What did YOU do today?

[Rick W]

I just dried out a couple of tarps, did laundry, and cut the grass.

The string trimmer didn't want to start and flooded. So, I said the heck with it and put it back in the shed. Perhaps I'll try again today.

When you get older like me, you will learn. I got home, and my grass is at that embarrassing level, but I said the heck with it and put it all off the second I got out of the truck…

 

[Rick W]

I have to share one last thought about the trip to National’s. Everybody there knows my legs are giving me trouble, and I just can’t move around like I used to. And a long trip wears me out, so I’m a little more pathetic than usual, perhaps. I have my ups and downs, but I thank the Lord for a good existence, and with a little rest, I recover.

The trip home got stretched out a little bit, but not by bad luck, just because I took a couple breaks. Lincoln and I got in just before midnight, I pulled out the necessities, and left everything for Monday. Even with a little bit of trouble going up, I loved the trip, loved hanging with you guys, and winning the little award was a treat.

Soooo, feeling good about myself, ready to take on anything, when I took Lincoln out for a walk about 7 AM planning on cleaning up and mowing some grass, I stepped out the door and was immediately attacked by a group of wasps or yellow jackets, and I got three bites: a tiny one on the lip, which just annoyed me for the one day, a major hit on the knuckle of my right hand index finger, and one on the back of my shoulder.

My hand has swelled up like a balloon, and I can’t see it, but I think my back is the same, but fortunately, the little tiny hit on my lip just irritated me for the day. Lord knows my head is swollen already.

I figured if the guys on the trip could picture it, I wouldn’t look as pathetic as when I was sitting in the chair up there.

Ya just gotta laugh! At least I didn’t have to go to work in the grass can wait another day.!

 

[Bgunner]

I know that feeling of seeing the lawn and all I feel is "Procrastinate!". Congrats @Rick W on winning an award for your truck in Carlisle.

Over the past two days I have done little but search for parts for Beer Fetcher. I have ordered a new Fan blade because when it was off we saw cracks in the plastic, Ordered a Oil level sensor washer gasket because it is dripping a little since the oil pan change, still trying to find a Oil level sensor connector because the darn thing broke when we had to remove it to swap the sensor over though it still works for now but I want it right, topped off the radiator because the motor burped after all the work we did.

Today feels like a good day to get some of the house work done. Cat box is changed already and house is vacuumed. It's raining here in Ma. so inside work seems to be in order.

 

[sgtsandman]

When you get older like me, you will learn. I got home, and my grass is at that embarrassing level, but I said the heck with it and put it all off the second I got out of the truck…

Yeah, the grass didn't get cut the same day I got home. The truck got unloaded and things that nneded to be washed got put in the house and things that just needed to dry got opened up and hung or setup to dry over night.

While I do like to keep the lawn maintained, I had no problem pushing it off a day. The only thing that needed hit with the string trimmer was the grass under the fire pit benches and I wasn't motivated enough to dig out the hand operated grass sheers.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

My dump cart was breaking apart at the front corners from lifting the back up and flip the cart over to get all the dirt or rocks out. Looked in my scrap pile and found an old folding lawn chair frame. Exactly the right diameter tube and the bends fit great too. Spent a few hours cutting and bolting.

 

[sgtsandman]

My dump cart was breaking apart at the front corners from lifting the back up and flip the cart over to get all the dirt or rocks out. Looked in my scrap pile and found an old folding lawn chair frame. Exactly the right diameter tube and the bends fit great too. Spent a few hours cutting and bolting.

@Rick W is that you???

 

[Rick W]

My dump cart was breaking apart at the front corners from lifting the back up and flip the cart over to get all the dirt or rocks out. Looked in my scrap pile and found an old folding lawn chair frame. Exactly the right diameter tube and the bends fit great too. Spent a few hours cutting and bolting.

My work here is complete. A little rustoleum, and it will look like new.!

 

[sgtsandman]

I attempted to weed whack yesterday but the string trimmer wasn't having it.

The motor was flooding badly. So, I swapped the carburettor for the new spare I had in the shed, dried out the muffler, cleaned the spark arrestor screen, pulled the spark plug to dry that and purge the excess fuel out of the cylinder. It still wouldn't start.

Checked the valve lash and changed the spark plug after checking to see if I was getting spark. I also confirmed it has compression. Still no go.

I don't know what the F@#¥ is wrong with it. So, it's going to the shop.

The thing is about 15 years old. So, maybe it just gave up. It has been used hard a good number of times, doing work it wasn't intended to do.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I attempted to weed whack yesterday but the string trimmer wasn't having it.

The motor was flooding badly. So, I swapped the carburettor for the new spare I had in the shed, dried out the muffler, cleaned the spark arrestor screen, pulled the spark plug to dry that and purge the excess fuel out of the cylinder. It still wouldn't start.

Checked the valve lash and changed the spark plug after checking to see if I was getting spark. I also confirmed it has compression. Still no go.

I don't know what the F@#¥ is wrong with it. So, it's going to the shop.

The thing is about 15 years old. So, maybe it just gave up. It has been used hard a good number of times, doing work it wasn't intended to do.

I really wish I knew more about small engines and had a place to work on them. Dad has a chainsaw that we’ve tinkered with a few times and it still doesn’t work right. It has compression, the cylinder isn’t torn up, replaced the carb, tried adjusting it a few times, new spark plug, the whole deal. Sometimes it runs for a bit sometimes it does nothing. Dad’s old Craftsman chainsaw that’s now mine did that sort of thing to me several years back and I threw it into the back of the shed for a couple years and then it decided to work like new. Sometimes I wonder if they just need to sit in time-out for awhile…

 

[Rick W]

I really wish I knew more about small engines and had a place to work on them. Dad has a chainsaw that we’ve tinkered with a few times and it still doesn’t work right. It has compression, the cylinder isn’t torn up, replaced the carb, tried adjusting it a few times, new spark plug, the whole deal. Sometimes it runs for a bit sometimes it does nothing. Dad’s old Craftsman chainsaw that’s now mine did that sort of thing to me several years back and I threw it into the back of the shed for a couple years and then it decided to work like new. Sometimes I wonder if they just need to sit in time-out for awhile…

I’ve always thought the little engines could be temperamental, but I never thought that they could be emotional!

I gave up years ago. I’m on a half acre, and half of that is covered with the house, the big workshop and the extensive driveway. My lawnmower, two trimmers, hedge trimmer, chainsaw, 8 foot chainsaw, etc. - all electric. I leave extension cords coiled up behind the bushes in several places, And I’ve worked out patterns where I’m never backtracking over the cord.

I cut one of the cords once a year anyway, but it only takes 10 minutes to fix it. I have to do one now, but I didn’t have a female end in stock.

And, I no longer have the night tremors and nightmares about little engines buzzing around my head or dragging down to the bottom of the lake….

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I’ve always thought the little engines could be temperamental, but I never thought that they could be emotional!

I gave up years ago. I’m on a half acre, and half of that is covered with the house, the big workshop and the extensive driveway. My lawnmower, two trimmers, hedge trimmer, chainsaw, 8 foot chainsaw, etc. - all electric. I leave extension cords coiled up behind the bushes in several places, And I’ve worked out patterns where I’m never backtracking over the cord.

I cut one of the cords once a year anyway, but it only takes 10 minutes to fix it. I have to do one now, but I didn’t have a female end in stock.

And, I no longer have the night tremors and nightmares about little engines buzzing around my head or dragging down to the bottom of the lake….

Yeah, that doesn’t work here… parents have 6 acres and I have roughly 2 adjoining. It’s a long, narrow strip of land. I’ve also learned that about 300’ of 12 gauge extension is about as far as you can go and expect anything plug-in electrical to work ok.

We have gone to some battery powered stuff, but it’s only so useful. Couple times we’ve either had to cut down or cut up a large tree that is big enough to require cutting from both sides with a 20” bar. Gas powered is just the way to go here, although I’ve been wanting a battery powered chainsaw for trimming and lighter work, plus it would be handy when I’m 70’ up in a tree cutting out the widow-makers.

 

[Rick W]

Yeah, that doesn’t work here… parents have 6 acres and I have roughly 2 adjoining. It’s a long, narrow strip of land. I’ve also learned that about 300’ of 12 gauge extension is about as far as you can go and expect anything plug-in electrical to work ok.

We have gone to some battery powered stuff, but it’s only so useful. Couple times we’ve either had to cut down or cut up a large tree that is big enough to require cutting from both sides with a 20” bar. Gas powered is just the way to go here, although I’ve been wanting a battery powered chainsaw for trimming and lighter work, plus it would be handy when I’m 70’ up in a tree cutting out the widow-makers.

Understood. Now that I’m past nationals, I don’t have any really big truck/auto modification plans, just some deferred maintenance that doesn’t have to be done at any particular point in time.

Having said that, I’m far behind on some home maintenance from when I was sick and injured. I absolutely hate it, but I’ll pick away at it.

I have been fortunate that I have never lived in an apartment for my entire life except a short time in college. But when I look at all his house work, it’s looking more and more attractive every day.!

 

[superj]

got up and came to work

been bored since 0530 .we actually haven't had work since around april. its very sporadic, like maybe 5 or 8 minutes a day of real work and the rest is just sitting on the internet watching for trouble calls from the mechanics.

 

[snoranger]

I attempted to weed whack yesterday but the string trimmer wasn't having it.

The motor was flooding badly. So, I swapped the carburettor for the new spare I had in the shed, dried out the muffler, cleaned the spark arrestor screen, pulled the spark plug to dry that and purge the excess fuel out of the cylinder. It still wouldn't start.

Checked the valve lash and changed the spark plug after checking to see if I was getting spark. I also confirmed it has compression. Still no go.

I don't know what the F@#¥ is wrong with it. So, it's going to the shop.

The thing is about 15 years old. So, maybe it just gave up. It has been used hard a good number of times, doing work it wasn't intended to do.

I have a Milwaukee M18 weed wacker… I’ve never had an issue with it not starting. There are some things that battery powered just make sense.

 

[sgtsandman]

I have a Milwaukee M18 weed wacker… I’ve never had an issue with it not starting. There are some things that battery powered just make sense.

If it was just at home, it might. There have been times when I've been out running one all day, helping out at the sportsman's club, the VFW, or a friend's place. Rechargeable just doesn't work then, especially when I should be runnning with a brush blade but don't have a blade or the bicycle bar to keep the thing under control while using a blade.