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Oh, so tired of the Saga Of The Lawnmower
Latest update on my non-functional mower:
After taking what, 2 1/2 weeks to get my hands on the flywheel key for the engine, the guy who is trying to fix it can't make it fit. From my reading on the Briggs and Stratton website, I would guess he doesn't have the kind of tools he really would need to clean it out, file off any irregularities and get it assembled correctly. Or, the flywheel could possibly be bent as well. Which is probably why my bro and s-i-l told me that this was NOT what they would consider a do-it-yourself repair job.
The kid who does (did) the mowing ran back down here to update me this evening. I've told him not to make themselves crazy, if it doesn't work it doesn't work. He said he'll let me know tomorrow what they end up doing.
My options, realistically, are to take it back to the expensive repair place, where, if they tell me I have to get a new flywheel assembly, it would probably be nearly as much (with labor) as buying a new cheap-ass mower. Or, the kid wanted to tell me about someone in town who has used mowers out on display (which, WHY would I want to buy someone else's probably defective crap? If I were handy about this sort of thing, sure, but I'm so very not). Or, I can try a reel mower, and just expect to be raking, then mowing, a section of the yard at a time, every day, FOR. EV. AR. Plus they cost nearly as much as a cheap-ass push mower. On the plus side, no gas or oil or air filter. On the minus side, must first rake up all the sticks and bits of trash that can be mowed over with the gas mower, and then actually go out right away to mow before more sticks and trash end up in the yard. I'm also not sure I can lean enough on a reel mower to use it without falling.
Tomorrow I guess I will try taking the string trimmer out to cut down the overgrown grass and weeds in the public strip by the street. Because, despite the beastly heat, the grass keeps on growing.
After taking what, 2 1/2 weeks to get my hands on the flywheel key for the engine, the guy who is trying to fix it can't make it fit. From my reading on the Briggs and Stratton website, I would guess he doesn't have the kind of tools he really would need to clean it out, file off any irregularities and get it assembled correctly. Or, the flywheel could possibly be bent as well. Which is probably why my bro and s-i-l told me that this was NOT what they would consider a do-it-yourself repair job.
The kid who does (did) the mowing ran back down here to update me this evening. I've told him not to make themselves crazy, if it doesn't work it doesn't work. He said he'll let me know tomorrow what they end up doing.
My options, realistically, are to take it back to the expensive repair place, where, if they tell me I have to get a new flywheel assembly, it would probably be nearly as much (with labor) as buying a new cheap-ass mower. Or, the kid wanted to tell me about someone in town who has used mowers out on display (which, WHY would I want to buy someone else's probably defective crap? If I were handy about this sort of thing, sure, but I'm so very not). Or, I can try a reel mower, and just expect to be raking, then mowing, a section of the yard at a time, every day, FOR. EV. AR. Plus they cost nearly as much as a cheap-ass push mower. On the plus side, no gas or oil or air filter. On the minus side, must first rake up all the sticks and bits of trash that can be mowed over with the gas mower, and then actually go out right away to mow before more sticks and trash end up in the yard. I'm also not sure I can lean enough on a reel mower to use it without falling.
Tomorrow I guess I will try taking the string trimmer out to cut down the overgrown grass and weeds in the public strip by the street. Because, despite the beastly heat, the grass keeps on growing.