Pictures: this moment

[Spike188]

Yep. Here we go... They're having fun, what can I say.

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Those boys are rich! Mud, Bikes, and all fun until mud gets in your eyes and there is no fresh water. I will be laughing the rest of the day. Can I come play?

[Eugen]

Yep. Here we go... They're having fun, what can I say.

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Those boys are rich! Mud, Bikes, and all fun until mud gets in your eyes and there is no fresh water. I will be laughing the rest of the day. Can I come play?

Come Eugene, you're young at heart! They really like playing in mud and water. What kid doesn't?!

The interesting part was when they were done, after about 1.5 hours of that, and I had to hose them down outside. Cold water hosing, and they haven't complained much. Then warm bath for both of them. And that's how they earned an honest time in front of the TV now.

[RoamingGnome]

What awesome photos @Eugen Looks like they had a lot of good clean fun !

And don't worry... When they get older they can still have fun in the mud, I know I used to enjoy splashing around a little bit once in a while

Isn't immune to the lure of a mud puddle either...
we eventually had to get 2 Samurais because she said I didn't let her drive often enough

It's all fun and games until... you have to tear apart and rebuild alternators and starter motors on a regular basis.

And don't worry... we know about tread lightly, these were from an organized mud bog event - no wandering off trails or playing in fields for us.

[JSinMO]

@Eugen @RoamingGnome Good grief! Mud covered clothes and then mud covered vehicles, and I’m sure big grins in both cases! It almost feels like you took a couple of photos from my own youth! Great pictures fellas, thanks for the memories!

[MattA]

Looks like fun Eugen. Pretty soon your going to need a bigger bike.

Gerry that also looks like fun.

[Timj]

dump trucks, diggers and mud. Looks like the perfect day for a couple of young fellas.

[thebuildist]

I started putting up this swimming pool every summer back in 2007.

There was a 4 yr hiatus after the kids moved out, but now with the grandkids I'm back in the pool business.

And there were a lot of good times, a lot of good memories made this summer.

But the cooler weather is here, and if I leave it sit there it'll turn green and nasty. So time to put it away one more time.

But I absolutely hate putting the pool away. I've been sore tempted to throw it away and start over, because it's a very unpleasant job. And a big part of that is putting away the big sand filter. Every year I've had to grunt and stagger and struggle to get that thing put away, since it's full of 350 lbs of wet sand. In the past I've cargo-strapped it to a hand dolly and drug it around, which it possible, but barely. It's too big around for the lip of the cart to get under it correctly, and it likes to fall off of its cone stand if you tip it wrong. And it's already late in the day after I've already scrubbed and hosed out, and disassembled and folded up and put away everything else, so I'm already sweaty and tired and impatient.

But not this year.

Just throw a looped lifting strap around the neck of the filter, and let the machine do the heavy lifting. How did I ever live without a loader?


All cleaned up for one more year. Goodbye pool until next spring. Thanks for the fun.

Bob

[Toolslinger]

I spent a summer, many years ago, installing, and servicing above ground pools... The idea of setting one up, and taking it down on a yearly basis is going to give me nightmares for a couple days.

Excellent use of the loader. Any chance you could pallitize the whole system in such a way that it would also hold all the plumbing, hoses, and cord for the off season? Done right, you might also be able to do a second pallet for the pool parts, stacked on top.

[DavidBarkey]

If boys are not playing in the mud , there not being boys.

[thebuildist]

I spent a summer, many years ago, installing, and servicing above ground pools... The idea of setting one up, and taking it down on a yearly basis is going to give me nightmares for a couple days.

Excellent use of the loader. Any chance you could pallitize the whole system in such a way that it would also hold all the plumbing, hoses, and cord for the off season? Done right, you might also be able to do a second pallet for the pool parts, stacked on top.

You might just be a genius. And I have to relearn a lot of what unconditioned to think. I'm well used to the idea of thinking in terms of cargo straps and dollies and firm surfaces to roll the wheels on and keeping things low to the ground.

But you're right now that I can move pallets and raise them up in the air and put them wherever is convenient, I need to reimagine a lot of my storage and organization approaches.

Thanks for the tip!