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ac700wildcat said:
I appreciate that. This one is a 2012 Craftsman that got used pretty hard by my brother's kids before I got it from him. I would think that the motor should be good for a long time yet. I can fix pretty much anything else on it and still be money ahead. It can nickel and dime me for a long time as long as I can still find parts.
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mines from the 2011-13 range. and I have a spare motor for it -- hit a HARD bump and threw the timing out 180 degrees, so they replaced the motor under warranty and left the bad one behind 2 days before my 5-years ran out.
 
I thought I had cooked the electric pto clutch on my 93-94 craftsman GT6000 . yesterday. Was cutting stuff in the garden that I have not touched this year. I let it set. Lat night. I went out today started it up and it working. Late eighties/early nineties craftsman tried to compete with the big name garden tractors for a while. If you find one of the GT6000 tractor in decent condition they are a beast. I'm trying to catch up with my yard from not being able to do much since March. . I have some trimming with the high wheel trimmer and I will be back on track.
Just for the record non of my small engine equipment ever sees gas with ethanol in them.
 
Well the yard is back under control, septic system serviced and all my garden tractors and lawn equipment somewhat organized and put away. We have been in a heat emergency since Thursday
 
Attempted to mow before it got too hot.
Waited until 11 so the dew could burn off
Failed.
Got halfway through the back yard and had to clear a grass clog. Then fired up the blades before I started rolling and threw the drive belt.

Now I get to wait for it to cool down enough to re-thread the drive belt and finish the job.

On the plus side, I replaced the excess flow POL with a full flow, so I can run the forge with cheap propane again.
 
1066vik said:
Attempted to mow before it got too hot.
Waited until 11 so the dew could burn off
Failed.
Got halfway through the back yard and had to clear a grass clog. Then fired up the blades before I started rolling and threw the drive belt.

Now I get to wait for it to cool down enough to re-thread the drive belt and finish the job.

On the plus side, I replaced the excess flow POL with a full flow, so I can run the forge with cheap propane again.
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'cause it's not too hot for that 😆

I bought material back to the house to use the bandsaw in the basement and prep for some layout. Too hot for the shop. But I did fire up the new lathe yesterday and learned some very basic things.
 
The Warrior said:
Stump grinder dude stopped by earlier this evening to give me a price. $800, ouch. I think I'll just burn the sunny beach down.
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if you have a decent rental shop in the area, rent a Milwaukee hole hog and a 1 or 1.5" auger bit -- come in from the sides angling down and bore into it as deep as you can go -- then straight down from the top to run into those holes -- make a giant swedish torch out of it.
 
1066vik said:
if you have a decent rental shop in the area, rent a Milwaukee hole hog and a 1 or 1.5" auger bit -- come in from the sides angling down and bore into it as deep as you can go -- then straight down from the top to run into those holes -- make a giant swedish torch out of it.
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I've seen those videos on youtube before. Since it's hollow, I'll probably just start a fire in it.
 
When my cactus patch failed to dissuade jumpers from overnight shopping sprees in the lot at work, the boss green lighted me to run pokey wire coils along the top of the fence. I never done that before, but eventually found my groove. The after hours skull duggery has slowed dramatically, with some minor repairs being warranted. I finally ran out of my supply of Peruvian Apple Cactus cuttings, and other unidentified columnars that now have forever home locations. Weeding is highly dangerous for me, I never know when I might lay hold of a broken cholla stem. o_O But over all, it is coming together better than weeds and wild grass.
 
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