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When was the last time I changed the oil in my mower? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Now that I think about it, it was probably before the pandemic. 🤔

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For the money you save by not doing the oil change you can probably afford a new mower every 10 years or so.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How often were you changing the oil in your mower? I own an electric lawnmower now, but before that I just changed the oil once at the beginning of each mowing season.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I only changed it once with the extra can I bought with the mower but never since. I'd imagine it easily costing somewhere around 20 to 30 euros a year so that'll pretty much cover a new mower every 10 years.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lawnmowers only take about 16oz of oil and you can buy 5qts(160oz) for $23 here in the states. So that $23 would last 10 years of oil changes if you replace it once per season like I did.

    Not sure what that would cost you in Europe. So maybe that's where the disconnect is.

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