Recent content by mystreba

Anyone here do trees and firewood as a business? I recently hired a tree company to take down a huge oak - 4 foot diameter. It was overhanging the house and they brought it down in an hour without a crane - simply amazing. They left the wood (minus the small branches, which they chipped)...

Three hours mowing on the tractor. Another hour with push mower and string trimmer. Fixed the $%#& broken deck adjustment gear :mad: Cleaned the tractor. Took a tree down. Cleaned up 4 perennial beds. Hard-raked the gravel pathway. Transplanted some yucca plants. Finished opening the...

Hey all, I have a brand new set of three mulching blades for a Craftsman GT5000, circa early 2K. 54" deck (I think). Looks like part #152443. Blades are 15 and 5/16 inches. Free to a good home. Lemme know...

Cleaning day

Spent the day today fiddling with the tractor - at the expense of the TONS of other stuff that needs doing around here. Mowed the lawn. Cleaned her up. Changed the oil. Removed and cleaned the deck. Craftsman PGT9000 - some observations: - Changing the oil is a breeze with the oil change...

This question was raised in another thread about mulching, but it seems important enough to warrant a separate thread. In fact I know it is - because I spent FOUR HOURS this morning tearing out the vile stuff, and it was back-breaking, exhausting work! If you're going to use fabric around...

Having been to England only once (briefly), I'm far from an expert on the topic. But it seems to me that they sure love their sheds. Which makes me love England. Evidence is provided at the following link: Readersheds.co.uk | We love sheds Home of Shed of the Year 2011 . (hope I don't get...

Just eight days after buying the new tractor I finally got it into the shed, and emptied all my lawn equipment out of the garage - the wife is very happy indeed. Someone's getting lucky tonight! The wife's new car that is - it will be snug and warm in the garage. The bad news is that the shed...

Ok, maybe it's just the beer talking, but I really love my Troy-Bilt chipper/vac. Got her used 5 seasons ago and she has never failed me. Starts first time, every time - and just shreds everything I throw at her. After the first season or so I ditched all the PITA attachments and just use it...

My wife was more than a little surprised this morning when she went out to the garage and didn't find her new car. Instead, she found my new tractor. Hey, sometimes you just gotta set your priorities. The trouble is, I took the roof off my barn last fall and haven't had a chance to replace it...

Just curious. I've had some very tasty sticks lately, and wondered what others like.