Tuesday, October 21, 2025

One of the non-stupid things about living in the future

is that when I brought Dad's riding mower home with me, I found that yes, it's years old and the manual is lost*, you can find it online.  And the company that made it made changing the oil really easy; instead of a bolt to pull, there's a fitting on the drain hole that you can open and close by hand.  Very handy.

I'd put off bringing it home for quite a while partly in case needed there, and partly because pushing a mower is exercise I can use.  But with some of the arthritis problems, time to bring it here.

Now I need to see if I can find my grease gun to lube some spots.


*He made a point of keeping manuals for just about everything.
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1 comment:

  1. Sailorcurt1:23 PM

    I bought a used 30" Troy Bilt riding mower for my postage stamp lawn a couple of years ago because the arthritis in my hip got so bad the pushmower was agony to use.

    Considering that if you can find someone to mow your lawn these days they want $100 or more to do it, I think the $300 investment was well worth it.

    Scheduled for a hip replacement early next year so I may not need it after that...we'll see...but having a rider can be a lifesaver when age starts catching up with you.

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