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My new blog is http://knelr1.blogspot.com my new email address is listed on that blog. check it out. i'm gonna leave this up for a while.

"Little Richard"

i bought a riding lawnmower from a man i met through the musiscal i was in.

i nick named it little richard because it is small.

i payed $175 for it. have done a few minor things like weld a little bit on the axle so thata

the wheel would not lean out.it is very slow 6 and ahalf miles per hour is my top speed so far.

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my pretty girl

top of my tool chest and the 'kneller1' utility trailer

when I got my tool chest, My grandpa Kneller told me the place that would be hardest to keep clean would be the top. lo and behold, I took an inventory of the top of my tool chest.

There were over 30 items. the top of my toolchest is where I throw down my hat, and pick up my helmet and gloves before I head out on a bike trip. It's always open because the drawers lock when it closes. so it's a convenient place to throw things. usually I have my big blue maglite up in there somewhere. but i took it to my room saturday night. there is almost always 1 hat up there. and it is where I put my helmet to keep it safe away from where it could fall to the ground and get dirty or stepped on or anything. Here is the list of things that I found in the top of my toolchest:

1. safety goggles


2. a springfield bike map


3. welding gloves


4. my welding helmet


5. my cabela's hat


6. A seat bag for a bike


7. biking gloves


8. Craftsman suspenders


9. A Mr. potato head wearing a hard hat.


10. a can of zippo lighter fluid


11. genuine Zippo flints


12. a zippo wick


13. Black and decker 18 volt flashlight (broken)


14. bottle rockets


15. firecrackers


16. waterproof matches


17. 2 pairs of safety glasses


18. an old Dog collar


19. 2 biking gloves that don't have matches


20. my airsofdt gun


21. 4 bicycle tubes


22. a pair of work gloves


23. a BMX trophy


24. a wooden french curve that I scroll sawed


25. a plastic mounting piece for a mini pump


26. a snap pin for my trailer


27. bike rack mounting hardware


28. a rubber band


29. and an old pair of sunglasses that I found somewhere.

Now the trailer I installed taillights. i bought a toggle switch, 6 feet of wire, a 6 volt battery, the two lights, and a new victorinox pocket knife all with a $20 Lowe's gift card that I got for easter.

it took me about an hour to figure everything out and get it all wired up. but it works great now. truly one of a kind. B-McKne.

"Customize, and accessorize"

The Door in the front has been named the 'floor door'

I'm referring to my trailer, the one that the last blog was about. It is now named 'Kneller 1 ' I added a tool-box which reduced my flat cargo space, to tie things down on, but gave me more protected waterproof space to store 'stuff ' in. I put down another 1x2, then bolted and drilled through the tool-box, 1x2, and 'bed'. After that I bolted down the toolbox. I had to move the eye bolts and re-center them to make that space 'square'. Also you will see the coffee can, I chose this because of it's watertightness, this I screwed down instead of bolting. After the current bed wears out I am going to put on a new one, and cut around some things in order to have it cover the front of the bed so nothing gets in, or out. Actually I could just move the whole 'bed' up, I think I'll go do that. Here are some pics.

I definatley have relatives in Indiana

my trailer has been through a few modifications sice it was given to me.

first i took off the sides to 'flatbed' it. and then the other day i finally put an actual bed on it.

and it just kept going. I used some left over battens from the shed,and put eye bolts in those there are 9 eye bolts all together. also i made a trap door in the front where the floor drops down so children's feet would be comfortable ( this was originally a child trailer.) After it was finished i roade away to Snoockies with our empty 5 gallon water jug. in the store there were two people who saw my helmet and asked how i was gonna' carry that on a bike. i proudly told them i had a trailer. I could not lay it down on it's side because the lid leaks I succesfully hauled it home.

later that day jude had a friend over who brought a kite and i put him on the trailer with his kite and i rode while he flew. lots of fun. can't wait until i get a pickup truck!

the picture with all of the tools on the trailer is when i loaded up for a project down the street.

I was so excited when we went to menards and i bought 32 feet of 2x2 for 5 and a half dollars.

B-MckNe

"Front quarter horse hide"

This jacket is made of front quarter horse hide. the brand is windard 'quality outdoor clothing'

My Dad stopped by the salvation army to see if there were any 'steals' all of the leather was half price and he found this jacket; he was really hoping that it would fit him but it was too tight.

he brought it home and it fit me. the leather was almost 'crunchy' so we rubbed it down with saddle soap, and leather conditioner after that. the zipper still works and the only hole is a small rip in the lining; don't be fooled this is not a 'brand new vintage distressed jacket' its the real deal.

B-Mckne You all should start swimming 10 miles a week like i do then i would be able to share it.