Gardens anyone?

[rgfixit]

That's another ton of plants Dom. How many people work in this operation?

Some of Crocuses popped open yesterday.

Rg

[Raquettedacker]

Right now just 3.  Lost 2 but got a new one starting today.  Summer help will be  college kids..

[rgfixit]

That's a lot of hustle for 4 people. Impressive.

I'll say it again.....wish I lived closer. Well, most of the time. The amount and duration of snow you get would make me crazy. You're just melting down and I'm probably gonna mow my lawn this weekend.

[drowndin dots]

  You should see his spread sometime Bob, it is truly beautiful. 

[rgfixit]

I'm sure it is. The man has two green thumbs and several green fingers.

Rg

[Raquettedacker]

[rgfixit]

Looking really nice Dom! Lowes is filling up with annuals. My hot box is starting to take off. Getting sprouts on pickles, cukes, squash, radishesand spinach. Still a few late comers, but it's early yet.

Rg

[Raquettedacker]

Thanks guys.

[rgfixit]

Looks like you get those big splits in the corners of the fingers and thumbs like I get. Man they can hurt.

Rg

[Raquettedacker]

Every finger Bob.
Lots of hand lotion and super glue to hold the cracks closed..   

[rgfixit]

Neosporene and bandaids overnight. I'm trying to close 2 up now. Really puts the hurtin on my guitar and Uke  playing.

Bob

[Raquettedacker]

A new one opened up today.



And theres always the other hand..

[rgfixit]

Ever thought of wearing some gloves? That looks nasty!

Rg

[rgfixit]

Spent yesterday doing mower /tractor maintenance. I pulled the deck off last week to see what it needed and discovered that the transmission drive belt was shot. After a little YouTube research, I knew I had to raise the front of the tractor to just about vertical to get at all the pulleys I had to remove in order to replace the belt.

So I rigged a come-along  from the garage rafters and got it up in the air.


The belt was definitely shot.


A John Deere belt ( poly cord/rubber) was $49 at Lowes. I went to Tractor Supply and bought the same size belt in Kevelar for $20. Way better belt, less than half the cost.

Dug out the pressure washer and did the tractor and deck. Gave the deck a further cleaning with Spray-9 . That stuff works miracles! Scraped and wire brushed the underside of the deck then hit it with Loctite Rust Neutralizer. Followed up with a coat of rusty metal primer and 2 coats of Rust-Oleum hammerd metal enamel.

I'll sharpen some blades, put a new Kevelar belt on the mower deck and be ready to roll.

Before doing this repair myself, I called the John Deere dealer to see how much they'd charge to replace the belt. $435 with pick up and return, $350 if I dropped it off and picked it up. I figure I made about $225 an hour yesterday doing that repair myself.

Rg

[rgfixit]

Mowers are all ready to go. Started moving the "little wood shop" out to the garage yesterday. I want to start planting but I know it's too early. I might get the potatoes in the ground this weekend. I'm finLly getting some sprouts in the hot box. Pickles, cukes, papers, herbs and such. Radishes and spinach are doing very well. I've kind of got a garden layout

Waiting impatiently for the weather to straighten out.

Rg