Show us your......lawnmower !

[blueST]

NDA said:

blueST said:

Mine isn’t self propelled to its a heavy lump to push on slopes..

Oh. Well that's taken the fun RIGHT out of that one then!

Self propelled are readily available

https://drpower.co.uk/index.php/products/wheeled-t...

[NDA]

blueST said:

Self propelled are readily available

I could have used one in my last house - but not where I am now.... flat lawns and only light strimmage.

[Bill]

New deck arrived at the shop today. They'd tried to talk me into a new one but I figured the engine is still firing up first time after 16 years of neglect so it seemed rude to bin it.

Before:


Oops:


90 minutes later and time for its first clean ever!



Just needs some stickers now.

[anonymous-user]

Looks great!

[Bill]

Type R and HRC stickers seem a bit naff, on the other hand...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yellow-Design-Vehicle-Dec...

[rxe]

Flying Tiger Teeth:

[Bill]

Hmmm. Bit small, so I've ordered the flying tiger teeth too.

[rxe]

Can you get a new air filter cover as well? That bit of string is a causing me great mental anguish.

[Bill]

It's the housing, so no. Soz.

[Milkbuttons]

Posted in the lawn thread as well but just had this delivered today only cost me £70

Needs a good service but I'm quite chuffed with it.

[CinnamonFan]

Bill said:

New deck arrived at the shop today.

Where did you order the replacement deck from? I can only find them at about £140 via ebay?

[Bill]

I got it from the local mower shop. £130 but I had to collect it.

[clarkey]

NDA said:

What's the wheeled strimmer like? I was temped by one a few years ago....

I've got a newer wheeled DR strimmer I'll post a picture later. Honestly, I now have a FS460 strimmer and don't think I'll use the DR again.

[jrinns]

New arrival , sadly it has a design flaw with the spring latch keeping the rear grass collector tight. Slightest bump and it comes away dripping grass. Anyone have a John Deere with collector ? Think I need to angle grind the latch...

[Timbuktu]

Mowed some of the paddocks earlier with my other mower.

[Milkbuttons]

Does anyone know how to remove the spindle from the cassette?

Mower is the Qualcast 35s petrol,

Thanks.

[dingg]

Bill said:

New deck arrived at the shop today. They'd tried to talk me into a new one but I figured the engine is still firing up first time after 16 years of neglect so it seemed rude to bin it.

Before:


Oops:


90 minutes later and time for its first clean ever!



Just needs some stickers now.

That's a bit what mine looked like yesterday, the broken deck, I have no welding gear available, but I did have an angle grinder an old satellite dish and 5 suitable nuts and bolts, oh and not to forget a 1lb ball pein hammer.



This is the result :-)





Eta a good lick of paint and you will not even see the join lol

Edited by dingg on Sunday 3rd May 20:03

[Milkbuttons]

Milkbuttons said:

Does anyone know how to remove the spindle from the cassette?

Mower is the Qualcast 35s petrol,

Thanks.

Just worked it out, crafty little bolt hiding under 20 years of old gunk

[Bill]

dingg said:

That's a bit what mine looked like yesterday, the broken deck, I have no welding gear available, but I did have an angle grinder an old satellite dish and 5 suitable nuts and bolts, oh and not to forget a 1lb ball pein hammer.



This is the result :-)





Eta a good lick of paint and you will not even see the join lol

Good effort! I did consider something like that for mine but there isn't much solid metal left to bolt bits to so I bottled it.

[dingg]

Bill said:

Good effort! I did consider something like that for mine but there isn't much solid metal left to bolt bits to so I bottled it.

The extra drilled hole is testament to the lack of material to bolt to

Lol

I filled all the remaining holes underneath with some fibreglass type paste that I found in the garage.

Top bodging at its best 😁