Diesel Observations from a Diesel Mechanic

[Tazzieman]

It's quite amazing the ancient petrol I've managed to run various old lawn mowers on.
Almost impossible to kill a lawnmower - and I've tried!

 

[Blackbox88]

It's quite amazing the ancient petrol I've managed to run various old lawn mowers on.
Almost impossible to kill a lawnmower - and I've tried!

Haha yeah I can imagine, what if they just made that engine but then 10x bigger

 

[AnD3rew]

It's quite amazing the ancient petrol I've managed to run various old lawn mowers on.
Almost impossible to kill a lawnmower - and I've tried!

Yep, I think my last one went about 20 years on the original oil, (oil was topped up once or twice but never drained and replaced) spark plug and airfilter. The only reason it was replaced was the blade casing cracked.

 

[Tazzieman]

Yep, I think my last one went about 20 years on the original oil, (oil was topped up once or twice but never drained and replaced) spark plug and airfilter. The only reason it was replaced was the blade casing cracked.

I had that happen on a quality alloy cased Toro. Many rocks over several years did that.
So I bought a thick steel lintel , jumped up and down on it and after a lot of effort put a curve in it and bolted it to the mower.

 

[Tazzieman]

Haha yeah I can imagine, what if they just made that engine but then 10x bigger

5-10L , single piston!

View: https://youtu.be/uybslncIbVg?feature=shared

 

[Blackbox88]

5-10L , single piston!

View: https://youtu.be/uybslncIbVg?feature=shared

Dammm haha

 

[ECrider]

moral of the story - we should all drive old lawnmowers and not new cars!

 

[Tazzieman]

moral of the story - we should all drive old lawnmowers and not new cars!

Sadly my mowers (well 4 out of the 5) are destroying the planet.
Do new lawn mowers even have emission control?

 

[AnD3rew]

Sadly my mowers (well 4 out of the 5) are destroying the planet.
Do new lawn mowers even have emission control?

Electric Lawnmowers- Bunnings

 

[Tazzieman]

They've got a $10k model. Who buys that?

 

[Blackbox88]

Sadly my mowers (well 4 out of the 5) are destroying the planet.
Do new lawn mowers even have emission control?

Aren't they all these days battery operated

Else just the good old pushmower

I guess both suck if you have a big patch of grass haha

Better just get some goats

I heard from some neighbors the new grass is actually having your lawn been filled with clovers.

But just to take a stop here we are getting very far of topic of the diesel engine from the grenadier, unless it comes with a lawnmower attachment haha

 

[DaveB]

I haven't owned a lawn mower for over 20 years.
Maybe 30

 

[Tazzieman]

I use 1 mower for chipping shrubs and tree clippings and mowing over bark and nuts from gumtrees. I have acres. It beats raking and those stupid chippers, especially the electric ones.
It provides mulch and compost for shrubs and veges.
I use 1 mower for mowing a 15x4m patch of "lawn"
I use another 2 mowers for general bush grass , or a brushcutter if it's too steep/rocky. 2 , because they are old and sometimes one won't start.
And there is the old ride on which gets 2 goes/year in summer , doing a large area under gumtrees trees.
You guys who've never been roasted for 11 hours in a bushfire just won't understand!
I have no machine that runs on diesel, just to get the thread vaguely back on topic

 

[Max]

I have no machine that runs on diesel, just to get the thread vaguely back on topic

Have you owned or driven a Turbo Diesel truck and what have you ordered?

 

[Tazzieman]

Have you owned or driven a Turbo Diesel truck and what have you ordered?

1. No. 2. Petrol.

 

[Max]

1. No. 2. Petrol.

You won't go to the wrong bowser at least...can't be long now...wow!

 

[Blackbox88]

I use another 2 mowers for general bush grass , or a brushcutter if it's too steep/rocky. 2 , because they are old and sometimes one won't start.

Does that mean I should order two Grenadiers ? hahahah
Oke that was a joke please don't kill me!

 

[Blackbox88]

You won't go to the wrong bowser at least...can't be long now...wow!

Bowser is that some aussie slang ?
I only know this guy and haven't see a photo of Tazzieman yet but not sure if there are any resemblances.

 

[Tazzieman]

Does that mean I should order two Grenadiers ? hahahah

Why not? 1 petrol , 1 diesel.
As my wife tells me , "it's only money"
- Which is why we aren't retiring!

 

[Tazzieman]

Bowser is that some aussie slang ?
I only know this guy and haven't see a photo of Tazzieman yet but not sure if there are any resemblances.

I'm the guy on the right.