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Ok, so a little bit of a backstory to start this thread.
A large part of my upbringing was spent outside. Whether it be making castles in the sandpit, climbing the huge maple tree in our backyard or playing house in the cubby, being outside has been a constant in my life from the beginning. I also spent a lot of time in my grandparent’s garden. Nan spent many years working as nursery assistant and after retiring, she spent her time tending to a beautiful garden that also had a glass house and what she called the “bush house” that contained my Pa's orchid collection. So, you could say horticulture was in the blood.
As I got older, gardening became my hobby. I was always in a rush to finish my homework so that I could get out into the garden. School holidays were spent playing in Nan and Pa’s garden, helping Pa mow the lawns or planting bulbs with Nan.
As I hit my teens, it became clear that gardening was going to transition from my passionate hobby to becoming my profession. I was mowing lawns from the age of 14, took up horticulture classes in high school, then completed Ornamental Horticulture qualifications over a three-year period. Working in a nursery was my ultimate goal, something that I achieved after working hard to prove myself. With only minimal nursery work available at the time, I started my own business at age 19, a gardening and mowing service that I still run today in conjunction with my nursery work.
So this thread will be a bit of an outlet for my horticultural endeavors. Oh, and also my obsession for mowers!
Most teenage boys want a motorbike or a car for their birthday, well I wanted a leaf blower. And a mower. And a chainsaw. And a brush cutter.
Well, I got the lawn mower and brush cutter for two of my birthdays, the leaf blower I worked off. I still have the original lawn mower and blower in the back shed. Those machines started my business and made me a lot of money. I still occasionally use the mower, but she is pretty smokey these days, but I just can't part with it for sentimental reasons. As you can see, Cocker Spaniels have been a part of my life from the beginning.
If you think I'm nuts about detailing products, lawn mowers are another story! I have had 18 mowers over the last 22 years, the current fleet stands at 9. I'm lucky these are a tax write off! 
This was the fleet a few years ago -
This is the current fleet. All get used in rotation, each machine good in specific situations.
A large part of my upbringing was spent outside. Whether it be making castles in the sandpit, climbing the huge maple tree in our backyard or playing house in the cubby, being outside has been a constant in my life from the beginning. I also spent a lot of time in my grandparent’s garden. Nan spent many years working as nursery assistant and after retiring, she spent her time tending to a beautiful garden that also had a glass house and what she called the “bush house” that contained my Pa's orchid collection. So, you could say horticulture was in the blood.
As I got older, gardening became my hobby. I was always in a rush to finish my homework so that I could get out into the garden. School holidays were spent playing in Nan and Pa’s garden, helping Pa mow the lawns or planting bulbs with Nan.
As I hit my teens, it became clear that gardening was going to transition from my passionate hobby to becoming my profession. I was mowing lawns from the age of 14, took up horticulture classes in high school, then completed Ornamental Horticulture qualifications over a three-year period. Working in a nursery was my ultimate goal, something that I achieved after working hard to prove myself. With only minimal nursery work available at the time, I started my own business at age 19, a gardening and mowing service that I still run today in conjunction with my nursery work.
So this thread will be a bit of an outlet for my horticultural endeavors. Oh, and also my obsession for mowers!
Most teenage boys want a motorbike or a car for their birthday, well I wanted a leaf blower. And a mower. And a chainsaw. And a brush cutter.
Well, I got the lawn mower and brush cutter for two of my birthdays, the leaf blower I worked off. I still have the original lawn mower and blower in the back shed. Those machines started my business and made me a lot of money. I still occasionally use the mower, but she is pretty smokey these days, but I just can't part with it for sentimental reasons. As you can see, Cocker Spaniels have been a part of my life from the beginning.
If you think I'm nuts about detailing products, lawn mowers are another story! I have had 18 mowers over the last 22 years, the current fleet stands at 9.
I'm lucky these are a tax write off! This was the fleet a few years ago -
This is the current fleet. All get used in rotation, each machine good in specific situations.
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Never had that happen before. I divided into my spare parts department and found a suitable replacement. This time I sprayed WD-40 directly into the cylinder before reinstalling the plug and pulling the cord. The engine fired and run briefly before backfiring and blowing the baffle off the airbox. Baffle re-installed, I sprayed more WD-40 into the throat and repeated the process several time, the engine running for longer and longer with each restart. By this stage I knew what was happening.
