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Oil for under your mower deck

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Someone asked me to recommend oil for under your mower deck. If you’re not familiar with this trick, it’s a good idea to oil the underside of your lawnmower deck to keep grass from sticking to it. This helps keep

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Lawn mower wheel height adjuster stuck? Free it!

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:00:20 +0000

I had a lawn mower wheel height adjuster stuck hard a week or two ago. I bought it off a neighbor for $20, so I expected a few problems. I fixed it with a screwdriver and a hammer. A couple of

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Marvel Mystery oil in a snowblower

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:00:49 +0000

I’ve had such success with Marvel Mystery Oil in my lawn mower than I’ve gotten questions about Marvel Mystery oil in a snowblower. Yes it will work. It will work in any gasoline-powered yard tool. And I would expect the

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How to winterize a lawn mower

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:00:53 +0000

It’s very easy to winterize a lawn mower and I definitely recommend doing it–nothing gums up a mower like sitting in a garage for five months with a full gas tank. Taking fifteen minutes out of your day sometime in November can

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I didn’t winterize my lawnmower but I got away with it. Here’s how.

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:00:14 +0000

Last year I didn’t winterize my lawnmower at the end of the season. Shame on me. So I took some extra precautions this year to avoid a $50 lawn mower repair, and got away with it. Here’s what I did.

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How we learn

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:00:05 +0000

An article on Lifehacker this week explained a lot about how I initially became a computer professional. Its advice was to fly by the seat of your pants, try things without guidance or manuals, not be afraid to fail occasionally,

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Synthetic oil + Marvel Mystery Oil = happy lawn mower

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:12:56 +0000

I’ve always hated my lawn mower. But once I started using Marvel Mystery Oil in a lawn mower, and putting synthetic 10w-30 oil in the crankcase, I’ve been much happier. It makes me feel like I discovered one of the secrets of

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