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Curbside Classics Archives
Lawnside Classic Archive
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![Despite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tradplow4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal")
What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 51 CommentsDespite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […] -
Lawnside Capsule: 1972–83 Ford LGT Garden Tractors
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/2/2018) I ran across this ad recently which prompted me to learn a little about these neat garden tractors Ford offered from 1972–1983. -
![(first posted 5/6/2017) Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car. I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JPCChairs19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Patio Classics: Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC")
My Patio Classics: Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 5/6/2017) Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car. I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […] -
CC Farm Equipment: Crossliner Rover SP – Keeping Your Orchard Safe and Secure
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 19 CommentsI came across this interesting vehicle during an internet search and it captured my attention. -
![(first posted 5/22/2016)) That’s my dad at considerably younger than my present age, proudly mowing the front lawn of his and my mother’s recently-acquired house in suburban Philadelphia some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1117_Cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lawnside Classic: The Mow You Know")
Lawnside Classic: The Mow You Know
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 110 Comments(first posted 5/22/2016)) That’s my dad at considerably younger than my present age, proudly mowing the front lawn of his and my mother’s recently-acquired house in suburban Philadelphia some […] -
![There is nothing even remotely romantic about a lawnmower. Memories of first dates, first burnouts, and first breakdowns are topics of exaggerated automobile-based bench racing in any garage in Christendom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/111_1330.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mower Of A Lifetime: 1993 AYP No-Name “Meijer” Mower – My Second Most Long-Lasting Mechanical Relationship")
Mower Of A Lifetime: 1993 AYP No-Name “Meijer” Mower – My Second Most Long-Lasting Mechanical Relationship
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 36 CommentsThere is nothing even remotely romantic about a lawnmower. Memories of first dates, first burnouts, and first breakdowns are topics of exaggerated automobile-based bench racing in any garage in Christendom […] -
![We’ve been experimenting with electric propulsion for a while here at Curbside (see Jim Klein’s Tesla Model Y for instance). While I’m not ready to replace any of my vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lawnside Classic: Ryobi Battery Powered Mower – The Latest from the Other Side of the Curb")
Lawnside Classic: Ryobi Battery Powered Mower – The Latest from the Other Side of the Curb
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 90 CommentsWe’ve been experimenting with electric propulsion for a while here at Curbside (see Jim Klein’s Tesla Model Y for instance). While I’m not ready to replace any of my vehicles […] -
![Back in 2011, I did a CC on my then-current lawnmower, a 1960s Montgomery Ward with a B&S 3hp engine. I mow a lot of lawns, most of my rentals. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-428-051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lawnside Classics Update: My 1960’s Sears Mower Is Still Ripping Through Tall Grass – Why Can’t I Buy A New Side Discharge Mower?")
Lawnside Classics Update: My 1960’s Sears Mower Is Still Ripping Through Tall Grass – Why Can’t I Buy A New Side Discharge Mower?
Posted on November 1, 2020 | 50 CommentsBack in 2011, I did a CC on my then-current lawnmower, a 1960s Montgomery Ward with a B&S 3hp engine. I mow a lot of lawns, most of my rentals. […] -
![Purchasing a riding lawn mower had never been high on my bucket list. Up to a certain point I had owned and lived on nothing but one-third acre lots during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Backyard Classic: 2014 Cub Cadet LTX1042 KW – In Every Life A Little Grass Must Be Mowed")
Future Backyard Classic: 2014 Cub Cadet LTX1042 KW – In Every Life A Little Grass Must Be Mowed
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 41 CommentsPurchasing a riding lawn mower had never been high on my bucket list. Up to a certain point I had owned and lived on nothing but one-third acre lots during […] -
![Back when I still lived in California, it seemed that every gardener/landscaper used a small and old Toyota or Nissan truck. A really big operator might spring for a T-100 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1980 Jeep J-10 – Flower Power")
CC Outtake: 1980 Jeep J-10 – Flower Power
Posted on October 14, 2019 | 18 CommentsBack when I still lived in California, it seemed that every gardener/landscaper used a small and old Toyota or Nissan truck. A really big operator might spring for a T-100 […] -
Trailside Outtake: Rust in Peace
Posted on January 19, 2019 | 20 Comments -
![The Troy-Bilt TB30R is essentially the least expensive riding mower you can buy new. Does that make it a poor choice for consumers? Absolutely not. Cutting grass isn’t a complicated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180518_183638.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lawnside Classic: Troy-Bilt TB30R Neighborhood Rider – She May Not Look Like Much, But She’s Got It Where It Counts")
Lawnside Classic: Troy-Bilt TB30R Neighborhood Rider – She May Not Look Like Much, But She’s Got It Where It Counts
Posted on May 28, 2018 | 43 CommentsThe Troy-Bilt TB30R is essentially the least expensive riding mower you can buy new. Does that make it a poor choice for consumers? Absolutely not. Cutting grass isn’t a complicated […]
