r/lawnmowers

Been using a manual Fiskars and Earthwise 18” for the last 2 years. Finally upgraded. Sold my Ego 21” and Earthwise 18”.

Any ideas how to fix?

Bought this second hand yesterday. Mowing tall grass so I might’ve hit something on accident. Mower runs fine still. What part would I need?

I need some advice here! Lowe's has a 0% interest for 48 months deal going on through April 8th, and I'm seriously considered buying a new lawn mower. I was looking into the John Deere S180, 54" (24hp), but upon doing some research on ChatGPT I've discovered this model doesn't do well on hills due to the transmission not being built for vertical inclines. My current mower is a JD D110 and it does fairly well. I should note that I have to cut a large portion of our yard vertically rather than horizontally due to the slope / incline.

With that being said, I keep reading that "zero turns" do not do well on hills either and are primarily built for flatter yards. I'm in a dilemma. A zero turn would be nice, but if it won't climb our hill it's somewhat useless and will be a major waste of money. I'd like some advice or recommendations regarding your current mower, and / or anyone's experience with zero turn mowers on an incline.

Pic of my yard added for clarity. (It's steeper in real life than this picture indicates.)

I need your opinion. I live in the northeast and had my lawn reseeded a few days ago. They first thatched and raked out the dead grass from winter. They then dropped starter, seeds and finally top soil around the lawn. I’ve never reseeded so not sure what it’s supposed to look like and noticed the soil they used had a lot of stones and tiny rocks. My question is: does this look normal for a reseeding job or did I get ripped off? How long will it take to see some new green grass and results? Should I be doing anything other than watering?

Hey all! I’ve been doing days and days worth of research on exactly what to buy for my yard. It’s a very bumpy 3 acres and there’s always tons of pinecones and roots and holes and pine straw. Really tearing up the old John Deere LA120 and I’d like to get a higher-end zero turn. Spent 5 hours compiling a ton of specs as pictured here. I’m leaning towards the Ariens option or maybe the JD Z530R, and I’m planning to go test drive several of these. What’s your opinion and experience in this category?

Found this old snapper riding mower on marketplace. Went to check it out… it runs and functions like it should. Price is $150. Old working farm that is making room in barn for new equipment. Should i pick it up?

Mower sat for a couple months and won’t start. Changed the gas, spark plug, air filter, cleaned the carb, still nothing. Any suggestions?

Just changed from the original key pad style to the below key style ignition. Is there anywhere to get the hours adjusted so I can keep track for the oil change/service? Or will I have to just keep track on paper?

I live on one side of a duplex so I only need to mow three sides, my front and back are small but there's a pretty nasty slope on my side. I'm looking for a small self propelled lightweight mower, do you have any suggestions?

so the mower will not start and I tried all the usual things to get it running with no luck. I suspect that the carburetor is not opening up due to this push pin behind it. I assume its to keep it in time with the engine, although im not confident its the main problem, however I am very curious about how it works. when I spin the flywheel, the rockers move in sequence and yet the carburetor push pin does not move. any idea how to diagnose push pin?

it was custom made by my great grandpa and my grandpa said it was never used and he dosent know what it could be used on or any suggestions please?