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Old 07-28-2012, 10:46 AM
mikeo80 mikeo80 is offline
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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer View Post
Stripped of all mowing equipment, a riding mower loses nearly 70lbs (depending!) - you now have a reliable if slow one-person transport. Possibly two.

You can of course convert a lawn mower into a generator with a little pluck.

You can use it to power tools, pump water, charge batteries, just about anything.
HMMM...

Interesting. Mentally I was kinda wandering in the direction of using an alternator and the drive shaft of the lawn mower. Now I need to study this.....

THanks.

FYI, lawn mower is push type. My yard is not big enough to justify riding mower, so I provide the motive power!! (Oh Joy, oh Joy!!)

My 0.02

Mike
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