I agree, it's about the story and your videos are a great learning experience. I watch many videos and yours are my favorite. A real feel good vibe and you as a good person shines through. Thank you for what you do!
@@garagestory it was a 42 inch , three blades, super heavy. cuts great and very quick, i also added a suspension seat to help the ride, that was the only bad thing, was a little stiff, shorter wheel base and smaller wheels and tires, also had the run flats up front, which will also stiffen the ride :)
I wore a back brace for a few months at least after hurting my back, helped a ton with pain. I went to a chiropractor a handful of times, but it didn't seem to help much, but who knows.
It’s sometimes possible to spray something into the solenoid to free a sticky piston. I highly recommend NOT disabling the fuel cutoff solenoid. If a flywheel has enough inertia to continue spinning and the engine runs for a short while after the ignition is turned off, then excess unburned fuel will accumulate in the cylinder and cause backfiring or misfiring. It’s more significant with machines that have a lot of mass attached to the PTO or driveshaft/crankshaft like a wood chipper. In some machines it can explain why an engine smokes a lot on startup. Much safer to replace the fuel solenoid if it fails. Not an expensive part.
Jake has a good video on bench testing a starter solenoid here - m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h_vy7DERing.html. Essentially, if it clicks but still isn’t transmitting power to the starter then you need to test for continuity between the posts when the solenoid is triggered.
Around here I come up with free lawn tractors often but have yet to find a zero turn for less than $350. You have so many there. How do you get most of them?
Most often it’s people reaching out to me. I used to advertise that I picked up old riding mowers etc. I told people I might be able to pay a little if it was something special. For a long time no zero turns came my way, then I ended up with several pretty quickly. I have also bought two zero turns for less than $350 that were listed publicly for sale (several years apart). That’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time. It doesn’t happen too often. But I will say, if you see a fantastic deal, you might try offering more than what they have it listed for to get them to hold it for you.
Your back injury was most likely a disc herniation. This simply means a bulging disc which then presses on the spinal cord or one of the cord offshoots that go down through the buttocks and one leg or the other. Most common is the L5-S1 disc, which can cause neuropathy in the right leg all the way to that foot. A herniation will shrink and heal, given enough time and rest. A disc rupture, on the other hand, requires surgical intervention. It will result in unremitting agony and disablement until resolved. To ensure this doesn’t happen again I suggest exercises that include stretching and flexibility as well as strengthening of the core muscles. I’ve had a ruptured L5-S1 for over 20 years and did extensive research to understand the cause and potential solutions. I learned to live with the pain. I only use Ibuprofen 200mg daily or as needed. Long term solutions involve artificial disc replacement or (bad idea) fusion.
ah yup, I definitely did the same thing lifting something way too heavy at work. Took 6 months to a year to heal, now slowly doing strengthening exercises and being careful.
