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["Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>]

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:

>
> You didn't ask for a suggestion, but here is one anyway. If it did not
> come with the owners manual (they usually don't), look on ebay for
> one. I got an owners manual and a shop guide. They are worth their
> weight in gold for me. Now if you or your hubby are really
> mechanically inclined, you won't need it, but I sure have.
>
> I've saved a lot doing my own work. Also, it comes in handy at oil
> change, filter change, etc. time.


It came with a manual but not a shop guide. Will look into the shop guide.
Thanks for your kind thoughts. Bev, you can come up here and drive it around
if you'd like.

This gadget is going to save wear n' tear on my husband's body, which will
make for a happier husband. I like him better when he's happy. ;) It's no
secret that he has not been the biggest fan of our homestead, but I think
this will help. It's not why we bought it though that's as good a reason as
any. The last year or two, my husband told me it has been hard for him just
to look around outside because every direction he looks something needs to
be done--it makes it hard to enjoy sitting outside to enjoy the breeze on a
summer's evening.

Everybody and their brother has been talking (around here) of what a hard
winter this is going to be, and every time we pictured our inclined driveway
and how we'd be hermits in our home due to an impassable road. It wouldn't
have been the first time we'd walk up and down for weeks, but you could say
that the charm wore off a couple years ago.

It just seemed that it was time. We're committed to living here for a while
longer, not sure how long, but an indefinite amount and a tractor will make
life a bit easier.

Lisa