09-15-2018, 08:00 PM
Looks like y'all had a bumper year down there too, Mike. I can't recall the last time we got a solid third cutting on all our dry land.
Mowing the lawn is different for farm boys. Running the lawn tractor is fun for a 6 year old, but you have a few acres of "lawn", with all kinds of buildings, grain bins, and at least dozens of trees.
I'd estimate the fun lasts for about one season. After that, it's pretty clear that mowing is not as fun as about a hundred other things you could be doing, and by the way, you're now in charge of maintaining that piece of equipment.
Of course, I was instructed to sharpen the blade with a file. Years later I discovered that files were not actually made out of pure rust, and things got easier.
Mowing the lawn is different for farm boys. Running the lawn tractor is fun for a 6 year old, but you have a few acres of "lawn", with all kinds of buildings, grain bins, and at least dozens of trees.
I'd estimate the fun lasts for about one season. After that, it's pretty clear that mowing is not as fun as about a hundred other things you could be doing, and by the way, you're now in charge of maintaining that piece of equipment.
Of course, I was instructed to sharpen the blade with a file. Years later I discovered that files were not actually made out of pure rust, and things got easier.