Sharpened and swapped

Last night I wanted to do something productive.  I was feeling too beat up to bother with a mini-workout at home so I decided I would focus on tractor maintenance instead.   On Sunday I wanted to change the oil and sharpen the blades on the tractor but the rain washed away those plans.  Yesterday was wet as well but there was  a small break in the precipitation when I headed outside.

When I went in the backyard I scratched my head.  One of the shitty plasticAdirondack chairs was at least 200 feet away from the deck it normally sits.   These things get blown off the deck all the time but to get that far would require VERY strong sustained wind.

If you click on the picture to see it full size and look to the left of the well plumbing and the right of bird feeders you will see the chair off in the distance.

Both of these chairs are basically junk and need to be replaced anyway.  Perhaps I can get something a little heavier to take their place.

So I mentioned that I had just sharpened the blades on the tractor using my dremel a couple weeks ago however the results from using a small grinding wheel are spotty at best.  At Sears I bought a tool specifically made for sharpening mower blades.  It’s a a beveled grinding stone combined with a flat guide.  It does a much better than my tiny dremel.  It will be interesting to see how the sharpened blades perform whenever the grass dries out enough to be cut again.

Changing the oil was overdue, the oil I drained was super dirty.  The foam wrap that goes around the air filter is falling apart, something else for me to pick up I guess.

Getting these two things done made my Monday evening feel productive enough.  It’s a good thing because the rest of my night totally lacked productivity as I watched the premiere of Dexter, watched more Soprano episodes and played a little bit of Skyrim on the Xbox.