Well, Thank you, Mr. Windcatcher! Glad to have been of help. I fix lawn mowers and tractors, but non of the bigger stuff. I figure, it keeps me out of the poor house, funny farm, or the old folks home!
I see you are living in North Carolina. I spent a year down there, in Camp Butner, on Infantry training, befor shipping over seas to England, and thence to France, about a month after D-Day. An interesting jaunt, ya might say, except for the night i was captured, then almost killed by an anti-personnel mine! The German in command had to leave me and my buddy there, because they weren't about to carry us, and we couldn't walk. Somehow i survived the night, got sent to Field hospital, then to England, where they had to remove my left foot, and that ended my Army career! So, after getting out of Army, i decided i wasn't
going to sit around and loaf, so i went into the automotive trade, and retired from that at age 72.
That didn't work out, as the Mrs. wouldn't give me any cash, so i started fixing and selling lawn mowers and the like. I'm keeping things going here. I have an MTD tractor, and a Cub Cadet, in the garage, under repairs for next spring, and several other ones waiting in the wings. I was given a Bolens 1400 Eliminator, which they say might run, and the Cub which does run. It will get a new battery, and a clean up, some minor fixin', and a for sale sign on it come spring.
So, thats what i do. winter is the time for book-learnin' and it keeps me out of trouble, as does my bluegrass Banjo pickin' and the jam sessions i go to. Summer brings weekends with friends. Wife stays home, as a life-time of smoking now limits her travelling. (Oh, they aren't bothering me"!)
Merry Christmas to you and yours! May you live long and prosper! And, may i live long, too!
Rustyj

Those Johnny Buckets are stouter than I thought. And that Cub is physically big and heavy enough to do some real work. Nice setup!

"Merry Christmas to you and yours! May you live long and prosper! And, may i live long, too!
Rustyj"

Same back at you Rusty. I hope the Misses gets better too. I'm glad I gave up those things (cigs) 10 years ago. I still have some breathing problems, but I don't think it is as bad as it could be.

Larso1: Yes indeed, both of them are stout. I am really enjoying this setup. I hated to give up the 42" mower for the Johnny Bucket, but I do have a Simplicity to do the mowing with, and this new setup has far more versatility than I had before.

I even changed the pan seat just after this video was taken so now I have a high backed seat to give more comfort too.

I can't wait until next Spring for cleanup, plowing, planting, and seat time!