Which is more important, milfoil sticker or PFD?

[The Haymaker]

NO, this is not me..... But I was involved in the recovery.

 

[EagleTDL]

I'm sure there's a heckuva story behind this one!

There was a show/movie where someone says "How did he do that" and the other person said "More importantly, why is he doing that?" This pic reminded me of that...

 

[crazyal]

Any chance he left it there before Irene passed his area and thought maybe if I wade out to it I can start it and drive it to dry land? Or was this a beer induced test to see if he could mow underwater?

 

[groundcover]

Hope you told him to put that grass deflector down ! Helps to reduce splashing !:laughing:

" can't mow the lawn dear, I think there is water in the carb"

 

[The Haymaker]

It's about a 20' drop in elevation down to the Kennebec River that he has cleared back and mows. Problem is, it's that time of year where the grass is wet and so is the river mud underneath. He had tried to mow across it and things.... well.... went down hill from there. He at least managed to get it turned around on the way. He had such a head of steam when he made splashdown that momentum carried him that far.

So, I get a call on the cell, which had the ringer off and I happened to notice it lit up, while trying to get the jetting right in a WR250f. He had JUST left here after picking some strawberries what seemed like 5 minutes before, and this is about 3/4 of a mile away.

"You busy?"
"No".
"I need a tow, I'm kinda stuck."
"Where are you?"
"Down by the river..."
"Which end ar......"
"...Well.... I'm more IN the river."
"Um....."
"How quick can you get here.... I think I'm sinking."

Good thing is he had the mindset of shutting it down as soon as he realize his ship was sunk. THEN it filled with water. Looks like the hydraulics are a sealed system with a pressure valve in the cap.

This thing is HEAVY! An oversight of the designers requires tools to freewheel the drives, so when I finally got him up on the continental shelf again I had to pick up the back and haul it the almost half mile back to his house.

Oops. No one hurt, no real harm done.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

So, I get a call on the cell...

"You busy?"
"No".
"I need a tow, I'm kinda stuck."
"Where are you?"
"Down by the river..."
"Which end ar......"
"...Well.... I'm more IN the river."
"Um....."
"How quick can you get here.... I think I'm sinking."

When I finally got him up on the continental shelf again I had to pick up the back and haul it the almost half mile back to his house.

Haymaker,

You must be a dang fine friend to have. :thumbsup:
There is a country song "You find who your friends are..." He must know you.

Thanks for the humorous and uplifting story.

Be VERY Well sir,
David

 

[The Haymaker]

Haymaker,

You must be a dang fine friend to have. :thumbsup:
There is a country song "You find who your friends are..." He must know you.

Thanks for the humorous and uplifting story.

Be VERY Well sir,
David

Heh, know the song. Just trying to be a good neighbor!

Thanks!

E

 

[rd_macgregor]

Especially given that his ROPS was folded, he's lucky he managed to go in straight, rather than roll it into the water.
I hate turf tires. Like this guy, I have really steep land, including my lawn, and I want to put ATV tires on my mower so I don't slide down the hill and into the bushes...again.
BOB

 

[jonyyuma]

A good ending to a surprising story, I vote for the pfd, just in case he mows by the levee, where the water is cold and deep..

 

[Tollster]

I manage to get my exmark in the pond from time to time, but never far enough to use it as a fishing platform. Mostly sink one tire in the mud, and ya have to be fairly quick with the independant drive wheels as one will start to sink and spin, so if you continue to hold them like you want to drive a straight line, the one with traction will turn the machine to the side thats stuck....resulting in a pond excersise. I typically bury it on the pond edge requiring the atv or kubota to pull it out. With all the rain we have had this year, it been a real challenge trying to identify the new pond edge.