What lawn mower should I get?

Eli

I'm going to start to mow my parent's lawn and don't yet have a lawn mower. I need one that is somewhat affordable but wont take much effort to use. I've heard that Hondas are great, but they are priced a little too high for me. I'm looking for more in the $200 - $300 area (or cheaper.) What do you think i should get. Leave some links please :P

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I looked this up in consumer reports and they rated them like this 1) Lawn boy 10640 ($240) 2) Cub Cadet 11a-18mc $240 3) Craftsman 38909 ($220). 4) Husqvarna 6021p (200). The Husqvarna was rated the best buy. All these are just regular push mowers. All the self propelled are around 400 to 700 dollars.

Lawn mowing buisness want to do please help.?

fred

live in an apartment complex, so I have never really mowed a lawn before.

Where should I go to learn how if someone ( a friend) asked you to show them how to mow a lawn would you say okay?

How much are lawnmowers?

Since I am broke now I would have to save up to get enough money to buy a lawn mower....is it like 200 or 300 for a good one?

Will the manual tell me how to keep it running and stuff?

Basicaly, do you have anytips for someone wanting to make some money.

Also since I will be a freshman next year you think it would work if I did it during the year on the weekends (Winter Texas does not get cold?

Should I just put up signs around the nigherbor hoods?

One last thing, the last I promise, what are the best places to work, I bet the really rich places do not need you but the poor people will not want you either so is middle class best?

Also will I need other stuff like a blower thing or will just cutting it suffice? Also how much can I make doing thi
I know, wrong section but this has alot of people and elsewhere I got little to no response so sorry, next I will get to singles+dating.

P.S My mom said oyu have to have a edger and edge and stuff I am only 14 so I do not have 10,000 dollars.

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You'll get most of your business from the elderly, and they'll probably have their own mower and tools. Put up flyers on bulletin boards at grocery and drug stores. Charge around $10 an hour or lawn, whichever comes first. It's pretty simple to do, ask the homeowner how they want it done and to show you how to operate their mower. You don't need a blower, but a trimmer comes in handy. You can get a second-hand mower if you want, $50 - $100 bucks, a little less for a trimmer, but you'll have to figure out a way to transport them. Ask the salesman how to operate it. Good luck.

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how to make 200$ in 1 month? TEEN?

fitnesss4l

i cant get a job as a 15 yr old. so thats out


and now i have like 15 buckss so farr


i got no lawn mower

so ehh

so how :(

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Babysitting, helping out around the house, helping out neighbors, for winter: shoveling snow off of driveways, fall: raking leaves, just be creative. if it helps, hand out flyers to people in your area. Good luck

lawn mower repair; bent shaft.?

sj114

I have a toro recycler mdl. #20017 with a bent crank shaft. I have confirmed the shaft is indeed bent. I can not bring myself to just throw the mower away. It was bent by a relative who borrowed it. He states he hit the foot of a hammock stand and the mower cut off and he noticed oil had leaked from the bottom. He couldnt re-start it. I got it back and was able to re-start it like normal and noticed a heck of a vibration. I hoped the blade was bent, but it is definately the shaft thats bent. What can I do. A new comparable model is around 500 bucks. With this economy, thats out of the question, I have tools, wherewithall and some knowledge.

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You have two options.
1) Purchase a new crankshaft with piston and do the work yourself.... About $200.
2) Or buy a new mower.

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What is the best way for me to make money?

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Jarrett

I am 11 years old and i need money so i can get an Xbox 360 in about 3-4 weeks. Any ideas?
I am already going around the neighborhood asking people if there is anything i can do for them for a few bucks.
I am also a great cook if that helps at all.

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if you have a lawn mower ask ur neighbors if they need their grass cut and charge 10 to 20 bucks. you try to do a lawn every day and after ten days youll have 200 bucks.

I have a small lawn care buisiness, want to go commercial. any advice?

Jesse L

I am only 16, birthday in may. I have a small, residential lawn care business. Last summer, I mowed about 15 lawns per week, profiting about $200 per week. This year, I would like to expand my business and possibly go commercial. I have a zero turn lawn mower, 2 push mowers, 2 trimmers, and a truck/trailers. I also have access to a few employees should I need them. I have heard that around February is the right time to start marketing for the jobs in the spring. Any advice on how to get those accounts? I'm not really the greatest on bidding those huge properties, and other than going door to door and talking to the owners, I don't know how to get ahold of the clientele. I am very motivated, and have proven that I am willing to work all day every day throughout the summer, but there's also a huge liability and hesitation for hiring a teenager to cut a business owners grass. What are the going insurance rates? Any licenses I may need?

Thanks for any help

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You are already "commercial" since you are handling 15 accounts. That is a small business operation. The one thing holding you back is that you can not legally sign contracts until you are 18. So you would have to hire an "adult" to be a partner for your new commercial venture. That doesn't make sense. Right now your main protection against a customer not paying you is to not mow his lawn next week. You lose one day's work. If you grow you will need binding contracts so you could go to Small Claims Court and get paid for every single day you work.
Tell every one of your current 15 that they get one free mow if they refer you a customer who uses you for 4 weeks. Then see if the local utility companies allow you to pay for ads in their monthly newsletters that accompany the bill. Then call a reporter for a local newspaper and ask her to interview you about your growing business. If they write an article about you, you will get 200 accounts.

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How to make $500 into $600 or more in months?

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iciegirl

I have around $500 with me and would like to increase it more to maybe $100 in 1 or 2 months time. What should I do? I'm currently unemployed to take care of family.

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Mowing lawns is a good option, you could buy an old lawn mower for under 100 dollars. Mow about 4 lawns per day at around 25 dollars. You make 100 dollars per day, and if you work three days a week. You are making 300 dollars per week, part time. Therefore you make 1,200 in a months time.

You could wash cars, you could charge 20 dollars to wash a car. You should be able to do about 4 cars in two hours. Charge around 20 dollars and you make around 80 dollars per day. If you want to make more money you could detail cars, you make around 125 dollars on average for detailing cars. But it require more work to do, if you choose this route. The best product to get is optimum no rinse and go on the forum called autopia and autogeek.

Next start an office cleaning or window cleaning business, you can get all of the equipment for under 100 dollars.

Can anyone help me with a certain math word problem?

Alexis's L

I am having some trouble with this one word problem. Any help would be kindly appreciated, but please show me how you get the answer.

1. Two people must mow a rectangular lawn measuring 100 feet by 200 feet. The first person agrees to mow 3/4 of the lawn and starts by mowing around the outside. How wide a strip must the person mow on each of the four sides? Also, if the mower has a 24-inch cut, approximate the required number of trips around the lawn.

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Area = w * l = 100ft * 200ft = 20,000ft²

>The first person (A) agrees to mow 3/4 of the lawn
=> A must cut 3/4 * 20,000ft²

>and starts by mowing around the outside. How wide a strip must the person mow on each of the four sides?

Well if the width cut out from each of four sides was x, then the width of the outer shape would be: (200)(100) - (200-2x)(100-2x)
which we require to be 3/4 * (200)(100)
(200)(100) - (200-2x)(100-2x) = 3/4 * (200)(100)
Extracting a factor 4...
(100)(50) - (100-x)(50-x) = 3/4 * (100)(50)
5000 - 5000 +150x -x² = 3750
x² -150x + 3750 = 0
x = [150 ± â(150² - 4(1)(3750))]/ 2(1)
x = [150 ± â(22500 - 15000)]/ 2
x = [150 ± â(7500)]/ 2
x = [150 ± 50â3]/ 2
x = 50 [3 ± â3]/ 2
x = 31.7ft (ignore the other (extraneous) solution)

Also, if the mower has a 24-inch cut, approximate the required number of trips around the lawn.

31.7ft / 2ft â 16 trips [SOLUTION]
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The rest isn't necessary, but the exact area if A cuts a decreasing spiral, with a cut-width c=2ft:

Assuming A starts horizontally, first cut is 200ft*2ft
Next cut is vertical, with area: (100-2)ft * 2ft
Next cut is horizontal, with area: (200-2)ft * 2ft
Next cut is vertical, with area: (100-2(2))ft * 2ft
etc.

So the area of the ith horizontal cut is
A(i) = (200-2(i))*2 = 4(100-i)
starting numbering from i=0.
and area of the ith vertical cut is
A(i) = (100-2(i))*2 = 4(50-i)
starting numbering from i=1 (! not 0, different to horizontal).
So the area of both the ith horizontal+vertical cuts is:
A(i) = 4(150-i)

Noting the special case A(0) = 400
then the total area cut after the nth cut is:
S(n) = A(0)+ Σ_i=1_i=n A(i)
S(n) = 400+ Σ_i=1_i=n 4(150-i)
= 400+ (4)(150)n - 4 (n)(n+1)/2
= 400+ 600n - 2n² -2n
= 400+ 598n - 2n²
and you could get the exact solution by solving
S(n) = 3/4 * (200)(100)
etc.

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