Thanks for comments;
main problem is that my wife, when using mower in official manor,
often finds restarting can be far harder when engine's hot than when
it's cold at initial start.

On 25 Oct, 15:57, "vsop" wrote:
"Pete Stockdale" wrote in message

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"Gel" wrote in message
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Thanks to Euro Health & Safety zealots you can no longer stop a mower
without engine shutting off, when your hand comes off "dead man's
handle".

This means every time you need to change grass box, you have to
restart engine afterwards, each time.
Older models, would just disengage propulsion and stop blade spinning,
but keep engine on tick over.

This is a pain, but I believe some high end Motor Mowers (Honda) have
fix; however I've got this new McCulloch now.
Anyone any suggestions as to how to get round this annoyance that I
assume is on a lot of modern motor mowers?

One possibility I suppose is to fabricate some sort of crade to lift
front end of mower (as it's front wheel propelled) and place front end
of mower in that, so during grass box change, the front end is
elevated, and front wheels will keep turning, but go nowhere, but
blade of course is still rotating.

Thanks

Unless you can devise a method of stopping the blade spinning whilst the
engine remains running,
you would be unwise to attempt to change the box without the engine
stopped.

What used to be called a "clutch" back in the days when I used to design and
develop cultivators and lawnmowers for the old Landmaster company.......
back when I had hair and hips.

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