One battery, multiple tools: for what line of power tools did I see a commercial that featured one battery that you could switch out between the tools? [more inside]
posted by sjuhawk31 on Jul 31, 2009 - 12 answers

Trying to replace a mower blade on some MTD off brand electric mower that I inherited. I've removed the blade assembly from the mower, but there is one last piece I'm unable to remove -- a disk attached by two round head bolts. How do I remove these? -- picture here. [more inside]
posted by rdhatt on Jul 13, 2009 - 11 answers

Does anyone know how a gas powered reel mower will handle tall grass? [more inside]
posted by barc0001 on May 22, 2009 - 5 answers

Will mulching our leaves with our mower help or harm our lawn? [more inside]
posted by 14580 on Sep 27, 2008 - 12 answers

Does anyone have experience with electric lawn mowers? I am looking for brand recommendations, pros and cons, etc. ... [more inside]
posted by Jane Austen on Mar 12, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm in the market for a reel mower. What features should I be looking for? Any recommendations on models? [more inside]
posted by dw on Apr 29, 2006 - 16 answers

Honda Masters 215 Mower: Self propelled portion of the mower went out. Where do I find manuals and/or how do I fix it? Also, any recommendations for cheap OEM parts online? [more inside]
posted by huy_le on Jul 7, 2005 - 1 answer

I tilted the lawn mower the "wrong" way (which is to say not with the spark plug pointing up) in order to clean the underside, and now when I start it up, the engine pours out lots of white smoke. This seems to be because some part of the engine has been flooded by gasoline and/or oil (because, I guess, this is some super crappy engineering). Anyone know how to get this to stop? Do I just need to wait for it to dry out? Is the solution somehow spark plug-related (the manual seems to imply that removing the spark plug is necessary to every single bit of maintenance)? Will the engine simply smoke until all the oil is burned off? Am I going to blow up my lawn mower?
posted by bryanjbusch on Apr 3, 2005 - 14 answers

What do you do when the lawn gets so long your mower can't possibly cut through it?
posted by TurkishGolds on May 28, 2004 - 29 answers