Aching Back

rwork · Nov 25, 2012

I guess my age is catching up with me. I worked several hours with a maddock this morning, digging up some small brush that I couldn't get to with the tractor. By the time I came in, had lunch, and settled in to watch the ballgames, my upper back was killing me. I actually never even got the tractor out of the barn today. I figured it needed a little rest as well!
Maybe I need to do a bit more manual labor once in a while to stay in shape !

Randy

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Gary Fowler · Nov 26, 2012

I think if it were me, those bushes would just have had to stay put. I had my LS out today moving all the rocks that I dug out with the B26 yesterday. The one I had to roll out like a tumblebug with the Kubota B26, I just scooped up with the LS. I ended up removing some soil from a hump in the pasture to backfill some of the big rock hole as I borrowed all the small stuff to increase the height of my creek crossing dam.
I also dug up 3 pine trees that were right in the middle of my creek crossing road. I backed into one of them while dumping some dirt and decided that this was the day to remove them all so I dont have to weave in and out to get around them. Have to take some phots of the creek crossing later.
I gave up on being able to dig out that huge rock that seems to go on forever.

vwnotrunning · Nov 28, 2012

The manual tools sure do not have the same joy they used to! Since I got the FEL I am not sure where the wheel barrow is any more!

Bob77064 · Nov 28, 2012

vwnotrunning said:
The manual tools sure do not have the same joy they used to! Since I got the FEL I am not sure where the wheel barrow is any more!

You sure got that right.

Gary Fowler · Nov 30, 2012

I still know where my wheel barrow is since it is leaning against the wall right in front of my LS where it has been for 2 years. I doubt I will ever use it again, but who knows what the future might be. Whenever I want to dig, I get the back hoe, if I want to move heavy stuff, I get the LS, if I need to haul, I get the Kubota RTV. My shovel gets used only when wife wants to plant something in the flower bed. As long as I can afford diesel I will use powered mechanical equipment. I am pretty much saving my diesel powered lawnmower for the days when gasoline is no more and we all have to make biodiesel. I just might live that long at the rate the environmentalist are working to curtail our oil supply.