Can I istall a recoil starter on my manual wind up pull start snow plow?

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butkus

Hi, I'm getting too old to pull start my plow with its current wind up rope pull starter. Is it possible to put a recoil pull starter or an electric starter on an old tractor plow? I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks, Jim

Answer
I took the pull coil off my snow blower, lawn mower, and start them with an electric drill and a socket that fits the nut under the recoil start, ( rope pull )

Tips for starting an independent lawn care business?

Mysterion

My brother and I are starting a small independent lawn care business doing things like cut grass, trim pushes, plant flowers, things like that. For anyone that has experience with a small business like that, do you have any tips? Thanks in advance.

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I started my own business with purchasing a good used commercial walk-behind mower with a 48 inch wide deck, then a couple of regular lawn mowers & commercial string trimmers. You will also need a truck with four wheel drive and a trailer to carry all the equipment. The key to get your business going is advertising your services by word of mouth and local radio advertising, if you can afford the cost. I had my own business but it failed due to the competition who had money & resources and services that I didn't have because I was a one man company. You will find out that many people want their property landscaped and not just their grass cut & trimmed. The real money is not cutting grass, but in snow plowing if you live in an area that gets snow. I charged $35.00 to cut the grass of the average residential size yard, because that was the going rate across the board, but it varied in price if the yard was huge or very small. Watch out for your competitors they will cause problems for you, if they think you are a threat to their business. They use all sorts of shady tactics to eliminate competition from their area.

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Can you please help me again, riding lawn mower does not work?

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ncconfused

Sorry to keep asking ( am new at this and do not know how to reply without ending my question. My Bolens riding lawn mower does not want to start and trans seems to be stuck. Have tried new battery, carb and fuel cleaning, did get it to start when I jumped the slenoid for only a few seconds, lights do not even come on anymore and it did at the beginning of season. I really apprecaite the answers given thus far and there are two that seems to want to help. I am sorry for repeating this question but do not know how to reply without closing the question out. Please any real help would be mostly apprecaited. When it did start it moved a small bit ( hard) then seemed as though it would not go in gear.
572ci. if you could reply again I would most greatly appreicate it, you have been the one that seems to to most helpful. I am not mechaincally inclined but can do some things if explained to me. The swtich does not want to work either ( that is why I jumoed the solenoid ( it worked before) I am not sure where else to check ( oh yeah did check fuse under seat and it seems to be fine ( not blown)
Not sure what I did ( disconnected one set of wires ( two together and runs to a larger group they were white and yellow) took carb filter off and it started up ( but only with taking screw driver to selnoid) It got my grass most of the way cut ( belt broke, go figure lol). When I got thur I reconnected the wires and tried to start still nothing ( unless I do the screw driver thing with the selnoid, even the headlights worked this time). Guess I have to get new selnoid ( whew, at least I can cut my grass ( after fighting to get new belt on). With the filter on carb it did not want to start, without it it seems ok ( guess I have to ask what causes that).
Wanted to say thank you for your patience and time and if you know anything else please tell me.
Thanks a billion for all your help. You have been so nice and great information, 572ci. I would like to tell you there need to be more people that are as helpful as you.

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Ok, it started saying to me, its getting spark, cleaning the carb takes a good soak in a bath type carb cleaner and blow out with carb cleaner, even then you can sometimes not get it. These bolens are a mtd made machine (I'm not a fan of em) and use various transmissions, some variable drives, most are shift on the go's..., could have a slipping belt to little or no fluid in the trans, if it has a hydro, they are picky and need that fluid even worse. Also the engine could have a low oil switch (these are picky as well) make sure the oils to the full mark. It has a new battery, the lights on newer ones should be run off the engines alternator... so it most likely needs to be running, but make sure any and all fuses are not blown. NOW, it is more then likely a over head valve engine, if its catching on the compression stroke any? then have the valves adjusted... but jumping the solenoid sounds like the solenoid could have gone bad or its a kill switch.... these things are even cheaper made today and can go like that.... hope this helps..
and if it has a extended warranty, USE IT!! just to make sure.... pull the kill wire off the ignition coil so switches are disabled, if it starts, pop the plug wire off the plug to kill it. And if it did start, one of the switchs are bad.


Filter was probablly clogged..... reinstall a new briggs original filter. I've had bad experiences with aftermarket...... as for the solenoid, sounds like you do..... they are cheap.. around 12 bucks.... and for the wire... http://www.tulsaenginewarehouse.com/drawings/allwiring.pdf
this is basic wiring, sounds like you probablly pulled the kill wire, unless it started with that wire hooked back up, and filter off. btw, the lights should run when the engines running... also make sure the filter is installed the right way.

pros and cons of an electric start lawn mower?

antiquegal

need to buy a new lawn mower, thinking of one with an electric start, good idea or not

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It all depends on you. I'll list a few things to help you decide

Cons:
1.) Its another thing that can go wrong.
2.) You need to have an electrical plug near where you store the mower. (At least on the Toro and Lawnboy units)
3.) Risk of the gears involved in the starting going bad.
4.) Over time the battery will fail, and it is expensive to be replaced.

Pros:
1). No string to pull!
2.) There is a recoil start as a back-up.
3.) No throwing out your back to start.
4.) Prime, turn the key and go!

The battery should last for at least 5 years or more. On the Toro and LawnBoy units, you plug it into the wall once a month, overnight. They do not charge themselves.

My personal recommendation would be the Toro 20074 Recycler w/ Personal Pace and Electric start. You can find your nearest Toro dealer by using the dealer locator on http://www.toro.com or they have this unit at Home Depot for $399. It has a 2 year Guaranteed to Start warranty with it.

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How do I get the engine pulley off of my lawn mower?

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Bob

I have about a 10 year old cub cadet lawn mower and need to get the engine pulley off but can't. I already have the bolt and the clutch off, but I can't get the pulley to break free. What should I do?

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This is always a difficult problem for the beginner, especially when the engine is old and the pulley has been attached for so long. The pulley has rust welded to the shaft. There is but one cure. I have had to remove hundreds over the years that are rust welded on. You need heat and lots of it. If you can get the engine to someone with oxy-acetylene, then great. You need to gently heat the pulley all over, just enough to get the pulley to expand. If you have a wheel bearing puller, then that helps too.

Okay, so you have heated the pulley and fitted the bearing puller.... Tighten the puller as tight as it will go, the lay the engine on its side and sharply hit the nut-end of the puller, real hard. You might have to do this a couple of times, keeping the heat on the pulley. Re-tighten the puller and hit the puller again and again.

This is the only way you will remove the pulley. Best of luck..

mmalky: 50 years fixing large and small lawnmower and automotive engines.

where can i get 2 stroke lawn mower?

SparkyG

I am looking for either two stroke lawn mowers or a 4 stroke but with oil pump. Or is there a company that builds mowers that can built about 10 units for me. Reasong being most of my work is done on a 30 - 45 degrees slope. If you know of a place please let me know.

Answer
Lawn boy carries a two-stroke.

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how do i remove the carburetor of a briggs and stratton mower?

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eternalson

It's a briggs and stratton 3.75 weed eater sprint 2 walk behind lawn mower and I need to clean the carburetor.
the mower runs only when I push the primer button continuosly.
I'm asking for a step by step walkthrough .
I know I'll have to remove the spark plug first, then drain the gas.
and then what? take the cover off or remove the gas tank?
please help me with this ,I don't have the 50.00 it will cost to have a repair man clean it.
thank you for your help.
I greatly appreciate it.
if you've seen a weed eater sprint 2 , you'll see there is the tank, the throttle and the air filter.
where is the bowl?
does this model have one?
well I pulled off the tank and the little contraption where the prime button is. but it looks like that's all. everything else is inside the motor.
what have I done so far? this is a briggs and stratton 3.75 weed eater. several years old. sprint II

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This is a delicate task that will involve small parts, screws, diaphragms etc. It is not for the faint of heart/unskilled. A quick on-line search should give you some pointers, but you can start by trying some carb cleaner shot into the carb to see if you can get the needle valves cleared etc. That may be all you need.

Lawn mower leaks gas on top of motor. The oil filter is soaked with gas. How can I fix this problem.?

jackjack

I have a craftsman walk behind lawn mower. There is gas on top of the engine and the oil filter is soaked with gas. I need some suggestions on how to fix this problem. Thanks

Answer
try putting a cork or rubber gasket in the gas tank cap or if the tank is leaking it's self you can use redkote gas tank liner sealer.

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Would a lawn mower battery work in my truck?

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StevenC

My truck battery is dead and the best one we had around was a lawn mower battery.
I've tried it but it wont seen to keep a charge. any ideas?
It would start the truck at times but if it sat over night it wouldn't work in the morning, If looked over everything I can think of but nothing should be pulling power while the truck if off.

Answer
You've got two questions- Would a small battery start a big truck? Probably not, since you need a lot of cranking amps to spin the big truck's motor.

Why does it not start in the morning? Though you believe nothing "should" be using your power, it apparently is. Here are two things you can do. Check the age of the battery. There should be a sticker on top with year and month bubbles which will tell you how old the battery is. If it's an 18-month battery that's five years old, you need a battery. If it's a 60-month battery that's a year old, you *might* need a battery, but you have recourse with the vendor of the battery.

Next, clean both battery terminals well, using the wire brush battery cleaners that your local auto parts store sells for $1.99. Then check for battery draw with this simple test. Loosen the negative battery terminal. As you lift the cable on and off the battery terminal, look for a small spark or listen for a small, staticky noise. If you see or hear something, your car is drawing power, even though you think it's not. You can confirm this by leaving the negative terminal off overnight. Then in the morning, put the terminal back on and try to start the car. If it starts with the battery disconnected overnight, you *do* have a draw somewhere. Locating it will be a bit harder, but not impossible. The usual suspects are the radio or alarm, but it could be anything. You can try to find the culprit by putting an ammeter temporarily inline with the battery and terminal, then pulling one fuse at a time out of the fuse box, but this may take awhile. If you see the small draw disappear when you pull a specific fuse, that'll tell you where to look further.

If you just buy a new battery, you may solve the problem temporarily, but batteries don't like to be discharged, so your new battery might take the overnight draw and still have enough cranking amps in the morning, but you may end up with the same situation if you don't diagnose the reason for the problem. Hope you find the solution. ... Good luck!!

Lawn mower problems pleases help me?

Chris

Um well my lawn mower thing that lowers the blade is just easy to push and i opened the hood to the mower and there is a little hook to attach to this thing and it will not reach what do i do?

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Hi, Chris. Guessing that you have a riding mower with a control arm that moves too easily and no longer seems attached to anything, perhaps that little hook that's close. With the mower not running and the hood up, try moving the arm toward the hook thing, then with a friend lift the deck up a little to see if that gets the two closer. If progress, what would hold them together, once there? Maybe missing a bolt, bracket, or clamp?

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site I can buy a used riding lawn mower?

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Joe

I have a lawn business. I am only 16 so dont give me a 1,500 lawn mower. My spending limit is about 800.
i already tried Craiglist
i live in St.Loius Missouri

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2011 Troy Built Lawn Tractor - $800 (St. Jacob, IL)
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42 in Sear riding mower - $300 (livingston il)
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riding mower craftsman - $200 (arnold mo)
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Cub Cadet 682 Riding Lawn Mower - $450 (Independence)
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what are the exact rules for the age you have to be to audition for american idol?

sammi

I want to try out for the 2011 idol auditions but my birthday is four days too late. But i was thinking that i would be fifteen by hollywood so am i able to audition as long as i turn fifteen before hollywood?

Answer
Try adjusting the choke on your lawn mower first.

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Ride on lawn mower electric start won't work?

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Jimmy

The battery is charged and everything is in place. But it was in the rain with no hood. The motor is not fully seized it does churn for about a second or two but then stops. Which leads me to think there is possibly a problem with the spark plug. Any advice from some mechanics out there? Please help. Thanks. Thank you? Thanks!

Answer
Check to see if the battery is "fully" charged. If there is a "pull" start, try that. How "old" is the battery??

how do i convert a pull start to electric start?

me

its an 8 hp chipper/shredder, how can i add electric start? what do i need?

Answer
a starter. try one that is used in atvs, lawn mowers, jet skis, etc.

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What are the pros and cons of a standard riding lawn mower and a zero turn lawn mower?

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lift&shift

Havent decided yet on what to buy.A regular riding lawn mower or a zero turn lawn mower.I could go either way and i have thought of some advantages and disadvantages of both but what do you think???

What are the pros and cons of both style lawn mowers?If you got an opinion,lets hear it!!!

Answer
My grandfather is a Snapper fan for as long as I can remember. He bought a blue lawnmower about a year ago that turned on a dime. After 1 summer he decided to get rid of it. He said it wasn't as pretty of a cut as the Snapper. He said it bounces to much.

hay dose any know where to get a zero turn lawn mower for cheap?

guyj45

hay dose any know where to get a zero turn lawn mower for cheap? I no they are expensive but anyone and please no creags lst or ebay.

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Try looking around at your local lawnmower shops. You might luck out and find a used Z that someone traded in.

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What lawn mower should i buy and how much should i charge per lawn?

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~*Michael*

Im 14 years old and am looking to start a lawn mowing buisness this spring. Although, i have no idea what kind of lawn mower to get (push, ride on, etc.) as well as what brand to get. Also how much should i charge per lawn? Last thing, whatelse besides lawn mowing should i offer to clients?
thankyouu, all answers are appreciated.

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A riding lawnmower will do larger yards faster, but you have to consider how to get it to your job site. If you live in a city and the lots are small, go with a push mower because you can get closer to fences and around trees. You might also want to offer trim hedges. You could consider doing evergreen trees shaping them, if you can find some to practice on.

What is a good push lawn mower for tall grass?

Jason

I want to get a nice push lawn mower that is eligible to cut lawn grass. My lawn is really long I can't wait any longer to cut it, so I need to buy one today! I was looking to buy one of these at mabe Homedepot or Lowes.

Anything you can recommend would be great. I have budget of 300$ so please keep it around that.

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any good gas lawnmower is okay. just cut at highest level and re-cut till you reach the height you want..
slow and easy

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What is the best way to convert a gas powered lawn mower to electric power? Best batteries?

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justwannak

The yard I mow with the mower I want to convert is almost 5 acres. What's the ideal mower to use for converting purposes?

Answer
Any mower will do.
There is 2 ways of doing this.
First is to take a riding lawn mower and remove the engine and axle. Replace the axle with an electric transaxle (These are quite common these day), look for one that is minimum 1000 to 1200 watts. You will need a motor controller for this and throttle (There are foot pedal throttles.), make sure the controller has a reverse function on it. Then you will need a motor (At least 1hp to run the blades - single blde of 36", 2hp for multiple blades)

or, use a lawn mower that has a hydrualic transaxle (very common these days) on it. This way you don't have to purchase a new axle and controller. With this you will need at least a 3hp DC motor that runs at 3500-3700rpm.

Most mowers now use a belt system to transfer power from the motor to the axle and blades.

Now batteries.....this is where it gets expensive. It needs batteries that have a high amp output(Discharge rate), with a high aH (Amp Hour)..and if you use a 24, 36 or 48DC motor, these can range from $300 to $1000 each. (i.e. golf cart batteries which are generally 6 volts). Or you can go for some exoctic battery packs, but these can run $1200 - $3000.

This is why the major manufactuers like Deere don't have any models really to speak of. It's not the cost of manufacturing the battery riding mower, which is about the same as a gas mower, but it is the cost of the batteries. (Say a $1400 riding gas mower, would be about $3500 - $4500 as a battery mower.)

There are some great sites out there for batteries and motors. You can search under "EV", electric vehichle supplies.

By the way, I am making a riding battery lawn mower for myself right now for my 2 acres.

How can I turn a bicycle into a motorized one?

I'm no expert (or even novice) on motors. I'm guessing getting a lawn-mower motor would be best, though I would like to know if there is a way to have an electric motor (to save on gas.) I live in Minnesota so it would be used in kinda cold conditions like in the fall and early spring, obviously not the winter.

Would love details or a link where it will explain in detail for someone who knows nothing about motors.

Need it to get to and from work.

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http://www.google.com/search?q=bicycle+motor+kit

Also see youtube for videos for bicycle motor kit.

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I am looking for a new or used Cub Cadet 54" triple bagger that fits GT 1554 lawn tractor? Model no. 190-285.

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Steve O

2006 Cub Cadet GT 1554 lawn tractor. Looking for a triple bagger? 54" deck. model number 190-285 I think.

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Try eBay:
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John Deere or Craftsman?

beachbum

I want to buy a new lawn tractor for my three acre lawn. I'm not sure which is better- John Deere LA150 with a 26 h.p. Briggs and Stratton V-Twin with 54 inch mower deck from Home Depot or a Sears Craftsman DYS 4500 with a 26 h.p. Kohler Pro V-Twin with 54 inch mowing deck? I Automatically, I thought the John Deere was better because of their reputation, but upon more research, it seems that J.D. is not what it used to be and that ther customer service is terrible. At the same time, it seems that Sears really stands behind their products, plus supposedly they make really good tractors. Does anybody know enough about these tractors that they can give me some sound advice'? Thanks.

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My vote goes to the craftsman with the kohler motor. It is especially good if you get the automatic transmission. I have had one for years and it has been great. They are made by AYP, I think the JD's are MTD.

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How can i make my lawn mower faster with out having to buy anything?

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Tarheel Po

i have a lot of stuff laying around my yard but i want to make my lawn mower go faster without spending a lot of money

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Easiest part make sure air filter is clean, then I have searched Yahoo here's the most important part"http://www.weekendgardener.net/lawn-mowers/sharpen-lawnmower-blade-70607.htm" More than that will take carburator adjustment or cleaning. The first two should help with the speed of your mowing.

How much will it cost to fix my lawn mower?

randomobje

Hi all - I know nothing about lawn mowers or motors in general. Anyways - I just inherited a lawn mower which (I think) was a decent quality mower in its day (early 00's), but has been sitting in a shed with the gas and oil in it for several years. I am guessing that I'm going to have to take it in for repairs to get the motor all cleaned out and de-gunked and working again. Any ideas on how much something like that should cost?

Thanks!

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It's easy enough to drain the gas and oil yourself. Not much to it really. There should be a plug under the deck of the mower for the oil drain. Replace it with fresh. Pull the spark plug out and brush it clean and replace it. May take a few pulls to get the old gas out of the line but if there was nothing wrong with the mower to begin with it should be good to go. Could save you quite a bit of money. If that fails then take it to the shop.

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Where can you buy a good Airsoft gun for under $300 dollars, and what do you suggest?

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alexnshank

I'm not a beginer, but I only buy of www.shortyusa.com so far, so I need to know another reliable site to buy from. I can aim as well, so take that into account It doesn't have to be expensive or cheap, just good

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I used www.airsoftextreme.com when I purchased my first gun, I included the beginers package and it came out to just under $300 and had a battery, charger, mag, bbs, and gun.

also:
www.airsoftgi.com
www.depot53.com
www.poweredgeusa.com
www.trinityairsoft.com/

p.s. paintball and airsoft are two very different things. If someone wants an airsoft gun then recomending paintball guns is like telling someone asking about cars to buy a riding lawn mower.

Buying house...needs your help?

Sasha P

Hello All,

I have upto $50000 savings with me and looking for good house worth $350,000 under FHA loan.

Can you please tell me if this is good decision to buy house with this much balance in my account. What are the initial household expenses we incur when we buy house first time?

I don't have any other debt on me apart from bills and groceries.

Thanks in advance
Hello LA boston girl,

Thanks for your response. I did the math according to your directions.

If I take house worth $350,000 under FHA then with 5% I would pay $17500, HOA $500, Insurance $1500 Annually, Closing cost $5000 which totals upto 24500. I am planning to buy a house of 1500 sq.ft.

Apart from this, is there any other legal cost that I would incur at the time of buying? Yes I would compromise on the buying stuff for house in the beginning.


Thanks again.

Answer
Depends on what lifestyle you want, where your home is located, what's your property tax rate, do you have an HOA to pay and what's the square footage of the home, do you intend on staying there more than 3-5 years? Will you be paying the mortgage on one income or two and how stable are both jobs?

Buying a home is a personal decision. What are your goals and why do you want to buy a home? Are you looking for an investment or are you needing to buy a home so you can start a family, reduce your AGI?

In today's market I would NOT buy a $350,000 home with only $50,000 on hand IF I had only one income that's under $100k annually.

Let's figure this out - If you put 10% down plus closing costs you're going to pay approx $45,000. Assuming you're not paying points. This only leaves you with $5000 in the bank. Unless you do a piggy back loan you will have to pay PMI for not putting 20% down.

Then there's furniture, do you have anything to furnish your house with or do you plan to start shopping to fill your home?

You will have to set up your utilities, security alarm company etc and of course if you haven't owned a home before you'll have to buy standard things like: lawn mower, edger, ladder, 36 gallon trash bin and all those lawn keeping tools that maybe you didn't need while living in an apartment. Also if you live in an HOA community, you will have to maintain your lawn or risk receiving "fines".

Don't forget homeowner's insurance and curtains or mini-blinds if the home is brand new. Depending on how large your house is it could cost you a few thousand dollars. Also consider if you are buying an older home - you'll want at least $5000 in the bank to do repairs once you settle into your home and notice a few critical things that require immediate fixing.

If your household income is over $100k then you could make it if you know for certain you will not become unemployed within the next few years. Just don't go crazy on furniture shopping and live frugally. Again if your job is not stable you should have 6-8 months of salary in liquid cash.

Be sure to find out if you will be paying HOA dues and how often have they increased over the past 2 years. Some locations in California charge $300 - $1000 for the monthly HOA. In Texas you also have to factor in outrageous property tax rates. On a $350k home you'd be paying about $9000 a year in property tax.

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How exactly do lawn mower engines work?

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Q. I am trying to build a beefed up go kart and I have a lawn mower engine that I can use but lawn mower engines are vertical driven and a go kart is usually driven with a horizontal mount. How do I make the conversion, should I just use a gear box? Also how do the governors work, my budy build one with an old 5hp briggs and stratton and he tore the governor off why did he do this? any ideas?...thanx guys.

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You can buy a gear box to run a vertical shaft engine, but it is probably cheaper to buy a horizontal shaft engine than to try to convert it.

The governor is in place on a lawn mower for 2 reasons -

(1) when you're using the lawn mower, its not practical to keep a hand on the throttle, but the mower needs to operate at different throttle openings to work efficiently. The governor senses load on the engine and reduces or increases throttle opening as needed.
(2) if you were to just run it wide open, you would overheat the engine and reduce the life of it. Also, the maximum speed has to be governed because the blade is only safe to a certain RPM.

On a go cart, you can regulate the throttle manually (in fact, you want to). The governor is not required, and because you are changing the load, you don't really have to worry about over revving the motor to the point that things break.

ps - if the engine came off a riding mower, you might already have a gearbox. If its from a push mower - I would check the price of horizontal shaft units first, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Is it good to run over bunnies with your lawn mower?

Tyler

I ran a bunny over with my lawn mower and killed it yesterday does it harm my blade or does it not harm anything and also is this common to happen?

Answer
Depending on where you live it's pretty common. Some people actually do it deliberately to get rid of the rabbits eating their crops. I doubt it did any damage to your lawn mower.

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Why doesn't the U.S. acknowledge 'forced adoption' as Australia and now Canada is doing?

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Sunny

http://blog.oregonlive.com/themombeat/2012/10/adoption_washington_abuse_repo.html

Or were all American adoptions in the Baby Scoop Era (1950s-1970s) completely voluntary?

Answer
In addition to what has already been said, forced adoption still occurs in the US. Women are not told of their rights, or outright lied to. States like Ohio have a recent history of focusing on unmarried women without family support - they rarely can get the funds together to get a lawyer to fight CPS's unlawful snatching of their infant and placing the child. Most lawyers require a retainer of $4-5,000 before they will do a thing. Other states have no grace period for a woman to change her mind - you have a greater chance of changing your mind about keeping a lawn mower than about keeping your infant human being.

How can i get noticed for work and work without needing to pay for it?

Rhys

okay mums quite broke and i want a few things, im 14 and i cant spend money to make money. i can do things like walk dogs, scoop up poo and mow.
would the employer allow me to use their mower and fuel?
i would like the money rather fast, as im really bored and have nothing to do, i want to buy a PS3, so i need around $250, and trading in my 360. I would also like a flat screen and computer desk later on, so im hoping to have this by the end of the year. how can i get advertised, i wont be able to drive or anything so it will have to be relatively local, should i just do door knocking to the people with long lawns, or everyone and hand them my number?

I need $7 for skyrim,
$250 for a PS3
$100 for my games back (on ps3)
$400 for a desk (aprox)

[may not happen] $700 for a flat screen (aprox)

can it be possible by the end of 2012, in or excluding the TV?
Im in QLD Australia, and may be able to get a part time job on weekends, but i would prefer doing this as i can work my own hrs ect.

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"okay mums quite broke"

That just might be a clue that u need to be thinking of someone besides yourself. Karma is real dude.

But when I was 14 I started working for a motorcycle shop. And it was all cleanup and deliver this or that at first. Then it worked into minor repair jobs and even occasionally showing a bike to a customer.

I worked there until I came to university.

I don't know what the labour laws are like in Australia, but here guys can usually get cleanup type jobs fairly easy even if they are as young as 12. And, of course, yard work, dogs, babysitting and such are always options. If u like kids (which I don't much) u might do babysitting. I know guys who do it.

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what do you feed a praying mantid? and what do you keep it in? oh oh oh and what is the average lifespan?

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isisthewol

of a captive praying mantid?
im reading wikipedia and i cant make heads or tails of the gibber jabber that i see on the page.
should i just let the little guy go after my dad is donw cutting the grass (i saved him while i was pulling weeds and he jumped on my leg and i just couldnt let my dad end up running him over with the lawn mower so i kepp him for now) what should i do?

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I keep them as pets in the UK but I've heard that in the USA that is not legal so your probably best to let him go somewhere safe where people won't disturb him and where he isn't going to get sprayed with insecticide or anything.

Pick a bush with leaves a similar colour to his body so he will be concealed from birds.

If you do decide to keep him email me and I'll help you out with care info.

Random stuff left behind in houses?

Veronica S

I just went on my first house tour and was amazed by the random stuff I found left behind. One house had a chicken figure with feathers glued on it. One garage had 3 lawn mowers, 2 printers, 5 tv's, 3 bikes, and much more...

I am wondering what funny/random/gross/amazing things people have found while touring homes or moving in.

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I once sold a house in the UK that had been repossessed and had been left with a tap running for at least a fortnight.

The house had an abundance of fruitflies, mould, mildew damp and by the time we had sold it, it even had mushrooms and grass growing on the carpet.

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What's an efficient way to get rid of yard weeds?

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Deborah

I have a big yard that's full of weeds, some of them with points on them. I always use a hand weed wacker but it takes hours upon hours to get it to look halfway decent. I don't have the room or the money to buy a lawn mower. What do you recommend that's a small and efficient appliance to maintain this yard?

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To get rid of weeds in your front yard you may want to spray them with Roundup. This herbicide kills all plants, so don't let it drift onto plants or lawn that you want to keep. There is no easy way to get rid of weeds organically. You will probably need to hoe or pull them up. A tip: it is easier to pull weeds when the soil is slightly moist. Before you plant the garden, prepare the soil for planting and water it. Allow it to sit unplanted for a couple of weeks so weed seeds can germinate and be cleared before you plant. Another method to use it to cover the soil with heavy plastic for 1 - 2 months to solarize it. This can kill diseases, insects and some seeds. Using mulch also cuts down on weeds. You can use a rototiller to get rid of the weeds, but that potentially may create more of them in the long run. Rototilling will bring up weed seeds buried in the soil and it chops up roots into multiple pieces, some of which can sprout.

What's a cheap way to store a riding lawn mower?

Graciela,

My aunt offered me a good deal on her old riding lawn mower and I really want to buy it. Unfortunately, I have no place for it. My garage is too small, and our cars barely fit already. I have no shed and can't afford to build one. Are there any other options?

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Sheds really aren't that expensive. you can pick up a cheap DIY plastic shed for very little money.

if that still isn't an option, go with a tarp. just park the thing next to your house and lay the tarp over it. if it's windy, make sure to stake it down.

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