Got this chore done
@sallypup (57881)
Centralia, Washington
October 18, 2020 7:27pm CST
That machine up front? Kind of like a lawn mower? That is what I call the Weeder.
See the green just beyond that? That used to be knee high in alfalfa. Not easy to walk through.
Hubby went out and yanked on the Weeder's cord and pumped its carburetor. Again and again. We finally went back into the house and said Later!!
This afternoon just as he'd given up on the cantankerous machine, its engine roared to life.
Tomorrow I probably will mow the front yard. I've been watering the willow tree that lives there so its a waist high green mess of weeds there. One chore at a time!
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
19 Oct 20
Cool machine.
I must post mine. It might get one more outing this year,
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@sallypup (57881)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 20
@JimBo452020 This little hummer machine is the best solution for my rough property.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
19 Oct 20
@sallypup
My mower is good for rough terrain and grass about a foot high if not too thick
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@sallypup (57881)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 20
@JimBo452020 Sounds good. There are some thick stalked sharp weeds here that are murder to mow down.
@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 20
Glad you got it going. Hubby thinks he will have to mow one more time yet.
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@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 20
@sallypup Usually we are done mowing by now. But with warmth and rain the grass has still been growing. We were able to skip this week. But it is supposed to warm back up again.
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@sallypup (57881)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 20
@wolfgirl569 I know what you mean. I can't believe that I picked almost a quart of raspberries today. Its almost like August is back. But next week the nights are headed to below freezing. I will do what I can for as long as possible.
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@sallypup (57881)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 20
@wolfgirl569 I'm hoping that this is the final mow. I am not watering that area any more this year!! I should mow behind the house after I am done with its front yard. That back area got watered too much, too. Not so much sage brush there so it is green and sweet but too tall. (Can't win.)
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
19 Oct 20
Is it the same as a brush hog? Looks much better!
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@sallypup (57881)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 20
@LindaOhio I think its similar but the brush hog might be tougher and made to tackle bushes.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
19 Oct 20
The machine threw a hissy fit,but 
finally roared into action .
finally roared into action .
