Good morning, GoGo. It's 62 in Louisville, going to 82 and partly cloudy. Rain still due Thursday through Saturday, which is Derby Day.
Well, yesterday sure didn't work out as planned. I worked from home and Miss Cindy was home as well. While I did my work-work via my laptop, she went out just before noon and cut the grass in the front yard. When she came in, she mentioned that the self-propelled Lawn Boy was kind of jerking. I bought the mower used last fall and it's been fine the 6-8 times we've used it.
About 4 p.m. Miss Cindy was out shopping, so I decided to surprise her by cutting the back yard. Fired up the mower and could definitely tell something was wrong. This is a rear-drive mower, so I watched a few Youtube videos, then got my tools out. It turned out that a gear had come loose inside one of the rear wheels and there were ground up plastic and metal shavings everywhere.
Two hours and a trip to the hardware store got things put back together, but when I tested only the left wheel is pulling. I think I put the Woodruff key in backward, so hopefully I can tear things down, flip that key over, and be good to go. We never had a self-propelled when I was a kid, so Dad never had the chance to teach me anything about them. He did, however, pass on some basic troubleshooting skills and taught me not to fear tearing into a repair job if I thought I could get the parts. Thanks, Pop!
Y'all have a good'n and be safe out there.