The Daily Yardman Thread

[Roger B]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

I only own 6 mowers and yes it is my sickness. But I love it.

Chuck, Chuck, you are a sick, sick man. . . . I think you may need a mower intervention! It won't hurt.... A bunch of seemingly nice guys come to your house, then they get you out in the back yard where they have set up a BBQ and a very large cooler with your favorite beverages and while they ply you with food and drink and regale you with great stories, some of them quietly sneak in and remove all the 'extra' mowers you have... By the time you come to as to what has happened, it's all over and you are back to normal with just one mower, like 'regular' folks...

Now just send me your address and I'll set it all up.....

Doctor Roge

Hey! It's either that, or it's the 12 step Lawn Mowers Anonymous program and that is MUCH more painful... And you have to go for years and years! Sometimes for the rest of your life!

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Chuck, Chuck, you are a sick, sick man. . . . I think you may need a mower intervention! It won't hurt.... A bunch of seemingly nice guys come to your house, then they get you out in the back yard where they have set up a BBQ and a very large cooler with your favorite beverages and while they ply you with food and drink and regale you with great stories, some of them quietly sneak in and remove all the 'extra' mowers you have... By the time you come to as to what has happened, it's all over and you are back to normal with just one mower, like 'regular' folks...

Now just send me your address and I'll set it all up.....

Doctor Roge

Hey! It's either that, or it's the 12 step Lawn Mowers Anonymous program and that is MUCH more painful... And you have to go for years and years! Sometimes for the rest of your life!

Holy Moley Roge ......
I thought Chuck was the ONLY problem...Swung by Toms place on the way back from Chucks...YOU HAVE to SEE THIS
RE-HAB for these guys ... IS a MUST !!!

..... .....

These pics at Toms show another dilemma !!
I think Chuck & Tom may also be in colusion ........... I hear the mower bone-yards in Texas are emptyin out rather quickly as of late ..HMMmmmmmm...????

 

[Pumper54]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

You guys are killing me here. LMAO. OK just for the record I own 3 mowers, one Murray rider, my $20.00 "brush mower from hell" and the free new to me Honda, both walk behinds. My Bride owns 2 mowers a big Cub Cadet rider and Toro walk behind mower that we have had for many years and is still going strong.
That being said I have seen a couple of mower grave yards in the area here that I would love to wonder around in for a couple of hours.

Also what is that white stuff on the ground in the second picture Boobalo posted? I don't know what that stuff is. ;-)


Tom

 

[BlazNT]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Chuck, Chuck, you are a sick, sick man. . . . I think you may need a mower intervention! It won't hurt.... A bunch of seemingly nice guys come to your house, then they get you out in the back yard where they have set up a BBQ and a very large cooler with your favorite beverages and while they ply you with food and drink and regale you with great stories, some of them quietly sneak in and remove all the 'extra' mowers you have... By the time you come to as to what has happened, it's all over and you are back to normal with just one mower, like 'regular' folks...

Now just send me your address and I'll set it all up.....

Doctor Roge

Hey! It's either that, or it's the 12 step Lawn Mowers Anonymous program and that is MUCH more painful... And you have to go for years and years! Sometimes for the rest of your life!

I better not let my wife see this post or she will post my address and I will be doomed to one mower. By the way I do not own a single MTD mower. Or a push mower.

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

I better not let my wife see this post or she will post my address and I will be doomed to one mower. By the way I do not own a single MTD mower. Or a push mower.

YEAH Roge .. We in for a long session these poor guys are in DENIAL ... wont even admit they have " the-problem "
I'll bet they have wives and children that go to bed cold and hungry ..!! Such a shame !! Ya Know Roge, I've seen
guys like them spend their childrens lunch-money on a Belleville washer for a mower blade !! Yeah Really !!! .:laughing:

 

[primerbulb120]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Primer-Man,

Geez you live where there are sidewalks and everything! Pretty darn fancy!!

Something I've noticed about the 'regulars' on here. . . . I fixed that one lawn tractor and felt pretty smug about myself, whereas most of the rest of you guys aren't happy unless you have a garage full of lawn mowers you've either fixed or are waiting to be fixed!! When does lawn mower repair become a sickness like "Hoarding"? When you have three? Or four? Or more??? Do you end up like Jay Leno who can't decide which car to drive today?? . . . . Hhhmmmmm, let's see, will I mow with the Red Murray today? No, no, I feel gloomy, it's the black one for sure..

And then there is Bert!!! He not only worries about which mower to use, but which grease he should lubricate it with before venturing out with it!! . . . . "Let's see a well blended 10W-30 for the engine, . . . or maybe the straight 30 weight? . . . Hmmm, let's check the thermometer and the outside temp... Then it's on to my special mix of graphite and Vaseline for the plastic bushes in the wheels so they won't perish..... now where'd me sheila put that 5 pound tin o' the stuff???" :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Jus' call me "One Mower Roger" (And that isn't even right! I junked the mower deck!!) - How about NO Mower Roger!?!? (I'm thinking that's what admin would like to see!!) - As in "NO more Roger!!!"

Here's a little trick: If you can't decide which mower to use, clean and wax all your mowers but one. Problem solved. :thumbsup::laughing:

 

[BlazNT]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

More pictures of my Murray 39004.

 

[Roger B]

LMA - Swap Meets - Rallys - etc.....

Chuck-A-Roo,

I love that vintage machine!! I think it would be alright for you to keep at least that one,,, you know, just for the sake of nostalgia... but all the rest of 'em? They may have to go... What's yer wife's email addy? . . . I'll drop her a note and a info sheet from LMA... (Lawn Mowers Anonymous.) It's an easy 12 stepper... First step - you have to wash your hands real well and then clean all the grease out from under your finger nails.. . . . No more sniffin' gasoline... Just stuff like that, it's pretty easy really..

Where are all these mower grave yards? I'm with Tom, I want to spend a few hours just digging through all that machinery! Just think of all the goodies you might find!

I only know of one back home, but he charges for everything.. We want FREE!!!

How about we start a HUGE old lawnmower swap meet, like they do with antique automobiles? We could include that with the GREAT LAWN TRACTOR RALLY!!

 

[Roger B]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Also what is that white stuff on the ground in the second picture Boobalo posted? I don't know what that stuff is. ;-) Tom

Tom,

I'm thinking maybe soap suds? Maybe the guy was trying to clean up all his equipment and he used the wrong additive in his pressure washer which resulted in excessive soap suds... Could be.... right?

Seems like I've seen stuff like that in Maine, back before I fled the place for the winters... but I have some sort of a memory block and can't quite recall what it was...

Roger

 

[Roger B]

One Man - One Mower

I'm really beginning to feel out of place here.. I have that one Yardman Lawn - Tractor, (can't all it a mower any more, no deck..) and I have a Craftsman push mower that I actually mow what lawn we have, with... None of you guys ever mention Craftsman, I have no idea who it is actually made by... and probably admitting that I have one is like admitting you have a fully restored Chevy Vega on some Hot Rod forum... You end up being the laughing stock... Oh well I'm gettin' used to that, Boo-Boo laughs at me 'cause I was a Bubblehead... When I tell him I was a deep-diving, death-defying, steely-eyed, bubblehead and he only laughs harder!!

Roger B