Welp, I am pretty sure I have invented a few new cuss words today.
I started my yard work and the 40 year old edger fired up on the second pull as usual. Old school technology, Brigs and Stratton engine from the old days of American made goodness. Then the 10 year old string trimmer fired up on the 5th pull as usual. Two stroke goodness and the edging and trimming was done.
Out comes the 24 or 25 year old mower. It is a Lawn Boy M Series with the Magnisum chassis and the engine mixes the oil from two tanks much like a motorcycle. It usually starts on the 5th pull since there is no primer button just a choke. After 10 pulls no joy in Carrera land. That is when the new profanity was invented. I paid about 800 bucks for it right after we got married. The $25 mower I had at my bachelor pad was flat wore out and smoked like like crazy and it was not self propelled.
Anyway, once again I tore into the mower and this time I put a new "module" on it. It replaces a distributor and points so it is "more reliable" and modern. Yea, right I get about 5 or 8 years out of them.
"While I was in there" I made the connector wire not just belts and suspenders, it uses duck tape, glue, deck screws and nails. Well actually just a new wire with fresh connectors with solder and solid crimps.
Anyway, I fried up on the first pull and I finished mowing the yard. The 7 year old leaf blower started on the 4th pull as usual.
Another 5 hours of fun in the yard.
