How much should I charge for lawn mowing, weed eating, etc.?

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Matt

I am thirteen and my brothers are a little younger. I am planning on starting a lawn
mowing/ weed eating business in our
neighborhood with them. Each lot is about 1-
1 1/2 acres. I am wondering how much I
should charge. I have my own lawn mower and weed eater.

Answer
you should knock on their doors and ask them how much they pay to get their lawn mowed and taken care of by some company. whatever they say, you should tell them that you will charge them $25 less if they hire you to do the job.

How do you run a lawn mower engine off a bench?

Tyler

Since lawn mower engines have aluminum flywheels the blade acts as the flywheel. In other words they are not meant to be ran under no load conditions. What can I put on the vertical engine shaft when its mounted to a bench for tuning so that it can run steadily? Is it just weight that it needs or the length of the blade to provide the momentum?

Answer
the easiest way to make it run steadily is to take the cover off of the engine and move the magneto away from the flywheel they are made to be adjustable so you can slide the magnet closer or farther away to tune it in depending on the application. You do not need to weight the shaft or add a load, it will run fine if you can dial in the magnet, which shouldnt take more than 3 or 4 try's to get it right, just start moving it away from the flywheel about the thickness of a business card each time until it runs right.

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