Social distancing, "North Cascades style"

Got to spend a day with my Son yesterday back in my favorite playground.
The highway is still closed for the winter right at one of my favorite lakes.
A trolling motor powered plastic Coleman canoe and my Pygmy kayak were the logical choices for a peaceful outing.
We went uplake about 2 miles, I took the yak and Aaron tapped out the trolling motor and was paddling too in order to keep me in sight.

I'm happy to report the outhouse onsite was clean as could be and fully stocked with TP & hand sanitizer.
I'm thinking self quarantine there is a great plan, plenty of firewood and fresh as fresh can be air.

Oh yeah. Photos

Ready to roll
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Beautiful pics, Skip.

Mine are a little more mundane. My mowers are both over 18 years old with many thousands of hours on them. They both run great.

The one with the front end loader loses the mower deck and will become the Small PTO Implement King.

The other mower will stay in the mix and do the more difficult mowing that requires 4 wheel drive - which is a lot.

So, behold the new Zero Turn, Diamond in the Back, Sun Roof Top, 70" Deck and a Gangsta Lean:

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Mowed with it twice in the late Winter, early Spring. As a former helicopter pilot I have found my mowing muse.

Spraying, clean up and Spring beds, planting, house beds all begins in earnest.

Jesus, what a machine.

Today i made this trophy for a bike build off on oldminibikes.com

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Very cool, here is the trophy a buddy built for my car show. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1584829521.jpg
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There is a grease zerk for the center blade spindle just to the left of the gearbox. keep it greased. I have had several come through my shop that were neglected. The lower bearing goes bad. This allows shaft to wallow and drains the gear oil from mower gearbox, and destroy gearbox. Change airfilters often and it will last forever. Many of my customers have those and they are phenominal mowers. Best in the market in my opinion.

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Mowing? We are still shoveling...

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My son's first bike. Well, trike would be more accurate,

Cottesloe, Western Australia.
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Thanks for the tips, Bill...I am a greasing machine but it is always good to know the failure spots!

What type of shop do you have?

Electric chainsaw goodness:

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I do powersports repair. Motorcycles (mostly BMW). ATV Side by Sides and Lawn and garden equipment. Was a service manager for a big multi line dealership sold John Deere tractors, Kubota tracrors Kawasaki and Yamaha motorcycles atvs jet skiis. Mariner and Yamaha outboards. After 13 years I took the step of faith, and went out on my own. Less stress and lots of freedom. Been doing my own thing for 22 years now. Love it.

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That's an impressive machine Seahawk!

More from Europe last fall- happy we went when we did!

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Great shot!

What is looks like when I load my kids up for a ride on the Centennial Trail:

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Tea bushes at Charleston Tea Plantation

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Paul,
I really like that photo. I like the composition, I like the "street" look to it.
It is one of those photos that just, at least for me, really appeals. Even the expressions and your son's back to us and facing the task at hand. The landscape, really appealing.

Very nice.