The new mower lost its get up and go today, which prompted a search of the internet for some free advice.

Samuel Goldwasser has a fine collection of tips and instructions for the do it yourself crowd. He is of the opinion that most lawn mowers function on a low compression ratio and therefore can do without the high octane fuel.

Our mulch machine just needed a new spark plug and a bit of oil to get back in the game.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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