The riding lawnmower broke. The mowing deck just dropped down on the left side. We have a push mower, but we have way too much land to push mow. My husband tried to cut the grass with the Ford mini tractor with the belly mount mower, but the thingy broke on that as well...the rubber strap that makes the blades go! Sheese...I don't know what it is! My husband called the John Deere dealer & they had him buy a new automatic clutch thingy...but now it's still making a goofy noise & we have to replace the belts. (not sure why he didn't just buy the belts while he was there--the neighbor had given him one & maybe he thought that would work?)...anyway. Our grass looks AWFUL! ...lots of dandelion heads sticking up all over. Hope this mower thing gets fixed on Monday!!!
The good thing is that my husband & son are fixing it themselves. In the old days (before unemployment), we'd probably just have taken it into the lawn repair shop & paid about $400 to get it repaired. It's great that my almost 16 yr old son gets the opportunity to see how things work. He sees the frustration as well, but it's a life skill!
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