left the shop without something???

[Grass_Slayer]

have u guys ever left the shop, get to the job and then realize u left an important tool at the shop?

personally, even though i dont like to admit it, i left the keys to my z and my wb on my dresser in the house. the house is 18 miles from the job i'm at. i walked across the street to somebody's house who i'd never met in my life, and asked if i could borrow the keys out of their murray. the let me and i thanked them profusely.

i thought about mowin heir yard for free that day, but i didnt have the time.

[ilovethisgame]

l could just imagine some scrub reading this and seeing a murry on the trailer where my walker was, lol (knock on wood) Anyhow... name the tool w/ the exception of the mowers I've probably left it at the shop at least once :p

-Dave

[65hoss]

The regular equipment never leaves the trailer. Always with me. If I need hedge trimmers or chainsaw I will occassionally forget them.

[Brickman]

I don't pull keys, but on rare occaison. But if I did loose one I would go to the JD dealer and by a JD key. That would fit the Walker too. If I forget some thing either I do without until tomorrow, or buy another one. I also live 18 miles from town.

[deason]

Didn't leave any tools but left the entire days billing invoices on the desk. Trying to save a few dollars in stamps got shot. Realized this after cutting the first lawn and reaching for them in the truck. :rolleyes:

[awm]

no i never ever leave anything. not my cold drink on the island,the bills i needed to mail,the odd tool i need for a unusual task, never happen to old steel trapmind aw:) .its the expcted around here.also the laugh as i got 5 kids that w eception o one are starting to do the same thing.now having learned dicipline an organization in the military,it use to make me fume. then i realized them fumes didnt do nothin but stink.:D

[Tony Harrell]

Use a lanyard for your mower keys. You can get a kit from Trimmer Trap or buy the pieces from a hardware store. There's always something that needs a lanyard. But to your topic, an enclosed trailer is my goal because whenever you unload a trailer, it's possible to forget something.

[cowman66]

i never knew all keys worked with all mowers:dizzy: o well that would have saved me many a trips home:D

[Brickman]

John Deere, Walker, and I hate to admit it but so do MTD, Murray, and Crapsman. This was in the days of the older mowers, not sure if they all do it now or not.
I imagine the goal was cheap.

[kerr lawn]

add bunton,toro,exmark,scag,bobcat.
Home depot even sells the keys.
to solve the problem i have one key on my truck keys.
i leave the bagger at home all the time.
peace
bryan

[Bob Minney]

This spring I forgot my spreader twice on days I was pushing to do 15-20 aerations a day- always happened when I was starting a route with 1st stop 10 miles out. Both times the customer was there , I had to leave & come back. Rookie dumbsh-- was about the best I could say for myself. :blush: :blush: :blush:

I shoud have fired my -ss on the spot the first time.

So, I was wondering can you just spead the fert. by hand when you forget your spreader? you know just throw a little here and there?? Think this may have been covered before but I forgot the answer too.

[Brickman]

Minney it sounds like your question is a good one for jimlewis or LAWNGODFATHER to anwser for us. :D
I live 18 miles from town so it is even worse than 10. But I imagine 10 miles in Denver is like about 60 in WY. Time wise any way.
How does the T Rex road destruction affect your day?

[Got Grass?]

Thoes keys are pretty much universal. Think JD is about the only ones who use something else..
The Keys are simply there to turn the mower on & off & to protect kids from starting the thing...

Heck if the mower has a pull start all ya gotta do it pull the conector to the key off & short it out with a paper clip.
Power start ya short the 2 then one other...



Anyways back on topic. I've left w/o my water, route list, Load up w/ mulch & relize I forgot my wallet, Luckaly thay let me pay the next day. Numerous times I've gotten to a job with flat castors, no gas. Forgot my blower & hedge trimmers before...
Usually I notice before I get to the job...
Heck one time I pulled out & got 2 miles away before I relized I forgot to hook up the trailer.:dizzy:

I really need to wake up before I start working.

[vipermanz]

i had to use a flat head to turn on the indak safety on one of my mowers, worked for me:)