grass_cuttin_fool
09-16-2006, 08:48 AM
Yesterday was one of thoose days, I had Murphy and all the gremlins with me today, everyone else had smooth sailing Friday LMAO.
1st- I fueled the scag this am before I left home, well I get 10 miles from home and look in the mirror and notice the fuel cap is missing off the scag. Well I stop, Pops and I look everywhere and dont see it. We figure if we back track we may find it, if not, siphon the gas from the tank and duct tape over it and get a cap another day. Well we get home and no luck seeing it in the road, I happen to look between the seat cushion and seat back and there it is. I lost about 45 min there. So we are off again to mow 25 miles away.
2nd - As we get done mowing the 1st account, the john deere starts popping and backfiring, fouled plug. On the 3rd, 4th, 5th account we only use the scag and the other trims.
3rd- At the end of the 5th account Im putting the scag on the trailer and I notice something is hanging the deck. Do I get off and see what is wrong? NOPE, I back off the gate and see. GRRRRRRRRR, the nut has came off the spindle bolt, the blade has dropped down and I bent the crap out of a 5/8's bolt. So I go by the auto parts store and they laugh when I ask for a 5/8's bolt 12 inches long, but I do get 2 plugs for the JD. I carry Pops to the 6th account and drop him off to mow while I go home and rob some parts from a scag walkbehind.
4th- I put the spindle bolt in and mow, I get with in 15 min of being done and poof the blades quit turning. AH HA I have a spare belt, WRONG, the spring on the deck idler has broken, its 4:40 and the dealer is 43 miles away and closes at 5. Well he has the part, but the parts guy is about as bright as Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show. He says he cant wait 15 min for me, the owner says they are leaving on time today. I said OH Blake (the owner) is there, let me speak to him. He leaves me the part for me outside and says send him a check in the mail. I get back, put the spring on and finish mowing. I can see the 7th account from the 6th, Im about to turn in the driveway and POOF on comes the sprinkler system. We have had enough rain to float the grass and the owner is still watering ......and the wrong time of the day/night too. I called it a night , there is always another day
So I had Murphy and the Gremlins with me today, will someone else take them!!!!!
Wayne
1st- I fueled the scag this am before I left home, well I get 10 miles from home and look in the mirror and notice the fuel cap is missing off the scag. Well I stop, Pops and I look everywhere and dont see it. We figure if we back track we may find it, if not, siphon the gas from the tank and duct tape over it and get a cap another day. Well we get home and no luck seeing it in the road, I happen to look between the seat cushion and seat back and there it is. I lost about 45 min there. So we are off again to mow 25 miles away.
2nd - As we get done mowing the 1st account, the john deere starts popping and backfiring, fouled plug. On the 3rd, 4th, 5th account we only use the scag and the other trims.
3rd- At the end of the 5th account Im putting the scag on the trailer and I notice something is hanging the deck. Do I get off and see what is wrong? NOPE, I back off the gate and see. GRRRRRRRRR, the nut has came off the spindle bolt, the blade has dropped down and I bent the crap out of a 5/8's bolt. So I go by the auto parts store and they laugh when I ask for a 5/8's bolt 12 inches long, but I do get 2 plugs for the JD. I carry Pops to the 6th account and drop him off to mow while I go home and rob some parts from a scag walkbehind.
4th- I put the spindle bolt in and mow, I get with in 15 min of being done and poof the blades quit turning. AH HA I have a spare belt, WRONG, the spring on the deck idler has broken, its 4:40 and the dealer is 43 miles away and closes at 5. Well he has the part, but the parts guy is about as bright as Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show. He says he cant wait 15 min for me, the owner says they are leaving on time today. I said OH Blake (the owner) is there, let me speak to him. He leaves me the part for me outside and says send him a check in the mail. I get back, put the spring on and finish mowing. I can see the 7th account from the 6th, Im about to turn in the driveway and POOF on comes the sprinkler system. We have had enough rain to float the grass and the owner is still watering ......and the wrong time of the day/night too. I called it a night , there is always another day
So I had Murphy and the Gremlins with me today, will someone else take them!!!!!
Wayne