It must be a guy thing.  My husband is always looking at lawnmowers and tractors even though he has a perfectly good riding mower AND a pushmower in the garage.  Maybe it’s a little like me going shoe shopping?

Anyway.  We were at a yard sale this weekend and my husband got all giddy about a dirty old pushmower he found.  Apparently it was a gold mine.  I couldn’t see what he possibly had in store with this thing.  Once we got in the car, he explained how valuable it was for its parts.  He was planning to install the bagger on his current mower, and save the wheels in case his ever needed to be replaced.  He also salvaged the blade which was in excellent shape.  Overall, he said it was worth almost $200 in replacement parts.  WOW.  I so did not see that coming.  When we got home he showed me how the bagger fits perfectly on his current mower, and now all he has to do is buy the bag.  I am SO impressed.  Not only did he save the mower from being put in a landfill or junk yard, he was saving money on repairing his current mower.  So proud of him!

So if you have trouble getting your guy to go to yard sales with you on the weekends, give him an epiphany.  Just be prepared to have an old lawnmower riding home with you!