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I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50

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I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50


B&D is totally useless if you need help or parts. Owners manual are
available on line in a digital file. Everything metal begins to rust as
soon as you start to use it.

We have the self propelled battery version. The lowest speed is too fast
for the average user. Unit has a high rating but I'm not at all impressed.

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On 6/12/2014 8:16 PM, wrote:
I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50


Why would you care if it is stolen?

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On 06/12/2014 08:16 PM, wrote:
I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50




Heck I got one free on Craig's List...
it had a dead battery but that was no big deal to me because I worked
for a battery company.


It worked but would stall out on tall grass.


I used it for a few years then went back to the push mower.

I removed the battery and just put it in the alley for the scavengers.

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On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:16:32 -0400, wrote in


I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

You really can't tell if it's stolen. Just get a signed reciept and
that will at least protect you from any criminal charge.

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Right.

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

I don't know, but I wouldn't buy one for 1/4 that price if they did.
They are useless.

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap?

Because it's junk.

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and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one.
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On 6/13/2014 12:38 AM, IGot2P wrote:
On 6/12/2014 8:16 PM, wrote:


Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?




Why would you care if it is stolen?


Probably because he is honest.
1. Buying stolen merchandise encourages thieves to keep on stealing

2. If the owner/police finds that you have it, he gets it back but you
don't get your money back.

3. It is the right thing to do if you are a person with ethics.

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On 06/12/2014 06:16 PM, wrote:

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap?

Maybe he bought a gas powered one and just wants to get rid of the damn
thing. Maybe he bought a fancy one instead and just wants to get rid of
the damn thing. Maybe he has a lot of money. Maybe he just won the
lottery. Maybe he tried selling it for more money, with no luck, and
now he just wants to get rid of the damn thing. Maybe he had a few
people say they wanted it but didn't show up. Maybe it's a trick and
he'll hold you captive and ship of you off to Somalia as a slave. Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep you as
her sex slave.

Jon

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On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 23:38:50 -0500, IGot2P wrote:

On 6/12/2014 8:16 PM, wrote:
I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50


Why would you care if it is stolen?

Wow. Because I'm not a thief and I don't cooperate with thieves.

And I'll never do business with you or trust anything you say. Would
you, in my shoes?

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On Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:48:08 -0700, Jon Danniken
wrote:

On 06/12/2014 06:16 PM, wrote:

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap?

Maybe he bought a gas powered one and just wants to get rid of the damn
thing. Maybe he bought a fancy one instead and just wants to get rid of
the damn thing. Maybe he has a lot of money. Maybe he just won the
lottery. Maybe he tried selling it for more money, with no luck, and
now he just wants to get rid of the damn thing. Maybe he had a few
people say they wanted it but didn't show up. Maybe it's a trick and
he'll hold you captive and ship of you off to Somalia as a slave. Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep you as
her sex slave.

Those are all good reasons. Maybe I'm too suspicious.

Jon

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On 06/12/2014 08:16 PM, wrote:
I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50

He may have gotten it for free through an air pollution trade-in program. This is something you might want to check out yourself first.

I probably told this story before.... I bought a used electric mower in the mid-90's that the owner said wouldn't hold a charge. Turned out the onboard charger board was corroded and bad. The "24V" mower turned out to be two 12V batteries in series, so I disconnected the battery ground wire and charged them up one at a time with my 12V car battery charger.

The original batteries ran for another year. In the 15+ years since then I have replaced them twice at around $50 per pair and never looked back since.

Clean, quiet, no oiling, spark plug etc., no syphoning gas out of the car or exhaust.

The latest batteries are 3 years old and I can mow a 5000 sf yard 4 times on a charge before the power starts to drop off. Only drawback is that it's a push-type, but this yard is flat and I can use the excercise. And it's a LOT lighter with no gasoline engine on it.

Myself, I would not get a 110VAC corded mower because this one works just fine, and no cord to deal with.

The only other thing I have been meaning to do is to install a charging switch so that I don't have to open the cover and charge each one separately.

Charging each battery one at a time....
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...in/CIRCUIT.gif

Charging both at the same time with a switch....
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...n/CIRCUIT3.gif

If you notice anything wrong with the wiring diagrams, please raise your hand!

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"Guv Bob" wrote in message ...
On 06/12/2014 08:16 PM, wrote:
I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that he
says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and lose
the instructions. How important are the instructions as an indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50

He may have gotten it for free through an air pollution trade-in program. This is something you might want to check out yourself first.

I probably told this story before.... I bought a used electric mower in the mid-90's that the owner said wouldn't hold a charge. Turned out the onboard charger board was corroded and bad. The "24V" mower turned out to be two 12V batteries in series, so I disconnected the battery ground wire and charged them up one at a time with my 12V car battery charger.

The original batteries ran for another year. In the 15+ years since then I have replaced them twice at around $50 per pair and never looked back since.

Clean, quiet, no oiling, spark plug etc., no syphoning gas out of the car or exhaust.

The latest batteries are 3 years old and I can mow a 5000 sf yard 4 times on a charge before the power starts to drop off. Only drawback is that it's a push-type, but this yard is flat and I can use the excercise. And it's a LOT lighter with no gasoline engine on it.

Myself, I would not get a 110VAC corded mower because this one works just fine, and no cord to deal with.

The only other thing I have been meaning to do is to install a charging switch so that I don't have to open the cover and charge each one separately.

Charging each battery one at a time....
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...in/CIRCUIT.gif

Charging both at the same time with a switch....
Revised drawing slightly.... New link...
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...n/CIRCUIT5.gif

If you notice anything wrong with the wiring diagrams, please raise your hand!


Revised drawing with switch slightly.... New link...
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...n/CIRCUIT5.gif

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philo* wrote in :

On 06/12/2014 08:16 PM, wrote:
I need to replace my busted electric lawn mower.

A guy on Craig's list is selling one, Black & Decker, with bag, that
he says he used only one summer, 19", paid 300 for, and wants 50 for.

Too good to be true? Stolen? How do I tell if it is stolen?

No box, no instructions, but a lot of people throw away the box and
lose the instructions. How important are the instructions as an
indicator?

He wants cash only. But that's just prudent, right?

Does B&D sell a walk-behind AC-powered mower for that much, 300?

Unless he's moving soon, why would he sell so cheap? Even if he's
moving, the other ones for sale, no one even emailed me back, which I
presume means they sold theirs already. All for more or a lot more
than $50




Heck I got one free on Craig's List...
it had a dead battery but that was no big deal to me because I worked
for a battery company.

Did you steal the battery? :-)



It worked but would stall out on tall grass.


I used it for a few years then went back to the push mower.

I removed the battery and just put it in the alley for the scavengers.

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On 06/14/2014 08:14 AM, Red Green wrote:




Heck I got one free on Craig's List...
it had a dead battery but that was no big deal to me because I worked
for a battery company.

Did you steal the battery? :-)




No, it was not a new one it was old stock.

They had a policy of not keeping old inventory. Though a battery would
not have gone in the dumpster, they did not care what happened to parts
no longer in inventory. They threw stuff out faster than me and my
co-workers could scarf it up.

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Jon Danniken posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep you as
her sex slave.

Jon



Damn, missed another great opportunity.

--
Tekkie

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Jon Danniken wrote in news:lnfa05$8et$1
@speranza.aioe.org:

Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep you as
her sex slave.


Wonder how many ton she weighs in at...

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:20:31 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep you as
her sex slave.


Wonder how many ton she weighs in at...

How many tons would it take to hold you back?

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Oren wrote in
:

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:20:31 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep
you as her sex slave.


Wonder how many ton she weighs in at...

How many tons would it take to hold you back?


Hmmmm....tapping finger?

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On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:28:18 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

Oren wrote in
:

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:20:31 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

Maybe
it's really a lonely housewife who will hold you captive and keep
you as her sex slave.


Wonder how many ton she weighs in at...

How many tons would it take to hold you back?


Hmmmm....tapping finger?

.... time is up.