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The Real Cousin_Eddie
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andytv Offline
#51 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:22 AM EST
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and so it was written......the great Sir Eddie would face the Spaniard on the tilting grounds at Miami Beach.

"Smashie Panza" gathered the Spaniards lances and set forth on his burro "Ram"; making the long journey and encountering many windmills on the way.
Cousin_Eddie Offline
#52 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:23 AM EST
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To be honest with you I hate mowing that's why I went with the largest deck that I could manage around my property. I also have a 84" 3 pt finish mower for my big tractor when I do the fields. So to answer your question I wouldn't mow an extra 5 feet if you paid me. (Well maybe if you paid me a lot)
andytv Offline
#53 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:24 AM EST
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I drive a 48" Snapper zero turn radius mower.

I can beat you both with speed and agility.
Cousin_Eddie Offline
#54 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:27 AM EST
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I tried a zero turn and the speed is great but I don't think they do good on hills. I went with the all wheel steer unit and besides the 15mph speed it's just as good and it doesn't flip over on me. I also had this vision of me going 15mph and turning the wrong way and ending up in the bottom of a raven.
DrafterX Offline
#55 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:28 AM EST
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I have a 21" Troy-Bilt.. self propelled... I can mulch or bag.... normally mulch tho...
DrafterX Offline
#56 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:30 AM EST
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54. Author: Cousin_Eddie turning the wrong way and ending up in the bottom of a raven.


^ freak..

andytv Offline
#57 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:30 AM EST
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the ZTs go fine straight up and straight down banks......traversing a bank is difficult and dangerous (requires weight shifting).

Cut my yard cutting time from four hours to one; although the last mower was a SUPER hunk of crap.
Cousin_Eddie Offline
#58 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:32 AM EST
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Yeah sorry about that I meant ravine.
big chief Offline
#59 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:33 AM EST
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LMAO.

Andy beat me to the corralary...(sp?...you know that literally literal analogy thing)

speaking of 'analogy'...= study of anus?
Cousin_Eddie Offline
#60 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:33 AM EST
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You are right about cutting time my neighbor down the road cuts 8 acres and he zips along but it's all flat so he has no problems.
big chief Offline
#61 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:33 AM EST
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my 59 ref: #51
herfidore Offline
#62 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:33 AM EST
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I'd rather be in the bottom of a Raven's cheerleader, but to each his own.
Lizardo Offline
#63 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:33 AM EST
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I pay someone to mow my lawn.
Cousin_Eddie Offline
#64 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:35 AM EST
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I tried that once with a kid from town his sign said "Any yard $35!!" I called and he even came out but he left soon after I laughed.
bloody spaniard Offline
#65 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:37 AM EST
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I couldn't justify the zero turn's cost especially since it couldn't handle the steep incline on one side of my property that was purposely put in by the builder for irrigation purposes.

Still have to finish up with my Toro self-propelled job similar to X's. That's ok. Need the exercise.

Btw, I would have kept my previous forrest green CHEAP MTD (bought it from friend who had dealership) but it was beginning to cost me more to maintain annually than the initial pricetag. Also, almost tipped over several times as I hoisted a beer. LOL
andytv Offline
#66 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:53 AM EST
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1) Blue Rug Juniper ground cover on the banks.

2) Smaller beers.......just more of them. Keep the spares in a cooler by your feet for counterbalance.
usahog Offline
#67 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:54 AM EST
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Speakin of mowers.. err umm riders mowers...

I just bought a used MTD from the neighbor this past summer.. $100 bucks.. 12.5 horse.. It needed a new tie rod end and I fixed that.

JHC Offline
#68 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:55 AM EST
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Another great deal.
andytv Offline
#69 Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 5:59 AM EST
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^ especially if the "tie rod end" is a rebar and some bailing wire!

(one of the many reasons my previous mower was a POS).

I once measured the "turn radius" of my old DynaMark mower.....sixteen feet.

Both front wheel bearings had been replaced by improvised brass bushings with a lot of wobble.

The belt came off once a week and it took a crew of lawnmower scientists it figure out how to re-install it.
dstieger Offline
#70 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 11:39 AM EST
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^
victor809 Offline
#71 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 11:48 AM EST
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Ah... back when cbid was populated by more rational, interesting people.
Ram27 Offline
#72 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 12:56 PM EST
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Indeed victor the good ole days. fog
Abrignac Online
#73 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 2:01 PM EST
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usahog wrote:
Speakin of mowers.. err umm riders mowers...



I just bought a used MTD from the neighbor this past summer.. $100 bucks.. 12.5 horse.. It needed a new tie rod end and I fixed that.





Wondering if he put a guard on the tie rod?
JadeRose Offline
#74 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 6:40 PM EST
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Abrignac wrote:
Wondering if he put a guard on the tie rod?




Most likely but knowing hog, he built it himself out of Busch cans and poplar.
JadeRose Offline
#75 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 6:42 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Ah... back when cbid was populated by more rational, interesting people.




I liked Eddie. While he never told me exactly where he lived, I was able to deduce that we lived fairly close to each other in Central Illinois
CelticBomber Offline
#76 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 6:52 PM EST
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I have nothing to add but, this thread has the potential to reach mythical status and just want to be a part of it.


P.S. pushnmowers rule all others drool!
Sunoverbeach Offline
#77 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 7:29 PM EST
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CelticBomber wrote:
P.S. pushnmowers rule all others drool!

A damnable lie! Begged my dad for years to let me mow the lawn. Alas, I was always too young to do so. That is until one magical day when I became old enough. Same day coincidentally that the rider broke down, never to be repaired. Walked 1.5 acres every week (self drive at least) excepting winter for the following six years. Far from ruling ThumbDown
Numismaniac Offline
#78 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 7:53 PM EST
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hehe, what Stephen said
USNGunner Offline
#79 Posted: Wed, Dec 4 2019, 8:25 PM EST
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"Nothing runs like a Deere!"
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#80 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2019, 4:27 AM EST
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Ummm y’all DO know who he is right?
victor809 Offline
#81 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2019, 10:20 AM EST
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JadeRose wrote:
I liked Eddie. While he never told me exactly where he lived, I was able to deduce that we lived fairly close to each other in Central Illinois


I never had a problem with him. Looks like bloodsport was offering to drag him around on his mower... that seems sane.

CelticBomber Offline
#82 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2019, 11:03 AM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
A damnable lie! Begged my dad for years to let me mow the lawn. Alas, I was always too young to do so. That is until one magical day when I became old enough. Same day coincidentally that the rider broke down, never to be repaired. Walked 1.5 acres every week (self drive at least) excepting winter for the following six years. Far from ruling ThumbDown


You're lucky! My dad got me one for my 15th birthday! I did ask for a new one for the house and because me and my brother would go door to door asking to do lawns to make some pocket money but, I didn't ask for it as a Birthday present! He laughed about that for about 3 weeks straight. My brother and I did make some decent money with it though. Hell we used to go to the local supermarkets and bag groceries or offer to load people's car's for tips. Or we'd run to the store for the older people in the neighborhood or do chores for them. You don't see kids doing any of that stuff anymore. No kids knocks when it snows either. We did that too. We were always looking to do something to earn money. Today? Forget it. I forget which comedian said it but this is the Worst. Generation. Ever.
Numismaniac Offline
#83 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2019, 11:43 AM EST
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You're EXACTLY right on the majority of the current generation of kids, and I start the counting at 30 and below, LMAO!! My own kids ain't worth a plug nickel, for the most part. I can't get help, AND they know I'm disabled. I can still last longer on a tractor than my son in law!
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