Backyard Gardeners

McCulloch 285 BCS Eager Beaver string trimmer diagram?

Does anybody have an exploded diagram of this God-forsaken piece of crap? I'd like to open this sucker up without break...

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posted by jimdes

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by jimdes

Malard Ducks

Where we live, there are about 40 or so malard ducks that like to come to our yard about three times a day. We have a b...

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posted by Me

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by Me

Cost of water for hot summer

i am hoping someone can give me an approx cost (or possible litres) for this..... I have a property in Turkey so hot su...

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posted by me

15 comments posted 21yrs posted by me

Overgrown lawn (18years)

Help!! I recently cleared by strimmer a garden that has been left t grow for 18 years, there are 12" ant hills all over...

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posted by cjames4999.1rem7y

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by cjames4999.1rem7y

Tractor Forum

I'd like to invite everyone to check out Mytractorforum http://www.mytractorforum.com/ and join if you like it. This is...

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posted by fdknight

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by fdknight

Pesticides, politics and oral favors

A little something for the kiddies, like trader4, who have their heads in the sand, or elsewhere..... EPA Won't Restric...

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posted by ancientangler

25 comments posted 21yrs posted by ancientangler

Looking for In-ground Swimming Pool forum

Can anyone suggest a pool maintenance forum? Thanks, Ross

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posted by rossmoody

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by rossmoody

More on a 'Battery Tender'

I bought a battery tender so as to maintain full charge on my problematic rider battery. It bothers me that the male pl...

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posted by wee

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by wee

Anyone here install their own lawn irrigation?

I have 2 acres and a well. There's no way I can water it with sprinklers and hoses, so I don't try. I take alot of prid...

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Feeding plants with herbs

Hi all, I'm curious to hear what herbs others have used for feeding thier gardens. I've found out heaps about Comfrey a...

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posted by paxmax2

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by paxmax2

killing off lawn organically in order to regrow

I have a yard that is infested with creeping charlie, clover, etc. the soil is poor with high clay content. I want to k...

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posted by garry

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by garry

Replace Belt Scott 2548 need diagram

I need a diagram to replace the belt on a Scott 2548 lawn tractor ... also any tips on how to do this would be appreciat...

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posted by phodgins

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by phodgins

Ornamental Plum Trees with Scale

A couple of plum trees on a relative's property, each maybe 15 feet tall, are infested with many dark, small, beetle-li...

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posted by Harvested

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by Harvested

Mower oil overfill

My son just called and said his lawn mower is smoking badly. I'm positive he over-filled the crankcase with oil since h...

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posted by euclid69

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by euclid69

Collect clippings when mowing if weeds present?

I'm in the north-east US, and I'm trying to revive a lawn that wasn't taken of last year. In spring I overseeded with S...

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posted by gohel

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by gohel