Good morning!!!!

[Alien]

How are you all?

Today I am cleaning up after the tree cutting and taking out the stumps. Some of them were pretty deep before it would come out but up they came. Taking a break and then level the ground and fill in the holes and move out the stumps to the hinterlands.. Very nice day with sun galore.

View attachment 767401View attachment 767402

Oh, I so need a backhoe.

 

[Alien]

Tomorrow (Monday) my wife goes in for a exploratory heart procedure about 11.00 am. Maybe a stent but it is mainly evaluation. Can't come soon enough as her heart has been doing dicky things lately. Family are coming to stay for the day/night.

 

[RoyJackson]

Oh, I so need a backhoe.

They are handy, if you have use for one.
I had one on my last tractor (Deere 4520). IIRC, it was a 448 mounted on a subframe. I really had no use for a backhoe...dug one hole with it and it was quite powerful for a CUT mounted 'hoe.
Anyway, I sold it after about a year. Most of that year, it was dismounted and sat on the lawn

 

[m7040]

The root ball has a lot of dirt in it making it very heavy to lift and it was at the limit for the loader to pick up. So dropped it and used the minix to hack some of the dirt off before moving it out

 

[Alien]

I have lots of stumps and some bamboo I would like to remove. It would be an ongoing task as there are a lot of dead trees around the property that keep dropping branches that I would love to get rid of too. I also need to do some trenching work for power and water pipes.

 

[Thomas]

Roy some time for yourself and recover.

 

[RoyJackson]

I have lots of stumps and some bamboo I would like to remove. It would be an ongoing task as there are a lot of dead trees around the property that keep dropping branches that I would love to get rid of too. I also need to do some trenching work for power and water pipes.

To be honest, I don't think your CK30 will have the "oomph" necessary for a decent backhoe

KIOTI Backhoes | Kioti Tractors

KIOTI backhoes deliver trenching up to 94” deep with a dig force of up to 3,748 lbs. They’re strong, sturdy, reliable and feature a variety of buckets.

www.kioti.com

But, best of luck!!!

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy some time for yourself and recover.

Will do...even with the work, it was a pretty relaxing day, all told.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low was 10C and it's presently 13C with a stiff breeze. It's overcast however the rain stopped last evening... there was 41.9mm in the gauge at 0700 for over two days. The rain is predicted to resume late Monday for a few more days.

I'm off to Church soon then, after lunch, the 'Mad Horse Women' will be here to transfer the horses and help to rearrange the water-trough set-up.

Take care all.

 

[newbury]

Speaking of no hunting, neighbor at the lot has 3 no hunting signs posted along the road, and parked a truck there between them. Course hunters would be heading up into what soon will be my woods.

In Virginia:

§ 18.2-132. Trespass by hunters and fishers.
Any person who goes on the lands, waters, ponds, boats or blinds of another to hunt, fish or trap without the consent of the landowner or his agent shall be deemed guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Does not seem to need to be posted. The land needs to be posted to ban trespassing.
/edit - to clarify - it looks like hunters and fishers require permission from the owner regardless of if it's posted or not. But apparently others, like hikers only need permission if it's posted.
In Mississippi everyone needs permission to go on other peoples land.
Whereas in Vermont they are proud of letting people go on unposted land.

The Vermont constitution has protected the right to hunt, fish and trap on open, private land since its drafting in 1793. Posting laws and regulations honor this commitment while also ensuring landowners have the protections they need to control their property.