Re: Riding after heavy manual labor

On 5/18/2024 9:10 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 5/17/2024 10:36 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

 Show us a photo, Tom. You should know that it's pretty rare for anyone here to accept your judgment on anything factual.
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About the heaviness of the bag: One sewing project I completed was to make two cylindrical bags, maybe 30 gallons each, of heavy canvas to haul clipped branches, weeds, etc. during gardening projects. (Bike content: I used junk bike tires sewed into the lip of the open rim as stiffeners to hold the bags open.) I'd say that project was way trickier than patching your mower bag.
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I understand that you're not capable of fixing it. But that speaks more to your lack of ability than to the difficulty of the project.
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It's not rocket science.
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 Having never owned a power lawn mower I had no idea of the price range or style. It seems they start around $40 and many are rectangular, a less complex shape than I recall.
 https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-20-Fabric-Replacement-Mower-Grass-Bag-AC20GB/315530087

They vary. But I've never seen one that was a very complex shape.
All the places I've lived have had unusually large lots, so I've always used some sort of power mower. But it's been many, many decades since I've bothered to catch grass clippings. ISTM that by removing clippings, you're removing energy from the lawn system, and requiring replacement via fertilizer.
I give only one light dose of fertilizer per year to the thin front lawn that's under heavy shade. The rest of the lawn grows lush with no special attention.
If I let it grow too tall between mowings, I get clumps of clippings in the lawn, but nobody minds, and they soon disappear.
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- Frank Krygowski