Lunker777

hahahah Ive heard of plenty retiring to the North ! Still a good read though ! haha

$50 bucks a cut.... bottom line. Thats roughly $1500 for the season ! Cutting and Trimming...... "Lawn Maintenance" I deal with commercial cutters all the time. I have 3 that I look after myself ( Sell them Equipment ) $50 a cut seems to be the norm in my area

Just looking at Toros website....... If your budget allows for it ... Toro makes two models with the Honda Engine. One with the ability to keep the engine running while shutting off the blade....$699.95 and one WITH OUT the ability ! hahah and its $649.95 Those prices were from a local dealer here in town .... I dont know where your from.... but if its near the GTA, I would assume they would be a little higher. I know your about $250 over budget, but if it were me, I would dish out the extra bit of money in the name of Quality (Honda Engine) Hopefully I helped a little.... if not, well Ill stop talking haha

I would stay as far away from Cub Cadet as possible. We wont even take them in on trade anymore.

Judging by the brands that you listed.... your shopping at a big box store. One thing you have to understand is the mowers you find at the big box stores are NOT built like the mowers everyone is talking about on here. Your going to run into issues with parts and service..... because the retailer, is not the fixer... My suggestion would be to up the budget a LITTLE more and head to a local specialized dealer. One that provides in house service and a parts DEPARTMENT. Lawnboy is a GREAT brand.... my neighbour has had one for 20+ years.... 2 stroke... still running strong ( NOT WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT HOME DEPOT ) My grandfather has a Toro that starts first pull after a winter of sitting, Honda Engine..... approx 15 yrs old ( NOT WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT HOME DEPOT ) Like I said, if you can find a small engine dealer... a store that tends to the commercial cutters and lumber jacks.... you will have better luck finding a product built to last. Oh ya, I work as a salesmen at John Deere.... but Im by no means an expert

Last time I checked.... everyone volunteers there child to jump between a dog and its food. Do you know the dog ? Why is it dangerous ? Because it was tempted by a bunch of "treats" behind a fence ?? Is a cat that attacks a mouse dangerous ?

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Sarnia show forsure !!!!! Last year was great.... Might have to bring some $$$ for a new reel this time, since supper is covered. Right Dave ?? haha

He should be on the 50th prestige about 6 times by now if he is still playin COD4 !!!!! Its been out for what... 3 years now ?

Im calling Bull on this !!!!! over 30 days of play time ???? that would mean you average 5 and a half hours of play time a day SINCE the game came out in november.... I cant remember exactly, but I think it came out Nov. 9th. Bragging about how much time you waste inside isnt "COOL" ... and if infact you can prove that number, its even more pathetic ! I have seen guys with 10-12-15 days play time with top prestige. On the other hand.... Black ops is pretty sweet, I have about 6 days play time now. Im on 4th prestige. Im kind of losing interest now though. Ive got a house to renovate, work to be done and fish to catch !!!! See ya on the water ! PS.... PS3 rules all !!!! hands down !

Pretty harsh.....

Hey all !! I was in the LTS the other day and held a Quantum Smoke rod and reel for the first time ! I also held the new Curado 50E as well.... I HAD saved my money for the new Curado, but after holding both side by side.... my money is going to the new Smoke reel ! I couldn't believe how smooth the new Quantum reel was ... and light as heck too !!!!! What turned me off the new Curado is the fact Shimano cheaped out and went with a PLASTIC drag star !!!! IMO... A $200 reel should have a metal drag star. The reel overall wasn't very smooth, I tried to mess with the settings and I just couldn't get it to match th Smoke. Im sure cleaning the drive train and using your own choice of lube will help with the Curado but who knows. The new Smoke rod is pretty sweet as well. The first time I saw it I couldn't understand what was going on with the guides ! hahaha I had never saw micro guides before ! There isnt much you can say about a stick till you use it !!! Has anyone here had the oportunity to use the new Smoke rods and reels on the water ???? If so, what did you think about them ? balance, feel, sensitivity ? Im looking at investing in a couple combos for the up coming season so I would like to see what others, who were able to actually use them, like them/dislike them ! Thanks for any help !

We have sleds to use, so im sure I could suggest another lake to try for a day or something ! What lakes in particular would you say are worth going to ?

Hey everyone A buddy of mine and myself are headed up North in a couple weeks to meet up with some old friends from College. We are going ice fishing for the weekend and have a camp on "Rocky Island Lake" Im not looking for any hot spots or secrets or anything, just curious is anyone knows the lake and could give me some feed back on what to expect! Thanks for any help !

75-80 FOW ?????? hahahah I thought we were fishing deep, traveling 7 miles to get to 12-14 FOW on St. Clair ! haha

I bought a Saros to try out over my Saharas..... sold both my saharas and picked up another Saros.... Very nice reel for the money !

Jesus.... you make me upset ! hahah as in, im upset I only get to look at my rods till march ! Nice fish !

yea thats a little much ! Pulling a gun out for a simple check on some teenagers ??? was he a young guy ? possibly a little trigger happy and wanted to make an impression

hahahah yea, they were to intoxicated to fly !

AGREED !!!!!! One minute, he can barely stand on his own two feet, two guys carrying him off the ice.... 5 minutes later, its like nothing happened and he scores two goals ! The game against the Chezs with the " hit to the head " .... or hit to the chest that was perfectly legal, except the panzy was taken off by stretcher. Did anyone else see if he played the next game ? or was he ACTUALLLY hurt ? hahah true.... but there was one point where they did a close up on the bench and there was one guy that was the FUGLIEST thing I have ever seen on the ice ! hahah he looked like a gremlin or something ! ) No offense to Russians or anything.... just that particular player ! hahaha It was a VERY good game.... the better team ( in this game ) WON ! Plain and simple..... the Canadians are lucky that the same thing didnt happen with the Americans... but they came up with to little to late ! Better luck next year Canucks !

My 50 yr old uncle was telling me how they used to fish rondeau bay back in the day with drop shots. When i say back in the day i mean when he was a teen ager !

$100 for "warranty" ???? pick up and delivery should be free while still under warranty ! Hopefully you have it back by the end of winter ! ... my experience with toro and service !

Were you just buying a saw at the time, or did you have a bigger bill ? I know for a fact Im not making $200 profit on a saw ! hahah

SAMSUNG plasma 100% !!!!!!!! I have a 42" Samsung 720P Plasma that I won in a sales competition about 4 years ago. Still running strong... its currently my computer monitor ! I purchased a 50" Samsung 1080P plasma ($1099) last spring and I love it ! I just got my home theater set up and watched "Toy Story 3" last night on Blu-ray .... Amazing !! 50" Samsung 1080P Plasma Bose 5.1 surround Playstation 3 ( blu-ray) HD Satellite

Great advice! But I dont think you will find a dealer that will "throw in" almost $200 worth of stuff ! The chaps I would be getting first, simply because they are made for saw, the material will actually bind in the chain stopping it if it comes in contact ! We saw it on a training video (they didnt use a real human for the demo though!!)