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Originally Posted by wildkat
Like Reb, I still check in once in awhile, but am extremely busy with my bakery... 14 hours per day, 6 days per week doesn't leave me alot of time for anything else!
I've thought about you and how you're doing a number of times. How's business up there? I am THOROUGHLY ENJOYING my retirement. With all the humidity around here, there are a whole lot of lawn mowers that won't start after the first season. Got it down to a science now. $20 to clean the carb, and for most of them, all I have to do is take the jet out, put it in the lathe and spin it, and open up the jet again. Less than 5 minutes, and it's running like brand new. Easiest $20 I've ever made, and I can do a hundred a day.:thumbsup:
Of course, then, there's the ones that some shade-tree mechanic got into. Threads on the jet crossed, throttle linkage broken, governor inopperative... Or, someone changed the float valve ( for God knows what reason) and the new one is too long. Made 4 new ones in the last week, and so far, I've been able to chase down the threads when they've crossed them. Did a valve job on 2 of them last week also. And, machine shop is $40/hr. Then, they only want to spend $10 to get it fixed.
Also get mowers given to me, and when I have them running, they're up for sale. Generally go for about $50 to $60 each. So far, once I'm done with them, you don't even have to push the primer bulb. Just give the starter cord a quick pull and they fire right up.
Of course, when they bring one in, I'd like them to pick it up the next day. But most of them let it sit here for a week, then I have to figure out just where to store it until then.