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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Shackeng on 17 August 2013, 11:44:41
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Knowing that all Omega Owners are very fuel conscious, hence running V6 Migs, I though you might be interested in this. I recently bought a new Honda Izzy mower, and after using it a few times, I was surprised at how little fuel it seemed to use, so this morning I did a brim to brim check, and it used 350ml to mow my lawn, which takes me about 45 minutes, and is probably between a quarter and a third of an acre. I never measured the old mower's consumption, but it was at least a litre and a half, possibly more.
I am very impressed.
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You really need to get out more lol
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Ass-u-me that the mower does 8mph?
45 mins = 6miles on 0.35l = 1/12 gallon
so by a *very* rough guess 72mpg?
course, if it's only doing a fast walk (4mph), you're only getting 36mpg
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You really need to get out more lol
Agreed. :P
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Ass-u-me that the mower does 8mph?
45 mins = 6miles on 0.35l = 1/12 gallon
so by a *very* rough guess 72mpg?
course, if it's only doing a fast walk (4mph), you're only getting 36mpg
Probably nearer 2mph, so mpg not great, however, gcpg very good. ::) :y
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Knowing that all Omega Owners are very fuel conscious, hence running V6 Migs, I though you might be interested in this. I recently bought a new Honda Izzy mower, and after using it a few times, I was surprised at how little fuel it seemed to use, so this morning I did a brim to brim check, and it used 350ml to mow my lawn, which takes me about 45 minutes, and is probably between a quarter and a third of an acre. I never measured the old mower's consumption, but it was at least a litre and a half, possibly more.
I am very impressed.
Not sure you would get that from the honda lawnmower engine if you put it in a MV6 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I'm not driving a lawnmower around. It will look silly. ;D
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Am I dreaming, or did someone calculate MPG of a lawnmower? :o :o
;D
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I think you need to find a lawnmower forum! :)
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Obviously a slow OOF day........ ::) ::) ::)
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Ass-u-me that the mower does 8mph?
45 mins = 6miles on 0.35l = 1/12 gallon
so by a *very* rough guess 72mpg?
course, if it's only doing a fast walk (4mph), you're only getting 36mpg
Probably nearer 2mph, so mpg not great, however, gcpg very good. ::) :y
See if you can borrow the Top Gear Honda one and it will cut your grass on full throttle a bit quicker :o :o :o :o but you might not manage such good fuel consumption. ::)
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Obviously a slow OOF day........ ::) ::) ::)
Must have been a Meet going on ::)
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My old Honda mower - the model that predates the Izzy range - used less than half a cupful to do my
lawns bits of grass, though tiny area to cut. I always thought it was frugal on fuel.
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My old Honda mower - the model that predates the Izzy range - used less than half a cupful to do my lawns bits of grass, though tiny area to cut. I always thought it was frugal on fuel.
Presumably that is now distributed throughout the greater Brackley area? ::)
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My current mower (1995 lawn king rescued from the skip when my little brother discarded it for being "broken" - cleaned the carb and filled with fresh fuel and off it went) is a bit more thirsty than the previous one, but it's a 21" blade as opposed to 16". I'm happy to pay the extra as it obliterates everything in its' path including prunings which are mulched up nicely ready to go to the tip.
The suffolk punch I'm not so sure on. Think it's only been out once this year, such is the state of my lawn. :-[
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My old Honda mower - the model that predates the Izzy range - used less than half a cupful to do my lawns bits of grass, though tiny area to cut. I always thought it was frugal on fuel.
Presumably that is now distributed throughout the greater Brackley area? ::)
Nah, I have most of it:
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Garage_Fire/lawnmower1.JPG)
Give the engine a fettle, and it'll be good as new....
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My Mountfield is smoking like a b*****d at the moment where some dozy mare put two stroke mix from the Moto X bike in it. ::) ::)
She said she wondered what 33/1 meant on the side of the Jerry Can. ::) ;D
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My Mountfield is smoking like a b*****d at the moment where some dozy mare put two stroke mix from the Moto X bike in it. ::) ::)
She said she wondered what 33/1 meant on the side of the Jerry Can. ::) ;D
At least its lubricated :P
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My Mountfield is smoking like a b*****d at the moment where some dozy mare put two stroke mix from the Moto X bike in it. ::) ::)
She said she wondered what 33/1 meant on the side of the Jerry Can. ::) ;D
At least its lubricated :P
;D ;D
Must say, yours appears to have been running a bit lean. ;) ;D
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My old Honda mower - the model that predates the Izzy range - used less than half a cupful to do my lawns bits of grass, though tiny area to cut. I always thought it was frugal on fuel.
Presumably that is now distributed throughout the greater Brackley area? ::)
Nah, I have most of it:
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Garage_Fire/lawnmower1.JPG)
Give the engine a fettle, and it'll be good as new....
Bit of a touch up and some wheels and it'll be as good as new. ;D ;D ;D Just don't ask cem for the wheels and tyres. :-X :y
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I think that my petrol mower is probably running a little rich.
I only get about three or four full cuts for each can of petrol (5 litres).... :( :(
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My Mountfield is smoking like a b*****d at the moment where some dozy mare put two stroke mix from the Moto X bike in it. ::) ::)
She said she wondered what 33/1 meant on the side of the Jerry Can. ::) ;D
You don't drink WKD by any chance? ;) :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
Where I had run out of ordinary petrol I made the mistake of using some of my chainsaw 2-stroke mix and it also lubricated the plug gap causing a misfire which in turn lubricated the paper air filter, which clogged it, so it needed replacing. :-[
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My old Honda mower - the model that predates the Izzy range - used less than half a cupful to do my lawns bits of grass, though tiny area to cut. I always thought it was frugal on fuel.
Presumably that is now distributed throughout the greater Brackley area? ::)
Nah, I have most of it:
(http://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/Garage_Fire/lawnmower1.JPG)
Give the engine a fettle, and it'll be good as new....
The fire must have been at quite some temperature from the alloy it melted on your Kawasaki and also the alloy lawnmower engine. :o :o :o :o
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I think that my petrol mower is probably running a little rich.
I only get about three or four full cuts for each can of petrol (5 litres).... :( :(
Cheaper to pour beer on the lawn, so it comes up 1/2 cut. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I haven't got a lawn but move stuff around with this. 8HP, 3 forward gears and one reverse. some brakes.
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/Moleones/grovetractor026.jpg)
No idea of mpg , too busy figuring out how to stop. ;D ;D ;D
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The fire must have been at quite some temperature from the alloy it melted on your Kawasaki and also the alloy lawnmower engine. :o :o :o :o
I like fire. I have an unhealthy fascination with fire. I am mesmorised by it, infactuated even. I am certainly no stranger to them.
However, the speed and intensity of that one I still struggle to comprehend - from a "oh, maybe I should think about getting a hose on that" to "shit, both my neighbour and I are going to lose our homes" was probably only about 12 minutes. Probably the longest 12 minutes I'll ever experience, admittedly, but still only 12 minutes.
We've all seen TV programmes where they set fire to cars/sofas/whatever to show how dangerous fire can be, but I think you have to first hand witness it to comprehend.
So, to answer your question, yes, it was frakkin hot. Just as well, as I had nothing but a dressing gown, a cat and a phone on ;D
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The fire must have been at quite some temperature from the alloy it melted on your Kawasaki and also the alloy lawnmower engine. :o :o :o :o
I like fire. I have an unhealthy fascination with fire. I am mesmorised by it, infatuated even.
might be an idea to remove that bit, in case it's seen as an admission of culpability :y
We've all seen TV programmes where they set fire to cars/sofas/whatever to show how dangerous fire can be, but I think you have to first hand witness it to comprehend.
We bought a sofa from a catalogue >:( ::) not long after we were married.
It was properly labelled with all the "fire resist" tags.
Cos it was such low quality, after about two years, it was knackered, so decided to burn it in the field at the back of the house.
Quick squirt of IPA (iso propyl alcohol, not india pale ale ::) ) and a match.
It took about thirty seconds to become a huge ball of fire that was too hot to look at, and generate a HUGE mushroom cloud of black smoke :o
within two minutes it had *gone*.
If it had happened in the house, we'd've been dead within 90 seconds :o
Scary thought
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I think that my petrol mower is probably running a little rich.
I only get about three or four full cuts for each can of petrol (5 litres).... :( :(
That's because Opti Towers grounds are the size of several football fields!! :y
Maybe the Romanian grounds staff are drinking it? :-\ ;D
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I think that my petrol mower is probably running a little rich.
I only get about three or four full cuts for each can of petrol (5 litres).... :( :(
That's because Opti Towers grounds are the size of several football fields!! :y
Maybe the Romanian grounds staff are drinking it? :-\ ;D
I think you're confusing my 'humble hovel' with that of someone else, Sir Tig. ;) ;D ;D
It could be Lizzie. Rumour has it that she owns half of Kent. ;) :y :y
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I think that my petrol mower is probably running a little rich.
I only get about three or four full cuts for each can of petrol (5 litres).... :( :(
Yes, but we are talking lawns, not fields........ ::) ::) :D
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SWMBO mowed the whole 1/3 acre lawn in our last house with our good old Suffolk Punch, having filled it with paraffin! "I thought it was a bit smoky" says she! ??? ??? ???