Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

David, maybe you could buy Eric's Grillo mower....

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[toppop52]

65°F and 0 rain since midnight but in the forecast

Need to look more closely at the Craftsman
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A bit of toe in, especially in reverse
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Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

I’d look at all the bushings, including the wheels. They are notorious for steering problems, mine was no exception.

 

[toppop52]

Good morning! Balmy morning, 68˚F heading to the 80s cloudy, windy.

I tried to mow with Mom's craftsman riding mower yesterday and it did something strange.

It started with the clutch in, blade disengaged, gear in neutral, but when I let out the clutch (still in neutral and blade disengaged). it would die out every time. Any clues where to starting looking for the problem?

Then when I got home the garbage disposal was not working - just a hum. My wife found a you-tube of how to fix it, turning it with an Allen wrench at the bottom of the disposal.. It worked! 50% on the repair rate yesterday.

Texas will open up the covid vaccinations to 1-C starting Monday. They just redefined 1-C and not in accordance with the CDC - of course, Texas knows better. Since the virus does not care what occupation you are in to kill you, but your age has been determined to be a factor, the Texas 1-C is defined as anyone over the age of 50. This is going against the National recommendations that essential workers be given the vaccination next.

Kyle my T-mobile phone did not have as strong of a signal in Lee county. It kept a signal 90% of the time on the road but just with 1-2 bars. AT&T still has a better signal in your county. At Mom's I had 2 bars same as here, which is one less than AT&T there, but here it is one more bar than AT&T.

Don, look online and see if each safety switch is normally open or closed, might not all be the same. Then you can either unplug it or jump it to bypass it to test it.

 

[sodamo]

Anyone remember when gas was 25 cents a gallon? I do.

I can also remember putting 25 cents worth in the tank. 1966, Keesler AFB, MS. A couple fellow army guys and I scrounged up $1.25. Enough to put gas in my car and get a bottle of Thunderbird to enjoy on the beach one Sunday afternoon.

When I was in 4th grade, Middletown, Cn I remember gas wars - 10 cent a gallon, my Dad was overjoyed.

 

[kenmbz]

Thunderbird, not Night Train Express? Was it at least wrapped in a brown paper beg.

 

[sodamo]

David, maybe you could buy Eric's Grillo mower....

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That makes that MT125 even more attractive.

I’m suspecting the steering might have led to the broken frame. One of those things that didn’t improve my popularity. Sophie would complain about it. I’d go out back, drive it around on the concrete, jack it up and inspect, come in and tell her I don’t see anything wrong.

Drew, no adjustments. Could be bent or just worn, not obvious.

Doug, yea, someone is hard on her stuff.

 

[sodamo]

I’d look at all the bushings, including the wheels. They are notorious for steering problems, mine was no exception.

Yup, i think I’ve watched enough You Tubes on the situation to go cross eyed.

 

[Bird]

sodamo said, "I can also remember putting 25 cents worth in the tank."

I got my first car, a ten year old "1946" Chevy, when I was 16 and I used to carry a gallon can of gas in the trunk in case I ran out. That gallon always cost about a quarter and I seldom bought more than 50 cents worth of gas at a time. BUT THEN THAT SUMMER, my Dad brought our first service station, a Texaco station in Oklahoma. But that Fall, when the highway reopened and all the traffic bypassed us, Dad sold that place and bought a Mobil station in Texas. I didn't have much money, but I kept my gas tank full.

 

[txdon]

Oops... hit post before I was done...

Don, my Craftsman had a problem with the seat safety switch, just wouldn't make contact. I removed it from the seat, put a small block of wood and compressed the switch.... then duct taped it tight...

It's been that way for 4-5 years now... never had another problem with it.

Another thing to check would be if the transmission is free... you may be able to reach under and turn the pulley on the tranny (Not when running). Is it a hydro or gear tranny?

Now that you got me thinking of it it is probably the kill switch to the clutch. It does not sound or feel like a bog down from a clutch. It is not a hst it is at least 10 years old gear model, probably belt clutch.
Now how do I fix it? It does work when I depress the clutch and lets the motor start but the releasing of the clutch activated the kill.

 

[toppop52]

Now that you got me thinking of it it is probably the kill switch to the clutch. It does not sound or feel like a bog down from a clutch. It is not a hst it is at least 10 years old gear model, probably belt clutch.
Now how do I fix it? It does work when I depress the clutch and lets the motor start but the releasing of the clutch activated the kill.

You can replace the switch if isn’t just unplugged, like I said, look online and see if it’s normally open or normally closed. Then you can jump it with a wire or simply unplug it, depending on which it is.

 

[rswyan]

65F and mostly cloudy @ 13:30, with strong gusty winds. Rain supposedly due in around 14:00.

High hit 70F here yesterday, was very nice.

Unloaded the sheet of 3/4" plywood out of the van and got it taken around back and moved inside the basement, along with a 1" x 4" that I'm going to use as a ledger board for setting tile.

Got about half the garage cleaned up, The Woman crushed all the aluminum cans, now have one trash can filled over half way. She also got those black tulip bulbs planted that we missed getting in the ground last fall.

Took some (non-food) trash and recycles up to cans at the end of the drive, moved some items up to shop on that trip, along with old drywall taken over to the compost pile to be crushed up.

Compost pile height has dropped considerably ... probably needs turned, but that will have to
wait until it's warm again.

Moved freebie garage door opener from garage over to the pole barn.

Rolling scaffold taken apart and moved into the living room and reassembled. The Squeak has decided she approves of this ... and is no doubt eternally grateful for more high ground to luxuriate on ...

Loaded empty propane tank into van so I can take that in and swap it out for a full one.

The Woman made spaghetti with her own white sauce for dinner last night, while I pan-seared some scallops in butter, minced garlic, and a shot of Cointreau. She didn't care for any of it ... I thought it was actually pretty good with some Parmesan on it ... despite the fact that I overcooked the scallops a bit.

After dinner I got the Menards order placed and it is now ready to be picked up. Just need to call and ask them to palletize it so it can be easily loaded/unloaded. Probably not going to have to buy cat litter for some time (10 boxes/400 lbs of it ... ) Also ordered up dry cat food and treats, as well as some high-lumen LED bulbs (5K and 10K lumen) for the basement and garage, which were heavily discounted due to being discontinued items as well as some other items.

Later I cleaned the rest of that sand/coral/aragonite and dumped it in and then we pulled the canister filter for the living room fish tank and located the problem that was causing the leak: a deteriorated/cracked o-ring on the top. Filter has a built-in UV sterilizer light and although I don't generally run it all the time, I guess it's possible that that could have caused the deterioration. Or possibly just crappy Chicom rubber ... At any rate, got a new o-ring for it ordered off Amazon last night but it could take a week to get here so we'll have to do something else in the meantime. The one from China was about half the price, but it could take a month to get here.

Just ordered wet cat food and some mysis shrimp (fish food) from the pet store, which The Woman will pick up later when she does the grocery run.

Not sure what all is on the agenda for today, beyond the above ... know that the white worms all need fed ... they seem to really be chowing down on the food I'm currently feeding them (ground up stale bread ... lol)

Might have to harvest some of those and feed them to the fish.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ...

 

[check]

Yesterday, it was the start of sugar time!

Yup. We have about 8 buckets going right now, my wife is bringing up another 4.

It’s just for fun. We will collect about 40 litres or so, and boil it down to 1.

 

[jcmaurice6]

Yup. We have about 8 buckets going right now, my wife is bringing up another 4.

It’s just for fun. We will collect about 40 litres or so, and boil it down to 1.

With my neighbor we tap around 240 buckets, it also mainly for fun! He own the sugar shack, he is retired, so he Is doing the hard job. I help him, but ...mainly taste the sirop, especially with a small slip of Gin!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Sophie would complain about it. I’d go out back, drive it around on the concrete, jack it up and inspect, come in and tell her I don’t see anything wrong.

well, there's your first problem! The 125 is an awesome machine!

 

[Thomas]

Don.
"It started with the clutch in, blade disengaged, gear in neutral, but when I let out the clutch (still in neutral and blade disengaged). it would die out every time. Any clues where to starting looking for the problem?"
....................
Had somewhat the same problem with out Craftsman rider,pedal to mower deck I gave all moving parts good cleaning heavy dose WD40 work fine.

 

[Thomas]

Anyone remember when gas was 25 cents a gallon? I do.

Yep...some gas station offer glassware silver sets and stamps also pump the gas and wash the window etc.

 

[PJSprog]

Yep...some gas station offer glassware silver sets and stamps also pump the gas and wash the window etc.

I remember my parents collecting S&H Green Stamps from one of the gas stations in town. I miss full service stations.

 

[sodamo]

Full service, S&H, and we had Gold Bond. I was partial to going to the Sunoco station when young as it had cheapest gas, 180 or 190 I think it was called.

 

[Thomas]

49F clouds moving in fast reach 60F for short time indeed t shirt weather.

South banks snow melted lot today and turkeys checking areas.
Got the clean and sweep keep which keep the burn barrel busy,heard rustling to quick look and stack burlap bags were knock over...hmmm thinking it's lone raccoon home.

Potatoes onions peppers sure do smell good from the grill Mrs. said she will cook the steaks this time.

Enjoy the evening all.

 

[sodamo]

Actually getting some seat time, mowing with flail. Ground still soggy.