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jmh21586

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I finally got the shop done and actually started using it. First project was a new lawn sprayer. Box in front is to haul around the chemicals. Originally the tank was on a piece of sh!t trailer. Bought it at Northern tool. Wheel fell off first time I used it. They sent me another wheel. That fell of the next year. so I built a new trailer and slapped the tank on it. These wheels ain't falling off. It has fold up booms. When down they will do a 12' swath in one pass.

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Next I built a kick stand for the mower deck. The deck is heavy and before when I used to clean the bottom and sharpen blades I had to prop it up with a 2x4. Very unsafe, as it didn't take much to tip it over. I have little kids running around so that wasn't going to work.
Simple on, simple off. Much safer.
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Next I took a dethatcher made for some other model John Deere and put it on mine and then put hydraulics to it. Need one more hose before it's done.
My grandpa did some of the modifications to it a few years ago to make it fit my tractor. I just added the hydraulics and painted it up.
This was not really a necessary project. I only use the thing once or twice a year. I just wanted to do it for something to do. Need to use the shop I built.
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Thats a good idea for the mower deck. We have a 60" JD deck and I usually just flip it over or set it on saw horses to clean it.
 

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nice mate but what does a dethatcher do? what is it for?

Got winter? Got cat? Ever have to help the ole cat unload all that extra under hair it put on for the winter? Same thing.........only for your lawn this time.
 

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nice mate but what does a dethatcher do? what is it for?


It rakes up the dead matted grass in the lawn, allowing water air and nutrients to get to the soil. Just kinda fluffs the lawn.


When I do this in the spring before the grass starts to green, I'll fill my bagger twice as much dethatching as when I'm cutting the grass in the summer.

Thats how much thatch gets into a lawn in one year.
 
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tylerae40

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It rakes up the dead matted grass in the lawn, allowing water air and nutrients to get to the soil. Just kinda fluffs the lawn.


When I do this in the spring before the grass starts to green, I'll fill my bagger twice as much dethatching as when I'm cutting the grass in the summer.

Thats how much thatch gets into a lawn in one year.


okay that explains it, cheers guys, down here me normally don't get that much growth - and we have diffrent grass varities- plus we shoot cats down here before they get matted :wtf:
 
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jmh21586

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Here's another one I just did.

Pistol rack for my gun safe. Took the sheetrock "fireproofing" off the door and replaced it with a sheet of 1/2" plywood.

Pistols simply slide onto the steel rods.

There are racks on the net but they're expensive and what fun is buying something that you can make?

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Here's another one I just did.

Pistol rack for my gun safe. Took the sheetrock "fireproofing" off the door and replaced it with a sheet of 1/2" plywood.

Pistols simply slide onto the steel rods.

There are racks on the net but they're expensive and what fun is buying something that you can make?

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If you slam the door will the guns fly off?
 
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jmh21586

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Nope. The pins are slightly pitched up so gravity holds them on. Plus the pins go all the way to the end of the barrel. It would take an awfull lot to make them fall off if it's even possible.
 
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