Firing Up the Lawnmower . . .

The grass is sporadically growing in the yard.  The St Augustine got hit hard by the multiple freezes but is showing life.  Bermuda is doing okay.  Weeds are abounding in spite of treatments.  So it is time to get the old John Deere rolling again.

Got to check tire pressure, change oil and get some fresh gasoline.  And as a precaution charge up the battery.  I'll not attack the mowing blades just yet.  I will have to grease up the front axle and other points that require it.  It is the annual Kabuki Dance of the lawnmower.

The machine is still relatively new.  It has maybe 700 hours on it, probably a little less.  It gets used generally once a week in the summer, sometimes twice a week but not that often.  And it takes about a half a tank of gasoline and perhaps a little over an hour to cut the entire yard.

I get to do the edging and weed eating.   Not hard to do but somewhat labor intensive as I have to bend over under the peach tree and chase the spots the lawn mower can not reach.

Spring is here.  It hit 88 degrees yesterday.  That is the beginning of hot.