During the extended Swedish weekend, from thursday to sunday, I tried the grass cutter ( 36″ Mower). After some problems with the threading of the beld (some parts stuck) I went out for a ride. As the place is new to me, some surprises were found in the grass. Two remains of a fence (entrance??), various piles of soil, one water post, pieces of wood, etc, all which I run into! The blades were poor already from the beginning. When I have made this first round, I will shift to some brand new ones. Also found at LawnMowerPros.com. Here are some pictures from todays work.

The grass waiting to be cut!

The grass waiting to be cut!

… and even more grass …

Well, after the first try-outs to get it started, but without success. If I added some gas in the air intake it roared beautifullt! After removing the carburator, that didn´t work at all, completely clogged and rusty inside, I decided to get a new one instead of trying to repair it.

Internet is wonderful and I found a spare part in the US at LawnMowerPros.com. I ordered it and after a few week it arrived. The Swedish customs wanted 400 SEK.

New carburator – LawnMowerPros.com Product id 692684, 143.95 US$.

I forgot to mention, but I also found a spare part catalog in the US – very useful.

This story starts when I bought a piece of land in Avesta in the province of Dalecalia, Sweden, in the late autumn of 2011. On the backyard was an old garden tractor standing, but the seller should take it away and it was not included in the deal. Anyway, in April 2012 the tractor was still left alone in the backyard. I called the seller and asked him what he should do with it and got the answer that I get it for free! Thanks – thanks a lot!!  This was the start of this project – to get this old machine up and running again!