Good tools make chores a pleasure.

[Packard V8]

The sun was shining and the lawn had to be mowed. I had been using the riding mower, but the edges needed the push mower, so out of the garden shed, needing the annual oil change and blade sharpening.

The oil drain plug requires a 3/8" extension and ratchet. The blade removal requires two 9/16" wrenches and a 3/4" wrench. As always, using the Snap-Ons, chosen to be perfectly suited for the task at hand, wiping them down, putting them back in place, appreciating where and how I found them, all the years and effort which went into putting together the tools, the boxes, the holders - changes a chore into a small pleasure.

The idle on the riding mower seemed too fast. The long, thin S-O screwdriver was just right to reach in behind the large air cleaner base and bring down the idle - even a lawnmower appreciates good tool kharma.

thnx, jack vines

 

[billymade]

Why is this man smiling?
The right tool for the job.... makes things just "work" and gets the job done! Quality tools really are a pleasure to use! HEAR! HEAR! Its amazing how the quality tools work so well and the extra thought and quality that went into their design/manufacture.... results in a pleasure, satisfaction and ease of use that brings a smile to ones face!

 

[bgott]

So, what kind of riding mower? A cheap Murray clone or a Snap- On grade John Deere or Snapper?

 

[Treeman]

For sure, there's no arguing your point. But, it's all relative, you know. People come into my shop, peek in my modest tool cabinet and exclaim "oohhhhh.....Craftsman, you have the good stuff".

And....spring mower prep a "chore"? Maybe changing the back bank of spark plugs on a Caravan is a chore, but not prepping a mower. I find as much pleasure in doing the task as in assimilating the tools of the trade to accomplish the task.

I guess one person's chore is another's pleasure.

 

[J.A.F.E.]

The right tools makes the going easy and therefore a pleasure. Not having the right tools can make an easy job an absolute aggravation.

 

[Packard V8]

So, what kind of riding mower? A cheap Murray clone or a Snap- On grade John Deere or Snapper?

It's a Cub Cadet hydrostatic drive with a Kohler engine. My only gripe with it was having to pull the engine because crud had built up around the coil and flywheel. Who knew magnetism was affected by crud? If it ever happens again, I''m making the housing, which directs air flow to the head, into a two piece unit, so the coil can be accessed without pulling the engine.

IMHO, John Deere has prostituted the brand with their big box/low quality riders. I've never been around a Snapper rider, but I like their push mowers.

thnx, jack vines

 

[fatfillup]

IMHO, John Deere has prostituted the brand with their big box/low quality riders. I've never been around a Snapper rider, but I like their push mowers.

thnx, jack vines

Unfortunately Cub Cadet has also been prostituted, I believe they were bought out by MTD and they sure ain't the mower they used to be.

Such is the fate of many once proud names.

 

[Elroy]

IMHO, John Deere has prostituted the brand with their big box/low quality riders.

In that case you need to step up in their line. This Deere works and it's far from low quality.

Liquid cooled Kawasaki. Not some rough *** Kohler

 

[bgott]

It's a Cub Cadet hydrostatic drive with a Kohler engine.

Then it's truly "Good tools make chores a pleasure"!

The crud more than likely contains oil. Oil is a hydrocarbon, with the emphasis on the " carbon". Carbon is a conductor. Sometimes oil soaked components will screw up, sometimes they won't. It depends on what is the shortest path to ground.

 

[NugeConstruction]

I was helping a supervisor at work last summer at his lake home, setting up my multi-fold ladders in their extension ladder orientation, ladder jacks, and extensible planks so I could get up to his soffits ~20 feet off the ground...

...and after I had said that the ladder, jacks, and plank made the job easy...

...I caught myself, and thought, man, maneuvering that extensible plank into place about twelve feet up at an angle on the far ladder, and then finagling the other end up the ladder I was on while holding the plank from slipping hardly fit the definition of easy...

...so I corrected myself, and said that the setup I had brought in for the occasion made the job *possible*.

I enjoyed the challenge just the same.

 

[ovilla]

Just finished doing another brake job (this time on one of my cars). Having a BendPak HD-9, an air compressor with a ceiling mounted air hose reel, an IR 2135 gun, a drawer full of metric wrenches (from size 6-32), and a nice long torque wrench, made it all a true joy to work on the "chore".

I have two kids with tons of activities so it was nice to have a couple of hours to play in the garage with just me and my tools (and the stereo too). Was the best quiet time I've had all weekend.

 

[Autoguy]

SO tools makes you feel like you are a professional surgeon doing a heart transplant operation in the operation room just you need beautiful nurses around you to hand you the shiny SO ratchets and wrenches but what distrubs you may be your wife feel embaressed when some visitors come to her and see you polluted with greas and oil.