When do you know....?
When do you know it's time to hang up the wrenches and tools and start seeking repair help? I started wrenching on motorcycles at age 14. Since then, I've repaired and maintained anything except a...
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mowermech wrote:With that experience, I'd bet you could turn out a pretty good looking lawn tractor. One with an all riveted aluminum body, that would be trick.
I am only 75, but I find that laying on my back under a vehicle and reaching up to work on something makes me dizzy, almost sick. So, I don't do much of that anymore. However, installing an antenna on the truck, running the coax and control leads, and soldering the HF antenna connector on the coax, mounting the radio, etc. is rather fun. Yes, it takes me twice as long as it did 10 years ago, but that's OK, I am in no hurry these days.
I still have most of the tools I accumulated during my days as a wrench-bender on industrial equipment, aircraft (A&P license), and lawn/garden equipment. Most of them don't get used much anymore; not much call for clecos, bucking bars, and such during my tinkering.
Ah, well, enough rambling on. No, I don't do much actual work on vehicles these days. As previously stated, my mind says "Oh, yeah, I can do that!", but my body says "NO, you can't!"
Today, I'm back under the F-250, trying to get the last piece of my broken dipstick out of the block. If I can't get it out (probable), I'm taking it to a friend with "Golden hands". If he can't get it out, it's off to a shop.
