Get yer motor running

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I've treated the Mountfield to some easy start and an Italian tune up and mowed the grass

[Sadlonelygit]

Got to free the blades on mine first, always seize over the winter! A soak in some old diesel oil and we'll be good to go...............hopefully!

[Skub]

Mine would need to be an aquatic model if I wanted to cut the grass this week.

[cheb]

I did the same to our scabby old Honda. I did treat myself to a new bruschcutter, another Honda, as the old one just would run properly even with fresh fuel and a new carb. It is 15 to 20 years old so it's done it time.

[Slenver]

Same. I've got a big ride-on thing and every year it's a fucker to start when it's been left over the winter. Although it turns over fine, it always needs a battery jump starter to give it that little extra push over the cliff, but even that wasn't enough this year.

I invested in some starting fluid, squirted a bit of that up its chuff, and hey presto, we're in business.

[Yorick]

What's grass ?

[MrLongbeard]

I just dumped fresh fuel in the Hayter, 6 pulls and away it went, bloody thing has been abused to buggery with no maintenance but will not die.

I really should give the blade a tickle this week and put a decent edge on it

[Felix]

I've treated the Mountfield to some easy start and an Italian tune up and mowed the grass

I bought a Mountfield last year with the Stiga engine. Heap o shite and never again. Cant wait for it to blow up as i have a Briggs and Stratton waiting to slot in its place.

[Sunny]

Mine would need to be an aquatic model if I wanted to cut the grass this week.

Same. The ground here is like sponge, no matter how dry the grass (briefly) got.

Our ride-on would get stuck sharpish

[KungFooBob]

I've treated the Mountfield to some handlebar tassels and a flame paint job and mowed the grass

EFA

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I've treated the Mountfield to some easy start and an Italian tune up and mowed the grass

I bought a Mountfield last year with the Stiga engine. Heap o shite and never again. Cant wait for it to blow up as i have a Briggs and Stratton waiting to slot in its place.

Mine has some cheap copy of a Briggs and Stratton side valve engine.

[Pirahna]

What's grass ?

I've managed to get two cuts on the lawn here, all strimmed and edged as well. I really miss Spain.

[Yorick]

What's grass ?

I've managed to get two cuts on the lawn here, all strimmed and edged as well. I really miss Spain.

Grass means lots of rain. Every rain day is a non biking or BBQ day.

Who needs grass? It's on the Internet

[MrLongbeard]

Every rain day is a non BBQ day.

Pffft, non BBQ day my 'arris



PXL_20230101_145052547 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

[wull]

Tell me about it

[Sadlonelygit]

I have no idea why I was breathing so heavy, apart from lumping a 30kg battery around the house!
Yes it's a pile of shit, but nobody wants to steal it and it always starts! First fire up since September btw.