What did you do to your other vehicle

[mabupa]

It was maintenance day for the tractor as it was and still is raining it's H.O.L.E. off outside...

Oil and filter change (when it indicates it needs a change it goes to 80% power), greased all 15 grease points, took the deck off and gave it a good cleaning, checked all belts and pulleys and gave it a waxing....(my neighbors can't believe I wax a garden tractor).

Now it's ready for the next wave of grass cutting/hauling duties...

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I’m surprised like your neighbors. it’s been years since I used a mower. Used to do my yard and after getting fed up with a weed eater and throwing it to the other end of the yard, I decided to get someone to do the work so I wouldn’t have to cut grass on the very few days off I had at work. I no longer work 70+ hrs a week, but still let someone else cut my grass. If I get a large property one day (that’s my dream) I’ll get a riding mower or tractor if it’s big enough piece of land.

[Bumblebee]

I’m surprised like your neighbors. it’s been years since I used a mower. Used to do my yard and after getting fed up with a weed eater and throwing it to the other end of the yard, I decided to get someone to do the work so I wouldn’t have to cut grass on the very few days off I had at work. I no longer work 70+ hrs a week, but still let someone else cut my grass. If I get a large property one day (that’s my dream) I’ll get a riding mower or tractor if it’s big enough piece of land.

I find it relaxing....even the trimming is somehow satisfying....

I get on the tractor, shut off the world and cut grass....then I get the joys of maintaining it....that's the fun part of owning it.

[sixpack577]

This cost me more than my Hayabusa did....

Sadly, I don't doubt that.
We could fill 10 pages with my bad luck mower stories, even a brand new one.
I don't have the heart to spend bike money to buy a nice riding mower...so I just keep pushing, lol

[Bumblebee]

Sadly, I don't doubt that.
We could fill 10 pages with my bad luck mower stories, even a brand new one.
I don't have the heart to spend bike money to buy a nice riding mower...so I just keep pushing, lol

Remember I bought my Hayabusa as a used bike and only paid $5k for it...

[mabupa]

I find it relaxing....even the trimming is somehow satisfying....

I get on the tractor, shut off the world and cut grass....then I get the joys of maintaining it....that's the fun part of owning it.

Is Canadian grass like Florida grass as fas as growth? Rainy season means cutting grass weekly down here.

[sixpack577]

Remember I bought my Hayabusa as a used bike and only paid $5k for it...

Yep, and $5k is alot of money(at least to me), a steal on your bike...but painful to hand over for a mower, lol

[Bumblebee]

Is Canadian grass like Florida grass as fas as growth? Rainy season means cutting grass weekly down here.

I'm cutting twice a week right now...

I have the Weed Man servicing my grass at my home, the fertilizer they use makes the grass grow before your eyes...

[Bumblebee]

Yep, and $5k is alot of money(at least to me), a steal on your bike...but painful to hand over for a mower, lol

......I paid $8k for the tractor....

I couldn't believe it when the boss lady signed off on me getting it...I had a Ford (New Holland) commercial tractor before (which was wore out) and it was hard to find a replacement of the same quality without paying up...

[HayaWakened]

It was maintenance day for the tractor as it was and still is raining it's H.O.L.E. off outside...

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H.O.L.E.
I give ...
Contextually, I figured it out, but what it stands for? Or is that NSFW?

[nintastio]

Took the thick girl out for a drive today, luckily didn't have to stop by the gas station. I'm also part of the push mower gang, can't be bothered to spend money on a nice mower. Need more money for busa parts!

[Bumblebee]

H.O.L.E.
I give ...
Contextually, I figured it out, but what it stands for? Or is that NSFW?

It stands for hole but in a hard, linear way....like in a whole pile of rain....a whole pile....if you stand outside with no weather protection you will look as if you took a shower with all your clothes on type of rain...

[Tony Nitrous]

Still slowly move my spare parts and parts bikes up to the new place. Hopefully I’ll move there later this month and my bikes and tools can come out of storage too…

[Tony Nitrous]

I find it relaxing....even the trimming is somehow satisfying....

I get on the tractor, shut off the world and cut grass.

Same here. It takes me between 5 and 6 hours to mow the new place where I’m building, but it’s never a chore. It’s like a long ride on the bike, an escape from everything else I’m dealing with and so satisfying to see the end result. It will take a lot less when I fence off around the house, then I’ll buy a tractor (something MF135 size) or run a couple of cattle on it. Untill then I quite like my little mower. 46” cut, Kawasaki V-twin engined Cub Cadet.

[Bumblebee]

Same here. It takes me between 5 and 6 hours to mow the new place where I’m building, but it’s never a chore. It’s like a long ride on the bike, an escape from everything else I’m dealing with and so satisfying to see the end result. It will take a lot less when I fence off around the house, then I’ll buy a tractor (something MF135 size) or run a couple of cattle on it. Untill then I quite like my little mower. 46” cut, Kawasaki V-twin engined Cub Cadet.

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Go team yellow!

[mabupa]

Same here. It takes me between 5 and 6 hours to mow the new place where I’m building, but it’s never a chore. It’s like a long ride on the bike, an escape from everything else I’m dealing with and so satisfying to see the end result. It will take a lot less when I fence off around the house, then I’ll buy a tractor (something MF135 size) or run a couple of cattle on it. Untill then I quite like my little mower. 46” cut, Kawasaki V-twin engined Cub Cadet.

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6hrs?!! If did that here in Florida, I would probably have to be picked up by ambulance due to heat stroke.

[Tony Nitrous]

6hrs?!! If did that here in Florida, I would probably have to be picked up by ambulance due to heat stroke.

It’s Winter here now but Summers get pretty warm in Australia too!

If it’s real hot I’ll mow on an evening on a couple of days instead of mid day. I’ve worked outdoors here for 18 years even on the hottest days. I can cope with the heat, cold I hate.

[CBXRider]

I had a summer job while in college and worked on a lawn maintenance crew for the city of Sacramento. Due to the heat our summer hours were 6-2. (On) the job at any and all of the various green belts and lawn areas throughout the city by 6. We mowed first and set the sprinklers after. Most places didn’t have much cover for shade and by 10:00 it was hot. Luckily I was on a mobile crew working several places every day so the crew leader picked us up and had us back at the shop by 2. This cut around a half hour of our ‘work’ day as it took that long to pick us all up. By noon it was already 100 degrees. Too hot for outside work. Imagine being a hot tar roofer on a hot sunny day. Not for me.

[Bumblebee]

I had a summer job while in college and worked on a lawn maintenance crew for the city of Sacramento. Due to the heat our summer hours were 6-2. (On) the job at any and all of the various green belts and lawn areas throughout the city by 6. We mowed first and set the sprinklers after. Most places didn’t have much cover for shade and by 10:00 it was hot. Luckily I was on a mobile crew working several places every day so the crew leader picked us up and had us back at the shop by 2. This cut around a half hour of our ‘work’ day as it took that long to pick us all up. By noon it was already 100 degrees. Too hot for outside work. Imagine being a hot tar roofer on a hot sunny day. Not for me.

I grew up on a farm...if it was hot, we worked...I recall the haying season was almost unbearable but we somehow kept working...it was especially hot up in the hay mow.

We had a good sized river running through our farm and many a time we would throw ourselves in that clothes and all if we were near it.

[sixpack577]

Still slowly move my spare parts and parts bikes up to the new place. Hopefully I’ll move there later this month and my bikes and tools can come out of storage too…

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The standard forks and no rotors make the Busa look like an Indian scooter, lol.
Nice collection though.

[mabupa]

It’s Winter here now but Summers get pretty warm in Australia too!

If it’s real hot I’ll mow on an evening on a couple of days instead of mid day. I’ve worked outdoors here for 18 years even on the hottest days. I can cope with the heat, cold I hate.

It’ll be 14 years this summer for me working outdoors. I do have an office and don’t spend as much time in the heat as before, but still have to change clothing at times due to sweat just to keep myself from getting sick by constantly walking in and out of an air conditioned building with wet clothing. The problem here is the high humidity and process requires us to keep equipment at 195’F, so is like an inferno. I agree with you, after being exposed to it for a couple of weeks to acclimatize, is more tolerable and less likely to get hurt, as long as, you keep hydrated and take breaks. We stopped allowing the “big shots” to take walks around the facility, because they came from the headquarters up north one summer and one of them passed out from heat since his body was not used to this. We also time tasks for cooler parts of the day to reduce the chance of heat related illnesses. Interesting fact (at least to me it is) sometimes we take piping apart really early in the morning and have to wait until the next morning to reassemble, because it won’t go back together once temperature gets above 100’F due to expansion.