You guys would have been proud of me today. Not only did I do some manual labor, but I actually fixed something.....well, sort of. It ain't fixed.
Pushed the push mower around the yard to cut the perimeter by the fence and such. The tight corners where the riding mower won't fit easily. Got all hot and sweaty, pouring sweat and took a break, beer and air conditioning of course.
Cooled back off, drove the riding mower over the yard. I like that thing, a go-kart that does work. Went back in, did the cool down thing again, dreading the weedeater which is the final step. But step 3 is to tow the lawn sweeper behind the mower. I get to drive again - cool!
Hitched the sweeper up to the mower. That thing works better the faster you go. Made a lap around the back yard and started back the other way and....yo, that looks like my wheel lying on top the the hill!
That goes back to a guy I used to work with, (I used to work with a LOT of people), this guy would say "YO" to start every sentence. He went to get a new set of tires for his van, and left the tire store and was slowing down for a stop sign and a wheel passed him. He said, "YO, that looks like my wheel!"
So, YO that looks like my wheel on the hill...it sure was, I was doing more plowing than sweeping with the sweeper. The wheel and the gear and the whole deal fell right off of the sweeper, kerplunk.
It's hot. I'm sweating. I analyzed the situation. The retaining ring had come loose from the wheel axle (who knows when) and when I made a sharp turn, there went the wheel assembly.
I fixed it with some thin wire, wrapped it round and round the axle in the groove where the retaining ring used to be. Finished the job.
I nearly wrenched. How great is that?
Pushed the push mower around the yard to cut the perimeter by the fence and such. The tight corners where the riding mower won't fit easily. Got all hot and sweaty, pouring sweat and took a break, beer and air conditioning of course.
Cooled back off, drove the riding mower over the yard. I like that thing, a go-kart that does work. Went back in, did the cool down thing again, dreading the weedeater which is the final step. But step 3 is to tow the lawn sweeper behind the mower. I get to drive again - cool!
Hitched the sweeper up to the mower. That thing works better the faster you go. Made a lap around the back yard and started back the other way and....yo, that looks like my wheel lying on top the the hill!
That goes back to a guy I used to work with, (I used to work with a LOT of people), this guy would say "YO" to start every sentence. He went to get a new set of tires for his van, and left the tire store and was slowing down for a stop sign and a wheel passed him. He said, "YO, that looks like my wheel!"
So, YO that looks like my wheel on the hill...it sure was, I was doing more plowing than sweeping with the sweeper. The wheel and the gear and the whole deal fell right off of the sweeper, kerplunk.
It's hot. I'm sweating. I analyzed the situation. The retaining ring had come loose from the wheel axle (who knows when) and when I made a sharp turn, there went the wheel assembly.
I fixed it with some thin wire, wrapped it round and round the axle in the groove where the retaining ring used to be. Finished the job.
I nearly wrenched. How great is that?
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