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It's Monday, it's spelled ''Mourning.'' [At least until I retire.]

 

Good morning everyone, hope you all have a great and blessed day.

 

Good Morning everyone

Facebook creeps me out. It’s intrusiveness contrasts with my ultimate goal of being a shut in..

 

Good Monday morning Wrenchmen, manly men & authorized associates.

Back at the mower repairs today -- but first .

(...and this time I'm going to remember to take the mower jack...)

 

Good morning guys, have a great Monday.

 

I feel like I'm going to burst with anticipation. I am expecting a call back from a HR director about a job I really want in about 90 minutes.

 

Better than getting a call from HR for other reasons...

 

Good Luck!!

 

been there too

 

I was offered the position. Now I'm just waiting on the official paperwork.

 

Congrats!

 

A joke you told your coworkers was so funny, HR wants to hear it!

 

I swear weather is all or nothing for us. Two months ago we were freezing, now it's 89 and I'm boiling.

 

Congratulations !



... and much better than the other position HR is noted for putting people in...

 

Well, equipped with the mower jack this time I assumed "the position" underneath the New Holland mower.



And found this...
There is supposed to be a bolt at about 1 o'clock in the photo.



... and this too...



Two loose bolts, one missing and one snapped off. This is where I needed the thread bolts.

They are supposed to hold the engine to the mower chassis -- this explains that funny knocking noise, I observed the engine shifting around as I cranked it over.

I figured 3 new tight bolts were better than 2 old loose ones...

Put the muffler back together with the help of Mr Miller, I won't show my welding to curb the "Stevie Wonder taught me to weld" remarks.

 

And then the tires - always tires...

The rear tire has leaked for a little bit *cough*...

Spoiler

since last year.

I would have to fill it each week which is a PITA as the valve stem is on the inside..

Turns out so was the leak.



In the sidewall of the tire , I was expecting a thorn in the tread, instead I found this little pock. Manufacturing defect?



Normally sidewall damage on a tire is a terminal fault - it's on a mower with a top speed of 6 mph so I put a plug in it.


The diagonal front tire leaked too.



Turned out to be in 2 places, again just tiny pinholes , I noticed this tire had 2 plugs already, now it has 4.



All of the tires were new about 3 years ago, made in , just not like they used to I guess.

The tire I knocked the valve stem off last week on the Ford is original from 1975.

This mower jack is cats @$$ for the job but takes a huge amount of space to store.



I mowed here at the garage and nothing fell off. I'll take it back home in a day or two.

 

Rounded out the work by using the grease gun to make a mess and sharpening the blades - blades and I don't have a good relationship.

5 minutes after I started mowing I found a rock...

... as usual.

 

How much is the jack rated to lift? My Kubota is around 1200 lb's.

Between the Kubota, Grasshopper, and Ferris, I could probably stand to drop some coin on a decent jack for them.

 

Just as a note, HR is not there for you. They're there to protect the company. Ahh the joys of a corporate world...