I just retired from the commercial mowing business

[tzaspel]

I have retired after being in business since 1976 and now I can read about mowers and I also just completed making a homemade lawn vac for my John Deere X595
Terry

 

[noma]

Tzaspel


I hope you have a great retirment, enjoy life it to short most of the time. Glad to see your here hope to hear a lot more from you welcome aboard I see you are from Minnesota what part of the state are you from i'm in the southwest corner.:licking:

 

[KennyV]

I also just completed making a homemade lawn vac for my John Deere X595
Terry

Welcome aboard...
And now you have to post pictures... :biggrin:
:smile:KennyV

 

[JDgreen]

I have retired after being in business since 1976 and now I can read about mowers and I also just completed making a homemade lawn vac for my John Deere X595
Terry

Well, congratulations and welcome to the forum.

Gotta wonder here, if you just retired from the business, are you now a member here because you now have free time to sit at a computer, or do you already miss your former career?

I retired 8 years ago as the lead carpenter/handyman/delivery driver/planner/warehouseman/troubleshooter fror a huge government agency, and a lot of days now I wonder..."how did I manage to get anything for ME done when I was working full time?"

Congrats again, and I am sure you will have PLENTY to contribute here, with all your experience and "free time" ....:biggrin:

 

[SeniorCitizen]

I have retired after being in business since 1976 and now I can read about mowers and I also just completed making a homemade lawn vac for my John Deere X595
Terry

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During those 34 years did you send your blades out to a professional to have them cleaned, sharpened and balanced?

 

[tzaspel]

Tzaspel


I hope you have a great retirment, enjoy life it to short most of the time. Glad to see your here hope to hear a lot more from you welcome aboard I see you are from Minnesota what part of the state are you from i'm in the southwest corner.:licking:

I did my mowing in east central MN and now live in west central MN

 

[tzaspel]

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During those 34 years did you send your blades out to a professional to have them cleaned, sharpened and balanced?

I sharpened the blades myself, using a 7 inch angle grinder and clamped the blade in a vice

 

[KennyV]

I sharpened the blades myself, using a 7 inch angle grinder and clamped the blade in a vice

7 inch should do the job quickly... :thumbsup:
KennyV

 

[Ifixdit]

Welcome to the forum Terry. Isn't retirement just grand! I'm sure you'll have some interesting tales to tell from your many years of working with lawn equipment.

 

[173abn]

Terry,congratulations on making it to retirement.I worked for uncle sam for 37 yrs and been retired for 6 now and still have to pinch myself to make sure it's true.hope to learn a lot from you. russ