No. 0106Yard and outdoors
1960Craftsman lawn mower
A wire wrap on the plug, the rest original
Running 66 years
Still Running
82 things with 5,125 years of service between them. Every one of them still gets used.
No. 0104Yard and outdoors
c. 1965Folding camping table set
Four generations at one folding camp table
Running about 61 years
No. 0033Yard and outdoors
c. 1968Grumman canoe
Fifty years of rivets and not one leak
Running about 58 years
No. 0101Yard and outdoors
c. 1968Craftsman reel mower
Came with its dated receipt. Cuts an 18-inch strip.
Running about 58 years
No. 0102Yard and outdoors
c. 1968Homelite chainsaw
Fifty years of firewood permits in the box
Running about 58 years
No. 0103Yard and outdoors
c. 1976Coleman Classic canvas tent
Two poles, sixteen stakes, no rain fly needed
Running about 50 years
No. 0105Yard and outdoors
c. 1976Vango Force Ten tent
Never leaked, never blew down in 45 years
Running about 50 years
No. 0032Yard and outdoors
c. 1980Toro snowblower
38 Chicago winters and a 24-inch gangway
Running about 46 years
No. 0031Yard and outdoors
1988Honda HR214 mower
Sat ten years, started on the first pull
Running 38 years
No. 0107Yard and outdoors
c. 1991John Deere 265 lawn tractor
Three properties, 26 years, mulch and gravel too
Running about 35 years
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