The death of Senor Rolley

[Old Coastie]

"Hey Mr. Steve, Senor Rolley is making weird noises!"

Rolley is my wonderful, hardworking Duplex dp420 and we were fixing to scrub a vinyl floor. One of the roller brushes was all jammed, so we used the 175 and a mop.

Then yesterday I opened it up and found four shattered nylon gears. Sorrow in my soul... But a search of the Stinkernet found no parts. Never claimed to be good at searching.

Anyhow, my man Rodney at Excellent Supply had a parts schematic to me in 30 minutes and we'll be getting the replacement gears in due course. So here's my questions:

With CRB's, what has been your experience with gears failing? Age, sucking cords, jouncing the machine, what?
I'm looking for anything to help train the elves in the path of righteousness.

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[Lee Stockwell]

Every well-designed machine has a "weak link".

It's best when it is an inexpensive and accessible part like a shear pin or such.

 

[hogjowl]

This appears to be a DAT, but he's using language that makes no sense.

So, I can't be certain.

 

[Old Coastie]

DAT?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Can we get an interpreter for you southern boys?

 

[Old Coastie]

Sure! I just don't know what a DAT is, but if that blockhead thinks my ignorance is reason to act ignernt, he's outta his hog swillin, pea pickin cassava.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Dumb Ass Thread.

 

[Old Coastie]

So everyone else gets to flap on about their SuperSoaker55 and ScrubMaster1200 and Sodomizer2015 and my traumatic, catastrophic loss is a Dumb Ass Thread?

No wonder those pigs keep trying to escape...

BTW Desk Jockey, I bought some that Flex you recommended. Stuck in a Gadsden job last night with Rolley dead and my HWE gear in Huntsville, had only cold water, a Rug Doctor and Flex. The CGD carpet had been saturated in hot cooking grease.

It came clean as could be. Took a lot of work, too much time and several passes, but the owner was so pleased that he doubled my fee.

Thanks!

 

[Desk Jockey]

ok ok now I agree with Porkfabio. DAT.

 

[Old Coastie]

It's a bitter world where people don't even have a kind word, for sure. That's it; all y'all are out of the will.

Naw, begging won't help either.

Nope

 

[hogjowl]

LOL
You're fitting in here quite well.

 

[Desk Jockey]

It's a bitter world where people don't even have a kind word, for sure. That's it; all y'all are out of the will.

Naw, begging won't help either.

Nope

 

[Mikey P]

I spent over an hour on the phone with this guy last week.


Very entertaining and inspirational.




I hope he sticks around

 

[hogjowl]

Well, that's it. He's probably not coming back NOW.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Very entertaining and inspirational.

Keep him on a short leash, he sounds like trouble.

 

[ruff]

Keep him on a short leash, he sounds like trouble.

Dick Jockey!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Me? Not meee!

I'm the nice guy on MB.

 

[Old Coastie]

Well, good news! Rodney at Excellent Supply has located and priced new gears! He seems to find weird stuff pretty quickly; let me recommend trying him out.
Not taking away from anyone else here, so don't misunderstand. Just glad I can look forward to getting Senor Rolley back to work!

 

[KevinL]

Where the hell am I?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Where the hell am I?

I believe we are in hell...ever see the movie "Multiplicity"? There are two Marty's now.

 

[hogjowl]

AND, much like Taco, neither of us have much to do other than post here all day.

 

[Old Coastie]

Gee, I thought you'd like to share my joy.

 

[hogjowl]

Careful ... danny's still around here.

 

[ruff]

I believe we are in hell...ever see the movie "Multiplicity"? There are two Marty's now.

Nah.
While Marty will sneak into your drawer a Gideon bible while you're not looking, I suspect old C. won't.

 

[hogjowl]

We do it in broad daylight.
In front of God and even Jews.

 

[Desk Jockey]

 

[FB19087]

I believe we are in hell...ever see the movie "Multiplicity"? There are two Marty's now.

Seems more Chris Lee-ish to me............

 

[ruff]

We do it in broad daylight.
In front of God and even Jews.

Well....in that case your condition is much worse than what I thought

 

[Old Coastie]

Nah.
While Marty will sneak into your drawer a Gideon bible while you're not looking, I suspect old C. won't.

Old C will gladly sell you a Bible, though. Hold on while I pop into the nearby Motel Six...