I started by firing up the auger. It works, there is no longer a leak by the carburetor, but there is still a leak at the grommet for the gas tank. It will work as long as they don't completely fill it though. I might take a look to see if I can get one at Home Depot or Tractor Supply, though I am not sure how standard they are.
The next thing on the list was to finish mowing. My push mower probably already has more hours this year than it got all of last year. I only finished the one area up front, I didn't bother with the others. They need it too, but they won't get so thick that I won't be able to get through it with the rider once it is fixed. Using the push mower is good exercise though.
After that I was toasty, so I decided to wash the cap. I can't reach the middle of the top, but the areas I need to repair are clean at least. I didn't wash it as thoroughly; the first part I did I took a cheap brillo out there and really scrubbed it. All I used for this was a brush which didn't clean as well, but oh well.
After the water cooled me down a bit, I went and jacked up the riding mower. I quickly discovered that while it is a mechanical PTO, it isn't just an arm like its Craftsman predecessor. The arm disappears into the bowels of the machine (it is the black bar, the other is the deck height).
After that I went and made some dinner. After dinner, I went and looked up how to drop the deck and how the PTO on this machine works, and it is just a cable. The deck is a lot easier to drop than my old Craftsman too, there are only three pins and the PTO cable. I might try to do that during the week.
Current To-do:
- Design deck
- Build deck
- Build armoire.
- Install whole house filter.
- Refurb cap
- Access panel upgrades in master closet
- Back yard drainage.
- Insulate the water lines
- Take scrap metal to Buffum
- Close up tiny home. Seal up plumbing.
- Storm doors
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