Celebrated President's Day weekend doing a little maintenance and snow removal. It's been a long winter here in Missouri with extended periods of lower temperatures and a fair amount of snow as well. We live at the end of a dead end street, a community really, and off the street about 500'. So I have a nice drive to push when it snows and, I usually clear from 4-6 neighbor drives as well. Linda took a picture of me on day 2.  

After I finished snow removal duties I decided to replace the cutting edge with one I made up. The old edge was a powermax edge I got years ago from @Chris727 when he was still in college.

Next I installed a pair of inside wheel weights on the B210 I got in a swap with @Talntedmrgreen. Needed a bit more weight than I'd been carrying with one regular set of weights. 

I actually had to remove the outer weights, install washers and nuts on the inside weights to keep them from moving, and reinstall the outside set with washers and nuts. I have the Swisher bucket @SmilinSam on front and I plan to roll the back tires of my Sovereign Hydro-18 into the bucket and tow it to the shop to install an engine in the next couple of weeks (look for that blog entry).  

1/20/2022  Even though 2021-22 winter has been milder than most on record, we are in a cold snap at 6*F this morning. I’ve done little in the shop to this point. However on Jan 3, I received a total right hip replacement at SSM St. Mary’s Jefferson City and I am already so much better than before. Yesterday I ventured (3rd time actually) to the shop while Linda was away in St Louis, started a fire in the wood stove, and watched/listened to Lawless on Netflix. Neighbor has been firing the stove when necessary and I have a backup electric oil radiator heater, but it felt good doing it for myself!  Another couple weeks till I am released to drive and 4 till I’m free to use garden tractors,  but for now it’s walking trips to the shop that really make my day.