Back in April went and spread fertilizer on some hay ground. Took my fathers 53 AR out for some enjoyment and I had noticed it had a habit of dying after some time running in the field last fall when it was last used. Sure enough it quit when I was spreading on a farm about a mile from home. Decided to walk home, get some tools and spare part and bike over to the farm where the tractor was. Got the tractor going, finished spreading the fertilizer, put the bike in the empty spreader and headed home. When I got home I put the tools away but forgot the bike in the spreader.
About two weeks later I was returning a spreader from spreading urea when I noticed a bike on the loading dock. First I thought "Somebody must be biking to work". Then I thought "That looks a lot like the bike I have". Then I leaned forward and it all started coming back. "That's my bike!"
Near as I can figure it had two loads of fertilizer dumped on it. I sheepishly took it home and sprayed it down with penetrating oil. The chain links were starting to get tight but a couple miles down the road freed them up. The sprag that allows the pedals to freewheel was stiff and it freed up to but the shins took a hammering until it loosened up.
I'll be 42 in a few days and this really bothered me because I didn't think the mind was slipping that quick!
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