Crappy Riding Mower
Found by: Eva on Asheville Craigslist
I bought this thing about two years ago. I used it for two seasons and it cut great until it ran out of gas and after I filled the tank up it wouldn’t turn over anymore.
Well, now that I know that fuel will break this, it sounds perfect. Just the mower for me. If the wind blows, does it catch fire? Does sunshine make it cry?
I pulled it up to my shed and it has been sitting there ever since.
Pouting, no doubt, this sounds like one wimpy mower.
This thing is not locked up as I can turn the cylinder over with a wrench on the bottom of the pulley thingy. I don’t have time to work on this and try to get it running again.
Nor the desire, I suspect. You want a real mower, one that drinks gas like bourbon and a beer chaser, then says “let’s get back to work. Those blades won’t cut themselves – my blades will!”
The back wheels will not turn unless the engine is running.
So temperamental: “No, I won’t. No! No! No! Waahhh!”
It was like that when I bought it.
Well, then you have no one to blame but yourself, you knew what you were getting yourself into.
But when the engine was running this thing would go anywhere I needed it to.
Which wasn’t very far if you didn’t refuel it in two years. Maybe it’s your fault it’s such a delicate flower.
So now that it no longer runs its a bitch to move around.
And listen to.
So I am selling it to the best offer. Make me an offer and maybe you can take it home and fix it.
I offer you the opportunity to pay me $50 plus delivery.
This is pickup only,
Says you. You have my offer.
I will help you load it but after that I don’t even want to know this thing exists.
Salesmanship! Kudos.
If you have deep pockets I may be interested in delivering it to you but I don’t want to.
Maybe you taught this mower to whine.
I admire the person’s honesty, if not their tact.
I’m assuming it wasn’t brand new if he’s only owned it for 2 years, otherwise he’s extremely hard on lawn mowers.
It’s not uncommon for mowers to take a gas/oil mix in their fuel tank. He probably filled it with straight gas and the engine seized up for lack of lubrication. Why he didn’t have to refuel it for two years I don’t know, but it’s obvious he threw out the manual and didn’t even bother to look at the information that would be printed right on the tank before he filled it up.
“Maybe YOU taught this mower to wine.”
Best. Last line. Evar.
wHine. wHine. AAAUGH.
Although “wine” also makes a pretty good last line.
Anyone who’s been watching the latest season of “Mad Men” won’t want anything to do with a cranky-pants lawn mower that tends to run amok.
I’m just saying….
God. Sooo much lame & unnecessary commentary. Unsubscribing.
@Maggie
Yay! Making room for someone’s opinion that matters!
Bye Maggie! (Hey, everyone else, now we can bring out the good hooch!)
Maybe it’s Maggie’s mower?
I, for one, thought this was some of the best commentary on the entire site.
And don’t people realize that commentary is what makes these so golden?
I think this mower has seen better days. Should be listed in catagory: “Loved Hard” as with other items listed herein.
If you’re going to unsubscribe, just do it. Is it necessary to leave a pissy goodbye note? Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.
@Lummox JR
It says that the engine is not locked up. Chances are, the mower sat long enough that the battery ran down and the owner wasn’t aware that they are supposed to be recharged. They also could have run the battery down trying to start it with fuel left in the tank over winter. Water tends to condense inside the carburetor and unless it’s drained before storage or in the Spring before starting the engine, it can cause the engine to be really hard to get started (thus running down the battery).
@Kit
want a little cheese with that WHINE? :p
@StratMan9
a a a a a
That’s “ha ha ha ha ha” typed by my stupid keyboard that doesn’t understand h’s.