Maggiecoke

Aaaaagh, bloody American lawn mower! I have been trying to start our petrol lawn mower for ages. My husband is deployed so cutting the grass is my job, I can't pull that bloody cord fast or hard enough to get it started. So I went in the shed and found our lovely British hover mower, that glides gracefully along with the push of a little finger. So can I just buy a converter plug and just try and use it.

snowbunny

Depending on your grass you may not be able to cut it..... what sort of grass is up there? besides the wacky kind

Maggiecoke

its just normal thin grass, sorry to sound abit of a grump, it has just drove me crazy

penguinsix

You should research the power issues. It might not be 110-220v, which would mean you would need not only a plug convertor (3->2) but also a step up transformer.

But before we go there, a couple of questions about your gas mower:

1) is there a little rubber 'ball' or something in the front of the mower? You might need to 'prime' the mower before you start it by pushing that 3 times (to push a little gas into the system before you pull the cord.

2) Is there a 'safety' catch? Usually a bar on the handle that has to be 'squeezed' next to the handle (you have to hold it the whole time you are mowing). This is a safety shutoff in case your mower falls out of your hands while you are mowing it stops running. Sometimes people forget this when they are trying to start the mower.

3) Is there some kid in the neighborhood who you can ask for help giving it a pull? If 1&2 are not working, then it might need someone to give it a really good yank (or service).

another bloody yank

Our women are strong.

Maggiecoke

Hi
Well I have just given up and am going to get my next door naighbours kid to do it.
Thank you everyone for your help. Sorry to be a grumpy pants. I have a load of guests coming Sunday so I wanted it done before then. Oh well.

Pennywell

I say this tongue in cheek, Lawn Service. I know what you are saying, been there done that but when the neighbour came with a leaflet after witnessing me struggle, I took it. Don't do anything to harm yourself i.e. using a UK hover mower or trying to get the other one going. My advice would be make sure that you are so obviously struggling that anyone will come to your rescue and it is honestly a great way to meet the neighbours.

Ray

You need a Sanchez ...

Leeds_Lass

Or a ride on mower, husband loves his. Mind you, we do have a lot of grass to cut.

cindyabs

You betcha

Signed,

winner of arm wrestling matches.

AND

Indian leg wrestling matches.

lapin_windstar

I heard that the men are above average too.

Hiro11

Never heard it put quite that way.

Patrick Hasler

Get a Mexican ..................... they do anything and are cheaper than a new mower ....

Ray

Slavery is not dead everywhere ...

another bloody yank

How will that help her mow the grass?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Sanchez_(sexual_act)