short fuse

[regolith]

Pup just got growled at for trying out her teeth on the glass of the sunroom door.

Warm sunny day, forecast to pour rain tomorrow for at least a week so I decided to mow the lawn before it started. Got the lawn mower off the truck, found no fuel in it (??) put in fuel, couldn't get it to start. Phoned the workshop who'd just serviced it and replaced the wheel that fell off last time I was mowing the lawn, guy claims they must have started it to check it worked before giving it back to me.
They won't be seeing it again. It didn't have a problem with starting before it went in there, I didn't ask them to replace the starting cord because it didn't have a problem (they replaced it).
No second chances. I've been through this after moving to new areas with my car, my farm bikes; I'm done with giving mechanics the benefit of the doubt after they've sabotaged my gear.

Good thing, the farm owner has sold his sheep says I can graze that area with the dry cows, some of it hasn't been grazed for several months. Walked part of it two days ago to check fences/troughs/pasture before putting the cows in. Walked through a squishy spongy patch right below one of the troughs... you know this farm has water problems, farm owner won't share the information he has in his head about where water lines and taps &c are and claims he's walked the water lines several times over and there aren't any problems.
I saw him last night, said to him, "do you realise that trough is cracked?"
Yes. He got them cheap because of it, been like that thirty or forty years and never been a problem.
"Them"?? Meaning, I've got more to find... probably all in the sheep area.
Meanwhile five paddocks (about eighteen hectares) at the back of the farm currently has no water reaching the troughs.

 

[regolith]

Okay, lawnmower.

It's a couple of hours since I abandoned the attempt to start it, went into the garage for something and it's sitting in a big puddle of fuel and the fuel tank is empty again.
I'll probably tip it over and have a look tomorrow when there's daylight again... any idea what I should be looking for? Maybe a fuel line come off, I don't s'pose those tanks have plugs at the lowest point?

 

[tsmaxx47]

i know where you're coming from regolith; i'm having the same problem with small engine mechanics. - there's a special place in hell for them..........

 

[wbvs58]

Reg, if you can't find any fuel lines that have come adrift, just get a screwdriver and give the carbie a good tap all around, that is hold onto the steel blade and tap with the plastic handle. It may be a needle valve sticking.
Ken

 

[gonzo]

Sure dose seem like these things only happen to people who don't have the time,money ,or the patience for them :yuck: Hang in there Reg I had a good weekend so it's proly my turn for all the :bs: crap :bs:

 

[regolith]

Thanks wbvs. I'll try that tomorrow.
It did start raining - just drizzle so far - before the end of evening milking.

 

[regolith]

Never thought I was that big a sook... the pup's in the sunroom again, complaining that it's wet out there. Trouble is I fixed up Jes's old chain the other day and now she's got a 20 ft semi-circle to roam in she can come up to the door and tell me exactly what she thinks about being outside while I'm inside.

Here's a new one - a pup and a paua shell is good music! Like one of those xylophones made of wood.

 

[bigbull338]

some shops tear more stuff up than they fix.bought a new cheap chain saw thats never run right.had it worked on 3 times an it still dont run.

 

[highgrit]

Check the oil level if it's over filled you might have gas in the crankcase.

 

[ga.prime]

some shops tear more stuff up than they fix.bought a new cheap chain saw thats never run right.had it worked on 3 times an it still dont run.

Take $800 and go get a 70cc Husquevarna. It'll run right.

 

[Dave]

some shops tear more stuff up than they fix.bought a new cheap chain saw thats never run right.had it worked on 3 times an it still dont run.

Take $800 and go get a 70cc Husquevarna. It'll run right.

Or take your money and buy a real saw. That would be a Stihl.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

some shops tear more stuff up than they fix.bought a new cheap chain saw thats never run right.had it worked on 3 times an it still dont run.

Take $800 and go get a 70cc Husquevarna. It'll run right.

Or take your money and buy a real saw. That would be a Stihl.[/quote] yep.. if you buy a cheap one better not put it down till your finished with it.. never start again,, just take it back to walmart for a exchange,, and start over again

 

[bigbull338]

well the cheap saw i bought was a poulan wild thang from TSC an they wouldnt honor their word.so i told them thats fine,i wont buy anything major from them again.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

well the cheap saw i bought was a poulan wild thang from TSC an they wouldnt honor their word.so i told them thats fine,i wont buy anything major from them again.

case in point,,, you might get """one"" out of a hundred, thats any count

 

[3waycross]

well the cheap saw i bought was a poulan wild thang from TSC an they wouldnt honor their word.so i told them thats fine,i wont buy anything major from them again.

Might try thinking about the old saying. "Buy one cry once" as long as CHEAP is your first qualifier you will suffer the consequences whether it be saws or bulls!

 

[bigbull338]

well i was buying the cheap chainsaw hoping to get a job done that needed doing fast.but that didnt work.an as for bulls if you dont know what your getting cheap or high priced will burn you.the bull im looking at isnt cheap.

 

[Dave]

If you go out here where timber fallers are burning 2 1/2 gallons of gas a day everyday through a saw, you wont find any poulans, homelites, jonesrods or other off brands. They run Stihls. Once in a while you will find a guy who runs Huskies but not many. I have run the guts out of 20 or more Stihls and they out run anything else out there. In the early 80's I tried some Huskies. I had two 2100's and a 480 but as soon as they wore out I went back to Stihl.
Over the years I have owned at least one or more of the following models of Stihl saws; 090, 050, 051, 075, 041, 045, super 45, 056, 066, 044, 046. And now that I have graduated from playing with the big boys I have a 290.

 

[lynnmcmahan]

Dave, I think you could have your on reality show. :banana:

 

[regolith]

The oil level is well above the markers on the checking stick, no fuel lines loose, haven't gotten round to doing anything more with the mower and dunno what happened to all that rain, we got 1/4 inch and that was it.
Thanks for the advice thus far, & now I know what type chainsaw to get too if I ever give up on cutting the year's firewood with my trusty bow saw

 

[ALACOWMAN]

The oil level is well above the markers on the checking stick, no fuel lines loose, haven't gotten round to doing anything more with the mower and dunno what happened to all that rain, we got 1/4 inch and that was it.
Thanks for the advice thus far, & now I know what type chainsaw to get too if I ever give up on cutting the year's firewood with my trusty bow saw

:shock: wouldnt want to get in a wrestling match with you............................or would i :cowboy: