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![]() I still remember the bewildered look on the mechanics face at the council I first worked at. He would say, 'how the hell did you do that?!', when I would present the latest piece of equipment I had broken.
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Yeah well I won,t give very long odds on that bet.Annoying thng is idiots do that then laugh it off when it costs a lot to repair.I believe that if you put the wrong fuel in when the cap and or filler are clearly marked,the repair bill should come out of your pay not the owners.
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The club here now has a couple of Toro's Triplex's but they are definitely old school. They were bought second hand reconditioned quite some time ago One they use for fairway/ fringes , the other greens . The school I work at uses Toro blade mower for the grounds . It's about three years old I guess .. Anything Toro is pretty cool but the new tech stuff would be incredible and not having the risk of leaking or busted hydraulics is a real bonus . Found this quick overview on them on YT just now.. This bloke was pretty impressed too ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAJb...=57s....Cheers . Last edited by roddy1960; 12-01-2020 at 09:36 AM. |
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Bloody heck Rallye .....this job wasn't done like this on the old Scott Bonnar walk behinds I used in my day ..It was a fair old job actually as i recall .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8JDXcb5jdg.. a couple of times a year i'd take the cutting reel out and end for end it too. more than once skinned knuckles on the cutter chain when the lock nut on the cog wouldn't release off the keyway ...Oh , those were the days !!!!!. Last edited by roddy1960; 12-01-2020 at 10:11 AM. |
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Talking about Scott Bonnars ( and later Rover versions) the prices of the Model 45 will be through the roof if the current trend keeps continuing ( there is a 17” advertised for $3300 at the moment).
Big following on Facebook etc has created so much interest that there is now an “ industry” manufacturing custom bits and pieces. I have had a lot to do with these particular mowers over many years and admittedly they are an easy to use domestic mower, but most now are worn out and need plenty money and work ( the earliest version is over 50 years old). |
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This Kikuyu turf was layed in late November and is going to kill me or the Rover, probably both! I'm cutting it weekly but the way it's growing, three times a week would be appropriate.
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I wish .... we just had some rain recent while I was away .... half the lawn is green ... but the rest is patchy brown.
It grew like crazy though by the time I got back (a week later). I cut it a bit higher just to give it half a chance to try and recover. L2 Water restrictions suck in Sydney. Just before I went away front lawn was brown crisp. It's a mix of kikuyu and Buffalo ..... I am slowly getting the Buffalo to take over though. Going to take a bit to recover though from that week of high-40 deg C temps with a top of 49 deg C we had.
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Last Friday would have been most of that. Rained a little bit that morning . Oh what we wouldn't give for a few days of North Easterly weather out of Groom's Hole as we jokingly call it when the rain sets in for days like it used to bring in at least 3-4 inches in the old money . |
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It was nice to receive some rain at least for the start of this year ... as prior to that I think the last rain we got in Sydney was 6 months ago.
Heat is ramping up though .... but at least the soil is still damp in the front lawn ... so it should grow some still before it starts drying out again.
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I mowed one of my front paddocks this arvo. It's the first time in months as there's been nothing to mow. 66mm in the last 10 days means there's finally some action!
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More rampant Kikuyu. This stuff laughs at your attempts to control it, especially after some nice soaking rain.
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****ed down on Thursday night here. I was actually surprised when I woke up it was still damp. I might have to get the scissors out to trim the sprigs of grass that have popped up
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pics were of something else at the time.
But shows the difference over 3 weeks and some rain in that time just after new year ![]() Yesterday ![]() It looks much greener than that. The dead sections I have raked out the hatch from and now mowed ... those sections are getting smaller. The kikuyu in some sections I have to push through at snails pace just so i didn't labour the mower too much ... and tear chunks out of it. At least it has come back lush again ... we have more heat coming now .... and missed a storm last night (bugger) The backyard is Sir Walter Buffalo and soil is always moist and no clay. That has been growing like crazy and full recovered. I wish the front as the same.
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Jeez those trees on the other side of the road have grown fast Mechan1k.
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Hahahahah .... different angle ... it's the adjacent house.
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Geeze, Cav, I would move those grey nomads off your nature strip before they start inviting all their free camping buddies over.
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To hot for mowing today, and the humid type of hot which I particularly hate
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Wow, never knew a pushy to have an oil filter, I wish more had it.
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A fast moving storm smashed it's way through town last night. I spent most of the day clearing fallen tree limbs at a number of my clients houses, this one was the worst. A large section of a Lilly Pilly snapped, taking out two native frangipani and crushing the fence on the way to the ground.
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I suspect the only benefit of the oil filter is to bolster the dealers parts department earnings.
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My gcv160 powered victa is now 5 years old, and while its running fine, I’m thinking of upgrading to a gxv powered victa or Honda, and keeping a running spare.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/victa-19...mower_p0049265 This one has the quick release handles that I need to put it in the van. The other option is the Honda HRU196 heritage because it has a full width chute, but I’m having trouble finding it, has Honda discontinued it? Oh, another gripe, searching reputable mower shops online, they only provide one pic and not other pics of chute etc, WTF?
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Those Victa alloy bases are excellent, the one you have linked is also available in self-propelled. Don't rule out the Briggs and Stratton engine either, those GXV160's are a heavy engine and really affect the weight balance when fitted to the base. I has looked at both at my local dealer. https://www.victa.com/au/en_au/produ...propelled.html https://www.victa.com/au/en_au/produ...propelled.html If was buying a 19'' mower tomorrow, that Victa Commercial would be the one I would go for.
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