I ended up getting around to do an initial inspection in my garage, since the water reseeded enough. What a mess, gas cans, propane tank, boxes, all were floated and moved around. The battery charger I had on my tractor, destroyed, it will need to be replaced.
Thats not even the worst of it. I was keeping my two best mowers, my newer Honda string trimmer, my backpack leaf blower, as well as an electric scooter, in a heated room space.
It of course got flooded, lifted the scooter off the ground, and made it fall into my mowers. It broke the mirror off, submerged all the electronics and the motor. The battery charger for it as well was submerged, and that was arking and sparking before I pulled the power from the wall.
The scooter is destroyed. And while the battery technically is showing a bit of a charge, its much lower then what it was, and so clearly it was getting drained from somewhere. The battery was obviously submerged, but it does have shrink wrap seal around it. But still, can't trust it.
And what good is the battery without a working battery charger, and a working scooter for it? Its all gone, several thousands down the drain. So, the only battery charger I feel like replacing, is the one for 12v batteries, cause I am still going to need that.
Somehow my bicycle was still standing at the same exact spot it was. Clearly the flood did not pick it up and make it fall, but evidence shows the water level was up to the axle's at the very least. I hope my axle bearings are good, but who knows right.
Just like the tractor wheels, and the trailer wheels, submerged, show knows if those wheels are any good anymore. And engines that get water inside them, well, unlike electric scooters that can't be fixed once submerged under water, water can be gotten out of an engine.
Yes, it involves a lot of work. But you can clean out the fuel system, replace air filters as needed, drain cylinders, replace engine oil, it can be done. I will honestly consider it a miracle of the mowers actually start up as they are with not maintenance on them yet since the flood lol.
The tractor is higher up off the ground, water level looks like it was only reached the bottom of the engine, so it maybe not have been effected. Still assessing damage, but I couldn't take it anymore I had to go back in. Trash cans picked up floated all over the place. River logs and other garbage in the yard, what a mess.
I'm hoping that because I had many of my expensive cordless tools higher up on shelves, they will be fine. Like I said, I stopped before doing a complete inspection cause my mind was just utter depressed with it all. Carpeting water logged out there.
So whats the sollace with all this? Well, I still got my house, that didn't get flooded inside. I still have my life as well. Stuff can be replaced, people can't. And if you lose your house, your kind of screwed, so I should consider myself lucky, could have been worse.
Anyways, thats the update.
EDIT: I ordered a new battery charger, its also an upgrade, can charge 4 batteries at one time, and keep them maintained.
. They say the rain is supposed to let up on Tuesday and Wednesday.
