So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

[KevinJBrown]

This is Polly and Lolly reminding me that it is suppertime and they don't care if it is a two-handed job and I only have the use of one. I haven't done much of anything all day, but they are confident I'll work it out.

[Madd Hatter]

Painting the porch roof. You know, all of those suppoets and cross supports! GuRRRR!

[bReTt]

Another marathon set of shifts at work.  I'll be off in 2 hours for a weekend.  Yay!

[maraudinglizard]

Another marathon set of shifts at work.  I'll be off in 2 hours for a weekend.  Yay!

I am with ya there Brett, day 7 for me at work. It's been a wet, soggy, mosquito filled week here. Waiting for the yard to dry out so i can mow it.

[avator]

Started to mow yesterday evening once it cooled down a bit. Hit a dang stump and the belt came off. That will be my first job this morning.

[bReTt]

Another marathon set of shifts at work.  I'll be off in 2 hours for a weekend.  Yay!

I am with ya there Brett, day 7 for me at work. It's been a wet, soggy, mosquito filled week here. Waiting for the yard to dry out so i can mow it.

Hang in there Kris!  Steady pace wins the race.  I've been in "storm mode" since covid hit.  My work group is made up of 12 people, 3 shifts, 24 hours a day.  We lost 4 of those 12 on covid.  That left the 8 to fill in the shifts along with the regular scheduled work.  Now with vacations and the like, it makes for a lot of time spent at work.  If I average my time is like I have been working 14.5 hour days five days a week since March.  The money is great and we have adapted to working like this for so long but I'm really just ready to have an easy 40 hour work week.  At this point I could not work a single hour of OT for the rest rest of the year and I would still top my best grossing year ever!  Sure makes payday exciting.

I have two days to catch up with my people and get house stuff done then back to it Tuesday. 

[Sqrl Klr]

Hit a dang stump and the belt came off. That will be my first job this morning.

I cut my stumps down to less than 2 inches tall so my deck either passes over them without touching or rolls on top of them without issue. They'll start to rot away and break off in chunks in a few years. If your saw isn't long enough to cut through it all at once then just cut one section of it off at a time.

[avator]

Got the belt back on and finished the mowing today.

[Privateer]

Well. I had to do a flooring install today.
That took me to practicing my 1st aid skills.
I cut the thumb and middle finger on my left hand nearly to the bone!
And yes. I finished the job!
 

[Bicycleman]

OH NO!  Not the MIDDLE FINGER!!!

[Madd Hatter]

Went to church for the first time since April 2004 and the first time with my wife since the early 90's. Man thous chairs get uncomfortable after 2 or 3 hrs!

[bantam5s]

Serviced by favorite ultralight reel.

Not a high end reel, but it does have a ball bearing,  a nice worn gear drive, and a good drag system.
It's a little large and being an all aluminum body it's not as lightweight as a modern reel, but like a lot of vintage reels they just don't quit.

[Lt. Dan]

Hit a dang stump and the belt came off. That will be my first job this morning.

I cut my stumps down to less than 2 inches tall so my deck either passes over them without touching or rolls on top of them without issue. They'll start to rot away and break off in chunks in a few years. If your saw isn't long enough to cut through it all at once then just cut one section of it off at a time.

I cut 14 stumps down to ground level this summer so I could mow over them. I dug down   a little around the stumps and used a leaf blower and brush to remove as much dirt from around them to keep my chainsaw from cutting in the dirt dulling the chain. It worked well.

[Cloud 9]

I mowed the grass in the morning before it got hot on Saturday, then started assembling a DIY Nixie Clock kit in the garage shop with the AC on.

[maraudinglizard]

My dr trimmer mower busted a pto cable, what is even worse the ordering system dr power has online won't let me order because it can't verify my address. So I will call them in the morning and get that mowed out. I need this mower because it's the only one that will mow in flooded grass and not get drowned.

[anti-squirrel]

Kris, I have a similar line-trimmer; it doesn't have the clutch assembly, though.  I'm looking at getting a nicer one in the next year or two, and yeah, they work marvelous in flooded yards.  I used mine recently for clearing the path to the creek where we go canoeing.  It feeds into the James River but the creeper and underbrush grow crazy-fast on the trail...  Plus the copperheads and water moccasins make themselves scarce.  I did "mow" a moccasin that decided to get froggy- it was a juvenile (only about 18") and the .165 line won that contest.  I've used to clear some Big Darn Lots too.  The field across from the house has an underbrush line that is steadily encroaching on the field and the maintenance guy has been MIA for 2 weeks.  My own grass needs cutting every 3 days so you can imagine how bad the field in getting.

Speaking of mowing...  I'll be push-mowing the acre here today.  The greenery in the swale/culvert on the edge of the yard need to get knocked back but Sonja has a co-worker with a Z-Turn who offered to cut it.  I usually use a combination of my sling-blade and walk-behind line trimmer but since I gave him my old 4-stroke line trimmer, he feels obligated to pay me back.  We've also been talking about throwing some work my way for yard-cutting.  I'm about tired of software support and he mentioned his lawncare "side business" is gathering more work than he can keep up with.  He's a full-blown RN like Sonja and is simply burnt-out from the work.  I need to fix Sonja's tractor but the horse flies out at the creek are absolutely brutal right now.  We went longboarding on the bike path yesterday and had to give up after only a couple miles.  Even the cyclists were having problems with the flies.  They usually stop being a problem late July but this year has been something else. Went from horse-fly season to yellow-fly season and now back to horse-flies!

[maraudinglizard]

Kris, I have a similar line-trimmer; it doesn't have the clutch assembly, though.  I'm looking at getting a nicer one in the next year or two, and yeah, they work marvelous in flooded yards.

Peter, I had a craftsman for a long time and it did the job but the mow ball on it was a pain to replace and would clog up quick. I went with the DR because of the mow ball system also it was electric start as well. Bought it on sale in 2016 and this is the first break down its had, so for 4 year I can't complain. The only other minor complaint with it is the axle, it's aluminum and doesn't hold up well. I accidentally dropped it off the back of my truck and it folded up the wheels, I manged to get them straightened out without breaking them. Everything else is in good condition. If I can't get it settled with customer service, I will just order stainless steel cable and make my own. This not the week for lawn toys going down.

[anti-squirrel]

Kris, I have a similar line-trimmer; it doesn't have the clutch assembly, though.  I'm looking at getting a nicer one in the next year or two, and yeah, they work marvelous in flooded yards.

Peter, I had a craftsman for a long time and it did the job but the mow ball on it was a pain to replace and would clog up quick. I went with the DR because of the mow ball system also it was electric start as well. Bought it on sale in 2016 and this is the first break down its had, so for 4 year I can't complain. The only other minor complaint with it is the axle, it's aluminum and doesn't hold up well. I accidentally dropped it off the back of my truck and it folded up the wheels, I manged to get them straightened out without breaking them. Everything else is in good condition. If I can't get it settled with customer service, I will just order stainless steel cable and make my own. This not the week for lawn toys going down.

Aluminum axle?  Sounds like the engineering team dropped the ball on that...  Otherwise, sounds like a great machine.  For the price, definitely a good value.  I actually really enjoy using my line trimmer- I refer to it as The Walk-Behind Brush-Destructo!

[maraudinglizard]

Kris, I have a similar line-trimmer; it doesn't have the clutch assembly, though.  I'm looking at getting a nicer one in the next year or two, and yeah, they work marvelous in flooded yards.

Peter, I had a craftsman for a long time and it did the job but the mow ball on it was a pain to replace and would clog up quick. I went with the DR because of the mow ball system also it was electric start as well. Bought it on sale in 2016 and this is the first break down its had, so for 4 year I can't complain. The only other minor complaint with it is the axle, it's aluminum and doesn't hold up well. I accidentally dropped it off the back of my truck and it folded up the wheels, I manged to get them straightened out without breaking them. Everything else is in good condition. If I can't get it settled with customer service, I will just order stainless steel cable and make my own. This not the week for lawn toys going down.

Aluminum axle?  Sounds like the engineering team dropped the ball on that...  Otherwise, sounds like a great machine.  For the price, definitely a good value.  I actually really enjoy using my line trimmer- I refer to it as The Walk-Behind Brush-Destructo!

If push comes to shove I make an axle for it from blank rod. I agree that they dropped the ball on the axle, to me that would have be the strongest part of the whole machine. I would buy another from them because they are well made and easy to use. Well I got a hold of DR and the parts are on the way, the young man was helpful and polite. I will just have to live without for a few days and hopefully in the next day or so I can get the rider to cut the high and dry stuff. I was looking a BCS walk behind for the heavier stuff. Since I have the Kubota now, I will just buy a bushhog for it.

https://www.bcsamerica.com/products/tractors

[anti-squirrel]

Kris, I have a similar line-trimmer; it doesn't have the clutch assembly, though.  I'm looking at getting a nicer one in the next year or two, and yeah, they work marvelous in flooded yards.

Peter, I had a craftsman for a long time and it did the job but the mow ball on it was a pain to replace and would clog up quick. I went with the DR because of the mow ball system also it was electric start as well. Bought it on sale in 2016 and this is the first break down its had, so for 4 year I can't complain. The only other minor complaint with it is the axle, it's aluminum and doesn't hold up well. I accidentally dropped it off the back of my truck and it folded up the wheels, I manged to get them straightened out without breaking them. Everything else is in good condition. If I can't get it settled with customer service, I will just order stainless steel cable and make my own. This not the week for lawn toys going down.

Aluminum axle?  Sounds like the engineering team dropped the ball on that...  Otherwise, sounds like a great machine.  For the price, definitely a good value.  I actually really enjoy using my line trimmer- I refer to it as The Walk-Behind Brush-Destructo!

If push comes to shove I make an axle for it from blank rod. I agree that they dropped the ball on the axle, to me that would have be the strongest part of the whole machine. I would buy another from them because they are well made and easy to use. Well I got a hold of DR and the parts are on the way, the young man was helpful and polite. I will just have to live without for a few days and hopefully in the next day or so I can get the rider to cut the high and dry stuff. I was looking a BCS walk behind for the heavier stuff. Since I have the Kubota now, I will just buy a bushhog for it.

https://www.bcsamerica.com/products/tractors

gracious DROOLTASTIC!  That sickle-bar walk-behind (the 620) makes me all excited.