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Posted on 02/24/2006 9:12:25 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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I'll just have to get used to less money coming in. It will be better though.
I would like to get one of those manual mowers , just for fun.
My son has one of those, the old rotary mowers. Works really well but his lawn is probably 8' X 20" so it's not a lot of work.
We used to have to use one .
Well, actually it wasn't ours. I lived in government housing and the project provided them. I guess they didn't trust us with gas ones. We had fun, chasing each other with them, though.
Warm up:
Kristy, in the center.
I liked the seat on this saddle.
By the time Kris ran it was dark, so this picture is hardly worth posting, but, Oh well. She ran a faster time this week then last, went from 17.3 to 16.8, and got second this week.
Becky
Wow... lots of people show up for those things! Congratulations to Kristy!
That saddle is a bit fru fru for you, I think :~D
We had a rotary one growing up - I used to hate to mow the lawn, still do :)
I like the saddle but I'm one that braids feathers in mane too.
There is just something about pushing a mower, or walking behind one that is relaxing. It's just not the same with a riding one.
It funny - a lot of people feel that way but I really dislike it. I don't mind running a weed eater but mowers and mowing are something I have to force myself to deal with.
I would rather be outside mowing any day than in the house cleaning. I love the smell and seeing how nice and neat things look. I hate weed eating though. The darn things or heavy and the line gets tangled or broke. You know how you are supposed to tap it for new thread? Well, I get frustrated and my husband takes over when I start beating the head against the concrete.
LOL That's why I have this nice, light, electric weed eater. I can go as far as my extension cords do and use the time to wind on new string as a cigarette break.
You think:) I thought it was pretty cool, the sides of the stirrups matched the seat too:)
Becky
Speaking of string, my new bridle still hasn't got here. I need to check tomorrow and see what's taking so long.
Look what I got in the mail today. Starts at only 25K an acre:')http://bridlegateranch.com/
That saddle would look interesting on a Paint or an App. I'm assuming it's hair-on cowhide. If it is, I wouldn't think it'd wear very well and you'd end up with a bald seat before too long.
Oh, I don't know. This is more my kinda mowing...
I mowed from about 5:30 until about 8 last night and got maybe half the pasture done. Gonna finish the rest this evening. It was the first time I'd driven this particular tractor and the gear pattern was different than the one I was used to but it wasn't too hard once you got the hang of it. But You really had to watch out for the hay spear on the corners though or you'd knock something down.
I managed to run over a big ball of barbed wire right off the bat and the darned thing almost shook me to death before I could get the PTO stopped. There's a junk pile out in the pasture and I was mowing around it and I guess the barbed wire got drug off the pile somehow and out in the weeds. But however it got there, I didn't see it coz the weeds were so tall and when I ran over it with the bushhog it got all wrapped around the blades and it was real fun there for a minute. Once I got it stopped, I drove it back to the barn, raised the mower, shut the tractor off, and cut it all loose with the bolt cutters. It was a real mess, but at least it didn't break anything and I could go back to mowing. I would've never heard the end of it if I'd broke the bushhog!
LOL I stand corrected:') Tractors rule!
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