Spring has sprung.
The grass is riz’
I wonder how the mower is.
Our old Snapper mower still runs, but it is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I was pondering whether I could keep it going for another season, or should I trade it in for something younger. So I was going through our box of user manuals looking for information about it, and I ran across the invoice from the purchase of the device. Check out the date:
Yikes! As of last Friday our old Snapper is 27 years old! And it still runs….. (with encouragement).
I also found the user manual and looked in it to see about maintenance. Here is a snippet about blade maintenance from the manual:
Keeping that picture in mind, take a look at the blade that I took off the mower:
Yikes! How far beyond “C Dangerous” can you go in 27 years? That is a whale of a notch! Looks like Moby Dick! I think it might be time to turn this part in for a newer one anyway.
So, where do you go to find a blade for a 27 year old Snapper lawn mower? After a few internet searches, I found:
http://www.snapperpartsdistributors.com/
They not only had a new blade to fit it….. it was in stock. I ordered it and had the blade in less than a week. Can such things be?
On Saturday I put it on the mower:
And there you go. Check out the nice, square ends:
A new spark plug and some new oil, and we are good for another 27 years.
Happy Birthday, Snapper. They don’t make ’em like you any more.
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