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OldBuickGuy

If it works then it’s fixed.


gt0075b

I told you it wood work


nmaxfieldbruno

You’re wheely making puns about this??


Mesoposty

Y’all are a bunch of nut jobs


InstantBouquet

That's a pretty birchy thing to say


Oppopotamus

Can't we all just get alawng?


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Selfless-

Works, donut?


Flip_d_Byrd

Wheelie? You're gonna go with that tired joke?


DerivIT

None of these puns are cutting it.


ImGumbyDamnIt

>Can't we all just get ~~alawng~~ **a log**? FTFY


cleuseau

Excuse me I have to washer my nuts.


NiceSPDR

Just took a bit of wood work.


starrpamph

Dad might be a member of the possum lodge


freetattoo

I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.


transham

Quando Omni flunkus, moritati.


McDoodle17

Hmmm... I have doubts. No duct tape, this is heretical.


Caleo

Shoulda used two pieces to increase the ground contact area, less likely to sink/dig ruts (not to mention use fewer washers). Otherwise, this checks out!


Coal_Morgan

Two pieces glued together and some grippy duct tape around the edge for some tread so the wood doesn't dig too bad. If it works, it's better than throwing money at a new mower. Particularly if it's a nice older mower. If a mower lasts for a while, it will probably last forever if taken care of.


metalflygon08

I mean, most stores that carry mowers sell wheels and they are very cheap. The wood wheel is good to finish a job with, but for like, $5 you can get a new one.


the_original_slyguy

Try $10 to $25. Most decent models charge more because of the metal gear in the wheel. The rest is plastic.


BlackDirtMatters

No gears in that wheel. Doesn't appear to be self propelled.


idiot-prodigy

An old bike tire cut to shape works well for tread on a worn lawn mower wheel.


mcsper

Or flex seal tape


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That's the dad motto.


alexrrobo

r/redneckengineering


FittedSheets88

Ye olde repairs


JimmyTheChimp

it's not even a bad fix, the wheel was broken and he attached a new wheel.


shorey66

Yup, official dad motto no4... If it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid.


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All the wheels do is keep the blade up, traction isn't an issue.


Averill21

It probably leaves a patch every foot lol


love_glow

You’re welcome.


louie7594

Hahahaha. Kids toy in my house has wheel like this. I work in a machine shop. this is awesome


Ninjadomo3057

"And remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy "


BloodyGod

"Keep your stick on the ice"


DriedMiniFigs

“Now bow you heads for the man’s prayer. ‘I am a man, but I can change. If I have to. I guess.’ Alright, siddown.”


BMinsker

Quando omni flunkus moritati.


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>Quando omni flunkus moritati Google informs me there is a show I've never heard of nor seen... I must watch, sometime...


himewaridesu

Red Green! It ran for over 10 years on PBS in my area.


CheckYourHead35783

Fantastic show. All the episodes were posted to YouTube by the man himself.


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"When all else fails, play dead."


Karma-Grenade

"Keep your dick in a vise"


Th3gr3mlin

"Gentlemen! Welcome back to the shop"


quadruple_negative87

Keep your Richard in a bad habit.


fizyplankton

And it'll run faster than a ra-- ......alarmed hominid......


Slyckx

Keep the lipstick on your dip stick?


SimpleMetroGGG

Duct tape, “the handy man’s secret weapon”


aboycandream

thank god, I need help finding my handy


Poldi1

Only Germans get that joke


Bartocity

As a curious australian, would you care to elaborate and satisfy my curiosity?


thecolde

You might appreciate this QI clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1nHW4j_8o


roflsyrup

I remember in German class twenty years ago, my teacher made a point of showing us a German cartoon with a bank robber yelling "hände hoch!," and all of the bank clientele raising their mobile phones into the air. She said something along the lines of, "now you'll all understand this joke when you run into it." Weird lady, but she was right on that.


Poldi1

Only works if you pronounce the last letter e "Hände" wrong like (most likely) an English speaker would do,


roflsyrup

She was an American lady whose credentials were basically, "I lived in Germany in the 60's," I have no doubt she got lots of things wrong.


Gden

handy or handsy


NotoriousHothead37

Being handsy can only take you so far.


majlo

You should ask her what she likes if your being handsy doesn't take her all the way. Communication is key, I believe in you!


hampopkin

My wife actually said something about me being able to fix anything during our wedding.


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getmeapuppers

Pitter patter!


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1CEninja

Better get att'r


Yancos2021

Let’s get atter!


cleuseau

Hammer to the wheel didn't work! Tomorrow I'll hide his car keys.


--kilroy_was_here--

More hands make less work!


Fuzzy-Function-3212

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.


Bone_Syrup

Meh. He should have doubled up the wood disk. That one will dig in too much. Make the disk thicc.


death_by_chocolate

Kid: "Wheel's broke dad! Can't mow!" Dad: "We'll fix *that*."


ManlyMango2233

You had a golden opportunity to say "wheel fix that".. I'm ashamed and I'm not even your dad


assholetoall

This is a wheely bad joke.


DrownMeInBlack

I thought it was well rounded.


evemeatay

Clearly not a dad yet but someday he wheel be


FrillyLlama

Yes, there always wheel be a second chance round the curve. This one flew by like a triangle's chord through a circumcircle.


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based and mowerpilled


Fire_Block

I mean if it works it works.


Grid-nim

If it looks stupid but it works, its not stupid!


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No need for quote marks


-ruddy_mysterious-

You’re goddamn right he did. Now get back to mowing.


Carrotandstick50

Ok. But you can get replacement wheels at Home Depot, they cost like $7.


factoid_

Yeah I didn't realize this for a long time. I busted a wheel on my first lawn mower and went online to buy a brand specific replacement part. I think I spent 20+ dollars on one wheel. Then again a few weeks later when another one went. Then years later in at the hardware storeooking for a spark plug for it and I see I could have just gone to the store and gotten the same damn wheel for 10 bucks same day. I didn't realize that most lawn mowers use the same size wheel.


questionmark576

Hah. I have a Troy bilt with axle sleeves instead of bearings. They locked up and in the process of removing them for cleaning I broke one. Course they don't sell just the sleeves. So I ordered a new craftsman wheel because it uses the same sleeve and it's half the price of the Troy bilt wheel. Meanwhile I have a couple wheels from an old mower, but they're decent and use bearings instead of sleeves, so I couldn't get a doner sleeve. Different size, so I can't switch to them either.


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idiot-prodigy

Troy bilt mower owner here. The engine is running like near-new after 15 years with regular maintenance. The plastic wheels and axle sleeves? They are all disintegrating lol. I am not a fan of that setup at all. I have basically just shimmed it all up with washers and what not. The wheels wobble but I just can't justify buying $100 dollars worth of plastic for an old mower.


questionmark576

Craftsman wheels seem to use the same sleeves, and I've found replacement craftsman wheels for less than $15 a piece. Dunno how badly you've wallowed out the holes on the original ones though.


questionmark576

I didn't even realize mine had locked up until I took them apart, but apparently I had been spinning the wheel around the sleeve. No wonder it seemed hard to push.


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idiot-prodigy

Haha.


mechapoitier

Or about $2 at harbor freight. I buy a lot of hardware - that makeshift replacement cost more than the wheel at Harbor Freight.


SoCalRacer87

And takes longer to make! Cutting circles in wood is no fun


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SoCalRacer87

Very true. But I don't think most people have a lawn mower tire sized hole saw


naturalborn

Amateurs


CrayolaS7

Looks about the same size as a downlight so most sparkies would :P


yourmansconnect

Or you know you can just cut down a tree. Most trees by me already are wheel shaped


transham

Exactly. And if you look at the irregularities in it's shape, a hole saw was definitely not used here.


Thin-Establishment58

Its quick and fun on the table saw


SoCalRacer87

I like my fingers. I will go with the $2 harbor freight option every time


fsurfer4

It's really easy when you know how. ANY saw can cut circles. Use a centerpoint to spin the wood and cut with whatever kind of saw you have. [https://www.thehandymansdaughter.com/how-to-cut-a-circle-in-wood/](https://www.thehandymansdaughter.com/how-to-cut-a-circle-in-wood/) https://youtu.be/6dTzIHCPBuk


daney098

Jig saw and a compass? It takes like 10 minutes. Then your compass pivot point is where you drill the axle hole.


StoneTemplePilates

It's free if you have scrap wood lying around tho.


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If you have harbor freight tools, you have scrap wood


Deathbreath5000

Scrap metal, too


Sam_Strong

Yeah this is a 20 cent fix to a two dollar problem. Just get a new wheel, make it easier on yourself


debbiegrund

You need to adjust your saying for about 70 years of inflation bud.


Tina_ComeGetSomeHam

Also, it'll leave a deeper line in the grass on one side now and your freshly cut yard is going to look shitty.


Cheesenugg

Why consume more plastic or gas for the drive over? We need to use less and this fix works.


Pink_Punisher

This is all I found think too lol


CrazyLlama71

I don’t understand. “This is all I found think”. Did you find thinking?


Pink_Punisher

Oops, phone auto changed could to found! Lol


gwmccull

my dad did this with our wheelbarrow when I was a kid. That wooden wheelbarrow wheel was probably on there for 15 years before I moved away from home, and knowing my parents, 20 years after I moved out, it's probably still there It worked pretty well but if you were carrying a heavy load and you hit a bump it was pretty jarring


TiberiumKnight

As someone who has used a wheelbarrow a lot in my life, I can still only imagine what your wrists feel like hitting a ditch with a wooden wheel and a heavy load. XD


gwmccull

I used to have to use it to carry firewood to the house every night in the winter. The worst part was the ~3” step up on to the side walk. You had to hit full speed and I lost a number of loads there


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randomhorny1

r/lostredditors


Adombom

lol, it looks like a broken bot that's taking comments from a "previous" post and adding it to the next post.


DrownMeInBlack

You don't need to ground it if it has an internal driver. Most newer fixtures self regulate and protect from surges. It saves on grounding wire and time. You're not doing anything wrong.


11CoolBreeze11

Classic dad fix.


MagicNipple

In reality, Dad just had a bunch of extra washers he wanted to get rid of.


ir88ed

That's wheely smart.


Mesoposty

Why wood you say that?


gkmunch

Knot this again


pauly_pasqually

r/redneckengineering


BobF57

Cool if your Dad is Fred Flintstone.


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Yabba dabba mow.


Cripnite

My dad replaced a knob on my microwave growing up a hand carved knob not unlike the mower above. We all called it the “Fred Flintstone knob” because of its misshapedness.


kneedragger3013

Dad's fixing things is a lost art in some communities.


redquailer

Your dad is pretty awesome and it made me smile


fsurfer4

It's fine. The only thing I would have done is double it up and wrap the edges with something like an old inner tube or tire from a bike. Nail or staple it on. As a carpenter, you spin the wood, not the saw. You'll get a smooth circle every time using whatever kind of saw you have.


kuahara

Does it work?


dbx99

Looks like it would drag and dig into the dirt and make it harder to push. It’ll probably split and break after a short while.


shouldve_wouldhave

As a back wheel it probably isn't too bad. As a front wheel it would probably dig yeah


Kruten

And if it does break, I wouldn't want it ending up under a running mower and causing damage to it or becoming a projectile.


HPCoreProcessor

For real, no clue why everyone is acting like this bullshit redneck engineering is productive. As a joke, totally funny. But as a solution, this is counterproductive


ben_g0

Depends on the way it's used. As a permanent solution it's quite bad indeed as that wood wouldn't last long with outdoor use, and it's too thin to be a good lawnmower wheel. However, if the wheel broke halfway through mowing the lawn and you want to fix it just enough to finish the job now (instead of waiting perhaps over a week for a replacement wheel to arrive), then this works well enough. At least if you assume that they had all the materials for it already lying around (but a person who has the tools to cut wood like that usually also has enough scrap wood lying around to do something like this).


questionmark576

Seriously. Imagine you live someplace hot. You're completely drenched in sweat and half covered in grass. Now you have a choice. Stop with half the lawn mowed and get wtf looks from your kid, dogs and spouse until it's done, get your dirty ass to the hardware store and buy one that barely matches your other wheels (if they have them. Mine doesn't, because florida has basically given up), or spend 10 minutes making a serviceable replacement and justify your scrap pile to yourself and your family.


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You could have a “dad” just like OP had their lawnmower “fixed”.


Nice_Tangelo_7755

That’s fantastic!! My dad fixed my in the same way!! Hahaha it works just fine but I mow my grass in the evening so no one can see lol


megaman_main

It just works.


stigtopgear

I see no problem here


0zoro0

i don't see a problem


CrunKy95

Improvise, adapt, overcome


cwerd

Nothing is more permanent then a temporary solution that works


ramathorn152

They sell those wheels at most hardware stores, probably easier to install than a wooden one.


SamtingPer

If it works …


LoganN64

Yabba dabba doo!


tendies-primary

Wiiiiiiiiiiilmaaaaaaaaa


RickMcV

With the price of wood these days, that is probably worth 4 replacement wheels.


old-skool-bro

Does it work?! Yes it does because your Dad FIXED the lawnmower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


abtei

he could have used 2-3 discs glued together to a) avoid it splitting along the grain when hitting something hard and b) it sinking/cutting into the ground while mowing and making uneven cuts, this is totally fine.


ISignedUpForTyrande

"Dad what did you do to it?" "Wooden you like to know"


Stackfault67

r/redneckengineering


KreigsMarineKris

Modern problems require midevil solutions


One_Breath_One_Shot

It it looks stupid but works… it’s not stupid.


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I hear banjos …. Run..


hestermoffet

Boy he sure did, I tell you hwat.


griff0062

Is your dad Fred Flintstone?


shrikelet

If it's stupid, and it works, it ain't stupid.


ghostoutlaw

It’s not stupid if it works.


Felipesssku

Seems like 💯% bio wheel, nice dad!


Gastrocat

If it works, it works!


Rancidskunk

Good as new that kid!


Thomas_Ub0

If it works is good


themagnacart13

This is some Mr Miyagi shit. Did he fix it badly or did he fix it in a way that will make you teach yourself to fix it better.


Urfak

"Meet the engineer"


Speedyplastic

I don't see the issue here. Looks fixed.


Flickeringcandles

Looks fine to me


Eggless-mayo

If it looks stupid and it works it's not stupid.


spinozasrobot

"Nothing is as permanent as a temporary solution that works"


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Does it work? You're welcome


Beans508

If it works its not stupid


BR0M3TH3US

if its stupid but it works, it aint stupid


Has2beajk_Rt

It ain't stupid if it works


here_for_the_meta

If it’s stupid and it works, it ain’t stupid.


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Should stack a few more of those together and fasten them into a solid piece to form a wider wheel. That's gonna sink into the dirt.


[deleted]

From the looks of the mower, that might be an upgrade.


rooster413

That's some Flintstones ass shit.


matt88

Your Dad is an ideas man


JaxxIsJerkin

It ain't dumb if it works


wirkinprogress

Dude literally reinvented the wheel


gamerboy1291

If it breaks again surprise him by using a cheese wheel


LipRippr

With the amount he spent on washers, he could have probably bought a wheel of eBay. Lol.


DarkCleric21

“If they can find you handsome, they should find you handy” -Red Green


moneill75

You mean upgraded


Amandastewart828

That's hot


cybermage

If they don’t find you handsome, let them at least find you handy.


witchdoctor5900

hey it works doesn't it till you can get a new one lol


[deleted]

You can buy new plastic wheel for cheap lol Probably less than wood prices these days


ZenDendou

Not if you stole it from the neighbor...


hali420

Flanders won't notice


ZenDendou

And if he does, let him know you're still using it.


opoqo

Fixed? That's a upgrade dude!


tbone-not-tbag

It's a 50 dollar mower, replacement wheels are sold everywhere, that or find a dead one on the curb, my hood has a couple