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Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by six5crèéd, Jun 5, 2020.

  1. Aug 9, 2023 at 6:54 PM
    RustyGreen

    RustyGreen A breaker point guy in a Bluetooth world

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    Technical Phrases with Rusty:

    Module engineered - when the designer of a part doesn't work on the entire project.

    Witness this handy 3/8" drive square on a belt tensioner, I'm sure many readers are familiar with these - simply use a breaker bar to pull back the spring and set the belt in place.

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    However when installed on the machine -- the pulley blocks the square...

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    I spent some quality time under the ZT, swearing with tremendous sincerity.

    To be fair this is probably "parts bin building" this arm is probably common to many models with a smaller pulley or access to the other side.

    Just not on my ZT. :annoyed:
     
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  2. Aug 9, 2023 at 7:09 PM
    RustyGreen

    RustyGreen A breaker point guy in a Bluetooth world

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    It was a great day...

    The ZT has been apart since the "wood in the pulley" incident. The parts haven't arrived -- the one spare I don't have in stock is the hydro drive belt - which has a chunk out of it.

    I put it back together (using colorful not family friendly language), it works but makes a ting, ting noise. Thought I would try it out at the garage - promptly ate the cutter deck belt :censored:. I had one of those. Finally 3 hours late I set out to do the in town lawns.

    Headed for the most important one first (fussy neighbors) and was 10 minutes on a 14 minute job (ZT is quick) and...

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    The heavens opened - it didn't start to rain, it went from dry to dumping so much it was hard to see in 3 seconds flat. More :censored::censored::censored:

    I was already :mad: and wet so I finished the yard.
     
  3. Aug 9, 2023 at 7:16 PM
    RustyGreen

    RustyGreen A breaker point guy in a Bluetooth world

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    Just stellar, part 2

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    Well, I sat (soaking wet & :mad: ) in the truck for about 30 minutes listening to a Jennifer Hanson album, isn't she pretty. :)

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    Rain stopped so I started, lawn #2 isn't that critical so I mowed it wet - front looks ok.

    Made it through all 5 more - ting, ting noise all the way.

    Came home and promptly made a disaster of a pizza for dinner...
    Tasted ok but fell apart like a casserole.

    Thanks men, that :rant: is the most enjoyable thing I have done all day...

    :laugh:
     
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  4. Aug 9, 2023 at 7:24 PM
    StayinStock

    StayinStock Set it and forget it

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  5. Aug 9, 2023 at 11:08 PM
    KRAMERICA

    KRAMERICA Old Man Mike

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  6. Aug 10, 2023 at 2:50 AM
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    Good morning everyone
     
  7. Aug 10, 2023 at 3:15 AM
    Jtcmedic

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  8. Aug 10, 2023 at 4:39 AM
    BussinGus

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    We have 12 acres and back onto another 100ish acres of woods. We've been blessed to be here 15 years. It isolates me from the insanity that's all around. :goingcrazy:

    Yesterday we drove a couple of hours to meet our youngest, his girlfriend, and her parents at a cottage they rent every year. He popped the question Tuesday, so we had a nice day celebrating. We'll be empty nesters once he's gone, so we'll see if we keep this place or strike out in search of freedom.
     
  9. Aug 10, 2023 at 4:40 AM
    PzTank

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    That’s it! All my life I’ve been trying to figure out how to characterize my father’s response to his snafus…. Thanks @RustyGreen :thumbsup:

    Good THURSDAY morning everyone :hattip:

    Days of summer are ticking down…
     
  10. Aug 10, 2023 at 5:35 AM
    RustyGreen

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    :rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
  11. Aug 10, 2023 at 5:51 AM
    Cwopinger

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    Good morning guys


    At least you had rain, down here the moisture is just super saturating the air and driving the heat index up. No rain for a few weeks now, upside of that is I haven’t needed to mow since the grass is brown and crunchy…
     
  12. Aug 10, 2023 at 5:55 AM
    RustyGreen

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    We had a brief brown & crunchy period early in the season, since then it has been wet enough the lawns won't go 7 days between mowing.
     
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  13. Aug 10, 2023 at 6:31 AM
    BussinGus

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    Same here, I need to mow again today. :burnrubber:
     
  14. Aug 10, 2023 at 9:42 AM
    NoOne

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    It was 94 degrees here by 9AM… I honestly don’t believe we’ve been below mid 80s anytime in the last month…
     
  15. Aug 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM
    Superdave1.0

    Superdave1.0 Grandma Dave

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    My co-worker is fixing up this beautiful gal.

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  16. Aug 10, 2023 at 10:01 AM
    Superdave1.0

    Superdave1.0 Grandma Dave

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    Rained/sprinkled here yesterday and today.
     
  17. Aug 10, 2023 at 10:01 AM
    Jtcmedic

    Jtcmedic Shop beekeeper

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    I’m on my third shirt for the day here , one of the shirts was sweated thru at 0200 on a fire but still counts
     
  18. Aug 10, 2023 at 11:07 AM
    Cwopinger

    Cwopinger Random guy who shows up in your threads

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    Same here. What’s your heat index been over there in west LA?
     
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  19. Aug 10, 2023 at 11:10 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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  20. Aug 10, 2023 at 11:19 AM
    NoOne

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    I don’t even want to know… we’ve been 100+ for several days before that calculation. I know humidity is killing us. Typically our index (feels like) adds 9-10 degrees. Humidity says 56% and forecast says highs of 98-101 for next 10 days. It’s gonna be a GEM!
     

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