Good morning!!!!

[sixdogs]

Tried to edit my earlier post, and I can edit, but not save function? I do have a new laptop, running the IE8?

Same for me. Can edit but not post the edit.

 

[300UGUY]

Same for me. Can edit but not post the edit.

Good to know. I am struggling a bit with the new os, and I thought I screwed up.

 

[aczlan]

Tried to edit my earlier post, and I can edit, but no save function? I do have a new laptop, running the IE8?

Same for me. Can edit but not post the edit.

If yall are using Internet Explorer, try turning on "Compatibility view"
Someone ran into that issue last week: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/325236-edit-delete-post-function.html#post3941941

Aaron Z

 

[sodamo]

73F and no rain last 24 hours

Prepared a meal on the new Weber grill last night - very pleased.
2001 Sequoia passed safety inspection yesterday without any repair - yeaaaaaa
Pickup up 200ft of chainlink fencing for the cottage, will be working on that today.

Be safe
Have a great day

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[mostly_gas]

Good morning all. 23F this morning and an occasional snow flake. High is forecast for 34F. Finished the heater hoses yesterday, biggest issue was a hidden bolt removal, had to remove two aluminum rivets instead. No leaks when done
Flue guy didn't show yesterday, says he will today. Hope something happens would like to start building fires

 

[sodamo]

Drew, orchard is looking great

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[sodamo]

Nice green one, DABSGT. Sometimes I wonder if I should have gotten a belly mower, but then again, I'm happy with my flail

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[mostly_gas]

Drew nice work on the planting.

DABSGT, nice rig cab is almost cheating isn't it?

sseelhoff, haven't been able to ride here either, don't have the gear for riding in under 40F weather.

 

[rswyan]

32F and cloudy @ 14:00 ...

Temp has actually dropped a degree in the last half hour or so ...

Got the chipper torn into pretty last night ... looks like someone was trying to use it to store their stash of acorns ... what a mess ... will be taking it back down to the house for more hosing off ... assuming the hose isn't frozen up. (I cracked it open last night and let it run a little to prevent it from freezing ...)

The one blade that I pulled actually appears to be fairly sharp, comparing the one side that was cutting to the other side of the blade that wasn't ... I'll throw it on it the Delta Sharpening center's wet grinder and see what it looks like after a little touch up ...

It was cutting pretty crappy the last time it was used ... so ... I'm guessing it might be an issue with the blade/anvil clearance. Also the feed roller doesn't grip worth a $%^* ... that could have something to do with it as well I suppose.

Checked the hydraulic system pressure last night @ the rear remotes (Prince SV valve which is supposed to be set @ 2000 psi) ... it was about 200 psi low (1800 vs 1992 psi, which is the spec) ... need to check it @ the FEL valve ... also need to fix the float detent on that.

DABSGT - sweet looking piece ... :thumbsup:

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Afternoon. 1320, mostly cloudy, 54F with 79% humidity. Forecast high of 62F {already happened early this morning. It's getting colder} with 30% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 34F tonight. A cold, damp day here. I have things that need doing outside, but if I get out there I will have to wrap up.

I slept in to 0800, so my cardio, lifting and breakfast was all pushed back. Margie is going out with her girl friends tonight, and I picked up a rotisserie chicken yesterday, so I don't even have to worry about supper. I may catch up on clearing out the DVR this afternoon. Then football tonight.

Hope everyone is having a good day,

Larro

 

[daugen]

just in time delivery of my new finish mower; got the field mowed with about an hour to spare before the rains started. Mower was so quiet; loud hum vs a roar. Almost no vibration, very smooth. And the Kubota dealer sure put some polish on it; but dirty I got it.
I don't trust the rain forecast so I'm still running some sprinkler hoses. MUST remember to turn them off before I go to bed.
One of those water timers would be nice to have right now.

 

[farmer2009]

Nice mower Drew. It's a 7 footer right. Have you ever compared a rear finishing mower to a ztr. As far as speed.

I am wearing our a ztr and have thought about replacing it with a rfm.

 

[daugen]

Nice mower Drew. It's a 7 footer right. Have you ever compared a rear finishing mower to a ztr. As far as speed.

I am wearing our a ztr and have thought about replacing it with a rfm.

moot point for me, I can't drive a ztr with my arthritis, but I've owned them. This mower is to mow the field at over five inches tall. I guess I could mow the lawn with it but only the wide open areas. Most zero turns won't mow past four inches and five max.
yes it's seven feet, max I'd go with a solid deck but then my place is very flat.
It didn't like pine needles very much, seemed to lay down a small line of them. Otherwise the field looked like I mowed it with the lawn mower.

not sure I answered your question. Biggest ztr deck is a 72 and decks that big are hard to get around tight spaces or in between places, meaning more trimming. So for anything other than open areas, I'd for sure take a zero turn. They are remarkably fast if you can actually get a decent cut and not wear yourself out going that fast. Besides you are mowing before the drive wheel on zero turns, not after.

 

[DABSGT]

Dabsgt, is that cab also air-conditioned? That is one nice mowing machine..

No air conditioning, the thought crossed my mind but I'll pop the doors and front window for summer. The heat works very good I used the tractor for about an hour this afternoon temp about 45 had to turn off heat!! Next week have to have a mount fabricated for the snowplow for the quick connect then mount 3 Pt snowblower. Hopefully 32 HP will throw the snow farther than the 855 did.

Started at 33 this morning got up to 47 day off from work so I played with the tractor and my dogs. A good day!

 

[DABSGT]

DABSGT, nice rig cab is almost cheating isn't it?
.

Almost but it's warm! Truthfully on nice warm days I just take one of my uncles old tractors, he has 15 and he is 89 so they need to be run.

 

[DABSGT]

Drew, Mower look good on your Kubota.

 

[farmer2009]

No air conditioning, the thought crossed my mind but I'll pop the doors and front window for summer. The heat works very good I used the tractor for about an hour this afternoon temp about 45 had to turn off heat!! Next week have to have a mount fabricated for the snowplow for the quick connect then mount 3 Pt snowblower. Hopefully 32 HP will throw the snow farther than the 855 did. Started at 33 this morning got up to 47 day off from work so I played with the tractor and my dogs. A good day!

I was wishing I had a cab like yours today. Got about half of my final mowing complete. High of 33. Finish tomorrow I think. I always like to mow once after a killing frost. It was about 2 weeks late this year.

 

[murphy1244]

today first real snow, 7 inches of white mess.

 

[farmer2009]

moot point for me, I can't drive a ztr with my arthritis, but I've owned them. This mower is to mow the field at over five inches tall. I guess I could mow the lawn with it but only the wide open areas. Most zero turns won't mow past four inches and five max. yes it's seven feet, max I'd go with a solid deck but then my place is very flat. It didn't like pine needles very much, seemed to lay down a small line of them. Otherwise the field looked like I mowed it with the lawn mower. not sure I answered your question. Biggest ztr deck is a 72 and decks that big are hard to get around tight spaces or in between places, meaning more trimming. So for anything other than open areas, I'd for sure take a zero turn. They are remarkably fast if you can actually get a decent cut and not wear yourself out going that fast. Besides you are mowing before the drive wheel on zero turns, not after.

That's just it I mow a lot of open areas. Have a 60" Dixie Chopper and it still takes about 4-5 hours each week to mow. If I skip a week or two then it's almost double that. I have a buddy that mows similar to what I do with a 7foot rfm and swore it was faster until this summer when he borrowed mine. Now he's not sure. I guess I just need to barrow his next year and time it on my place. I know I will have to go back and get some spots as my 60" deck just does fit in a few places but it's got over 1300 hours on it. Maybe closer to 1500. Would like to save it some. Or do I just replace it.

 

[wngsprd]

That rear finish mower looks awesome - like some kind of stealth fighter jet - although I guess they don't paint them orange.

DABSGT - nice looking tractor and smart to have a heater - I was out bush hogging a bit today when it was 44F and would have liked something like that.

Warmed up the engine so I could change the oil and filter. I lost one of the oil pan plugs somehow in the leaves on my driveway and did some crawling around until I found it - the washer had fallen off and was even harder to find. Never had this happen before. But all's well, and now all leaves are shredded.