Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:05 pm by K Effective
Keep your chin up, Nikki, your family (and a few of us here) need to hear from you now and then, as well.
Tonight I finished servicing the lawn mower for the season, save reconstructing the deck bogie wheels- Deere's design lacks a robust enough nature for farm use. I have two new bogie wheels, but the spindles for them just don't hold up. Next time I NEED to go to the hardware store, I'll grab some more stuff to fortify them. I wish I had the tools and, more importantly, the knowledge of many of you to build these once and for all. I do need four new wheel bearings for the steer wheels, but, again, they will wait until the next essential trip.
Saturday I spent five hours clearing off my workbench- putting stuff away finally, or fixing things finally, or throwing junk away, finally. Completely clear! This was part of a chain of events: tree falls from neighbor's property onto mine, destroying the fence. Chainsaw refuses to run properly due to dirty carb from improper storage following last use. No room on workbench to even set these down to tear it apart. I started in on the saw, but couldn't get the carb out. A late lunch break and YouTube to the rescue- a detailed repair video own how to dismantle my exact saw! Saved me some time and probably broken parts. Pulled the carb, took it apart and cleaned everything, reassembled, and it ran GREAT! Quick cutting of the tree trunk just to clear the fence- there's so much water out there that I didn't want to spend the time wading around to clear the whole tree. The neighbor and I spent most of today hauling dirt we had dug from ditches and ponds into the low spots in our fields. That area is just dry enough to navigate, and neither of us got stuck!