"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/02/2015 at 21:31 • Filed to: I bought a thing
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"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/02/2015 at 21:31 • Filed to: I bought a thing | 4
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Fall is here, and I know it’s a lot of people’s favorite season, but it’s not mine. I like spring, when things are coming back to life instead of dieing and 40 degrees feels warm. That said, while not my favorite, fall and I used to get along just fine.
Then I bought a house in a neighborhood with tons of mature trees. Fall and I are no longer on speaking terms. After five years of dealing with weekly 2-6 inch thick carpet of leaves for two months a year, all of which had to be bagged so they would be hauled away, I finally decided I was done fucking around.
This afternoon I called a number from a Craigslist ad, and managed to get an address to go see a very nice man who, despite his hearing aids, couldn’t hear much of anything. As soon as he opened the door to his modest 1-1/2 car garage, I knew I was buying this thing. This was the garage of a man who bought great tools and equipment, and took excellent care of it. Also, he had the biggest damn bench vice I have ever seen. I complimented him on it.
My new hotness is a Troy-Built leaf vacuum and wood chipper, with a 5hp Briggs & Stratton motor. It fired right up, and I busted out the cash. Fortunately he had also ramps to load the beast into my truck, as I had forgotten mine.
This year, I aim to make fall my bitch. I love new tool days.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> shop-teacher
10/02/2015 at 21:59 |
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this might sound stupid , BUT why not cut the trees down , the replant with some gum trees (eucalypt/eucalyptus) and not have to worry again (they don’t shed leaves every season)
ranwhenparked
> shop-teacher
10/02/2015 at 22:06 |
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Agreed, fall is a depressing season. Everything’s dying, days are getting shorter, the temperature is dropping - it’s like being on a doomed planet. Plus, even when you get a nice day once in a while, you can’t enjoy it because you know winter is right around the corner.
AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC
> shop-teacher
10/02/2015 at 22:08 |
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shop-teacher
> pip bip - choose Corrour
10/02/2015 at 22:09 |
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The trees would cost me thousands to cut down, plus I love the shade in the summer. I also don’t have the heart to cut down one of the only giant Elm trees around that survived Dutch Elm disease.
fryguy
> shop-teacher
10/03/2015 at 10:12 |
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Having had the opportunity to visit your manse from time to time, I applaud your decision to keep the elm. My hometown was called Forest City until Dutch elm disease hit. As for me, I miss the smell of burning leaves in the fall. While not like the wood chipper in the movie “Fargo”, would it be possible to modify this sweet little thang to devour unruly students, whiny neighbors, and politicians?
John Norris (AngryDrifter)
> shop-teacher
10/03/2015 at 11:33 |
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Well this should make fall a little more enjoyable for you. It looks like a tool that would be fun to mod too.
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shop-teacher
> fryguy
10/03/2015 at 11:47 |
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I don’t think this one has such ... Capacity :)
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fryguy
> shop-teacher
10/03/2015 at 20:23 |
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As usual....you are right.
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shop-teacher
> fryguy
10/03/2015 at 20:38 |
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It made quick work of most of the tree that was right next to the front door this afternoon.