold up.

My old 78 was about worn out but it was not self propelled. I got a good thirty years out of it. First fifteen was mowing a third of an acre every time.

The tiller is just a small craftsman, but it works well for a small garden. Arizona soils don’t lend themselves to gardens unless you want to flood irrigate about every thirty-six hours.


85 posted on 03/29/2016 4:39:37 PM PDT by KC Burke (Consider all of my posts as first drafts. (Apologies to L. Niven))
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