Mowing Mowing 'other' grass, never learned my lesson

[PSDawg]

Well, I have said this about a dozen times...........

That I would stick to using my tractor only on my property for my own chores.

Well, the tall grass on the sides of the road coming to my house looked terrible and kept calling me for a 'quick' mow with the brush hog. About half way down one side I started to lose my power steering and quickly stopped to see what had happened. When I looked under the tractor, it was dripping wet with fluid. There was so much fluid I could not tell where it was coming from so I started the tractor for a few seconds to see if I could determine the source. Immediatly, I saw fluid coming from a pin hole opening in the left side hydraulic filter. It appeared that a small rock had been thrown by the mower and punctured the filter. I did not have an extra filter handy, so I walked home and cut a peice of rubber hose, grabbed some hose clamps and extra hydraulic fluid. Went back to the tractor and removed the filter, coverd the hole with rubber and put a couple of hose clamps around the filter and topped off the fluid. It held long enough to get her home.

I felt like a 14-year old who just got suspended from school as my tractor was dripping wet in fluid on the driveway and my wife standing there shaking her head saying "you tried to mow the road again, didn't you?"


Oh well..............

 

[ccsial]

I have always resisted that temptaion. I keep my side short anyway so I can see what someone has thrown out. The long stuff on the other side I leave to the county.

Your lucky all you damaged was an oil filter though. That was a freak incident.

 

[WayneB]

Although you had a major problem I am sure the grass will look better and the very next time you will do it again. It is just in us to do these type of things.

 

[KeithInSpace]

"you tried to mow the road again, didn't you?"

Dude, I can SOOOOOO hear my wife saying that.

 

[botakix]

hey nice to know someone else feels like that when they screw up with the tractor and the wife finds out. i bought a brand new king kutter blade, and bent it the first time i used it, and it was my fault. boy, did i love the look on her face when i drove up to the barn and she saw that. stuff happens i guess, lol. keep mowing the road, lightning hardly ever strikes the same place twice, plus you get more seat time, that way. lol