daugen
Epic Contributor
good morning all.
Belt and suspenders, backup when assumed safety fails
But I still put a jack stand under it for protection.
Me too, one on each side. PITA to work around but living alone, the idea of getting stuck squashed under a mower for days on end
makes me extra careful.
Unless someone can float in mid air have no idea how to change center blade without getting into harm's way; like Rick I use my
FEL also. I use a seriously oversized steel chain that could probably pick up two of my tractors but I'm a real believer in Dirty Harry.
And I'm not feeling lucky...so the jackstands go in. For me it's like putting on a seatbelt. Now doubling up on the straps is a great idea but
what if something else fails? Some unloader valve and it all gets unloaded on you...
We learned our lesson here. It really can happen to us.
Almost all of us do this same thing, sometimes repeatedly through the summer.
Like others, I like really sharp blades. They even sound different, like lettuce cut by a sharp kitchen knife.
Little higher pitch, would a duller blade create a lower harmonic? (wouldn't spend too much time on that one...)
rain showers overnight, about a third of an inch, more coming in at lunchtime. Wet period ahead. Sure wish I could send
this over NM and Texas. But as the world spins that would be going backwards and well then we would have some other problems.
sure glad I got the lawn mowing done yesterday. I try not to mow on Sunday but didn't have a choice with weather outlook.
Guy who does my weedeating never showed last week, running behind, so much rain not only makes lawn go nuts but then lot of folks don't want you
mowing their lawn when it's wet, particularly if the grass is thick. I'm the guy's largest single account and somehow I wind up last. Hmmmmmmm.
Plus he hasn't billed me in two months. Just overloaded, took on too many lawns for a p/t job.
But I'm cutting him some slack since when I asked him to make the place look extra nice for the Garden Club ladies, he really did.
I'm headed out to pick peas and then take down the bushes, looking very ratty and moldy. Then green beans need picking.
And the lettuce is bolting so it's all getting cut today.
Maybe another dozen onions, and then it all gets boxed and taken downtown to the food pantry.
you all have a great day and be safe.
Belt and suspenders, backup when assumed safety fails
But I still put a jack stand under it for protection.
Me too, one on each side. PITA to work around but living alone, the idea of getting stuck squashed under a mower for days on end
makes me extra careful.
Unless someone can float in mid air have no idea how to change center blade without getting into harm's way; like Rick I use my
FEL also. I use a seriously oversized steel chain that could probably pick up two of my tractors but I'm a real believer in Dirty Harry.
And I'm not feeling lucky...so the jackstands go in. For me it's like putting on a seatbelt. Now doubling up on the straps is a great idea but
what if something else fails? Some unloader valve and it all gets unloaded on you...
We learned our lesson here. It really can happen to us.
Almost all of us do this same thing, sometimes repeatedly through the summer.
Like others, I like really sharp blades. They even sound different, like lettuce cut by a sharp kitchen knife.
Little higher pitch, would a duller blade create a lower harmonic? (wouldn't spend too much time on that one...)
rain showers overnight, about a third of an inch, more coming in at lunchtime. Wet period ahead. Sure wish I could send
this over NM and Texas. But as the world spins that would be going backwards and well then we would have some other problems.
sure glad I got the lawn mowing done yesterday. I try not to mow on Sunday but didn't have a choice with weather outlook.
Guy who does my weedeating never showed last week, running behind, so much rain not only makes lawn go nuts but then lot of folks don't want you
mowing their lawn when it's wet, particularly if the grass is thick. I'm the guy's largest single account and somehow I wind up last. Hmmmmmmm.
Plus he hasn't billed me in two months. Just overloaded, took on too many lawns for a p/t job.
But I'm cutting him some slack since when I asked him to make the place look extra nice for the Garden Club ladies, he really did.
I'm headed out to pick peas and then take down the bushes, looking very ratty and moldy. Then green beans need picking.
And the lettuce is bolting so it's all getting cut today.
Maybe another dozen onions, and then it all gets boxed and taken downtown to the food pantry.
you all have a great day and be safe.
