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Lawn Mower Facts Briggs and Stratton is number one, Grandpa use to say… They will last until the cows come home. Then he dreamed a bit… The Deere, Oh John, he plows forever, If you can afford one, that is. Fixing things that did not run, with magic hands, old and withered with time. Still able to join nothing into something, Spark and start the blades, whirling and the grass goes down. Piles of old tires behind the shed. Decks without engines, gas tanks empty. This was the land of possibilities. Grandpa was always moving, forward. Frames of things, welders to melt steel, so hot you could feel. Then… Mini bikes, with stolen power, leaving the grass too long. Pushing all the right buttons, changing all the right gears. Faster and faster. Grandpa was right. (as always) Briggs, are wonderful for cutting the green, but way better for Kicking the dust up… instead of laying the grass down!

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Date: 11/18/2019 2:50:00 PM
"Fixing things that did not run, with magic hands, old and withered with time." This is so true!
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