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ChrisS
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Re: Pogo Stick Warning
Reply #1 Feb 23, 2005 12:48 am |
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Now there is something you don't hear about everyday! With my kids I never know what I am going to kick up or pick up lol..... Glad his machine is OK. C
Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.
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Cajunblu
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Location: Revere MA.
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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Re: Pogo Stick Warning
Reply #2 Feb 23, 2005 4:17 am |
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Day before yesterday I was clearing 5" of fresh snow, and picked up a frozen newspaper in front of my neighbors house, but stopped as soon as I saw it shredding and before it got lodged. Then across the street in front of another neighbors house I picked up a flat coke can that shot out of the shoot, and a flat gallon milk jug. No damage. Knock on wood. Last year I broke one shear pin. So I guess I've been very lucky, thats why I do a walk around before every storm, but you do miss a few things... Robert
Craftsman 888531 9/28 Easy Steer."My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places"
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Smitty
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Location: Connecticut
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Re: Pogo Stick Warning
Reply #3 Feb 25, 2005 6:05 pm |
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This brings up an interesting ehics question. If you snowblow your neighbor's sidewalk, without being asked, and you damage your snowblower because you hit something like a pogo stick let's say, is it your responsibilty to pay for your own repairs? I say yes, because you did the work unsolictited and without pay. What do you say? (No, i'm no lawyer!)
Ariens 824 Sno Thro, Toro 18" Gas Trimmer, Craftsman 3.5 HP 9" Edger/Trimmer, Echo SRM230 Trimmer/Brush Cutter, Toro 21" Recycler II Mower, Craftsman 8.5 HP Chipper/Shredder, Craftsman 25cc GAs Blower/Vac, Husky Y1000 Air Compressor, Homelite EZ ChainSaw, Husky Chain Saw
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ChrisS
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Re: Pogo Stick Warning
Reply #4 Feb 25, 2005 6:31 pm |
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No good deed goes unpunished lol.... I would pay for the damages to my machine, I was not asked to be there..... Never happened to me yet hopefully never will.... C
This message was modified Feb 25, 2005 by ChrisS
Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.
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Termy
Location: Washington
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Re: Pogo Stick Warning
Reply #5 Feb 25, 2005 6:40 pm |
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I know exactly what you meen! As you know, I have a lawncare service and enjoy the work I do. But sometimes I service yards that have kids living there. So naturally, they leave everything laying around the place. Every week, I would have to pick up their crap so that I can mow. Unfortunetly there was a rebar rod in the grass that was impossible to see! When I mowed over it, it got caught up and made the mower engine a sudden stop. BANG!!! I thought right there that the engine was gone! The rod was all caught up in the blade! I had to remove the blade in order to get the rod out. When I put the blade back on, I started the machine, and out of a miracle. Started first pull, no vibration, and shear key was not sheared! I was like WTF??? At least the shear key should have been sheared to protect the engine against something like that? I was thinking, I am so lucky! So, the point I am trying to make here is that sometimes we can't avoid mistakes like this, but if we try a little harder, mabie we could provent it from happening again. What I did in my situation is that I talked to my cliant and told her what happened and from now on you need to make sure your lawn is free of debree that I can't see! She did just that and I never had a problem sence! Great story...
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wrecked
Never leave fish to find fish
Location: Central Jersey
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Re: Pogo Stick Warning
Reply #7 Feb 26, 2005 10:00 am |
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TomP, You may want to do yourself a favor and mention this to your neighbor so she can prep the driveway before the snow comes. If you expect a 50/50 split for repair costs mention this upfront so maybe there will be greater interest in preventing this from happening in the first place. Good luck. Chris
OPE:John Deere 180 w/plow,Toro 724, Redmax EB6200, Craftsman 2400 psi PW, 24 Grady w/Mariner 200 Offshore
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