Posts tagged "lawn mower"

Last Saturday, Chad dug out our garden tractor to mow the yard for the first time this spring and spread some fertilizer.  He started mowing, but only got a few yards when the engine died and he couldn’t get it to start again.  The engine would turn over when he turned the key, but it…

This year, we decided to try something different for leaf removal and bought a John Deere Power Flow bagger for our lawn mower.  They come in 7 and 14 bushel models and we decided on the larger of the two.  So far, it’s done a good job of picking up the leaves and grass clippings…

Plowing Snow

When we bought our new lawn tractor last October, we seriously debated waiting until this spring to make the purchase. We thought there was probably a good chance we could make it through the fall and winter without a real need to mow or plow snow. Today, however, was another of those times when we…

Here are some pictures of our new John Deere X720 riding lawn mower that was delivered today: We selected the X720 model because it has the direct shaft drive mower deck as well as fuel injection, which we’re hoping will help with winter starting. So far, we’ve noticed that it runs smoothly and seems to…