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STEMO

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First sunny day-not a good start
« on: 18 April 2018, 15:15:04 »

Decided, since the weather was nice, I would get the lawnmower out and cut the small area of grass at the front. Gets it out of the shed, dusts the cobwebs off it and carts it round to the front. Ran for about a minute and then just gave up...nothing. Right, check the trip switches on the consumer unit..all fine. Check the fuse in the mower...fine. Hang on, the sky router plugged into the other side of the double socket is off too...hmmmm. Takes the socket off the backbox and checks for power, it's there, but nothing getting to the pin. Socket must be fubared (never seen that before), as well as the mower.
Off to B&Q, new mower, new socket. Got home, cut grass, changed socket, all done. Three fickin hours of my day gone, and over £100 lighter, just for a poxy piece of grass that's about 3mx2m.
Bollicks, wish it would rain.  ;D
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #1 on: 18 April 2018, 15:18:47 »

Also.....when you bought a flymo you used to get an orange spanner to change the blade, and a couple of spacers to lower the cutting height. Not any more.
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #2 on: 18 April 2018, 15:21:07 »

Got back from the caravan yesterday, and noticed neighbour had cut his side of the front lawn but not mine. When I saw him this morning, I said..'Miserable sod, you could have done mine, too'. He only went and started his petrol mower and came and mowed mine.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Result !!!!!!
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #3 on: 18 April 2018, 15:27:31 »

Got back from the caravan yesterday, and noticed neighbour had cut his side of the front lawn but not mine. When I saw him this morning, I said..'Miserable sod, you could have done mine, too'. He only went and started his petrol mower and came and mowed mine.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Result !!!!!!
I hate greenery with a passion, but SWMBO likes a bit of pottering about out there. Would have been quicker this morning flagging it, that would have been a nice surprise for her.  ;D
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #4 on: 18 April 2018, 15:32:43 »

Two of my friends have had their back lawns dug out and replaced with this false lawn stuff....do they still call it Astro Turf ???
Too much water lays here for me to do that :(
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #5 on: 18 April 2018, 15:34:18 »

 Why not cover it with paving Stemo and then buy an Omega to park there? :y ;D

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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #6 on: 18 April 2018, 15:34:47 »

My new electric start 21" 6.5hp lawn mower cut my 8mx8m front lawn like a dream last week. Has 8 easily selectable cutting heights & doesn't stall like electric ones as soon as a blade of grass is over 1" tall. It did cost £315, but worth it & being petrol driven no problems with electrickery. :P :P :P
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #7 on: 18 April 2018, 15:35:42 »

Also.....when you bought a flymo you used to get an orange spanner to change the blade, and a couple of spacers to lower the cutting height. Not any more.

Shouldn't be a problem for a former omega owner. Boxes full of spare parts suitable as washers and you will have the right spanner.
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #8 on: 18 April 2018, 15:47:09 »

Also.....when you bought a flymo you used to get an orange spanner to change the blade, and a couple of spacers to lower the cutting height. Not any more.

Shouldn't be a problem for a former omega owner. Boxes full of spare parts suitable as washers and you will have the right spanner.
I have got the right spanner, and some spacers.....because they came with the old mower...and I throw nothing away.  ;D

There are things in my cupboard, brackets, plastic thingies that I have no idea what their for, a million screws, washers, more plastic thingies, plumbing fittings, bits of wood......I really should throw it.......but no.  :)
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #9 on: 18 April 2018, 16:23:46 »

Also.....when you bought a flymo you used to get an orange spanner to change the blade, and a couple of spacers to lower the cutting height. Not any more.

Shouldn't be a problem for a former omega owner. Boxes full of spare parts suitable as washers and you will have the right spanner.
I have got the right spanner, and some spacers.....because they came with the old mower...and I throw nothing away;D

I knew you had a hobby ( a real one not just being a member of forums). Are you a rival for Mr Trebus, a life of grime?

There are things in my cupboard, brackets, plastic thingies that I have no idea what their for, a million screws, washers, more plastic thingies, plumbing fittings, bits of wood......I really should throw it.......but no.  :)
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #10 on: 18 April 2018, 16:52:59 »

I cut my largish patch of moss the other day and then decided to throw some weed & feed stuff over it, so I now have a garden that is rapidly going black!  ::)

I'll have to get a scarifier to rake it all out and I expect I'll end up with a hay rick sized pile of dead moss to deal with.  ;D
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #11 on: 18 April 2018, 19:03:41 »

27°C!

Summer is here and will stay for a week. Lazy afternoon at the lakeside....not so bad for April.
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #12 on: 18 April 2018, 19:13:41 »

I'm well posh me as I have a man come round and cut the front and rear grass :y Actually it's someone the landlord uses as it's paid for as part of my rent :D ;D ;D
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #13 on: 18 April 2018, 20:17:45 »

3m x 2m !! You should have just bought a pair of shears.  ::)
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #14 on: 18 April 2018, 20:28:29 »

3m x 2m !! You should have just bought a pair of shears.  ::)
Don't be silly, you have to get yours tools out and make big deal of it.  ;D
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« Reply #15 on: 18 April 2018, 20:36:22 »

Wouldn't know. Gardening is a pink job here.  :)
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Re: First sunny day-not a good start
« Reply #17 on: 19 April 2018, 10:46:59 »

Also.....when you bought a flymo you used to get an orange spanner to change the blade, and a couple of spacers to lower the cutting height. Not any more.

Shouldn't be a problem for a former omega owner. Boxes full of spare parts suitable as washers and you will have the right spanner.
I have got the right spanner, and some spacers.....because they came with the old mower...and I throw nothing away.  ;D

There are things in my cupboard, brackets, plastic thingies that I have no idea what their for, a million screws, washers, more plastic thingies, plumbing fittings, bits of wood......I really should throw it.......but no.  :)

I can promise you Steve that if you throw one thing away, that you have kept for over 40 years 'just in case', that you WILL need it next week. Don't ask how I know that. :-[
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