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  • A Andy_L_J

    Worlds Fastest Lawnmower[^] Hope this is not a repost? How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

    I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly 'This space for rent' Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

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    Alan Beasley
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    Is it really a valid test for a lawn mower to be driven on sand? I would have thought that the record needs to be set on grass to be valid??? :doh: Us Brits are great inventors! crazy, but we get there... We made it to America didn't we??? :-D P.S. The American's still owe us for all that tea they destroyed!!! :laugh:

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    • A Andy_L_J

      Worlds Fastest Lawnmower[^] Hope this is not a repost? How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

      I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly 'This space for rent' Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

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      Abhinav S
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      Andy_L_J wrote:

      lawn at 138.5 Kph

      And is that faster or slower than the Rolls Royce? :)

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      • A Andy_L_J

        Worlds Fastest Lawnmower[^] Hope this is not a repost? How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

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        Dalek Dave
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        Andy_L_J wrote:

        138.5 Kph?

        What is that in real speed?

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        • D Dalek Dave

          Andy_L_J wrote:

          138.5 Kph?

          What is that in real speed?

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          WiGgLr
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          about 85

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          • A Andy_L_J

            Worlds Fastest Lawnmower[^] Hope this is not a repost? How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

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            Jorgen Andersson
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            This[^] cutie does 226 km/h without cutting blades and 194 km/h with them. But that's been timed on a racing track, not a lawn.

            "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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            • A Alan Beasley

              Is it really a valid test for a lawn mower to be driven on sand? I would have thought that the record needs to be set on grass to be valid??? :doh: Us Brits are great inventors! crazy, but we get there... We made it to America didn't we??? :-D P.S. The American's still owe us for all that tea they destroyed!!! :laugh:

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              Dan_Martin
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              Alan Beasley wrote:

              We made it to America didn't we???

              FTFY Although we take no responsibility for anything that happened after the warranty expired in 1776.

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              • A Andy_L_J

                Worlds Fastest Lawnmower[^] Hope this is not a repost? How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

                I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly 'This space for rent' Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

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                Mark_Wallace
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                Andy_L_J wrote:

                How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

                Without also mowing the front-room carpet, the cat, next door's dog and car, and any passers by? Not sure, but it would be pretty quick.

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                • D Dan_Martin

                  Alan Beasley wrote:

                  We made it to America didn't we???

                  FTFY Although we take no responsibility for anything that happened after the warranty expired in 1776.

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                  Alan Beasley
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                  Dan_Martin wrote:

                  Although we take no responsibility for anything that happened after the warranty expired in 1776.

                  LOL - I don't think we took much responsibility before that time either... :-D

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                  • W WiGgLr

                    about 85

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                    WiGgLr wrote:

                    about 85

                    Is that US miles, or real ones?

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                      WiGgLr wrote:

                      about 85

                      Is that US miles, or real ones?

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      Or better still, can we have it in furlongs per fortnight.

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                      • J Jorgen Andersson

                        This[^] cutie does 226 km/h without cutting blades and 194 km/h with them. But that's been timed on a racing track, not a lawn.

                        "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                        Abhinav S
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                        Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                        timed on a racing track,

                        Kind of ruins the whole idea, doesn't it?

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                        • A Andy_L_J

                          Worlds Fastest Lawnmower[^] Hope this is not a repost? How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph?

                          I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly 'This space for rent' Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

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                          S Becker
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                          >> How quick could you mow your lawn at 138.5 Kph? Aprox. 3 seconds when it has a width of 1m. Btw. what is 'second' in none SI units? ;P

                          Regards Sascha

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                          • A Abhinav S

                            Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                            timed on a racing track,

                            Kind of ruins the whole idea, doesn't it?

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                            Jorgen Andersson
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                            Abhinav S wrote:

                            Kind of ruins the whole idea, doesn't it?

                            Quite so. But the other so called record was done on a beach. Big difference?

                            "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                              Andy_L_J wrote:

                              138.5 Kph?

                              What is that in real speed?

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                              S Becker
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                              >> What is that in real speed? Aprox. 152,35 kyph

                              Regards Sascha

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                              • J Jorgen Andersson

                                Abhinav S wrote:

                                Kind of ruins the whole idea, doesn't it?

                                Quite so. But the other so called record was done on a beach. Big difference?

                                "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                                Abhinav S
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                                Strange - why don't they just test speeds on lawns instead?

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                                • A Abhinav S

                                  Strange - why don't they just test speeds on lawns instead?

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                                  Jorgen Andersson
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                                  Poor accelleration and not long enough lawns is my guess. Golf course owners would probably be biased against speed tests.

                                  "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                                  • M Mark_Wallace

                                    WiGgLr wrote:

                                    about 85

                                    Is that US miles, or real ones?

                                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                    WiGgLr
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                                    Mark Wallace wrote:

                                    Is that US miles, or real ones?

                                    there is a difference? I assume google.co.uk converted to real miles for me :)

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                                    • W WiGgLr

                                      Mark Wallace wrote:

                                      Is that US miles, or real ones?

                                      there is a difference? I assume google.co.uk converted to real miles for me :)

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                                      Mark_Wallace
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                                      WiGgLr wrote:

                                      there is a difference?

                                      There isn't, actually -- but everything else in the US is smaller (pounds, ounces, pints, cups, etc.), apart from miles and mouths.

                                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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