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I get many emails from people and companies who want to know if I accept guest posts on TodaysMower, and if that is the case, what are the guidelines. I figured that it would be easier to write the guidelines out and just refer every one here. So the answer to the first question is: Yes, I do accept guest posts. Currently I will publish one guest post per week, usually on Wednesdays.
Below you will find all the details about the process.
What kind of content do I accept?
Anything that is useful for our readers is good content for a guest post here. It can be related to lawn maintenance of any kind, lawn mowers, riding mowers, garden tractors, compact tractors, tillers, accessories or maintenance and repair of lawn & garden equipment. This blog is specifically for residential products. If you want to review or discuss commercial lawn equipment please go to bigmowers.com. Product Reviews, Dealer Reviews, tune-ups, repair are just a few topics I suggest. The best post is derived from your own personal experiences. Please write like you are talking to your best friend. There is no minimum length for your post, but usually the guest posts have over 500 words. (Trust me 500 words is not that much)
I reserve the right to change the grammar and punctuation so if you don’t feel you are a very good writer, write anyway….. I’ll help.
Guidelines
Your post must be original and must have never been published before on the Internet
You agree to not publish the post anywhere else (i.e., in your own blog or as a guest post in other blogs)
You can include up to two links in the byline, which will be displayed at the bottom of the post
You can’t use SEOd anchor text for your links
If you are writing a review please include the following:
The year you bought it or when you tested it.
Where you bought it or tested it.
The make, model, and model number off the nameplate.
What you liked and didn’t like. (even if you think the item is junk, it has a few good points)
The size of your driveway, etc and if it is too big or too small.
If you are a manufacture please specify the type of work it is designed for (residential or commercial), the size of the job (small, medium, large), and why this item would be right for our readers.
Dealer, retailer, and manufacture reviews are welcome. I will specify this clearly though in a preface.
How do I submit my guest post?
If you have a post that meets the guidelines above, you can send it to me on the email moosegroomerATgmail.com. Usually within 48 hours I will reply stating if we will accept the guest post or not. If I reject your post, you are obviously free to use it in your own blog or to propose it as a guest post to some other website.
About 10 days ago I submitted a few questions about the Revolution (#28933)after reading reviews on your site. I can not find a reply. Questions were do you think the manufacturer will correct the issues with consistency in Quality Control ( everybody either loves or hates this model – no in between ), rear pins to allow manual rolling, noise of unit, and I believe starter issues. I have seen one of these at a Sears outlet store with only 8 hours and only “defect” a few small scratches on head light lenses. Please let me know if there is anything else I need to do. Do I need to subscribe to RSS feed ? Thanks !! ! !!
@ Chester,
Somehow my website did not send your questions. (stupid computers!) I got them this time!
The Revolution is alive and well. Sears was displaying it at the National Builder’s show this month. I don’t have any answers though on what changes they have made to the 2010 models. I won’t have those answers for at least another three weeks.
The 2009 models you see at the outlet stores (my sears has 5) have all had a “fix” for the transmission release levers. The problem was when you pulled on the lever to release the transmission too hard the spring would break. Even after the fix, to move the unit, you still need to pull the levers and then push down on the forward pedal. It then free-wheels easily. This is different than the freewheel on hydros and it has caused a lot of confusion by the uneducated (even the Sears employees don’t all know how to move it)
Between you and me, I would wait until the outlet unit gets down to $1500 or so before you buy it and then buy the 3 year protection plan ($500) I have seen a few get down to $900 before someone finally buys it. The Protection Plan will insure that Sears will keep the unit running or give you your money back for three years.
The Infinitrak transmissions will continue to evolve. The parent company of the Infinitrak venture with MTD is committed to getting into the low power lawn and garden area (they make high horsepower CVT units, racing units, and the ToroTrak CVT is even in the Harrior Jet)
MTD is going to use a single version of the Infinitrak (the Revolution uses two) in the Cub Cadet LTX1046. I am assuming they have the noise issue worked out in the LTX. If the one you buy is noisy, get a tech out there. If they say “that’s the way it is supposed to sound” let me know and I’ll tell you how to escalate the repair to get the trans fixed or replaced.
I don’t know where you live, but in any case get out and drive it, drive it around town if you have to and make sure you are happy with the unit. Since that one had 8 hours on it, I am going to assume most of the problems have been worked out of that particular unit.
Let me know what you do. Thanks, Paul