My dad died a day after Christmas. I'm an adult. I've been worn out trying to take care of stuff at the farm, work full time, and take care of Mom.
Dad's riding mower hasn't worked all summer. It's the stuff he always made look easy. On my days off I've taken the carburetor off, cleaned, and reinstalled...nothing. take the fuel line apart...nothing.
After months I finally had a day without anyone else making demands of my time. I took the carburetor off, took it apart, flushed everything, replaced seals with o rings found in a cabinet. Put it all together, and the battery was dead. I put it on a charger.
A tiny amount of daylight and it starts. I run a couple quick laps around the yard.