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Awesome. Wish I had time to call in and screw with you
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fountainhead
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Well, how'd it go?
Gonna give the small engine repair a go. My blower has had a carb on the way out for years, and it finally quit working completely. Bought this cute little guy on Amazon, along with new fuel lines, air filter and spark plug.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
Just read through this thread after talking with @MScruiser about the business at the last meeting. Cool business, and the best part about it is that the concept is potentially a win-win. Someone with yard equipment problems can: A. Pay you to fix the probem, or B. Just buy a new mower (@wngrog mentality) and give you the old one to fix and sell. Good gig
I replaced a carb last year. Turns out.the damn problem was some ignition module. Gave up and bought new blower. Tired of sinking in $75 new parts on $150 blower.
Backpack blowers are the bomb. Much need upgrade here.
Had to replace the clutch in my tractor. This sucked!
Basically it consists of taking the tractor down to the frame and engine. Then splitting it in two. Getting the two parts to line up involved lots of bad four letter words. After a few hours I got it back together. I still have to adjust the clutch and fill it with fluids. Should be finished this evening.
Looks familiar.
The 165 got a full rebuild a couple years ago.
The 165 got a full rebuild a couple years ago.
MScruiser
obsessive-compulsive oppositional-defiant wise-ass
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Thanks Austin.
It's been one of the best damn decisions I've ever made. I get to spend the entire day with my family, and every so often go out and piddle in the garage for 30 minutes or so. It doesnt even feel like work, but at the end of the day, I've generally made more money (and cash at that) then I would have made sitting behind my desk, being miserable and wasting away at my old engineering job. Yeah, things got really slow this winter, but the wife has a killer job anyway, so any extra funds I generate is just icing on the family cake. I feel like I've retired already...
Guess I missed it. This is your full-time gig now? That's awesome!
Bodean
Hot Damn
You get any of those piles I gave you running?
Engineering degree and your fixing lawnmowers?? That kind of reminds me of the russian neurologist that was driving a cab in Paris. But seriously there is a high demand for guys willing to fix small stuff. Hope it works for you. Are you working out of garage?
New carb, fuel lines, spark plug, and air filter. Runs better than ever! Took maybe 15 minutes tops.
