Re: Old Age is Tough

Posted by LOU from Wi. on September 10, 2015 at 20:14:42 from (207.118.173.4):

In Reply to: Old Age is Tough posted by wolfman on September 10, 2015 at 19:42:09:

WOLFMAN.
Tell me about it!I'm 80+ and suffer with debilitating pain now going throughout my body.I sit and try and help my son do work so he isn't self destructing at his age.Last week or so, we have been re working a lawn tractor we bought for my daughter so she won't have to use a push mower on her place. The lawn tractor is a Yard man with Hydrostatic transaxle. Grill is badly damaged as it looks like the older fellow we bought it from used it to do logging. side discharge was busted in 3 pieces,mower deck was patched mandrels,blades so bad a person wouldn't believe. Must have hit boulders of significant size. belt protectors completely off, allowing the belts to gather what ever they could, wearing them out beyond service. This is not the list of things that needed to be repaired,not bought. The neatest thing today was my son cut away the blade height adjuster stop,made a new one,rewelded it on the lift arm,painted and can't tell it from new.
Now all of this takes a great deal of stooping pulling lifting bending and all kinds of contortions that require stamina, which I have little.None of the above,but some stamina.The engine was packed with grass,grease in the air fins on the cylinder head, and the magneto was full of rust and dirt as was the alternator under the magneto. It isn't any more. The engine was full of dirty oil,and the filter was probably only changed once in its entire life. The engine oil is now so clean, it's hard to see on the dip stick,along with a new oil filter and cleaned the air filter, pre filter and paper filter. I don't think the previous owner cared about proper maintenance. The mandrel shaft on one of the mower deck mandrels was twisted at the top where the pulley attach's and the bottom star was chewed off because the blade wasn't tightened as it should have been. We strengthened the back hitch area,as the hole was worn out,lots of work, requiring tremendous amounts of movement and energy,which this old man doesn't have,but my son in his younger years presses on. So in all, I know exactly what you mean,because I'm there at my age,there's no calling back time.Success to you in your endeavors,but remember, SLOW IS THE ANSWER,TAKE YOUR TIME,REST IN BETWEEN PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE ENERGY.
Warmest regards,
LOU

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