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    Drove my first zero turn mower this weekend.....

    Aaaaaaaaand it didn't go well!!

    Went to the cemetery where my brother works to pick up some scrap (nothing the boss said I couldn't have and which he left out for me), and while we were there he asked if I wanted to drive the zero turn mower.

    How hard can it be right?



    I can drive any farm tractor out there, any rider, any backhoe, anything like that. But, apparently I can't drive a zero turn!

    I got on and off I went without him giving me ANY tips. Important ones at that, all he said was ''off you go.''



    You don't wanna know what I managed to wipe out in a 15 foot radius before I figured out how to stop it, slow it down or turn it - my truck, a line of stacked plywood they use for roads, a tree, a flag and a line of bushes all the while screaming ''How do I stop it??? How do I stop it???'' before actually managing to figure it out.

    I looked back to yell at him and he was standing there laughing his butt off.

    He said, ''We're gonna have a bunch of work orders on Monday.''

    I could'a killed him!! I will never ever ever drive one of those things again!!!!!
    Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''

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    I'm going to have to hide from you now if you come to the official SMF convention but...

    I guess now we know why the kitty avatar of yours is so scared it's ears fell off!

    I kid I kid..don't hurt me to bad!

    Sirscrapalot - Off to hide now.

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    Lmao, sometimes I think I should hide from myself!!! Lol.

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    Yep, my first time I almost ran over 2 bushes

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    Almost went over a ledge my first time lol gotta love mowing on the side of a mountain. I like the newer ones with hydro-static clutches much easier to operate.
    Nhscraaaaaapmmmmmaaaaaannnnnnnn!!!!!
    There ain't nothing wrong with an honest days work. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.- Old Man


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