Broke the new Deere

ovrszd · Jun 21, 2019

Yeah, we're getting that up here too. Not damaging amounts of rain, but a lot of lightning. Very humid and warm. Dangerous weather. Not a good day for outdoor work.

searcyfarms · Jun 21, 2019

second round jsut came thru still no power - might have to start bailing w/out my sump pump being able to run - JD tech just left didnt see anything installed improperly necessarily - so by turning the bolt around putting the flanged head on the inside and the bolt tip/nut on the outside we gained a good 1/4 to 3/8 inch of clearance, i had him lay there and watch and i went over and lifted the mower up as high as it would go from that side and we still have a good 3/8 clearance so hopefully this will take care of it, there is a spacer/collar that goes in the center that a bracket slides up/down - its pouring raining so we worked on it inside and i held a light since we have no power - dealership has no power either he said they are about 20 miles away - think we have a substation issue according to map of outages 3 circuits look to be down - hope this is the trick for it - will test and report back this weekend after it dries out we got 1 3/4 inches in the gauge since 830 this morn

bigtiller · Jun 21, 2019

searcyfarms said:
my diesel truck cracked an injector nozzle last week while on vacation, had to get towed, I was lucky, only destroyed a glow plug no apparent piston/cylinder/head damage, jet ski blew two spark plugs, we all ended up with ecoli from the lake, now turned into a cold/cough, septic system backup from all the rains a month ago, shop AC failed, ran over something in hwy ruined sidewall in truck tire - got 4 new ones, starter went out on son in laws deere mower, so as you can see i have plenty to rant about

And it's only June. Hope your luck changes for the better in the last half of the year, but if it doesn't....

If you could add some woe-is-me, "feelings" and juice it up a little bit, that would make an awesome end-of-year Christmas Letter.

searcyfarms · Jun 21, 2019

bigtiller said:
And it's only June. Hope your luck changes for the better in the last half of the year, but if it doesn't....

If you could add some woe-is-me, "feelings" and juice it up a little bit, that would make an awesome end-of-year Christmas Letter.

yea but u know what they say about cry babies and whiners...........no body likes those - its just another day in paradise here some days are just more cloudy than others - so many have it worse than me i cant justify complaining, know a guy with big shoulders :cloud9:

Doofy · Jun 21, 2019

When I even start to complain about something, the Wife calls me "Nancy" or "Negative Nancy". I shut up.

Molalla1 · Jun 21, 2019

searcyfarms said:
yea but u know what they say about cry babies and whiners...........no body likes those - its just another day in paradise here some days are just more cloudy than others - so many have it worse than me i cant justify complaining, know a guy with big shoulders :cloud9:

You think right searcyfarms :thumbsup: . . .

searcyfarms · Jun 30, 2019

working like a charm!!!! mowed 2.5 hours with it yesterday and not a peep of noise anywhere - I think it might just be fixed LOL

bought an LX280 to mow the wet spots with this week also, picked up a powerflo bagger for it off c/l also. I have to get it all put together and get the drive pulley installed on the deck etc.... my 2038R was just too heavy and making ruts and tearing up the yard with all this rain and not to mention this winter when it was unfrozen. I can pull small loads of fire wood with the lx280 in my dump cart, I just have to make more trips but i dont tear up the yard when its not frozen. I can use the bigger trailer and 2038R when it is!!!

I like the LX280 as well, I mowed about 30 to 40 minutes on the wet areas and it seems like a nice lil mower.

Molalla1 · Jun 30, 2019

searcyfarms said:
working like a charm!!!! mowed 2.5 hours with it yesterday and not a peep of noise anywhere - I think it might just be fixed LOL

bought an LX280 to mow the wet spots with this week also, picked up a powerflo bagger for it off c/l also. I have to get it all put together and get the drive pulley installed on the deck etc.... my 2038R was just too heavy and making ruts and tearing up the yard with all this rain and not to mention this winter when it was unfrozen. I can pull small loads of fire wood with the lx280 in my dump cart, I just have to make more trips but i dont tear up the yard when its not frozen. I can use the bigger trailer and 2038R when it is!!!

I like the LX280 as well, I mowed about 30 to 40 minutes on the wet areas and it seems like a nice lil mower.

:thumbsup: . . . let us know how the powerflo bagger works :drink: good deal you got the Deere working correctly.