Craigslist and Garage sale scores!

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by biosurfer1

Got it installed, works great and so damn quiet. Yes, definitely has an annoying beep when done that goes on for minutes it seems.

One thing I wasn't ready for is it says it's done but if you open the door right away, be ready for super hot steam to blast your face. "Dry" and "Done" doesn't mean cool yet.

It will still have some steam in it for a few hours after. All that insulation keeps things toasty.


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[Baz]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Enough turf from a nearby landscape project that the contractors had left in a free pile that I could sod this patch and another similar section. Exactly what I needed! My neighbor had just had her lawn done, and this bit on my property was looking scruffy. The universe provides!

Nice job, Herr Oberst....green side up!

[lin7310948]

I just purchased this early...1966 bronc U14 half cab...first year... from a seller on Charleston sc craigslist. I had been looking for a while and this turned out to be a good deal for me. not fond of the color combination but an original uncut bronco is difficult to find . the vehicle was purchased by the seller from Arizona and was in rust free?? condition!

[billybek]

Originally Posted by lin7310948

I just purchased this early...1966 bronc U14 half cab...first year...

This deserves a thread of its own!
Nice!!

[Baz]

If that is the original paint and graphics I wouldn't touch it - I don't think it's that bad at all. Pretty cool, actually - from a retro POV anyway. Congrats on the acquisition - wow!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by cmccuist

I bought these micrometers for $100 off of our local garage sale bulletin board. They are no-name imports. 0 - 12" with the standards and wrenches. They're fine for the accuracy that I need.

That's a very sweet score!

[CurtEgerer]

Found today: 70s Sony reel-to-reel $10 (value = $250 + , not sure yet) and Bogen Manfrotto tripod $10 (value = $175 +).

[CurtEgerer]

More of yesterday's haul: Nikon camera bag: $20! Included 105 Micro-Nikkor, 24 f/2.8 Nikkor MF, 50 f/1.4 Nikkor AF, Series 1 70-210 f/2.8 (the good version), a Tamron AF zoom and a N70. $600+

[CurtEgerer]

80s 1/10th scale 4x4x4 Clod Buster





I wish it were this one in the brochure ....

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

A neighbor gave me this the other day. He wanted it out of his garage and figured since I mow my own lawns I'd use it.
I hope to save the engine off it at a minimum.





It's a 'ran when parked' kind of deal.

I forget the colloquial name of this type of mower but it appears to be a special mower designed to mow golf greens.

[MBAtarga]

Originally Posted by Superman

I forget the colloquial name of this type of mower but it appears to be a special mower designed to mow golf greens.

It's a "reel" mower.

[Aerkuld]

In the trade, a mower designed for mowing golf greens is called a 'greens mower'. Not very imaginative, but they are reel mowers as they are excellent at producing a very precise cut.

Guess what the mower for mowing the fairways is called.

[URY914]

Originally Posted by Aerkuld

In the trade, a mower designed for mowing golf greens is called a 'greens mower'. Not very imaginative, but they are reel mowers as they are excellent at producing a very precise cut.

Guess what the mower for mowing the fairways is called.

Is it a reel mower or a real mower? Looks pretty reel to me.

[Scott Douglas]

It's a reel front throw mower, and, it fired up and works!

[Aerkuld]

Originally Posted by URY914

Is it a reel mower or a real mower? Looks pretty reel to me.

It's a real nice real reel mower.

[peppy]

Do online auctions count? I have wanted one of these ice cream machines for years.

[Superman]

Yes it is a reel mower, but unlike most reel mowers. The blades spin backwards and throw the cut grass forward. "California Trimmer." This unusual configuration is needed for mowing bentgrass golf greens.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by Superman

Yes it is a reel mower, but unlike most reel mowers. The blades spin backwards and throw the cut grass forward. "California Trimmer." This unusual configuration is needed for mowing bentgrass golf greens.

Was that supposed to be in GREEN sup?
Blades spin forward and throw grass forward via the shield on the backside of the reel.

[Superman]

By "backwards" I meant it spins in the opposite direction compared to ordinary reel mowers. They are not real ordinary, nor are they ordinary reel, mowers. According to my understanding, this configuration is reel necessary for bentgrass greens. I have spent enough time behind reel mowers to know that they have one more advantage. They do not throw things toward the operator's face.

[Scott Douglas]

I've never seen a mower that spins backwards like you describe. I can't see how the grass would get into the cutting action of the blades against the bed.
This one works just like my McLane front throw as far as the spin action of the reel.