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Bonsai nare-do-well
Join Date: Jan-2003
Location: Summerville SC
Country: USA
Posts: 4,653
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Darn roots aren't cheap
Had to break down and spend a buck today. I hate doing that.
I have a ridding lawnmower that is kind of an important to me.
Not only is my back yard a full acre, which is a bit too much for a push mower, but I have a cart that I tow behind the mower. A highly useful thing Not only business wise but it does come in handy when moving a few of my larger bonsai around.
Yesterday I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing and ran over a high root in the yard. Was going at a pretty good clip at the time.The blades were singing and I sounded like a bumblebee screaming across the yard. Heard a big bang. Some grinding noises. Thought this isn't right.
Shut the mower down and took a peak. The root had ripped the undercarriage right out from under the mower. Blades were bent. One had come entirely off. Shaft and all.
This is not a good thing. It is an expensive thing. Almost as much as the mower had originally costs.
Had to junk the darn thing. Pity I really liked that mower All 14 HP of it.
I went shopping today for another one. No surprises when I saw how much the prices had gone up on them. Everything has gone up in price over the years. Naturally what I was looking for went up the most ;o(
But I found the perfect machine. A 42 inch cut with a roaring 17.5 horses under the hood. Six forward gears and naturally one reverse (that should be enough reverse). A mans mower ;o)
Didn't know till today though. Almost all the new riding mowers come with a great new feature. A vitally important piece of equipment
A beer can holder. Way too cool.
Now old John Dixon can arrest me for mowing under the influence. That is if he can catch me. That new baby of mine can really fly in 6th gear. Ten MPH at least.
That grass is in deep stuff now. Latter I'm off to mow.
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