Kuwl's Deja Vue All Over Again

[Kuwl]

A whole new set of issues between indoors & out, I've never had great success outside. Wow our weather sucks, loud rolling thunder, dark skies, power outages, rain like arc stuff.......our forecast shows thunder storm steady for the next 24 hrs, although we're in a gap between cells at the moment.....no outdoor stuff for us this year, we don't have a sunny day predicted for the next 14 days all storms and showers....fkin gloomy.

That's crazy bad weather you got there Pipe!
Mine's not too bad we get some stormy stuff and then it's gone and the Sun peaks out.
Off and on but doible for growing, it's the street lights and car lights that kill it for me.
So I'm doin it for fun, not expecting any product to come from it.

The cellar is cleaned out and done for the Summer.
I really need those 2 electric outlets put in before I can continue to grow down there.
It's just too messy with extention cords and multi power strips to grow safely in that space.
If I can do it, it will be great!! Not sure of the cost and if the panel will take on the extra outlets.
When we last re-modeled, the city electritions said, I needed a new one (Breaker Panel Box) but since it would cost so much
they decided on a work around and grandfathered in my old panel to the new codes. Somethin like that
I mean I am not getting a code inspection but don't want to burn down the house either, lol.

 

[Kuwl]

Thinking about skining the 9' 6" x 6' 4" room with some kinda material like the tents are made of.
I would only have to cover 2 walls that way, the other 2 are stone walls.
I have a door from the wood left over from the shed floor.
Also looking at some interlocking rubber like tiles from Sam's Club.
Ah, Summer dreaming ha!

Most of my work in the yard is done so I'm down for some plinking with my BB/Pelet Guns.
I like the Dana .22 cal. the best for handgun use but my Hatsan .25 cal. is my fav break barrel rifle.

I got these plants in the GH by night and outside in the daytime.
They are not drying out as fast as they should.
I poked some more holes in the pots, hope it helps.
Fed one time only and they must by a month old by now.
Only one, the tallest, is doing well enough to survive imo.

The seedlings are doing very well and I have high hopes for them.
I like the way they are looking and hope they do well in the next few weeks.
Got their second set of leaves!
One other seedling popped open in the seed starters but is struggling.

 

[Pipecarver]

Thinking about skining the 9' 6" x 6' 4" room with some kinda material like the tents are made of.
I would only have to cover 2 walls that way, the other 2 are stone walls.
I have a door from the wood left over from the shed floor.
Also looking at some interlocking rubber like tiles from Sam's Club.
Ah, Summer dreaming ha!

Most of my work in the yard is done so I'm down for some plinking with my BB/Pelet Guns.
I like the Dana .22 cal. the best for handgun use but my Hatsan .25 cal. is my fav break barrel rifle.

I got these plants in the GH by night and outside in the daytime.
They are not drying out as fast as they should.
I poked some more holes in the pots, hope it helps.
Fed one time only and they must by a month old by now.
Only one, the tallest, is doing well enough to survive imo.

The seedlings are doing very well and I have high hopes for them.
I like the way they are looking and hope they do well in the next few weeks.
Got their second set of leaves!
One other seedling popped open in the seed starters but is struggling.

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Ya, Bandit420 has a room with what look like 2'x8' insulated panels, and some nice art work...I'm not sure what they cost but I think they'd work well here on my walls.View attachment 14885

 

[GrumpAzz]

Ya, Bandit420 has a room with what look like 2'x8' insulated panels, and some nice art work...I'm not sure what they cost but I think they'd work well here on my walls.View attachment 14885View attachment 14884

I'm convinced he's from outer space, though.

 

[Pipecarver]

Ya, Bandit420 has a room with what look like 2'x8' insulated panels, and some nice art work...I'm not sure what they cost but I think they'd work well here on my walls.View attachment 14885View attachment 14884

or steamroller has what looks like 4x8 sheets ...nice stuff....no need for a tent with these framed up...

 

[Pipecarver]

I'm convinced he's from outer space, though.

ya. lol...something not quite right eh? lol.... too much of the good life.....somethings a miss....alien? maybe...lol

 

[Bandit420]

Ya, Bandit420 has a room with what look like 2'x8' insulated panels, and some nice art work...I'm not sure what they cost but I think they'd work well here on my walls.View attachment 14885View attachment 14884

My panels are 2'x4' sheets of hammered & polished aluminum and will probably be very hard to find unless you have some pals living at Area 51.

IDK if Y'all remember bat wing reflectors for HID lights, but that's what's on my walls.
Before reflector manufacturers cut and stamp these things into shape....



The aluminum stock they use comes in 2'x4' sheets and that's what you see on my walls.
IDK of any place in the American horticulture industry that still supplies these sheets. I got mine as new old stock almost ten years ago so we may be 12-15 years past their availability. My score was pretty much a right place at the right time purchase.
Find them either from China or perhaps in the walk in freezer industry because they look a lot like the walls of a walk in freezer. Or if there's aluminum sheet manufacturing near you would be worth the look.
But yeah, hammered & polished aluminum is what I have. Lasts a very long time, just needs to be kept clean which is very ez, and it offers 95%-99% reflective capabilities. Very hard to find but worth it.

Now take me to your leader

 

[Pipecarver]

My panels are 2'x4' sheets of hammered & polished aluminum and will probably be very hard to find unless you have some pals living at Area 51.

IDK if Y'all remember bat wing reflectors for HID lights, but that's what's on my walls.
Before reflector manufacturers cut and stamp these things into shape....

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The aluminum stock they use comes in 2'x4' sheets and that's what you see on my walls.
IDK of any place in the American horticulture industry that still supplies these sheets. I got mine as new old stock over ten years ago so we may be 12-15 years past their availability. My score was pretty much a right place at the right time purchase.
Find them either from China or perhaps in the walk in freezer industry because they look a lot like the walls of a walk in freezer. Or if there's aluminum sheet manufacturing near you would be worth the look.
But yeah, hammered & polished aluminum is what I have. Lasts a very long time, just needs to be kept clean which is very ez, and it offers 95%-99% reflective capabilities. Very hard to find but worth it.

Now take me to your leader

They look nice but I didn't realize how deep your alien gene's dive into growing. I thought they were simple off the shelf insulated panel, oh know...another misconception by a mere mortal. Hand pounded aluminum by little people in a far off land, imported on the backs of dolphin's across the ocean, then hand carried to your destination of choice. Save no expense get the best, I always wondered on Amzon who clicks high to low for merchandise....now I know............

Just a ribbing man...nice stuff..its called envy....lol

 

[Bandit420]

They look nice but I didn't realize how deep your alien gene's dive into growing. I thought they were simple off the shelf insulated panel, oh know...another misconception by a mere mortal. Hand pounded aluminum by little people in a far off land, imported on the backs of dolphin's across the ocean, then hand carried to your destination of choice. Save no expense get the best, I always wondered on Amzon who clicks high to low for merchandise....now I know............

Just a ribbing man...nice stuff..its called envy....lol

If you've ever seen the tv show American Pickers, about guys who go around climbing thru old barns and homes looking for hidden treasure, that was me from around 2009-2018, going to hydroshop going out of business sales and gobbling up new old stock or store used equipment to use or resale.
Some of the scores were ridiculously good like those panels. I paid less for those than for a roll of mylar. I found the boxes all covered in dust and rat poop but inside the panels were still in shrink wrap. I loved making finds like that. Also got a $400 compost tea brewer for only $15 so that's how I hunted down a lot of the more expensive and unique things I use today.
But once the room had everything it needed and I had enough spare things to start up three other grow rooms I dialed all that back and have been slowly selling off and giving away most of those scores. I had about 6 different types of hydroponic systems and lots of lights but finally got rid of a lot of it realizing I'd never use it.

 

[Kuwl]

HOT HOT HOT
With loads of humidity here in Niagara Falls NY USA.
Yesterday was lightning n thunder rolled in with boatloads of rain.
Most of the time the Niagara Gorge protects us from really bad weather also
this city is between lake Erie and Ontario.
Buffalo and further South gets the worst of it.
Unless there is a Noreastern type storm then we get hammered.

These girls are doing very well.
I believe they are 2 wks old and I'm glad to see new growth and normal growth too.
I will wait another week to transfere them to gal pots.

I am trying to get the others to grow right but only one is on track.
But for the tri leaves, it is doing well, I am hoping for more foliage tho.
Fed once, ProTekt 2.5ml, Foliage Pro 5ml and Zyme 2.5ml
It was a bit high as far as PPM goes, so I added some extra water to bring it down.

I take them out of the Green House during the day and put them back in before night fall.
The wind and air is good for them out in the open and helps dry the pots out better.
Currently, I have no fans set up in the GH.
As they get larger and the pots get heavier, I'll have to put a fan or 2 in there.

 

[Pipecarver]

HOT HOT HOT
With loads of humidity here in Niagara Falls NY USA.
Yesterday was lightning n thunder rolled in with boatloads of rain.
Most of the time the Niagara Gorge protects us from really bad weather also
this city is between lake Erie and Ontario.
Buffalo and further South gets the worst of it.
Unless there is a Noreastern type storm then we get hammered.

These girls are doing very well.
I believe they are 2 wks old and I'm glad to see new growth and normal growth too.
I will wait another week to transfere them to gal pots.

I am trying to get the others to grow right but only one is on track.
But for the tri leaves, it is doing well, I am hoping for more foliage tho.
Fed once, ProTekt 2.5ml, Foliage Pro 5ml and Zyme 2.5ml
It was a bit high as far as PPM goes, so I added some extra water to bring it down.

I take them out of the Green House during the day and put them back in before night fall.
The wind and air is good for them out in the open and helps dry the pots out better.
Currently, I have no fans set up in the GH.
As they get larger and the pots get heavier, I'll have to put a fan or 2 in there.

Hey, I was looking at our weather map and I pulled back the view to see the storm clouds and where they're headed in a moving satellite display and I saw that band of weather rolling over you.....doesn't look like it lasted too long for you as the band I saw was narrow,. No hail with it? Lucky if not, some of these summer storms can have a lot of damaging hail......We've got bridges out everywhere making travel tough......our regular quiet secondary highway is now carrying up to 10,000 cars a days on it and big trucks that usually stay on the main highway are rumbling past slowly.....its going to take months to fix....a lot of damage to bridge supports. some are free hanging with now rivers underneath the supports.......

 

[Kuwl]

Hey, I was looking at our weather map and I pulled back the view to see the storm clouds and where they're headed in a moving satellite display and I saw that band of weather rolling over you.....doesn't look like it lasted too long for you as the band I saw was narrow,. No hail with it? Lucky if not, some of these summer storms can have a lot of damaging hail......We've got bridges out everywhere making travel tough......our regular quiet secondary highway is now carrying up to 10,000 cars a days on it and big trucks that usually stay on the main highway are rumbling past slowly.....its going to take months to fix....a lot of damage to bridge supports. some are free hanging with now rivers underneath the supports.......

It moved thru pretty quick but was fun to watch on the porch.
We had 2 in the last 3 days and I think another is around the corner.
Ya but nothing like what you get.

Worst one I was in was in PA we were living in Clearfield in hilly, Mountain kinda terrain
and glass was breaking everywhere with thunder so loud it scared the crap outta me!
Next morning looking around there was not a window in sight that was not broke.

 

[Pipecarver]

It moved thru pretty quick but was fun to watch on the porch.
We had 2 in the last 3 days and I think another is around the corner.
Ya but nothing like what you get.

Worst one I was in was in PA we were living in Clearfield in hilly, Mountain kinda terrain
and glass was breaking everywhere with thunder so loud it scared the crap outta me!
Next morning looking around there was not a window in sight that was not broke.

We don't normally get them like this last one, they're calling it a 1 thousand year storm....I was watching the weather channel at the time and a steady band of red/ yellow....meaning thunder lightning going directly over us for hours coming from the Bermuda area, then it moved east of us and on past Halifax. Standing outside on my deck watching I thought I might get fried with wet feet with so many flashes and bangs...it was incredible to see

 

[Kuwl]

Repotted the 4 seedlings into 3 gal cloth pots
cause I could not find any of my other pots lol.
They are almost 3 weeks old now.
That's the problem when I take down everything and move it.
Might be in the shed but looked twice, guess I'll have to look again tomorrow.
I will repot the larger / older ones into their 5 gal cloth pots tomorrow.
The roots looked terrific on the seedlings but the growth is sucky.
Maybe the new soil ( Mother Earth ) will give them a boost.
I forgot to take pic's so maybe I'll remember to do that tomorrow.
I also blocked off the peaks of the GH incase any light sources peak thru at night in that area.
Growth and leaves are looking better on the 3 older plants so maybe there's hope for them.

I am looking to skin my 9 x 6 room with this stuff or something like it.

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[GoodShit97]

Repotted the 4 seedlings into 3 gal cloth pots
cause I could not find any of my other pots lol.
They are almost 3 weeks old now.
That's the problem when I take down everything and move it.
Might be in the shed but looked twice, guess I'll have to look again tomorrow.
I will repot the larger / older ones into their 5 gal cloth pots tomorrow.
The roots looked terrific on the seedlings but the growth is sucky.
Maybe the new soil ( Mother Earth ) will give them a boost.
I forgot to take pic's so maybe I'll remember to do that tomorrow.
I also blocked off the peaks of the GH incase any light sources peak thru at night in that area.
Growth and leaves are looking better on the 3 older plants so maybe there's hope for them.

I am looking to skin my 9 x 6 room with this stuff or something like it.

White Double Bubble (XTEMP) Reflective Aluminum Insulation Roll Solid Metal Building Vapor Barrier​

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MRJXZCB/?coliid=I2X2498Z96K1OO&colid=ADXON1244QQ5&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

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I always looked at this https://growace.com/products/4-x-10...hdC4oI1M4zowMPiGBQ264kqNqMe6lA6RoCAgEQAvD_BwE when i was planning to build a room.

 

[Kuwl]

Today's Pic's
I guess now that the lil ones are in their final pot with fresh soil
I'll see if they can develop into a healthy plant.
Smaller pots will give me smaller plants and that I need to be stealthy.
Still have to re-pot the 3 larger ones but I'm lazy today so maybe tomorrow.
It's still worrysome that they all have tri-leaves tho.

 

[Pipecarver]

Hey, those short plants in the fabric pots look good but wtf is with the avocado looking trees? That really weird, There's a chiropractics method that really helps strengthen the stems and those babies are going to need something.......if you haven't seen it done look at Kyle Kushmans video

I don't have the balls to supper crop like he does but I like the snap from his chiropractics and although he does it later in the plants life it can be done as soon as they're big enough.....I say yours are tall enough...check out his video the part I like starts around 18:55

 

[Kuwl]

Hey, those short plants in the fabric pots look good but wtf is with the avocado looking trees? That really weird, There's a chiropractics method that really helps strengthen the stems and those babies are going to need something.......if you haven't seen it done look at Kyle Kushmans video

I don't have the balls to supper crop like he does but I like the snap from his chiropractics and although he does it later in the plants life it can be done as soon as they're big enough.....I say yours are tall enough...check out his video the part I like starts around 18:55

Watching now
Never seen that technik before
I am going to try it and also strip them low leaves to give the top healthier ones a better chance.
Idk wtf is wrong with it, but I suspect light leaks at night is disrupting it's normal growth.
It shot up like an arrow and then stalled and did nothing.
I fed it twice since but only the last few days it showing some new growth but still tri-leaves.
I did crop it twice and that's why it has all the foliage on top.
Thanx for the info bud.

 

[Kuwl]

Watching now
Never seen that technik before
I am going to try it and also strip them low leaves to give the top healthier ones a better chance.
Idk wtf is wrong with it, but I suspect light leaks at night is disrupting it's normal growth.
It shot up like an arrow and then stalled and did nothing.
I fed it twice since but only the last few days it showing some new growth but still tri-leaves.
I did crop it twice and that's why it has all the foliage on top.
Thanx for the info bud.

Hey I did that technic on the large plant and I heard the crack, damn that was interesting.
I also took some of the lower leaves off as they looked shitty anyway.
Did not affect the plant at all.
I cracked it in 3 dif places, now to see if it helps.

 

[Kuwl]

Going for a walk in the yard and smoke one.
Been smokin the QC B and F OG and they are pretty good except for the seeds
I have to clean out. haha I do about an 8th at a time.
Nice day out today!

 

[Rootsruler]

Going for a walk in the yard and smoke one.
Been smokin the QC B and F OG and they are pretty good except for the seeds
I have to clean out. haha I do about an 8th at a time.
Nice day out today!

Hey Bro! This is off topic but I'm curious why you smoke cones and not straight joints? I've wondered about this for a while now. I've smoked cones before and they were pretty much just oversized joints. Just curious why people smoke cones and not joints.

 

[Kuwl]

Hey Bro! This is off topic but I'm curious why you smoke cones and not straight joints? I've wondered about this for a while now. I've smoked cones before and they were pretty much just oversized joints. Just curious why people smoke cones and not joints.

I used to roll with Zig Zag 1 1/2 rice papers with my fingers.
Then I got old.
I used a roller for a while too, which made it a lot easier.
Then last year, my hands have it bad, so I found these cones and just have to clean and pack the shit in there.
Easy Peasy
At 74 with arthritis, dam fingers don't work the way they used to.
I found some cheaper ones than the Zig Zag's so am gonna try em.
SmokyJoy ........I gotta laugh at their name tho.

Amazon.com

 

[Rootsruler]

I used to roll with Zig Zag 1 1/2 rice papers with my fingers.
Then I got old.
I used a roller for a while too, which made it a lot easier.
Then last year, my hands have it bad, so I found these cones and just have to clean and pack the shit in there.
Easy Peasy
At 74 with arthritis, dam fingers don't work the way they used to.
I found some cheaper ones than the Zig Zag's so am gonna try em.
SmokyJoy ........I gotta laugh at their name tho.

Amazon.com

Got it!!!

 

[Kuwl]

Hey, it's got 5 leaves now!!
Checked on them today to see if any changes I made to the Green House
made any difference with the plants.
I put a 2' wide and 10' long section of Panda tarp drapped over the front end of my GH
to block any unwanted light at night, that comes mainly from the street light.
Also taped up some cardboard at the highesst end peaks.
And leave them in there all day and night.
Only moving I do with them is move a few feet towards the entrance
for better daytime light.
Seems it helped the avacado plant .
Slowly they grow, inch by inch.....
but not sure if they (4 seedlings) are where they're supposed to be at 4 wks.
Those first 3 plants I started shot up like arrows but the other 4 look more normal.
Not sure how old they are, I'm to lazy to look back, ha!
Does not matter, only matters when they flower and that should be in bout 5-6 wks.

 

[Kuwl]

Slow going
But I've got it down to very minor work
I think I still have a minor light leak in the Green House.
Cause 4 plants in the 3 gal cloth bags are all tri-leafers.
But they seem to be growing fine.
The "Avocado" plant, as PC called it, is doing great!
More leaves and more stems and the staulk is about pencil thick, so that's good too.
I forgot how old it is, will have to check.

I got an idea for the flooring in my grow room.
It's this inter locking foam type tile.
For $36 I can cover almost a 6' x 6' area to work on.
I like to keep them off the cement floor in winter.
Also I got these oil pipes going threw my cellar wall which I
can use for air intake. Exhaust goes out my chimney so the fresh
air should help out unless it's too cold, then I will run it threw the heater finns.
I still have to install the extra breakers and outlets tho.

Here is some pic's of the gr as it sits now.
The pipes

Foam against the wooden wall are what I use to insulate the pots from the cold cement floor.

I blocked off the cellar window with black out tarp and styrofoam.

The door I will use and entrance to the grow room.
As you can see there are 3 wooden walls that have to be covered and light proofed.


Flooring I want to use


Plants are doing well except 2 of them, not so good , hope I get a lil smoke out of that avocado one, .

 

[Pipecarver]

Slow going
But I've got it down to very minor work
I think I still have a minor light leak in the Green House.
Cause 4 plants in the 3 gal cloth bags are all tri-leafers.
But they seem to be growing fine.
The "Avocado" plant, as PC called it, is doing great!
More leaves and more stems and the staulk is about pencil thick, so that's good too.
I forgot how old it is, will have to check.

I got an idea for the flooring in my grow room.
It's this inter locking foam type tile.
For $36 I can cover almost a 6' x 6' area to work on.
I like to keep them off the cement floor in winter.
Also I got these oil pipes going threw my cellar wall which I
can use for air intake. Exhaust goes out my chimney so the fresh
air should help out unless it's too cold, then I will run it threw the heater finns.
I still have to install the extra breakers and outlets tho.

Here is some pic's of the gr as it sits now.
The pipes
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Foam against the wooden wall are what I use to insulate the pots from the cold cement floor.
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I blocked off the cellar window with black out tarp and styrofoam.
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The door I will use and entrance to the grow room.
As you can see there are 3 wooden walls that have to be covered and light proofed.
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Flooring I want to use
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Plants are doing well except 2 of them, not so good , hope I get a lil smoke out of that avocado one, .
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Hey. That avocado is doing great, the other not so much eh. I think the rest are close to where they should be, the weather hasn't been the best this year for growing outdoors anywhere's north any ways. I'm thinking they should start to flip soon...Mid Aug here for me when I tried outside I could see the start of flower....

My pots are doing great at almost 6 weeks they're starting to fill in nicely....I think they'd work well outside.....Have you thought of trying 4 in the AP in your GH?......humidity build up wouldn't be as bad with more air flow out doors could provide..

 

[Kuwl]

Hey. That avocado is doing great, the other not so much eh. I think the rest are close to where they should be, the weather hasn't been the best this year for growing outdoors anywhere's north any ways. I'm thinking they should start to flip soon...Mid Aug here for me when I tried outside I could see the start of flower....

My pots are doing great at almost 6 weeks they're starting to fill in nicely....I think they'd work well outside.....Have you thought of trying 4 in the AP in your GH?......humidity build up wouldn't be as bad with more air flow out doors could provide..

I think it crossed my mind once but now that I think about it again it, might be an option.
Would be pretty cool to do that, all I would have to do is add a fan or two.
Usually they flip in Sept. but it's iffy cause sometimes it's warm here till Oct.
I will say it'll be another month before the flip and they need to stretch out some too.
That is my main problem, they are not stritching as they should.
I believe the lights at night are causing a stall effect, so I'm gonna put up more cardboard in certain spots in the GH.

 

[Pipecarver]

I think it crossed my mind once but now that I think about it again it, might be an option.
Would be pretty cool to do that, all I would have to do is add a fan or two.
Usually they flip in Sept. but it's iffy cause sometimes it's warm here till Oct.
I will say it'll be another month before the flip and they need to stretch out some too.
That is my main problem, they are not stritching as they should.
I believe the lights at night are causing a stall effect, so I'm gonna put up more cardboard in certain spots in the GH.

They should start stretching soon, if you think you have a few more weeks then you should be good for size...

 

[Kuwl]

I seen a lawn tractor on market place.
I been looking for one.
He wanted $500
It’s a Craftsman 16 hp, 42” cut
I got it for $450 and delivered.
Pretty good deal
Needs an oil change an air filter change but that’s it.
Starts an runs good
Looks like a new battery and belt.
As we were talking he let out he found it in someone’s garbage, fixed the belt an patched the cowling lol but that was after I paid for it and he delivered it.
Hey I still think it was a good deal for me.
It’s in almost perfect shape
I almost smashed the GH driving it in

 

[GoodShit97]

I seen a lawn tractor on market place.
I been looking for one.
He wanted $500
It’s a Craftsman 16 hp, 42” cut
I got it for $450 and delivered.
Pretty good deal
Needs an oil change an air filter change but that’s it.
Starts an runs good
Looks like a new battery and belt.
As we were talking he let out he found it in someone’s garbage, fixed the belt an patched the cowling lol but that was after I paid for it and he delivered it.
Hey I still think it was a good deal for me.
It’s in almost perfect shape
I almost smashed the GH driving it in
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Hell yeah! 450 for a craftsman riding mower in running/working condition is a steal in my mind man.
Good find!

 

[Rootsruler]

I seen a lawn tractor on market place.
I been looking for one.
He wanted $500
It’s a Craftsman 16 hp, 42” cut
I got it for $450 and delivered.
Pretty good deal
Needs an oil change an air filter change but that’s it.
Starts an runs good
Looks like a new battery and belt.
As we were talking he let out he found it in someone’s garbage, fixed the belt an patched the cowling lol but that was after I paid for it and he delivered it.
Hey I still think it was a good deal for me.
It’s in almost perfect shape
I almost smashed the GH driving it in
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That thing looks practically new! Nice score!!!

At the house I'm rehabbing right now the neighbor across the way works at the local John Deere. He came over pulling a trailer with a practically new mower like yours but a little bigger. Said he had sold it to someone and a couple months later the guy came back and wanted to see if they would buy it back from him. They didn't but he approached the guy in the parking lot and bought it from him. Said he wanted $1,000 for it. I'm guessing he bought it for $500.

 

[Pipecarver]

I seen a lawn tractor on market place.
I been looking for one.
He wanted $500
It’s a Craftsman 16 hp, 42” cut
I got it for $450 and delivered.
Pretty good deal
Needs an oil change an air filter change but that’s it.
Starts an runs good
Looks like a new battery and belt.
As we were talking he let out he found it in someone’s garbage, fixed the belt an patched the cowling lol but that was after I paid for it and he delivered it.
Hey I still think it was a good deal for me.
It’s in almost perfect shape
I almost smashed the GH driving it in
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That looks like my old one that I ripped the mower deck pulley off...42" cut.....taking off and putting back on that mower deck is some fun....not.....my tractor still works and I'm selling it to one of my sons buddies for $100...3 flat tires and no mower deck take er away...lol

Nice to have, at first I wondered why you'd need one seeing your back yard but now I see your front yard it makes sense. Do you have indoor storage for it?....We've had so much wet weather I've only mowed twice this year.......back in BC I'd have to mow twice a week in the spring & early summer....I grew to hate mowing the lawn...then raking and hauling it away....fkin Saturdays were gone by the time it was all done....I think that's why I have a lawn tractor ....lol

 

[Kuwl]

That looks like my old one that I ripped the mower deck pulley off...42" cut.....taking off and putting back on that mower deck is some fun....not.....my tractor still works and I'm selling it to one of my sons buddies for $100...3 flat tires and no mower deck take er away...lol

Nice to have, at first I wondered why you'd need one seeing your back yard but now I see your front yard it makes sense. Do you have indoor storage for it?....We've had so much wet weather I've only mowed twice this year.......back in BC I'd have to mow twice a week in the spring & early summer....I grew to hate mowing the lawn...then raking and hauling it away....fkin Saturdays were gone by the time it was all done....I think that's why I have a lawn tractor ....lol

It’s for the field next to my house which I’m going to buy and then I’ll definitely need that lawn tractor
And I will definitely have to take off the deck because the blades need to be sharpened, and it won’t fit in my new shed by 2 inches cause of the deck.

 

[Kuwl]

They seem to be doing ok so far.
Still young and have a ways to go.
75-80 degrees here this week, we're usually warmer than Buffalo
because of Lake Erie. Rare to get a Nor-Eastern here, only 1-2 times a year at most.
But that's usually in dead of winter.
Sooo if the nice weather holds out they should get bigger before the flip.
Right now I would say they gonna flip Mid Sept.
Right now it's easy as heck, nothing much for me to do.
Soon as they dry out more, they will get their first feed (4 plants in the cloth pots).
The big 5 gal pot will get a second stronger feed when ever it dries out.
If the other 2 perk up I will change to bigger pots but right now they not good and taking too long to get good.
They drying slowwwwly. Lots of hummi in the air here.

Been using a shot glass filled with plain water and chuck the seeds in just to see if they germ.
One got a leg 2 inches long so planted it in a cup just for kicks.
Not a big germination percentage from it so far.
I put a few in and set them by the window.
I put 9 more seeds in to see.
As you can see after 2-3 days they germ, even if they sink, they still germ.
I count 9 seeds and 3-4 of them did not germ.
63% success rate and who knows more might germ in a day or two.


Took a spin on my tractor and it works and cuts perfect!
All I did was tape up the seat a bit and change the oil.

Pic of the GH plants

 

[Pipecarver]

It’s for the field next to my house which I’m going to buy and then I’ll definitely need that lawn tractor
And I will definitely have to take off the deck because the blades need to be sharpened, and it won’t fit in my new shed by 2 inches cause of the deck.

8 or 9 pins to remove mine then its a struggle to get the deck out from underneath because of the control arm........fkin deck is heavy and once one side is off I have to lift the deck with one hand to get it level enough to pull the pin....otherwise there's to much weight on the cotter pin to remove it.......New pins are less frustrating than trying to put old bent pins in....in awkward positions.

Getting it back on after a winter off is fun too...trying to remember how, then fk...off it comes and on it goes all the while on my belly side or knee's I'm kinda glad I snapped my pulley off....one year I had it off 6-7 times for 1 reason or another.........

My new one is much lighter / cheaper and higher off the ground so there's more room to get underneath.

 

[Kuwl]

8 or 9 pins to remove mine then its a struggle to get the deck out from underneath because of the control arm........fkin deck is heavy and once one side is off I have to lift the deck with one hand to get it level enough to pull the pin....otherwise there's to much weight on the cotter pin to remove it.......New pins are less frustrating than trying to put old bent pins in....in awkward positions.

Getting it back on after a winter off is fun too...trying to remember how, then fk...off it comes and on it goes all the while on my belly side or knee's I'm kinda glad I snapped my pulley off....one year I had it off 6-7 times for 1 reason or another.........

My new one is much lighter / cheaper and higher off the ground so there's more room to get underneath.

Sounds like fun haha but will have to take a crack at it cause it won't fit in the new shed with it on.
Dam tho, didn't see that many pins but didn't have a flash light either.
I seen 5 of em, gotta check the manual and read it, maybe I can find a short cut on utube.

 

[GoodShit97]

And I will definitely have to take off the deck because the blades need to be sharpened

I always drove them up on ramps and took the blades off that way. I was never big on taking mower decks off for any reason really.

But now i have a small yard and a push mower so thats not an issue anymore lol

 

[Kuwl]

I always drove them up on ramps and took the blades off that way. I was never big on taking mower decks off for any reason really.

But now i have a small yard and a push mower so thats not an issue anymore lol

Seems like you and PC have the same opinion of mower decks.
That might be good advice. Maybe I’ll just buy a good cover for it.
I built a brick pad for it to sit on, and a tarp to cover it for now, so it should be good.
It cuts the grass great and the deck is even so I don’t have to do anything else to it.

 

[Pipecarver]

Sounds like fun haha but will have to take a crack at it cause it won't fit in the new shed with it on.
Dam tho, didn't see that many pins but didn't have a flash light either.
I seen 5 of em, gotta check the manual and read it, maybe I can find a short cut on utube.

I think there's 5 holding the body on and 4 up front to remove the 2 bars holding it to the frame.....if you don't remove those bars it won't slide out easily.....

they are the easy ones...there's 3 pain in the ass pins 1 holding the up down leaver in place & 2 that hold 2 short fat pins in place that are for me tricky to get back up on and pinned....I ripped my drive belt because I'd put a cotter pin in the wrong direction and the belt caught and ripped on the fkin cotter pins I'd bent in place.

I've taken my deck off to use the tractor to drive down the road 1 km to get yard soil, at a dirt shop....lol...lawn and garden dirt... I can take 1/2 yard a time and no more...the old tractor is pulling hard up a short incline home and barely going 1 miles per hr at the top....with the deck on she'd die half way up.........

the last run was rough she was smoking pretty good when I got her home but then I put the deck on and I snapped off a pulley.....I probably shoulda checked the thing out and made sure everything was tight.....nope...

 

[Kuwl]

I think there's 5 holding the body on and 4 up front to remove the 2 bars holding it to the frame.....if you don't remove those bars it won't slide out easily.....

they are the easy ones...there's 3 pain in the ass pins 1 holding the up down leaver in place & 2 that hold 2 short fat pins in place that are for me tricky to get back up on and pinned....I ripped my drive belt because I'd put a cotter pin in the wrong direction and the belt caught and ripped on the fkin cotter pins I'd bent in place.

I've taken my deck off to use the tractor to drive down the road 1 km to get yard soil, at a dirt shop....lol...lawn and garden dirt... I can take 1/2 yard a time and no more...the old tractor is pulling hard up a short incline home and barely going 1 miles per hr at the top....with the deck on she'd die half way up.........

the last run was rough she was smoking pretty good when I got her home but then I put the deck on and I snapped off a pulley.....I probably shoulda checked the thing out and made sure everything was tight.....nope...

I might get a water proof cover made for it by craftsman since it sits on bricks now.
Sould be ok sitting in between the GH n the new shed n the fence it’s pretty secure from winter conditions. I got the manual today so will check it out.