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How have things been around here? I've been so busy with work and life in general that I haven't really had the chance to be on here :eek: I'll post about how I've been soon. Probably later tonight or tomorrow.

This winter is really starting to get to me... The mowing season ended pretty early where I am at, I think I mowed my last lawn towards the end of October. Usually the last lawn gets mowed around the middle to end of November. It is now getting close to the end of February and I feel like I'm...

I feel like ranting about something stupid for a minute, so don't mind me, lol. Now that it's winter, I've been finding myself driving at night a lot more often.... And getting blinded by a**holes who forget how to turn their brights off. My eyes are sensitive to light, so to me it's bad...

Sick with a cold again.... Plugged up nose, coughing, sore throat, just loving it. Cutting grass when it's cold probably doesn't help either, lol.

This is really starting to piss me off. My lawn tractor, for no apparent reason, keeps blowing starter solenoids. The first (and probably the original) solenoid blew a year ago. No biggie. Well, the second solenoid recently blew about 3 weeks ago. Replaced it again. This third solenoid, after...

So, a few months ago, I had to have a nice weld job done on the underside of my car (1995 Chrysler Cirrus). Thanks to the wonderful salt that the state of Michigan likes to piss away in the winter, this is what has resulted over the years: So, this is what I had done so I don't end up having...

I'm really not looking forward to this coming Monday. I have to fire one of my workers. For the past 2 months that he has been working for me, he has always missed multiple spots on lawns when mowing them. Not only that, but he does a horrible job weed whacking. I'll have him go around the...

How do you guys handle lawns that are extremely dusty? I hate it because everytime I mow a lawn that throws dust like no tomorrow, I end up coughing like hell for a couple days after.

It never seizes to amaze me seeing a pickup truck pulling lawn equipment driving like they're Mario Andretti or something. Almost every time I see a lawn care business truck, the guy driving seems like he owns the road or something.

Do you ever have days where you decide that it is just way too hot to cut grass? Like for example, if it's 100 degrees Fahrenheit. And also when it is hot, what do you do to help stay cool?

For a lawn tractor like mine (15 HP), how much weight do you think I can pull without completely destroying my transmission? I do A LOT of hauling with my tractor, sometimes when I haul a load of dirt I wonder if I'm hauling too much weight. Just curious so I know what ny limits are.

Just had a former customer's trailer burn down to the ground last night. Will post pics later in the afternoon. Nobody was injured since this trailer has been vacant since Saturday. The lady that lived there recently got evicted for non-payment of rent, and then last night it randomly bursts...

Okay, so today I removed my muffler to try and confirm that it is the muffler that is shot on my lawn tractor (Still haven't fixed it from this past January), and immediately when I started cranking the engine (spark plug wire removed) gas started pouring like a faucet each time it did the...

Well, I'm almost ready for spring. :smile: My lawn tractor is ready for work (besides the muffler issues), had my mowing deck cleaned and the blades replaced yesterday. Air filters have been replaced on the push mowers, and I also fired up the weed whacker, ran smoothly. I think today I'm...

God, I hate this time of year...

With the video I put on here, does it sound like my valves need to be adjusted? It was running perfectly fine yesterday, then when I started it today, it was making this noise. I don't know if it's either the valves, the cold (11°F), or something else. My engine is a Kohler Command 15 HP OHV...

Has anyone on here ever had to drive their lawn mower in the dark before???

Leaf removal the Abbott's Lawncare way:

How hard is it to replace the starter solenoid on my Craftsman? It fried the other night.

One of my favorite things to do. Mow the storage area in my trailer park at 9 in the morning while drinking coffee and listening to Mark Levin. In a way I find that relaxing.

I didn't post this in the "Snow Removal" forum because then nobody will see this. Given I don't have wheel weights or chains (can't afford them at the moment), if the roads in my trailer park are plowed, would my lawn tractor do fine driving in the winter? Might use it in the winter to get from...

Do any of you guys have lawns that are really dusty? I was mowing this one today:

Do any of you guys have a preference on which mower to use? I own two push mowers, and I usually use the one on the left, I think because I've had it for 3 years and it starts a hell of a lot easier than the one on the right. The one on the right only has about 7 hours on it and it still takes...

How often do you guys change the oil in your equipment? I try to change it in my lawn tractor about once per month, I put 15 hours on it per week. I just changed the oil in everything today.

...accidentally put weed whacker fuel in your lawn mower? I just did.

I've always wanted to rig a lawn tractor as a project. Put a radio in it, put headlights in it that have low and high beams, and even replace the drive pulleys so it could go faster. Something like that would be cool. Just an idea.:licking:

So this is the result of having a faulty clutch, with the trans in 6th gear and full throttling.

I take Memorial Day off. They say to give a moment of silence, I give a whole day of silence. Those who died for this country deserve it. I even refuse to start my tractor. I know that sounds crazy but that's how I am.

Mower is dry, grass is dry, hasn't rained in several days. Even mowing in the heat of the day, bright and sunny out and it still clogs. What the hell is going on here? It's starting to piss me off.

How can I avoid punching holes on my customers skirting with my weed whacker? I mow in a trailer park, and I'm VERY careful when I weed whack around the skirting, but holes still get punched! How can I avoid this?

Saw a thread that is FULL of nasty rage. I don't have much of an opinion because I do not own a ZTR. Do you think that ZTR owners should be ticketed if the ROPS bar is missing?

Got the first mow of the season done! :thumbsup: I am sooooo glad to be back to work.:smile: Doesn't it look purrdy? :tongue:

So, recently whenever I drive my Craftsman, about once or twice when I make a hard turn it's been skipping. Yesterday I looked at it and noticed some of the teeth are worn. That and it's a little loose. I don't know who the hell thought of that design, but it sucks! Couldn't they have come up...

Did a little cleaning up on my yard today. Raked up some leaves and loose grass.

This is why you change your air filter, folks. :tongue: And that's only one year of commercial use, along with blowing it with compressed air every 2 weeks.

I am still deciding on what I want to do. Here in Michigan it is starting to warm up, and according to the forecast it's going to be in the 50's by April. Should I... A) Wait in case we get more snow, or... B) Ditch the winter equipment and prepare for spring?

I sure am. This winter has been an ultimate fail.:thumbdown:

Hey guys, I am new here. I just came up with a slogan for my lawncare business and just wondering if anyone likes it. Abbott's Lawncare "Always on the cutting edge"