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Electric start lawnmowers?
As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Alan |
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Electric start lawnmowers?
Hi Alan
Check out the Husqvarna Electric start. Fantastic machine I have one from www.amsmachinery.co.uk Phil Alan Holmes wrote: As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Alan |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hi Alan Check out the Husqvarna Electric start. Fantastic machine I have one from Just looked at the web page, seems ideal, just have to find the supplier! Alan www.amsmachinery.co.uk Phil Alan Holmes wrote: As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Alan |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... wrote in message ups.com... Hi Alan Check out the Husqvarna Electric start. Fantastic machine I have one from Just looked at the web page, seems ideal, just have to find the supplier! Alan www.amsmachinery.co.uk Phil Alan Holmes wrote: As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Alan There are loads to go at Alan such as;- http://www.amsmachinery.co.uk/details.aspx?p=40 |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Get it serviced and then the pull start will work first time |
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"Robbo" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Get it serviced and then the pull start will work first time you know about lawn mowers do you as well..............bwahahahahahaha |
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"Lez Pawl" wrote in message ... "Robbo" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Get it serviced and then the pull start will work first time you know about lawn mowers do you as well..............bwahahahahahaha Oh god, have I just responded to a troll? |
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"Lez Pawl" wrote in message ... "Robbo" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Get it serviced and then the pull start will work first time you know about lawn mowers do you as well..............bwahahahahahaha Strangely...........Yes. 10 years in greenkeeping machinery overhaul and servicing would probably count. If the OP is seriously looking for a new mower based on their difficulty in starting an engine I suspect that gardening and mowing generally will be too much of a strain in the near future. Get the missus or a man in to do the work. |
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"Robbo" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Get it serviced and then the pull start will work first time It has recently been serviced! |
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Electric start lawnmowers?
As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start
the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Suffering from shoulder pain about 10 years ago that I put down to starting my old Hayter mower I lashed out and bought an electric start model to replace it. For about 8 years I enjoyed starting at the turn of a key, then the battery died and I resorted to starting with the pull cord until I got round to replacing the battery. Two years later I still start it with the pull cord as it always starts first pull, and is very little effort to pull. So my advise is, go for the electric start model by all means but they are more expensive. Or simply buy a machine with a good make/model of engine, as modern quality 4 stroke engines seem to start with ease. I recently made the mistake of buying a cheap 2 stroke hedge cutter, and its a bugger to start. Unlike my 15 year old strimmer with Kawasaki engine that starts with ease every time. Mike (the new boy) |
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Electric start lawnmowers?
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Go to your local garden machinery dealer (found in the Yellow Pages under lawnmowers) and test any machine with a Honda engine on it. You'll be suprised at how easy they are to start and you don't have the maintenance problem with a battery over the winter. Most dealers worth their salt won't sell you an electric start machine unless you have a heart condition or a serious shoulder/arm problem. |
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Road_Hog® wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... Go to your local garden machinery dealer (found in the Yellow Pages under lawnmowers) and test any machine with a Honda engine on it. You'll be suprised at how easy they are to start and you don't have the maintenance problem with a battery over the winter. I have a couple of honda powered things and both start first pull but you don't feel like you're actually pulling anything. These are old machines too. I think they have something that relieves cylinder pressure until they fire or something like that. My mower is also self -propelled so it makes mowing very easy. |
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"adder1969" wrote in message oups.com... I have a couple of honda powered things and both start first pull but you don't feel like you're actually pulling anything. These are old machines too. I think they have something that relieves cylinder pressure until they fire or something like that. Yes, they have a decompression system, that operates off of a cam, which doesn't allow the valves to fully close at low rpm (i.e. when pull starting the engine). As soon as the engine fires and rpm picks up, it moves off of the cam allowing full compression/power. |
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Electric start lawnmowers?
Road_Hog® wrote: "adder1969" wrote in message oups.com... I have a couple of honda powered things and both start first pull but you don't feel like you're actually pulling anything. These are old machines too. I think they have something that relieves cylinder pressure until they fire or something like that. Yes, they have a decompression system, that operates off of a cam, which doesn't allow the valves to fully close at low rpm (i.e. when pull starting the engine). As soon as the engine fires and rpm picks up, it moves off of the cam allowing full compression/power. Hmm, that's got me thinking about how I managed to set the valve clearances if it does have that system. |
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Electric start lawnmowers?
Alan Holmes wrote:
As I think I'm getting OLD, and it is becoming more difficult to start the pull cord type of mower, I'm looking for an electric start mower, I have seen one but it is £500, and being a poor old man, that is a bit high, so does anyone know of a cheaper version? Or is there a source of second-hand mowers of this type? Alan From - Wed Don't know about any electric start mowers Alan, but you could just try removing the cap off your mower spark-plug and then spraying inside it & the top of your spark-plug with a bit of WD40 (to displace any moisture). Worked a treat for me recently. Antony -- Delete 'SPM_BLK_' to reply |
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