Cassi Creek: Spring
is fully engaged in this region. Pollen
coats most surfaces and fills the air.
Allergies are causing discomfort for many residents. You can hear the sniffing every where you go.
The riding
mower needs a new battery in order to be used.
I’ll get that this week. The walk
behind mower is functional. The string
trimmer, now 5 years old, has steadfastly refused to start. I’ve fed it fresh gasoline/oil, cleaned its
spark plug, and exercised its recoil starter dutifully. The trimmer, a heavy-duty model purchased to
attack Japanese knotweed, has sneered at me for the better part of a week.
Yesterday I
bought two gallons of new gasoline and prepped yet another fuel mix for the
trimmer’s two-cycle motor. Pulling the
starter cord until both shoulders were non-functional, left me annoyed and
hurting. I left the trimmer outside last
night, thinking that I would take it in for service today or tomorrow.
Google
searches and phone calls led to the sad realization that the dealers for that
brand have quit the area. There is one
dealer listed at a close enough proximity to consider using. They were not answering their phone.
There are
several back yard small engine shops in the vicinity. None of them are factory stores. That means that any and all parts will have
to be ordered when and if someone gets around to it. The local repair companies have not been
particularly awe inspiring. The last
parts I ordered from a warrantee shop took 3 weeks to arrive. Compounding that delay, they were not the
correct parts.
This morning,
I decided to visit futility once more.
After ten or twelve pulls, the engine coughed, caught, and then
died. More pulls > more coughs >
more engine noise > shutdown. And
finally, the engine caught and continued to growl, sputter, and work. I trimmed a bit of green stuff and stopped
the engine. Tomorrow I will undertake
the necessary trimming.
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