Ok, I am the first to admit that I have the Husqvarna mower due to the fact that I blew up our other riding mower. I did my research, talked to other Husqvarna owners, and bought what I thought was a perfect mower for Mr. Doc and I. HAH!
I have gotten the m!@#$$%$% stuck three times. Each time I had to tow the who@@son out with Mr. Doc's Tundran (which does a great job by the way). Indulge me for a minute while I relay my latest adventure to you:
I waited until evening to mow so that I could avoid sunburn and heat stroke. I head out thinking I can get our acre knocked down in about an hour. WRONG: I had just made my first pass when I got stuck in the rut the neighbors made by our mailbox. Rear tire just spun, I tried sort of rocking it (I am sure it was more of a spastic flailing due to the fact that my small size couldn't get this thing to budge). I disengaged the wheels and tried to push it (delusions of grandeur). I reengaged the wheels and tried a cardboard box under the tires. The box shot across the yard. OK, I guess I'll have to tow it. So I get the tow chains (by the way Mr. Doc was supposed to get me some tow straps!), put the Tundra in 4H, hook up the mower, and start backing up---right over my rose bush (which I hate, but that is beside the point). I unhook everything, park the truck,and start on my merry way. It is dusk, I have my sunglasses on, and I am flying around like Danika Patrick at Indy. I scrape my head on a low branch-- that doesn't stop me, I can't get the mower up the hill by the well head, that doesn't stop me (I just roll it backwards - no doubt Mr. Doc is having a heart attack by now), I realize it is getting dark -could be my sunglasses, so I decide to make one last swipe, that does stop me. The MF, HS, SOB Husqvarna gets stuck mowing the area where I walk the dogs and rolls backwards into my lilac bush!!!!!! Tow chains, Tundra, and for some odd reason, ABBA's Waterloo blaring on the radio, I get it out AGAIN
Sorry for the novel, but I need to vent (MR. Doc is asleep across the ocean right now). How can I keep this thing from getting stuck
Husqvarna makes great chainsaws and weed whackers.
Sure it wasn't operator area?
Well my "area" may not be operating properly in that it is too small to make the SOB have any traction. When I try to hang my hip over to the side that needs more traction, the stupid thing cuts out. A chainsaw isn't a bad idea........ hmmm. I don't think the weed whacker will make a dent in it though
My boss and his sons have kindly mowed the yard for me a few times since Doc has been gone, and they don't have any traction issues. Mr. Doc used it when he was on leave and he loved it. Now I am not super tiny, but I don't weigh as much as my bosses teenage sons. Do I need wheel weights?
My boss and his sons have kindly mowed the yard for me a few times since Doc has been gone, and they don't have any traction issues. Mr. Doc used it when he was on leave and he loved it. Now I am not super tiny, but I don't weigh as much as my bosses teenage sons. Do I need wheel weights?
Sorry for my spelling area...er...error...ha! My bad, and I've been drinking.
You can fill your tires with water. My dad did that to not only keep traction, but also to make mowing on slopes more stable.
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Yea woody I know the feeling, but that makes this place more fun IF we can figure out what we typed. I say strap some weights on the back. Maybe you can get a 100 lbs from the bosses teenage son. Or just tease him enough that he does all the mowing until hubby gets back. The tires on most mowers are made to not leave tracks in your grass but don't do very good when the grass is wet or the hill is steep.
Well, this isn't the thread I was expecting when I signed on this morning. Did you have to mention letting it roll backward?
I know your driving well enough to be confident that you tried easing into the throttle and feathering it to get traction, as well as trying to shift weight onto the spinning wheel (which you mentioned doing).
Call about the wheel weights and see if the shop thinks they will help and if they will install them. As much as I hate to say it, see if they have a more aggressive profile tire as well. We have chains, but I would say to avoid them, because they will chew up the asphalt in the driveway.
Whatever you do, don't tease your boss, as FLTundra06 suggested. He would be insufferable! The damsel in distress routine would work far better.
I will see if I can find some straps and order them.
Is the lilac OK? How about the rose bush? Whatever you do, don't take the chainsaw to the tractor. You might damage it, and I really like that saw. Use the sledge hammer instead.
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I was looking at an ATV with a little dump box on it once, it was supposed to be ideal for cutting grass etc., and it had a little lever to make it posi.
Now do I treat Mrs. Doc like a typical woman, and explain posi?
If I tell her posi means the rear end locks and puts power to both rear wheels, I could get in trouble, especially if she already knows what it is...then I get accused of insulting her intelligence and talking down to her in some chauvinistic fashion.
Or do I treat Mr.s Doc like GI Jane?
Oh, and unless nobody else caught this, I think this whole email is her back handed way of b!tching at a certain somebody who isn't home.
Mrs. Doc understands what a posi is, and I'm pretty sure she can explain that in fact it is a limited slip, and not a locker. She wanted the Husqvarna with the limited slip diff, but the price was a bit steep.
I may have mentioned that she is more intelligent than I am, and she listens well and is knowledgeable about a large variety of subjects. I won't say you've insulted her intelligence, I will leave that part up to her to decide.
No, I don't think it was a back handed way of b!itching. I think it was a way of venting, where she knew I would see it quickly, since we have been hit and miss on our iChat chats due to the time difference.
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