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BadgeIsBack Aug 29th 2007 12:01 pm

Just in time for Spring!!
 
Mates of ours are moving away to 20 acres - we can't wait - we're looking forward to getting stuck in to it ourselves - he's got more sheds there than you can shake a stick at -and hes going to have vines, stock and I'm going to keep a motorbike there - but one of the upshots is that my mate is going to sell me his rideon mower.

Woohoo! I've had a grin on my dial all day.

Been looking out for one for a few years - can't justify a new one and ones at a good price in good nick and verifiable are hard to come by!

B

northernbird Aug 29th 2007 12:08 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5251146)
Mates of ours are moving away to 20 acres - we can't wait - we're looking forward to getting stuck in to it ourselves - he's got more sheds there than you can shake a stick at -and hes going to have vines, stock and I'm going to keep a motorbike there - but one of the upshots is that my mate is going to sell me his rideon mower.

Woohoo! I've had a grin on my dial all day.

Been looking out for one for a few years - can't justify a new one and ones at a good price in good nick and verifiable are hard to come by!

B

boys and their toys eh :D

sel Aug 29th 2007 12:13 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 
When we got ours, for the first time ever, we all argued about who will cut the grass ... the novelty still hasn't worn off yet with the kids so we can get away with not getting the quad for a bit longer :lol:

BadgeIsBack Aug 29th 2007 12:21 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by sel (Post 5251164)
When we got ours, for the first time ever, we all argued about who will cut the grass ... the novelty still hasn't worn off yet with the kids so we can get away with not getting the quad for a bit longer :lol:

Win-win. I can do what is a chore - and relax more. I'll now have more time to do the whipper-snipping as I'm often too shagged to do that after pushing on a hot day.

Hmmm. 2 babies, or the woosh of a mower and safety ear defenders. I'll take the mower thanks.:p

sel Aug 29th 2007 12:35 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5251183)
Win-win. I can do what is a chore - and relax more. I'll now have more time to do the whipper-snipping as I'm often too shagged to do that after pushing on a hot day.

Hmmm. 2 babies, or the woosh of a mower and safety ear defenders. I'll take the mower thanks.:p

Sitting on your mower, plugged in to ipod with nice cold beer in hand ... I'll take the mower too :D

sasbear Aug 29th 2007 12:56 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5251146)
Mates of ours are moving away to 20 acres - we can't wait - we're looking forward to getting stuck in to it ourselves - he's got more sheds there than you can shake a stick at -and hes going to have vines, stock and I'm going to keep a motorbike there - but one of the upshots is that my mate is going to sell me his rideon mower.

Woohoo! I've had a grin on my dial all day.

Been looking out for one for a few years - can't justify a new one and ones at a good price in good nick and verifiable are hard to come by!

B

Awesome - I would love a block that big...

I watched selling houses abroad last night and this couple on said 'oooh no don't say rural I couldn't bear it! We need to be close to people and towns and transport and noise!' 'I can't think of anything worse than being stuck in the middle of nowhere'

Well horses for courses - but me - give me 40 acres in the middle of nowhere (just call me anti-social) anyday :)

jad n rich Aug 29th 2007 1:09 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5251146)
Mates of ours are moving away to 20 acres - we can't wait - we're looking forward to getting stuck in to it ourselves - he's got more sheds there than you can shake a stick at -and hes going to have vines, stock and I'm going to keep a motorbike there - but one of the upshots is that my mate is going to sell me his rideon mower.

Woohoo! I've had a grin on my dial all day.

Been looking out for one for a few years - can't justify a new one and ones at a good price in good nick and verifiable are hard to come by!

B

You could have bought mine, sold the acerage :thumbsup: as new, only used it for 40 hours, but of no use to us now. You could have rode it back to melbourne:D

willmore Aug 29th 2007 1:12 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5251146)
Mates of ours are moving away to 20 acres - we can't wait - we're looking forward to getting stuck in to it ourselves - he's got more sheds there than you can shake a stick at -and hes going to have vines, stock and I'm going to keep a motorbike there - but one of the upshots is that my mate is going to sell me his rideon mower.

Woohoo! I've had a grin on my dial all day.

Been looking out for one for a few years - can't justify a new one and ones at a good price in good nick and verifiable are hard to come by!

B



"grin on my dial"?:confused:;)

ub40fan Aug 29th 2007 3:25 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by willmore (Post 5251278)
"grin on my dial"?:confused:;)

He means his face :)

Think of it as a clock, as in I'll clock you one!

ub40fan Aug 29th 2007 3:26 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 
[QUOTE=sasbear;5251242]Awesome - I would love a block that big...

Well horses for courses - but me - give me 40 acres in the middle of nowhere (just call me anti-social) anyday :)[/QUOTE]

You and me both sas, oh the peace and quiet!

willmore Aug 30th 2007 12:58 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by ub40fan (Post 5251577)
He means his face :)

Think of it as a clock, as in I'll clock you one!

Learn something new every day!;) You brits have some strange expressions!;)

Vim Fuego Aug 30th 2007 1:12 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5251146)
Mates of ours are moving away to 20 acres - we can't wait - we're looking forward to getting stuck in to it ourselves - he's got more sheds there than you can shake a stick at -and hes going to have vines, stock and I'm going to keep a motorbike there - but one of the upshots is that my mate is going to sell me his rideon mower.

Woohoo! I've had a grin on my dial all day.

Been looking out for one for a few years - can't justify a new one and ones at a good price in good nick and verifiable are hard to come by!

B

Nice one, we picked-up our venerable Rover Beast (12.5hp, yowza!) for $800 a year or so ago from a guy that used to do it for a living.

I've bent it more times than I (or the OH) can count ... all I can say is you WILL have fun and if you don't know anything about how they work then you WILL do soon :) And get a big mallet for repairs.

I also advise hand-sanitising the block(s) at least once for anything that might bugger the thing (or you) ... we found golf balls, tap heads, irrigation pipes, half-bricks ...

Mucho fun.

BadgeIsBack Aug 30th 2007 9:44 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by jad n rich (Post 5251273)
You could have bought mine, sold the acerage :thumbsup: as new, only used it for 40 hours, but of no use to us now. You could have rode it back to melbourne:D

lol.:)

BadgeIsBack Aug 30th 2007 9:46 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 

Originally Posted by Vim Fuego (Post 5255333)
Nice one, we picked-up our venerable Rover Beast (12.5hp, yowza!) for $800 a year or so ago from a guy that used to do it for a living.

I've bent it more times than I (or the OH) can count ... all I can say is you WILL have fun and if you don't know anything about how they work then you WILL do soon :) And get a big mallet for repairs.

I also advise hand-sanitising the block(s) at least once for anything that might bugger the thing (or you) ... we found golf balls, tap heads, irrigation pipes, half-bricks ...

Mucho fun.

Thanks for the tips - I've heard that fixing them is easy and a question of belts in the main. I want mine partly for towing. this one is a 38" 14.5 bhp MTD.

Bix Aug 30th 2007 10:31 pm

Re: Just in time for Spring!!
 
Man spend many hours working out how he can get into someones pants.

Eventually he finds someone who happily allows him to do this, and on a frequent basis.

Time flies though and before you know it said pants are spouting forth babies.

Now there are not enough hours in the day or energy left to worry about pants.

But man must still have a thrill so he dreams that one day he will procure a different ride :D


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