Ride On Mowers!

[the_scotsman]

These things are a godsend!

I've had an eye open for a ride on mower for a while, as I'm sick of mowing my large block every single week in 30 odd degrees in summer. I suffer from migraines, and doing that is a near guarantee of a migraine.

So I found a one cheap on Gumtree. It was cheap as it had a small fault, not charging the battery at all, and the charging light was always on, even with the keys off. So obviously something wrong with the charging circuit. The previous owner was just jump starting it when he needed to use it.

So I bought it, and managed to find the schematics for it online. After some troubleshooting with the multimeter, I found the cause of the fault. It was as simple as replacing a diode. Costing a whole 40 cents! Score! :

So having fixed the fault, I decided to give it a good clean up. Came up pretty good with some elbow grease! And of course the Concours 900 dual action polisher :laugh:

First 2 photos are before the clean, rest are after. To get it so glossy after being so scratched, dry and matted was incredibly satisfying, and did my OCD a world of good

I gave it a run today. What usually takes me almost an hour, took me 10 minutes. I knew it would be quick and save effort, but DAMN! I was blown away by how fast and easy it did it! And the finish is just as good as any manual mower!

WELL chuffed with this purchase! If you're considering getting one, DO IT! DO IT NAO!