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<blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 3755441" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>I tried to "swap engines" on my push mower also one time, but after a short time, she refused to push it. </p><p></p><p>Wish I had a picture, but one of the "Antique shops" in my area has a bicycle that the front wheel has been replaced with a reel type mower out front for a display. ha ha</p><p></p><p>Had to throw that in. RickN, glad you got up and running, Yep, velcro and duct tape can be your friend. Enough velcro or enough duct tape can attach anything anywhere if you use enough of it. Kinda like you, I try to find a way to keep going, no matter what. I do admire that, cause I am the same way. Unfortunately "new technology" that is supposed to be better tries to keep jamming us up. Technology is wonderful, when it is working. Ya know? In my opinion, every new device with a computer (virtually everything, even a washing machine) should have two buttons. "Dumbshit mode" or really do what I am supposed to do without ******** safety" mode. </p><p></p><p>Anyone remember when you wanted your mower to stop running you could push on that little metal piece toward the spark plug and it stopped running? Prob short out the little spark computer now. That was before the put the blades 2 inches up inside the outer mower housing caused it to not cut well. Now any mowing device I acquire, the first thing is disable the seat switch so I can stop and move a big stick or dog toy or pool ladder or anything else without having to reset everything, blade engagement, put on the parking brake, center the drive levers, sit on the seat leaning back, etc. Next thing will most likely be a steel toed boot detector or a breath analyzer to make sure we are not having a cold beer while we are mowing the yard for 5 hours.</p><p></p><p>Back in the day, we learned one part of "common sense" by narrowly escaping big stuff bad happening by accident and remembering to not get close to letting that happen again, like sticking our tennis shoe under where the blade is turning. Guess the CA safety sticker solved that. Ya Know?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p238shooter, post: 3755441, member: 24583"] I tried to "swap engines" on my push mower also one time, but after a short time, she refused to push it. Wish I had a picture, but one of the "Antique shops" in my area has a bicycle that the front wheel has been replaced with a reel type mower out front for a display. ha ha Had to throw that in. RickN, glad you got up and running, Yep, velcro and duct tape can be your friend. Enough velcro or enough duct tape can attach anything anywhere if you use enough of it. Kinda like you, I try to find a way to keep going, no matter what. I do admire that, cause I am the same way. Unfortunately "new technology" that is supposed to be better tries to keep jamming us up. Technology is wonderful, when it is working. Ya know? In my opinion, every new device with a computer (virtually everything, even a washing machine) should have two buttons. "Dumbshit mode" or really do what I am supposed to do without ******** safety" mode. Anyone remember when you wanted your mower to stop running you could push on that little metal piece toward the spark plug and it stopped running? Prob short out the little spark computer now. That was before the put the blades 2 inches up inside the outer mower housing caused it to not cut well. Now any mowing device I acquire, the first thing is disable the seat switch so I can stop and move a big stick or dog toy or pool ladder or anything else without having to reset everything, blade engagement, put on the parking brake, center the drive levers, sit on the seat leaning back, etc. Next thing will most likely be a steel toed boot detector or a breath analyzer to make sure we are not having a cold beer while we are mowing the yard for 5 hours. Back in the day, we learned one part of "common sense" by narrowly escaping big stuff bad happening by accident and remembering to not get close to letting that happen again, like sticking our tennis shoe under where the blade is turning. Guess the CA safety sticker solved that. Ya Know? [/QUOTE]
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