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 Re: Time for new mower
[Re: ReelBusy]
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05/15/25 06:51 PM
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RayBob
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Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it !
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: RayBob]
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05/15/25 07:00 PM
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Pat Goff
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You all must live in Seadrift, or Port Lavaca....
Pat Goff Seadrift TX ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/X48Kbbq/scooter-shallow.jpg)
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: PowerLizard]
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05/15/25 07:10 PM
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Hard Rain
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You should buy a lightly used Honda or Toro gas mower off Facebook Marketplace a little further inland like Victoria where the salt is not in the air. Nothing lasts forever on the Texas Coast. The Salt eats metal and the Sun beats down plastic. Buy used and run it into the ground and then buy another used. I think this is the best answer I see tons of very good lawn equipment on Facebook Marketplace not give away prices but very reasonable in comparison to new equipment prices. Lots of folks give up doing their own yards after buying nice stuff definitely worthwhile. We buy some stuff here and there on FB Marketplace never had any problem.
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: RoadRunnerTR21]
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05/15/25 07:27 PM
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Jpurdue
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Correct answer. Add up the cost of the mower. Divide by an ever-shorter modern day life expectancy. Add in fuel, oil, repairs. Then factor in the cost of your time, plus lost fishing time. Lastly factor in Texas heat and humidity. Use this to get a "true" cost per mow. Then realize you are better off to hire it out. If you out in the BFE, great. Hire the neighbor kid, even better.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/ckGplwut.png)
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/15/25 07:55 PM
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Hard Rain
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Correct answer. Add up the cost of the mower. Divide by an ever-shorter modern day life expectancy. Add in fuel, oil, repairs. Then factor in the cost of your time, plus lost fishing time. Lastly factor in Texas heat and humidity. Use this to get a "true" cost per mow. Then realize you are better off to hire it out. If you out in the BFE, great. Hire the neighbor kid, even better. Personally I enjoy doing yard work I do all mine and get paid a little to do 2 houses across the street. I may not be able to do all this too many more years but for now I enjoy seeing them done right plus it is my view from our house.
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Hard Rain]
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05/15/25 07:58 PM
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Jpurdue
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Correct answer. Add up the cost of the mower. Divide by an ever-shorter modern day life expectancy. Add in fuel, oil, repairs. Then factor in the cost of your time, plus lost fishing time. Lastly factor in Texas heat and humidity. Use this to get a "true" cost per mow. Then realize you are better off to hire it out. If you out in the BFE, great. Hire the neighbor kid, even better. Personally I enjoy doing yard work I do all mine and get paid a little to do 2 houses across the street. I may not be able to do all this too many more years but for now I enjoy seeing them done right plus it is my view from our house. Okay, hire Hard Rain!
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/15/25 08:07 PM
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BassFever
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A little duct tape and it will be fine.
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/15/25 08:23 PM
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Pat Goff
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I got a guy who does the old house until it sells. Half acre lot used the rider on. This yard is too complicated for a riding mower so it’s easier to just knock it out with the push mower. Add the slope to the canal that’s weed eater only, and nobody wants any part of it.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/15/25 08:44 PM
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COFF
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Get a goat. ![[Linked Image]](https://media.tenor.com/t05U62fmzIkAAAAM/funny-animals-lick.gif)
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: COFF]
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05/15/25 10:18 PM
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Pat Goff
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Get a goat. I would. Herd of goats kept the liberty hill in proper order. But turn into lizard lunch around here.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/15/25 10:27 PM
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boocat
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cut up some old folgers coffee cans and rivet into place... done that.. yep while living on the coast.
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/15/25 11:28 PM
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nfhbass
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Correct answer. Add up the cost of the mower. Divide by an ever-shorter modern day life expectancy. Add in fuel, oil, repairs. Then factor in the cost of your time, plus lost fishing time. Lastly factor in Texas heat and humidity. Use this to get a "true" cost per mow. Then realize you are better off to hire it out. If you out in the BFE, great. Hire the neighbor kid, even better. I’m not sure the math adds up. It’s way cheaper to diy a lawn, particularly if you have a small enough area you can push mow.
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/16/25 12:21 AM
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ReelBusy
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You all must live in Seadrift, or Port Lavaca.... Keeping those boats sea worthy!
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: ReelBusy]
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05/16/25 11:55 AM
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Pat Goff
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You all must live in Seadrift, or Port Lavaca.... Keeping those boats sea worthy! You can learn a lot about keeping that floating hooptie running from the oyster guys. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/p4Lq0vX/oyster-boat.jpg)
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Time for new mower
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/16/25 04:23 PM
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COFF
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You can learn a lot about keeping that floating hooptie running from the oyster guys. Do you have to print out paper tags for a boat?
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