The defined Spring, Summer, Autumn, & Winter seasons aren't based on when anyone experiences annual changes. These seasons are based on where the Earth is around the Sun. So everywhere on Earth has this particular set of seasons, with the Southern hemisphere obviously seeing the opposite of...
Interesting that your growing seasons don't match up well with the equinoxes.
I haven't been to Perth (or Fremantle, that's where we were tied up) in a looong time. I liked Australia. One of the few places an American could move to and not experience culture shock (except driving on the wrong...
Wow, you have gone through a lot of work on that mower. Good job so far! Be sure to use anti-seize on the color and threads when you put it back together, and torque it to 50 ft-lbs.
Thanks, 2smoked. Nice Lawn-Boy you have there! I think you have number 3 cause-and-effect switched around, though. I'd say many 'parts are still available' because Lawn-Boys 'are still popular'...and still running great. And worth keeping that way, as anyone who's ever had one knows! : ) : )
"How I Spent My 2020 Summer Vacation" by FuzzyDriver
Nothing on this mower was left as-is. This was not originally intended to be a museum display candidate, but it almost turned out that way during the three-month rebuild. Everything was torn down to individual components, inspected...
intruder1500: That is an aluminum deck. You can tell the aluminum decks from the steel decks easiest by looking at the height adjusters. If they are part of the deck, the deck is aluminum (or the magnesium alloy). Steel decks have to have separate height control assemblies because they are...