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manfredo

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I played around with the damaged rotavapor this morning...She's toast. A parts machine. Someone already had it apart evaluating itI believe...Probably the lab that let it go. I broke the vapor duct tube taking it out, which I was told would most likely happen. Bearings are shot in the motor, the vacuum seal is missing as well as other parts. Oh well, I got some free parts and a free education. It's a freaking complex machine!!!!! Built in Switzerland too! It was a beauty, 30 years ago :lol:

The good news is, my little raised garden with lettuce and peas just sprouting all survived! And the sun is shining and supposed to hit 60f today.

Think I'll go soak up a little sun and re-assemble my push mower project...More my speed than a rotavapor!

Oh my terps I ordered arrived, that @Aeroknow recommended, so I may try making some rosim carts over the weekend...And I have the terps just in case I need them. Got 3 types to try.

Sooo stoned Friday :eyesmoke:
 

manfredo

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I tell you, I am in a real funk...I hate when this happens...Everything I touch turns to shit!

So I just finished re-assembling my push mower, after repairing holes in the deck, painting it, sharpening the blade, oil change....The whole sha-bang.

Went to start it...it sputtered twice, and seized. It ran perfect last year, which is why I went to the trouble of repairing it.

Stick a fork in me...Not repairing anything for a while!
 

curious2garden

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I tell you, I am in a real funk...I hate when this happens...Everything I touch turns to shit!

So I just finished re-assembling my push mower, after repairing holes in the deck, painting it, sharpening the blade, oil change....The whole sha-bang.

Went to start it...it sputtered twice, and seized. It ran perfect last year, which is why I went to the trouble of repairing it.

Stick a fork in me...Not repairing anything for a while!
@srh88 has access to a nearly unused mower deck. Sorry for the frustration.
 

DarkWeb

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I tell you, I am in a real funk...I hate when this happens...Everything I touch turns to shit!

So I just finished re-assembling my push mower, after repairing holes in the deck, painting it, sharpening the blade, oil change....The whole sha-bang.

Went to start it...it sputtered twice, and seized. It ran perfect last year, which is why I went to the trouble of repairing it.

Stick a fork in me...Not repairing anything for a while!
Kerosene in the sparkplug hole let it sit and try to spin the motor. If you can get it to work free, change the oil and try to start it. It's probably fucked so expect that. I have a push mower for where the rider doesn't fit. I swear they make them so cheap.....I had the cheapest one it lasted 5 years......left it outside every winter to get it's frozen blanket.......2 pulls every spring and it'd start. Till the meter reader stepped on it and broke the intake manifold. So I got a little nicer one...maybe 2 years. Now this one is on year 3 but it's got electric start.....so I'm not expecting it to run this spring. I hate mowing the lawn lol :bigjoint:
 

curious2garden

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Kerosene in the sparkplug hole let it sit and try to spin the motor. If you can get it to work free, change the oil and try to start it. It's probably fucked so expect that. I have a push mower for where the rider doesn't fit. I swear they make them so cheap.....I had the cheapest one it lasted 5 years......left it outside every winter to get it's frozen blanket.......2 pulls every spring and it'd start. Till the meter reader stepped on it and broke the intake manifold. So I got a little nicer one...maybe 2 years. Now this one is on year 3 but it's got electric start.....so I'm not expecting it to run this spring. I hate mowing the lawn lol :bigjoint:
Hub would buy the cheapest POS mower he could find. Usually somewhere around 100 bucks. One year I suggested he buy a better mower so we got a very nice brand name one that lasted exactly one year. Since then we've just bought the cheapos that last about 5 years or so. Go figure.
 

DarkWeb

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Hub would buy the cheapest POS mower he could find. Usually somewhere around 100 bucks. One year I suggested he buy a better mower so we got a very nice brand name one that lasted exactly one year. Since then we've just bought the cheapos that last about 5 years or so. Go figure.
IKR The first one worked every time, was light and nimble. This one has electric start that sucks and the battery makes it heavier, it has the big back wheels.....that fucks up the pivot point of the deck so it's goofy getting it around tight stuff. After the first time I used it I thought about putting it by the road lol
 
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