Well Mowing season is just about done here

[platefire]

A real long dry spell seems to have ended the mowing season kind of early this year. I guess if it starts raining again before
the first frost, might get a little more growth.

At least I picked up a new angle grinder this summer and got a new faster/better way to sharpen my blades now as oppose
to my old antique bench grinder. I think the next thing to go are my deck spinals on my 2019 Husq that I think are running on borrowed time plus still got all original belts. Usually when you spend as much time working on them
as mowing, it's time to get another. So far the ol Husq is holding up good but I did have to replace two deck return springs
this season. Don't no whats up with that?

 

[Scrubcadet10]

the last good rainfall ive had was hurricane beryl.... its dusty here now.

 

[Craftsman Garage]

Our grass had been cooked by the sun, and then decided to go dormant. We don't have a sprinkler system set up to water the lawn because we run on well water. Nothing worse than having no grass to mow. When there were all the wildfires in the west here in 2021 or 2022 (?) the lawn was a literal golf course because of the Ash. Anyway, just got done tilling the yard with an old JD 318 And just spread some seed a few days ago. Also just finished my 30x36 shop with fresh concrete this week. Can't wait to get the old 72 Ford F100 and 92 F150 pulled into the shop and eventually on a lift. Been working on a full rebuild on the Red 92 F150 from the cylinder heads up. Putting a lot of time and $ into this beauty of a truck and I think its going to be worth it in the end. 1972 Ford F100 360 4x4 Manual - 1992 Ford F150 302 Reg cab shortbed 4x4 manual

 

[StarTech]

Considering the cost of used vehicles now most older vehicles are worth repairing. I recently put $2200 in my 2000 S1500 by install a recon transmission. Took me 4 months with work and my health problems. Now I got about 350K miles on the PU.

Here I been more or less letting my lawn to reseed itself.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Considering the cost of used vehicles now most older vehicles are worth repairing. I recently put $2200 in my 2000 S1500 by install a recon transmission. Took me 4 months with work and my health problems. Now I got about 350K miles on the PU.

Here I been more or less letting my lawn to reseed itself.

used vehicles are ridiculous.. Thats why i jumped on the dodge i'm driving now for $2200 2 years ago, so far just a water pump and 02 sensors and control arm bushings... piles of junk are selling for $5000

 

[Craftsman Garage]

Yeah, newer vehicles are more expensive, but not more durable...

 

[platefire]

My 1994 Ranger is up to 399K original engine. Had it from new and always change the oil/filter & grease ever 5K miles. Had multiple people stop by wanting to buy it. I just tell them no because
I would just have to turn around and buy another. I have looked at some used trucks for sale
but at today's prices I end up deciding to keep running my Ranger

 

[7394]

Well my mowers are put up in storage, maybe I'll have a new lawn to mow next mow season..

 

[platefire]

I got to where I get it all dun with a 42" Husq rider and a HD Stihl weed eater. 1.8 Acres and a lot of trees(and roots). The self propelled push mower hasn't been fired up in a couple of seasons. I'll probably touch up the high spots before I run them dead dry of gas and put them away. It hasn't rained in about two months of more

 

[slomo]

New or old, you all better be wiring up an ignition kill switch, HIDDEN in the car. All these new Kamala/Biden "migrants" are stealing cars left and right here in OKC. Shootings are off the charts in the poorer side of town.