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Ok, got half (worst) of yard mowed . Then picked up all the cutting and dumped in run and coop. Tired......
One of the mowers (oldest and has a history of not wanting to mow) threw a belt. Gonna rest a bit then figure out WHY. It's hard working by myself.
FYI…. Get this replacement belt at O’RIELLY’s auto parts… specifically the Gate’s brand Belts. They have a 1 year warranty. And typically I will get 6-12 months outta some belts.. then it gets swapped out … usually 2x before I have to buy a fresh one. So it usually gives me 2-3 years depending on the mower over the last decade.
 
FYI…. Get this replacement belt at O’RIELLY’s auto parts… specifically the Gate’s brand Belts. They have a 1 year warranty. And typically I will get 6-12 months outta some belts.. then it gets swapped out … usually 2x before I have to buy a fresh one. So it usually gives me 2-3 years depending on the mower over the last decade.
I replaced belt, it's still throwing belt, I've got a loose pulley or something out of line. It's brutal outside this morning. That wind is wicked. Today's a good day to clean the house.
Such is life......
 
I replaced belt, it's still throwing belt, I've got a loose pulley or something out of line. It's brutal outside this morning. That wind is wicked. Today's a good day to clean the house.
Such is life......
FYI…. As our equipment ages, parts that wear cause other parts to shift in alignment. Even in what seems to be *just a smidge* yet, these pulleys & belts can get “hot under the collar” with a quickness!

I have discovered that it’s needed slight adjustments to tensioners or the supporting plates or rails that these belts slap against. Sometimes on the mower deck, I have fiddled with the swing arms on the front edge of it; tightening or loosening one or both of them a little bit & then starting the mower to test spin up the blades while sitting there on the driveway to *listen* to it & see if that adjustment was enough? Or in the correct direction…

It’s far from an exact science too!

Hodgepodge is a verified parallel.

Sometimes a replacement of the entire spindle assembly is called for after greasing the original? Sometimes it take multiple pressure washing’s and multiple greasing’s of the bearings to get things to “settle down” for a few months…

And I have 20+ year old riding mowers that are still *mostly* faithful. As long as they are respected. It seems that after several years, if I clean it right after mowing (usually the same day) that crankiness doesn’t show up for many months. So, when it grumbles; I listen closer and actively look for the complaints location…

Better to find & remove a sand-bur than a day of urgent care for a nasty infraction on top of the now broken part.
 
I love the 🐸 we have tons of bullfrogs and turtles too. The noise from the frogs at night is wonderfully loud.
Blech. I hate the wet. Makes frogs and toads be everywhere which attracts more snakes. I have to keep everything mowed super short, everything picked up, and be constantly vigilant (like my beach face, it will rest when it's work is done).
Omg my Welsummer will mess a frog up! She loves them!
So did all of my Lavender Orpingtons. They were backyard garbage versus English, but they were like a pack of Velociraptors. Running through the yard with bits hanging out of their mouths.
I'll just stick with my broom!
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In other news, Fergus, the rando LGD that showed up at my house about a month ago was barking fit to raise the dead last night. I walked out and he'd found an opossum in the yard. He was trying to play with it, and when it got angry and started growling and hissing he got mad, so he'd alternate between wagging his tail and trying to boop it, to angry barking all bristled up being completely ridiculous. Poor little critter just wanted to get away, but they aren't very fast so I had to go put on mud boots and a pair of gloves. Sloshed through the yard and scooped him up like baby Simba and carried him to the fenceline and put him on a tree.
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