DIY RC Lawnmower

[MacUser]

"Laziness is the Mother of Invention"
So you might ask yourself "Why build an RC Mower?". Why not? Who likes mowing the lawn?

Rough Summary of Costs:
Wheelchair - $150
Lawnmower - $200
Radio gear - $100
Electronic parts for joystick interface - $30
Total - $480

See all the details here:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~tnpshow/RCLM/intro.htm

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Cool Design.. see the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Wz_OXJfyg

Now only if he could build a weed eater on the end.. He would be set.

[Paully_44]

That takes all the fun out of yardwork. Besides, when I mow I like my lines to be as straight as possible. I would get too distracted if I had a RC mower.

[Alan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzDI0DIfc9o&feature=related

[dolfan]

Mac, that's a Murray mower. You'll be getting out of your lounge chair to work on it anyway very soon, so just go buy a Snapper with a cup holder.

[Full Quiver]

What type engine? Maybe a Murray but who made the engine?

COOL

[pastorables]

What about the vacuum cleaner also?

http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=4321

[Alan]

Mac, that's a Murray mower. You'll be getting out of your lounge chair to work on it anyway very soon, so just go buy a Snapper with a cup holder.

That's a Brigg's engine... no need to worry about it... Buy a Murray with a Tecumseh and you'll surely have problems....

[pastorables]

Buy a Murray with a Tecumseh and you'll surely have problems....

That's a fact! My FIL (deceased) operated a small engine repair shop for years until the mid-nineties and he wasn't too fond of Murray's with bad engines.

[MacUser]

Back in my youthful days of racing Go carts.. I would always prefer my 3.5 Tecumseh engine over a 5hp Briggs. My little displaced Tecumseh would smoke 'em power wise.

[Alan]

Back in my youthful days of racing Go carts.. I would always prefer my 3.5 Tecumseh engine over a 5hp Briggs. My little displaced Tecumseh would smoke 'em power wise.

They won't let you on the track around here with a Tecumseh, too many problems of them slinging apart.

We have "The Fastest Fifth in the South" here, at least it still held that title in the late 90's.