Well, I got outside early this morning and replaced the stripped starter gear on my tractor. I have a love/hate relationship with that machine. When it's running right it's a powerful beast. But it strips the starter gear if you just look at it funny.
This time I not only got the "normal" grass cut, I also did the "back 40" which hadn't been cut in more than a year. Took me an hour and 45 minutes and I beat up the mower blades pretty badly but I was planning on replacing them in the spring anyway. Some of the weeds were 5 feet tall and there's a ton of deadfall limbs and whatnot still back there as well. Looking much better back there now though. All I want is some chilly weather so that I can put the chainsaw to work and clear all of the trash trees. And I'll be installing fencing too. Already have the materials, just waiting for cooler weather.
It's the last grass cutting of the year so I'll have more time to work on boats and go fishing! :fish2:
Front side yard looking back
The back 40... much better now!
And the view from the back corner looking up the side yard.
