Surviving Minnesota!

[I Love Layers]

Heading to Bismarck for band night!! Its super cold!

 

[jerryse]

Nothing like a trip to the local auto parts store to increase the condescension levels in my life. I needed a new belt for my belly mower in the AC. It is a standard v belt 7/8"x172" nothing complicated. The kid behind the counter is rolling his eyes and scoffing because 'how am I supposed to know what belt it is if you don't know the part number"
I don't even know what kind of mower it is, it is green and probably older than I am. And the belt had no printing on it. I finally just walked out. I can order the dumb thing on line and be done with it.

People.... AMIRIGHT!!!

I think his mother works down here at Farm and Fleet . They need the book to look up everything . Whatever happened to the belt measuring device ? I found the belt I needed after checking with the woods mower dealer . They wanted like $120.00 . I remembered the length and width . Stopped at Napa a few blocks away and ordered it for like $35.00 .

 

[jerryse]

I am probably a equipment dealers worst nightmare . I buy stuff to work . It better be up to the task you built it for . So much is built to sell but not to do the job . I have stuck a bulldozer a few times . Know how to get em out too . My grandson just shakes his head . He says I get more work out of my pickup than anybody he knows . I tell him if I didn't have a need for it I would not have bought it .

 

[chickenlover292]

I am probably a equipment dealers worst nightmare . I buy stuff to work . It better be up to the task you built it for . So much is built to sell but not to do the job . I have stuck a bulldozer a few times . Know how to get em out too . My grandson just shakes his head . He says I get more work out of my pickup than anybody he knows . I tell him if I didn't have a need for it I would not have bought it .

My Dad's Truck is a 1999, and it has over 275,000 miles on it and still running

 

[I Love Layers]

My Dad's Truck is a 1999, and it has over 275,000 miles on it and still running

My dad's has 333,333+ on it

 

[jerryse]

 

[duluthralphie]

My Dad's Truck is a 1999, and it has over 275,000 miles on it and still running

SON!!! Is that you??

 

[duluthralphie]

The last thing I needed from "Steven" was a part for my woodford hydrant. The threads on the hose end had stripped. This "Steven" works at Menard's. I was told when I asked about the part to talk to "Steven" He knows everything about plumbing. If he can't find it, it doesn't exist.


I spent 20 minutes with "Steven" he finally said, the only parts you can get are the O-rings and we carry them. There is no place to get them, you need to just buy a whole new one....I got home and in 3 minutes I found this:





# Part # Description Price & Quantity
15003 Y34 Head Assembly (includes #'s 1, 3-16) $88.10
15001 Y1 Head Assembly (includes #'s 2, 3-15 & 17) $93.42
1 15004 Head With 3/4" Nozzle (for Y34) $54.36
2 15002 Head With 3/4" Nozzle (for Y1) $63.30
3 10100 Packing Nut $4.96
4 10101 Packing $4.83
5 10102 Packing Support Washer $4.86
6 10104 Brass Rod Stem $3.91
7 10011 Reducing Coupling $9.54
8 10206 Hex Nut (3 required for complete rebuild) $4.37
9 10009 Upper Link $9.72
10 15007 Lower Link (includes #11) $9.88
11 10019 Set Screw $1.62
12 15008 Cam & Clevis Assembly $12.28
13 10020 Link Bolt (2 required for complete rebuild) $4.93
14 10021 Lever Bolt $4.92
15 10008 Lever $14.26
16 10004 3/4" Brass Hose Nozzle (standard) $7.54
17 10007 1" Brass Hose Nozzle (optional) $19.28
18 10105 Plunger (for Y34) $15.21
19 10018 Valve Body (3/4" NPT inlet) $24.96
20 10106 Plunger (for Y1) $19.08
21 10017 Valve Body (for Y1) - (1" NPT inlet) $43.18
22 100XX Operating Pipe See Table Below
RK-Y34 Repair Kit (includes #'s 3-6 & 18) $20.52
RK-Y1 Repair Kit (includes #'s 3-6 & 20 $19.44
RK-YHL Repair Kit (includes #'s 8-14) $19.67

 

[MNChickMom]

The last thing I needed from "Steven" was a part for my woodford hydrant. The threads on the hose end had stripped. This "Steven" works at Menard's. I was told when I asked about the part to talk to "Steven" He knows everything about plumbing. If he can't find it, it doesn't exist.


I spent 20 minutes with "Steven" he finally said, the only parts you can get are the O-rings and we carry them. There is no place to get them, you need to just buy a whole new one....I got home and in 3 minutes I found this:





# Part # Description Price & Quantity
15003 Y34 Head Assembly (includes #'s 1, 3-16) $88.10
15001 Y1 Head Assembly (includes #'s 2, 3-15 & 17) $93.42
1 15004 Head With 3/4" Nozzle (for Y34) $54.36
2 15002 Head With 3/4" Nozzle (for Y1) $63.30
3 10100 Packing Nut $4.96
4 10101 Packing $4.83
5 10102 Packing Support Washer $4.86
6 10104 Brass Rod Stem $3.91
7 10011 Reducing Coupling $9.54
8 10206 Hex Nut (3 required for complete rebuild) $4.37
9 10009 Upper Link $9.72
10 15007 Lower Link (includes #11) $9.88
11 10019 Set Screw $1.62
12 15008 Cam & Clevis Assembly $12.28
13 10020 Link Bolt (2 required for complete rebuild) $4.93
14 10021 Lever Bolt $4.92
15 10008 Lever $14.26
16 10004 3/4" Brass Hose Nozzle (standard) $7.54
17 10007 1" Brass Hose Nozzle (optional) $19.28
18 10105 Plunger (for Y34) $15.21
19 10018 Valve Body (3/4" NPT inlet) $24.96
20 10106 Plunger (for Y1) $19.08
21 10017 Valve Body (for Y1) - (1" NPT inlet) $43.18
22 100XX Operating Pipe See Table Below
RK-Y34 Repair Kit (includes #'s 3-6 & 18) $20.52
RK-Y1 Repair Kit (includes #'s 3-6 & 20 $19.44
RK-YHL Repair Kit (includes #'s 8-14) $19.67

Please tell me you didn't order part #14 the Lever Bolt. We replace that with a little bolt and nut.

 

[duluthralphie]

Please tell me you didn't order part #14 the Lever Bolt. We replace that with a little bolt and nut.

What any bolt would work???


Dang $4.92 plus shipping and handling lost!

Who would guess any bolt would work...