On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:50:09 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/21/2016 8:47 PM, wrote:
Take off the wheels and bolt 2 2x4s on - one on each side- and a
rotary mower can be a relativel effective and safe way to cut a hedge
- if both guys wear full face sheilds.

Without modifications - definitely NOT.


I've found that if you string enough "if"
in a row, some thing gets forgotten, in
the process.

But, yes, that might possibly be done safely.
dedicated hedge mower - an old LawnBoy would be a good choice.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 22:07:27 +0100, "Mr Macaw" wrote:


Do you not look back when you reverse your car? Do you not look back when you reverse your mower? Is your child too thick to get out of the way of a big noisy machine?

What a moron you are. Do you think they did this before plenty of
children had already been hurt?


You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 14:34:04 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 22:07:27 +0100, "Mr Macaw" wrote:


Do you not look back when you reverse your car? Do you not look back when you reverse your mower? Is your child too thick to get out of the way of a big noisy machine?

What a moron you are. Do you think they did this before plenty of
children had already been hurt?


You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.

How is that even possible?

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In article , says...

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:



You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.

Fellow I worked with cut off part of his grandson's foot with a mower.

When my son was small I would not let him out in the yard while I was
mowing. Maybe I am over protective, but the way children run so fast
they can get in the way in no time.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 15:01:25 +0100, Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article , says...

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:



You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.

Fellow I worked with cut off part of his grandson's foot with a mower.

When my son was small I would not let him out in the yard while I was
mowing. Maybe I am over protective, but the way children run so fast
they can get in the way in no time.

Perhaps more time should be spent teaching the kids not to be so bloody stupid.

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On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse with the blades engaged the engine stop. It`s a real pain to disengage the blades and then back up. There are not any kids or pets in the area so everything is clear. How can I correct this problem? Thanks for any advice Herb


Government mandated rules are to protect the dumbest among us.

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?



Going backwards you could fall off backwards and have the mower go over
you. Going forward that can't happen, or at least it's much harder to
happen.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 10:01:25 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article , says...

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:



You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.

Fellow I worked with cut off part of his grandson's foot with a mower.

When my son was small I would not let him out in the yard while I was
mowing. Maybe I am over protective, but the way children run so fast
they can get in the way in no time.


There used to be quite a few hand and foot injuries before mowers
required dead man switches. The only child I ever read about being a
victim was a little kid who near a mower that kicked out a wire -
think it was piece of coat hanger - and it penetrated his head,
killing him.
It usually won't make the news unless somebody is killed.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 15:20:50 +0100, trader_4 wrote:

On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse with the blades engaged the engine stop. It`s a real pain to disengage the blades and then back up. There are not any kids or pets in the area so everything is clear. How can I correct this problem? Thanks for any advice Herb


Government mandated rules are to protect the dumbest among us.

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?

Going backwards you could fall off backwards and have the mower go over
you. Going forward that can't happen, or at least it's much harder to
happen.

That implies the mower has poor stability.

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On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:32:43 +0100, Vic Smith wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 10:01:25 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article , says...

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:



You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.

Fellow I worked with cut off part of his grandson's foot with a mower.

When my son was small I would not let him out in the yard while I was
mowing. Maybe I am over protective, but the way children run so fast
they can get in the way in no time.

There used to be quite a few hand and foot injuries before mowers
required dead man switches. The only child I ever read about being a
victim was a little kid who near a mower that kicked out a wire -
think it was piece of coat hanger - and it penetrated his head,
killing him.
It usually won't make the news unless somebody is killed.

By all means sell mowers with those switches, etc, etc. IF the customer wants them, but never make safety mandatory.

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On 5/22/2016 9:08 AM, wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote:
"You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower. "


A neighbor's kid once ran into a dark garage
to retrieve an itinerant ball - tripped over
the corner of a walk-behind and bruised
their forehead on the concrete deck...


Sounds some what like gun control. A criminal
shoots up the bank, so all the peaceful and
law abiding folks have to give up their guns.

And of course, Kman proves why we all need
reverse safety switches.

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On Sun, 22 May 2016 18:15:26 +0100, Stormin Mormon wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:08 AM, wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote:
"You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower. "


A neighbor's kid once ran into a dark garage
to retrieve an itinerant ball - tripped over
the corner of a walk-behind and bruised
their forehead on the concrete deck...


Sounds some what like gun control. A criminal
shoots up the bank, so all the peaceful and
law abiding folks have to give up their guns.

And of course, Kman proves why we all need
reverse safety switches.

A gun has no use apart from killing. Other things they try to regulate like mowers and cars do.

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In article ,
says...

On Sun, 22 May 2016 10:01:25 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:


There used to be quite a few hand and foot injuries before mowers
required dead man switches. The only child I ever read about being a
victim was a little kid who near a mower that kicked out a wire -
think it was piece of coat hanger - and it penetrated his head,
killing him.
It usually won't make the news unless somebody is killed.

There was a fellow at work that was between 50 and 60 years old that
almost lost some fingers on a mower. He thought the blades on his
riding mower may not be turning so like a dummy he stuck his hand it
there to see if he could feel the blades turning. He was lucky the
blades just nicked the ends of about 3 fingers and after a few weeks
they healed.

I guess the dead man switch might have saved him if he had to get off
the mower to check that out.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 18:19:41 +0100, Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 22 May 2016 10:01:25 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:


There used to be quite a few hand and foot injuries before mowers
required dead man switches. The only child I ever read about being a
victim was a little kid who near a mower that kicked out a wire -
think it was piece of coat hanger - and it penetrated his head,
killing him.
It usually won't make the news unless somebody is killed.

There was a fellow at work that was between 50 and 60 years old that
almost lost some fingers on a mower. He thought the blades on his
riding mower may not be turning so like a dummy he stuck his hand it
there to see if he could feel the blades turning. He was lucky the
blades just nicked the ends of about 3 fingers and after a few weeks
they healed.

I guess the dead man switch might have saved him if he had to get off
the mower to check that out.

He wasn't worth saving. Protecting the stupid allows them to breed.

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On 5/22/2016 9:30 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:46:51 -0400, Stormin Mormon
In my life, mower pull cords are a disposable
item like gasoline and spark plugs.
Usually get 10 years on a cord - 5 or more on a plug


Mine has gone through two or three cords and
one recoil in the last year.

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learn more about Jesus
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..
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On 5/22/2016 9:34 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.


Sorry to hear that. Do you encourage the
mandatory safeties on mowers? Do you ever
tell people how to bypass safeties?

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learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On 5/22/2016 10:01 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says...

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:



You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.

Fellow I worked with cut off part of his grandson's foot with a mower.

When my son was small I would not let him out in the yard while I was
mowing. Maybe I am over protective, but the way children run so fast
they can get in the way in no time.



I think you're right with small boys. They don't
understand the concept of spinning blades and
dangers they can't see. Eventually when they
get some understanding, about age 25, then it's
different.

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learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On 5/22/2016 10:20 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?



Going backwards you could fall off backwards and have the mower go over
you. Going forward that can't happen, or at least it's much harder to
happen.


So, you're sitting on your riding mower, and then
put your riding mower in reverse, as you're sitting.
Fall off backwards? Well, I guess it's possible.

My Dad used to see people pulling walk-behind mowers
backwards. He'd go have a safety lecture at them.
The walking mowers, much more dangerous if pulled.

-
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:17:48 +0100, Stormin Mormon wrote:

On 5/22/2016 10:20 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?



Going backwards you could fall off backwards and have the mower go over
you. Going forward that can't happen, or at least it's much harder to
happen.


So, you're sitting on your riding mower, and then
put your riding mower in reverse, as you're sitting.
Fall off backwards? Well, I guess it's possible.

Actually momentum pushes you forwards.

My Dad used to see people pulling walk-behind mowers
backwards. He'd go have a safety lecture at them.
The walking mowers, much more dangerous if pulled.

No they're not. Nobody is stupid enough to keep pulling when it comes to their foot.

--
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On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:15:31 +0100, Stormin Mormon wrote:

On 5/22/2016 10:01 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says...

On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:



You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.

Fellow I worked with cut off part of his grandson's foot with a mower.

When my son was small I would not let him out in the yard while I was
mowing. Maybe I am over protective, but the way children run so fast
they can get in the way in no time.



I think you're right with small boys. They don't
understand the concept of spinning blades and
dangers they can't see. Eventually when they
get some understanding, about age 25, then it's
different.

If it takes them 25 years to understand rotation, they aren't worth saving.

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On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:14:15 +0100, Stormin Mormon wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:34 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.


Sorry to hear that. Do you encourage the
mandatory safeties on mowers? Do you ever
tell people how to bypass safeties?

I bypassed the two handed switch system on my hedge trimmer. Now I can reach at arm's length to cut further.

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On 05/21/2016 08:11 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse with the blades engaged the engine stop. It`s a real pain to disengage the blades and then back up. There are not any kids or pets in the area so everything is clear. How can I correct this problem? Thanks for any advice Herb


Government mandated rules are to protect the dumbest among us.

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?

I suppose someone was cutting in reverse and looking forward.

Anyway, if that was a problem, why kill the engine when there's a way to
disengage the blades?


llorT



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http://notstupid.us/

"To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving
medicine to the dead." -- Thomas Paine, THE CRISIS

On 05/21/2016 08:56 PM, Micky wrote:

[snip]

You may not be old enough** to remember that that was a compromise.
One side wanted to ban cigarettes completely. Would that have been
better? Don't you think a stupid 12 or 15-year old should be told
smoking is bad for him by someone other than his parents, if they did?
(FWIW, it's those who are "conservative" now who brought about the ban
on alcohol, which didn't work well.)

I'd rather have cigarettes than alcohol banned. Both can harm the user,
but cigarettes directly harm other people (they stink too).

[snip]

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving
medicine to the dead." -- Thomas Paine, THE CRISIS

On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:40:51 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 05/21/2016 08:11 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse with the blades engaged the engine stop. It`s a real pain to disengage the blades and then back up. There are not any kids or pets in the area so everything is clear. How can I correct this problem? Thanks for any advice Herb


Government mandated rules are to protect the dumbest among us.

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?

I suppose someone was cutting in reverse and looking forward.

Their problem.

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On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:44:28 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 05/21/2016 08:56 PM, Micky wrote:

[snip]

You may not be old enough** to remember that that was a compromise.
One side wanted to ban cigarettes completely. Would that have been
better? Don't you think a stupid 12 or 15-year old should be told
smoking is bad for him by someone other than his parents, if they did?
(FWIW, it's those who are "conservative" now who brought about the ban
on alcohol, which didn't work well.)

I'd rather have cigarettes than alcohol banned. Both can harm the user,
but cigarettes directly harm other people (they stink too).

Only if you continue to sit next to the person smoking. Are you tied up or something?

--
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On 5/22/2016 4:34 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:


I bypassed the two handed switch system on my hedge trimmer. Now I can
reach at arm's length to cut further.


What if there is a child with a long nose standing on the other side of
the hedge?

On 5/22/2016 5:19 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/22/2016 4:34 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:


I bypassed the two handed switch system on my hedge trimmer. Now I can
reach at arm's length to cut further.


What if there is a child with a long nose standing on the other side of
the hedge?

Pinocchio told me had his nose trimmed, but he's a liar.

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learn more about Jesus
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..
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On Sun, 22 May 2016 22:19:37 +0100, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 5/22/2016 4:34 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:


I bypassed the two handed switch system on my hedge trimmer. Now I can
reach at arm's length to cut further.


What if there is a child with a long nose standing on the other side of
the hedge?

Then he must pay for the trim.

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On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 4:53:05 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:44:28 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 05/21/2016 08:56 PM, Micky wrote:

[snip]

You may not be old enough** to remember that that was a compromise.
One side wanted to ban cigarettes completely. Would that have been
better? Don't you think a stupid 12 or 15-year old should be told
smoking is bad for him by someone other than his parents, if they did?
(FWIW, it's those who are "conservative" now who brought about the ban
on alcohol, which didn't work well.)

I'd rather have cigarettes than alcohol banned. Both can harm the user,
but cigarettes directly harm other people (they stink too).

Only if you continue to sit next to the person smoking. Are you tied up or something?


Good Gawd! You are such a frigging idiot. There should be a Mr. Birdbrain ban.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:13:07 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:30 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:46:51 -0400, Stormin Mormon
In my life, mower pull cords are a disposable
item like gasoline and spark plugs.
Usually get 10 years on a cord - 5 or more on a plug


Mine has gone through two or three cords and
one recoil in the last year.
The last engine on my mawer was a Briggs and Stratton. I have owned
the mower for about 25 years. I replaved the recoil clutch on it about
15 years ago, and the rope about 8 years ago. I replacewd the engine 4
or 5 years ago. It was about 12 or 15 years old when I bought it -
wirh a new rope abd carb rebuild just before I got it.

I think I replaced the plug once in the years I had it..

I broke the rope on my last big snow-blower once in the 30 years I
owned it (it also was a used unit - over 10 years old, when I bought
it. I replaced the engine once as well. Tecumseh HS50.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:14:15 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:34 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.


Sorry to hear that. Do you encourage the
mandatory safeties on mowers? Do you ever
tell people how to bypass safeties?
I generally encourage the safeties be maintained. The blade brake on
current machines id a bit of a pain. Mine is old enough not to have
one.

I have dissabled the clutch switch on my truck - I want to be able to
run the truck off the road on the starter if necessary if the engine
fails - and if I loose the clutch I can start the truck in gear and
drive without the clutch to get me home.

I'm the only person who drives the truck (20 years old, 343,000km)

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:17:48 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 10:20 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?



Going backwards you could fall off backwards and have the mower go over
you. Going forward that can't happen, or at least it's much harder to
happen.


So, you're sitting on your riding mower, and then
put your riding mower in reverse, as you're sitting.
Fall off backwards? Well, I guess it's possible.

My Dad used to see people pulling walk-behind mowers
backwards. He'd go have a safety lecture at them.
The walking mowers, much more dangerous if pulled.

-
.
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
. www.lds.org
.
.
Particularly the old "toe-nail clipper" like the mower on my web-site.
Front and rear discharge - circa 1957

On Mon, 23 May 2016 00:22:33 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:14:15 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:34 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.


Sorry to hear that. Do you encourage the
mandatory safeties on mowers? Do you ever
tell people how to bypass safeties?
I generally encourage the safeties be maintained. The blade brake on
current machines id a bit of a pain. Mine is old enough not to have
one.

I have dissabled the clutch switch on my truck - I want to be able to
run the truck off the road on the starter if necessary if the engine
fails - and if I loose the clutch I can start the truck in gear and
drive without the clutch to get me home.

I'm the only person who drives the truck (20 years old, 343,000km)

What on earth is a clutch switch? I've driven two cars with no clutch cable, you start it in 1st then change gear carefully.

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On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 7:50:43 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2016 00:22:33 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:14:15 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:34 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.


Sorry to hear that. Do you encourage the
mandatory safeties on mowers? Do you ever
tell people how to bypass safeties?
I generally encourage the safeties be maintained. The blade brake on
current machines id a bit of a pain. Mine is old enough not to have
one.

I have dissabled the clutch switch on my truck - I want to be able to
run the truck off the road on the starter if necessary if the engine
fails - and if I loose the clutch I can start the truck in gear and
drive without the clutch to get me home.

I'm the only person who drives the truck (20 years old, 343,000km)

What on earth is a clutch switch? I've driven two cars with no clutch cable, you start it in 1st then change gear carefully.


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Clutch+switch

On Sun, 22 May 2016 17:55:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 7:50:43 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2016 00:22:33 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:14:15 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:34 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:52:40 -0400, Stormin Mormon
You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.
I have. My kid brother lost a finger. on a push mower.


Sorry to hear that. Do you encourage the
mandatory safeties on mowers? Do you ever
tell people how to bypass safeties?
I generally encourage the safeties be maintained. The blade brake on
current machines id a bit of a pain. Mine is old enough not to have
one.

I have dissabled the clutch switch on my truck - I want to be able to
run the truck off the road on the starter if necessary if the engine
fails - and if I loose the clutch I can start the truck in gear and
drive without the clutch to get me home.

I'm the only person who drives the truck (20 years old, 343,000km)

What on earth is a clutch switch? I've driven two cars with no clutch cable, you start it in 1st then change gear carefully.


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Clutch+switch
The switch that makes sure you have your foot on the clutch before
the engine will crank

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 22 May 2016 17:55:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

What on earth is a clutch switch? I've driven two cars with no clutch cable, you start it in 1st then change gear carefully.


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Clutch+switch
The switch that makes sure you have your foot on the clutch before
the engine will crank

In 1972 I bought a Dodge with that switch. I had driven manual shift
cars over the years and had had that one for several days. I got some
gas and could not get it started. It was as if the battery was dead.
The service station man told me to push in the clutch. I did and it
started.

I had a habit of puting a 4 speed in neutral and starting the car. I
must have been doing that and pushing in the clutch for the 2 or 3 days
I had had that car. That was the first manual car I had been in that
has that clutch switch.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 09:31:40 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:50:09 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/21/2016 8:47 PM, wrote:
Take off the wheels and bolt 2 2x4s on - one on each side- and a
rotary mower can be a relativel effective and safe way to cut a hedge
- if both guys wear full face sheilds.

Without modifications - definitely NOT.


I've found that if you string enough "if"
in a row, some thing gets forgotten, in
the process.

But, yes, that might possibly be done safely.
dedicated hedge mower - an old LawnBoy would be a good choice.

I drove past a business to day that had at least 20 cranes parked. I'm
sure woudln't miss one if an affable employee brought it home for the
weekend.

On Sun, 22 May 2016 19:18:35 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:13:07 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:30 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:46:51 -0400, Stormin Mormon
In my life, mower pull cords are a disposable
item like gasoline and spark plugs.
Usually get 10 years on a cord - 5 or more on a plug


Mine has gone through two or three cords and
one recoil in the last year.
The last engine on my mawer was a Briggs and Stratton. I have owned
the mower for about 25 years. I replaved the recoil clutch on it about
15 years ago, and the rope about 8 years ago. I replacewd the engine 4
or 5 years ago. It was about 12 or 15 years old when I bought it -
wirh a new rope abd carb rebuild just before I got it.

I think I replaced the plug once in the years I had it..

I broke the rope on my last big snow-blower once in the 30 years I
owned it (it also was a used unit - over 10 years old, when I bought
it. I replaced the engine once as well. Tecumseh HS50.

I had a B&S for a push mower and the recoil spring broke. Bought 2
new ones and each one broke. the T-part at the end, that holds the end
in place, broke off.

What was I don't wrong?

On Sun, 22 May 2016 23:30:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 19:18:35 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:13:07 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/22/2016 9:30 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:46:51 -0400, Stormin Mormon
In my life, mower pull cords are a disposable
item like gasoline and spark plugs.
Usually get 10 years on a cord - 5 or more on a plug


Mine has gone through two or three cords and
one recoil in the last year.
The last engine on my mawer was a Briggs and Stratton. I have owned
the mower for about 25 years. I replaved the recoil clutch on it about
15 years ago, and the rope about 8 years ago. I replacewd the engine 4
or 5 years ago. It was about 12 or 15 years old when I bought it -
wirh a new rope abd carb rebuild just before I got it.

I think I replaced the plug once in the years I had it..

I broke the rope on my last big snow-blower once in the 30 years I
owned it (it also was a used unit - over 10 years old, when I bought
it. I replaced the engine once as well. Tecumseh HS50.

I had a B&S for a push mower and the recoil spring broke. Bought 2
new ones and each one broke. the T-part at the end, that holds the end
in place, broke off.

What was I don't wrong?
Likely winding it too tight.

On 2016-05-22 5:52 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/21/2016 9:56 PM, Micky wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 22:07:27 +0100, "Mr Macaw" wrote:


Do you not look back when you reverse your car? Do you not look back
when you reverse your mower? Is your child too thick to get out of
the way of a big noisy machine?

What a moron you are. Do you think they did this before plenty of
children had already been hurt?


You know, in all my fifty or so years, I can't
remember ever meeting (or first generation
reliable source hearing about) a child
injured by a lawn mower.


Your display of personal ignorance does not mean it doesn't happen.

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/law...s-amputations/

https://www.verywell.com/lawn-mower-accidents-2633674

http://www.adph.org/injuryprevention/index.asp?id=4469

http://fox4kc.com/2015/06/02/more-ch...-than-in-past/

https://canadasafetycouncil.org/camp...mower-injuries

So just because your head is stuck in the sand does not mean it doesn't
happen.



--
"It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it's
been through a blender first.

Berkely Breathed

On 22/05/2016 21:44, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 05/21/2016 08:56 PM, Micky wrote:

[snip]

You may not be old enough** to remember that that was a compromise.
One side wanted to ban cigarettes completely. Would that have been
better? Don't you think a stupid 12 or 15-year old should be told
smoking is bad for him by someone other than his parents, if they did?
(FWIW, it's those who are "conservative" now who brought about the ban
on alcohol, which didn't work well.)

I'd rather have cigarettes than alcohol banned. Both can harm the user,
but cigarettes directly harm other people (they stink too).

[snip]

On the other hand it's alcohol that causes the vast majority of fights
and fill up the A&E depts every friday and saturday nights plus drink
drivers kill and mame many people every day.

--
Bod