From a letter in today's Wall Street Journal , written by Don Mauch of Norwell, Massachusetts: Excessive horsepower and a rear-mounted engine together with a lightweight front is a recipe for disaster...[.] What's he talking about? Lawn mowers . Last week, WSJ ($) carried an article about the popularity of zero turn-radius riding mowers . In today's paper, Mr. Mauch explains that he gave his up because it wrecked his lawn: "If your lawn is essentially flat, your grass a few inches high and absolutely dry most of the time, then go for it. Otherwise, stick with the tried and true [regular mower]." It's a comparison I never thought would occur, but there it is. Don't lift in a turn and your lawn will be fine.
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YOUR RESEARCHHow Lawnmowers Are Like Carreras
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roflmao...there was an episode of King Of the Hill where they had 2 goto a focus group where the lawnmower company was demoing their new Zero-Turning Radius mower. Hank Pwns them with his mighty redneck logic.
I thought this was going to be a thread about the 993 engine sound.
They just need a little more negative camber on the front and they can dial the understeer right out of those things!
they do sound almost a like........
I wonder what kind of oil they use?
I don't know, but you can bet it is the best oil ever produced. That we know for certain.
Please don't tell me that PCA or POC is going to have a lawnmower division now....
I can't BELIEVE that nobody has pointed out that lawn mowers are air cooled.
meh...
Feeling defensive, are we?
The zero turning lawn mowers are...water cooled!
Not my trusty John Deere. Garden tractor - air cooled. Garden tractor driver - beer cooled.
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