I received this Briggs and Stratton lawnmower from my Father in Law who bought it from a flea market 7 years ago for $40. In those 7 years I’ve abused the dickens out of it and only done 2 oil changes in that time. It started being hard to start or randomly shutting off. I figured I finally killed it, but decided to clean the carb, changed the oil, etc, and saw the governor spring had been stretched out. Seeing as I had already given up on it, I clipped it shorter and tried to start it. Second pull and started purring like new.
No one around me cares, but I figured this group would appreciate how good these small engines really are. I’m sharpening the blade and going to cut the yard tomorrow.
That’s awesome. I don’t miss having a lawn at all, but I can kind of see the appeal in having something like that to take care of and all that comes with it, and that’s awesome that you’re getting mroe life out of the thrifted mower that won’t die!
I have a third dedicated to wildflowers and going to try milkweed and some clover next year. Love waking up to all the bees buzzing around. We gotta help these little pollinators as much as we can.
I love that idea! I hope you get lots, butterflies too!