I'd imagine myself drinking a whole liter of water right after mowing. I live in a tropical country, so it is easy to understand why I would want to rehydrate myself as quickly as I can.
After mowing I go back and do all the things I noticed while I was mowing. Branches that need trimming, String-trimming around trees, dead green bean plants to be pulled, a tear in the fence that needs mending.
#3
BKBrown
I'd be looking for a more temperate place to live - :laughing: :biggrin: :thumbsup:
I'd imagine myself drinking a whole liter of water right after mowing. I live in a tropical country, so it is easy to understand why I would want to rehydrate myself as quickly as I can.
But I wonder how it is in temperate areas.
Even Virginia is too hot for me sometimes we had WAY too many days over 90 here this summer. 75 is about right or MAYBE 80 if it is super low humidity.
What would first come to mind would be the need to sit back with a can of water by my side and start rating and observing what I have done. There could be areas I did not particularly mow well so sitting back would reveal the gray areas.
#5
lizard
Clean the mower down by washing it with a high pressure water blaster, then air dry it with the Blower till dry......then run machine and spray lubricant on reel blades.
:biggrin:
I am impressed by the industrious people here who clean the mower or get straight to the other garden jobs! I tend to take a seat and admire my skilled job. There is something about sitting on new mown grass that takes me back to childhood.
I am impressed by the industrious people here who clean the mower or get straight to the other garden jobs! I tend to take a seat and admire my skilled job. There is something about sitting on new mown grass that takes me back to childhood.
When you have a huge lot with as many buildings as I do, and as many projects as I have, and as many pets and vehicles as I do, there is NEVER any time to relax after mowing.
"To keep up you have to work as fast as you can....to get ahead you have to work twice as fast....:biggrin:
Clean the mower down by washing it with a high pressure water blaster, then air dry it with the Blower till dry......then run machine and spray lubricant on reel blades.
:biggrin:
Lizard...I rarely use a power washer after mowing, takes too long to dry, and the water tends to make the grass clumps harder to remove. I just pull my tractor or push mowers outside the barn doorm use a high powered electric blower to remove the chaff, dust, and clippings before putting them inside.
#9
grnspot110
Clean the mower (blower) & refuel for the next mowing! ~~ grnspot110
I'll go with the water only I don't wait until the end. I drink water about every 45 minutes in hot weather. I've been meaning to mount a water bottle on my mower so I can drink as I go and just refill the bottle when I refill the gas tank.
I like to clean the mower with compressed air, particularly around the carb and tank so dirt can't get in the wrong place.
When I get done mowing I rinse the blades of the mower off with my hose and put the mower in the shed until the next week. After that I promptly go get a beer and then sit on my porch swing for an hour!
After I'm completely finished with the entire yard, I usually sit on the front porch with a cold beverage, long enough to catch my breath. Then I wash and dry my mower and put it away. A couple times per year, I'll put a coat of wax on it.
I would love to do this when by around 5pm or close to evening, just in time when temperature here drops to cooler levels. This is place is around 2,000 feet above sea level, a few notches north of the equator.
This next mowing is going to be my LAST ... for 2010 anyway..
I will clean up the decks and lube all zerks... then remove the tension on the belt idlers to allow things to set over winter relaxed...
Then it's mount snow removal equipment... :smile:KennyV
I drink a bunch of water and try to cool off, rinse off the mower and then it's time to head in for a shower so I can move on to the next item on my to do list.
I usually sit down and cool off on the porch while gathering my motivation to take care of any other chores I have planned for the day (or that my wife has planned for me). :wink:
