How'd Your Mower Start This Year?

Just dug my John Deere push mower out of the garage. Not winterized or anything. Primed it, and fired up on the first try!
...Then cut the front yard

And so it begins...


How did yours start this year?

 

second pull

 

Battery is charged on the table. We might get 2-4 inches of snow in the next day or two so i'll have to wait to start..

 

Mine never stopped

 

Mine is running bad, either bad and stale gas or the ethanol in the gas is causing the bad running. Going to change out the gas and get it going for the mowing season.

 

Not my mover personally, but my buddy has to jump it with his car cuz he is to lazy to get a new one, the thing is as old as i am swear. That is a redneck right there.
"Here's your sign"

 

After I remembered to turn the fuel shutoff back on, two pulls.

 

inherited an old toro rider from a barn, 4 years it sat. replaced fuel line, fuel filter, plug, air filter, changed oil, removed fuel tank and cleaned with gumout and air, cleaned carb. jump started it with the taco, it started first try and runs great.

 

First pull...but I only put it away in late Nov and pulled it out in early Mar. I do need to figure out what is making it hunt....but the thick ass wet grass in NOLA might have something to do with...

 

Crappy

Got a blown head gasket on one cylinder and it's burning oil

 

just got rid of all the snow last week. probably a couple more till the mower comes out..

 

2nd pull. (as usual) 14th year on my Snapper rear engine and all I've done to it is change the oil, clean the air filter, sharpen the blade, grease some fittings and finally had to replace the clutch last summer. Knock on wood.

 

We just found an old Snapper fo my father in law... Runs like a champ. Looks like the snapper Forrest Gump used!

 

fvck the mower...how did the dirtbike start?

good ol yamaha fired up after the 3rd kick!!! Which is wierd considering it takes almost 20 kicks and full on exhaustion to kick it over after sliding out on a long hill climb.

 

I had a siezed attachment clutch and it took me a few hours to figure out what it was but I ripped it off and now am working on finding 30 year old replacement parts.

 

mine started fine, need to put fresh gas in it though. i hink this year i will sit in a chair and drink beer while the 8 year old does it... she has been bugging me and bugging me to do it. (her legs werent quite long enough last year) we will see.

 

Craftsman with a Honda motor. Paid waaaay too much 6 years ago. But never done any engine maintenance and it always starts the first time. Lots of smoke first of the season but works flawlessly.

 

First pull! One thing Honda does right is make a lawn mower engine. Well make that two, my '00 Honda Shadow starts up on the first try too.

 

Started on the second or third pull. Bought my Snapper self propelled variable speed rear wheel drive in March 1993 brand new. Not bad considering it sat for over a year, put new gas in it and boom started. It"s been a really good mower, it looks like it"s only a few years old. I don"t know why I"m looking at new mowers though. I guess sometimes I"m not happy with what I have.