Popular Post Further Posted July 2, 2022 Popular Post Share #1 Posted July 2, 2022 He’s getting older but is still active, he mows an acre or two of grass including mowing around a pretty good sized pond. The pond is about 15 feet deep and the bank is steep at the deep end. Well the mower sometimes slips on the slope and slides into the pond. My brothers reaction is to jump off and go do something else This happens enough that when the boys notice the mower is missing, they look in the pond, and have a rope with a hook ready to fish it out. They drain the water, change the oil and get it running again Put it back where it belongs and nobody mentions it I wonder if my brother wonders how it got back in the shed, or forgets all about it ending up in the pond ? 2 3 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 2, 2022 Share #2 Posted July 2, 2022 Maybe a piece of fence is needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 2, 2022 Share #3 Posted July 2, 2022 My neighbor got pinned under his John Deere when it fell in the pond 12’ deep. His wife was at work. If he hadn’t managed to get it off and swim to the surface they would still be looking for him. He collects John Deere mowers and has seven of them in his garage. His wife would not notice one missing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted July 2, 2022 Share #4 Posted July 2, 2022 @Further brother… Oh damn in the pond again. F’it, I’ll dry off & grab a beer and let the boys fish it out again! I think your brother knows exactly what he’s doing! 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted July 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Longjohn said: My neighbor got pinned under his John Deere when it fell in the pond 12’ deep. His wife was at work. If he hadn’t managed to get it off and swim to the surface they would still be looking for him. He collects John Deere mowers and has seven of them in his garage. His wife would not notice one missing. Yeah, dangerous as hell, but he spent a life time doing risky stuff and is not likely to stop 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 2, 2022 Share #6 Posted July 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, Further said: and have a rope with a hook ready to fish it out. I'd suggest putting a periscope on the mower, and leaving it in the pond. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 3, 2022 Share #7 Posted July 3, 2022 Two of my classmates created a machine that would remove seaweed from ponds and lakes. If it was on a farm pond they would leave it for the livestock, they love it. I think the machine paid for most of their college expenses. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 3, 2022 Share #8 Posted July 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Airehead said: Maybe a piece of fence is needed? This should be marked as the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 3, 2022 Share #9 Posted July 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Airehead said: Maybe a piece of fence is needed? Or fence the area, and @sheep_herder can sell @Further's brother some sheep. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 3, 2022 Share #10 Posted July 3, 2022 This was a good thread to add some variety to the forum. I would think it would tend to ruin a mower to submerge it so this is sort of a good man bites dog story to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 3, 2022 Share #11 Posted July 3, 2022 Is this the source of the tractor projects in YOUR shed? One might think so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted July 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: This was a good thread to add some variety to the forum. I would think it would tend to ruin a mower to submerge it so this is sort of a good man bites dog story to me. It certainly doesn't do a tractor any good to be submerged, but if it is attended to without delay it can be saved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted July 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Old No. 7 said: Is this the source of the tractor projects in YOUR shed? One might think so. No, 400 miles between us, that is too far for junk to migrate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted July 3, 2022 13 hours ago, Airehead said: Maybe a piece of fence is needed? It is a very nice pond, about 1/2 an acre in size, with a shallow end and a deep end. It is stocked with bass and bluegill, and has a diving board. It probably should have a fence, there are quite a few little kids running around, but it is far enough from the house to be out of range for toddlers. I don't think a fence would stop my brother, he's pretty headstrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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