I had to give the old C81 some TLC before I used it this week. I saw the insulation cracking on the stator/regulator wiring and it crumbled when I handled it.
Used fome of my favorite heat shrink connections that have solder in them.
Had some new connectors in my stash and a little 14Gage wire, so good to go.
When I travel through Austin coming from the farm I pass near a huge city sewer plant.
Nearby they have a contractor that takes the solids and the grass, leaves and limbs and makes excellent compost that they call "Dillo Dirt"
As in Armadillo, it an Austin thing
I can get a truck and trailer (2+yards) free if I shove or $30 for them to load with skidsteer. Its an easy decision to shell out $$.
It does smell a little "fresh" at the composting facility. But the smell is gone from the yard in a day. Very good fertilizer!
So the C81 has had easy duty pulling the trailer around the yard as I do the hard duty shovel/spreading.
I've spred 2 truck/trailer loads on the lawn this spring.