Turn on the cement
Turn on the cement
Should start to.do it less as the shoulders wear on the tyres mate
I dont break things ...I just use them beyond their operational limitations
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and new zero turn.
I've found that stopping at the end, then reverse
One stick a little bit to start the turn stops the turf being ripped
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The techniques mentioned on the net were:
-lower the tyre pressure to get more grip on the ground.
-Stop at the end of the run and reverse one of the sticks to get the mower turning.
-Stop at the end of the run and one stick forward and one back slowly.
-3 point turn at the end of the run.
My old Dixon had the wide wheels and it tore up the turf also.
Everything looks good with a haircut.... ɐuıɥɔ ɯoɹɟ pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐl ǝɥʇ sʇɐɥʇ
Trick is make sure both wheels are turning and slowly. obviously one faster than the other. If one is stopped it'll tear the grass, or 3 point turn. You learn what you can get away with on your particular machine after a while. ie take it easy on nice couch lawns and hammer it on park/ feral type jobs.
As GS has said always have your wheels turning, or mow from the outside of lawn so you are not trying to run straight lines
I remember people doing this to my flyers when i started out.
It actually backfired on them.
The client used the lawnie with the cheaper quote hand written on his card. ( no wonder he was cheap. it looked ****)
When the client asked me why mine was so high, i told him i didnt put a price on my flyer and we worked out what had happened. he actually told all the other clients in the street what the other lawnie did... we talked and i got the job as a regular... Ended up with more work because i was honest too.
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Stihl FS85 users will be familiar with leaking fuel everywhere about every 6 months of use or so, very easy fix; take the engine cover off (when the engine is cool of course!), disconnect the throttle cable, disconnect the 2 x fuel lines from the carb, remove the air cleaner cover & filter, undo the 2 x 8mm nuts holding the carb onto the unit, remove the choke assy, remove the baffles & spacers (gently), then remove the green gasket. Clean every component from the inlet manifold to the choke assy VERY thoroughly, then reassemble. Make sure the 8mm nuts are tight!
I have a 2002 model FS85 & that's pretty much all I have to do to keep it working, other than a throttle cable every 5 years or so & the occasional jet screw adjustment.
Another tip on these is that they do not vent very well, so at the end of each day I loosen the fuel cap & let the pressure out of the carb. It saves a lot of heartbreak & saves a few $$$
If you've got a lot of hedge trimming clippings to take away and your not too worried about the mower blades or they need changing,pile up the clippings,put the mulch plug in and run over with the mower.reduces the clippings to almost nothing.
changing oil on a victa mulchmaster with briggs 850 - a 2lt milk container is a perfect fit to catch the old oil
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Don't run over those big ,thick, brown and hairy front door mats with a zero turn. They don't like it. I did today and the blades stopped veryyyy quickly and snapped a pretty much new belt.