The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

[Runner]

It appears that "reclaiming" field edges might be another sideline business for you Mr. HayDude.

Appears like there's quite a bit of shrub encroachment on some of the fields you're mowing.

A SS with a mulcher might pay for it's self.

As long as those field edges don't include fences. I'm still having nightmares about clearing mine for the last two years....

 

[Hay Dude]

It appears that "reclaiming" field edges might be another sideline business for you Mr. HayDude.

Appears like there's quite a bit of shrub encroachment on some of the fields you're mowing.

A SS with a mulcher might pay for it's self.

I’ve been toying with that idea for quite some time.

 

[Hay Dude]

Trying to get the last few rotary mowing jobs done before hay gets going. I like this place, but it is STEEP. I call it “Little House on the Prarie”

It’s hard to capture how steep hills are sometimes. Here’s the pond below.

On to the next customer. I drove from the first one to the second customer in about 15 minutes. This is a bigger project that takes about 12 hours to cut. Its at least 50 acres in 5 different patches. Challenging because of the roadside cutting, muddy meadows and steep hills.

Here’s a little roadside action. I am cutting in reverse and have the CX-15 wings in “float”, so they will hug this berm.

Pretty mushy in this patch. It did rain all last week.

The muddy areas are nothing new to me, but you still have to be ready to bail-out if the tires start churning mud. You can see the mud out to the left

Now into a rain water detention basin. This bugger is steep and there IS a major pucker factor along the top edge of the berm. I cut this in reverse. Its safer.

Ok, now that’s done, and time to move into some swampy stuff, but thankfully it’s flat.

End of the day and back to the Ram for a comfy ride home.

Tomorrow back at it again them I’m taking Sunday & Monday off!!!!

 

[workinonit]

That one place is definitely steep. I'm always thankful my place is dead flat.

 

[Hay Dude]

That one place is definitely steep. I'm always thankful my place is dead flat.

Almost everything here is hilly.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Most of my areas are dead flat as well. I just occasionally get into a roadside ditch or culvert that takes special attention.

Nice pictures HD.

 

[Hay Dude]

Finishing up before Memorial Day! I will not work on Memorial Day.

Today is Saturday. This is kind of where I left off on Friday evening.

Back at it on a 30 acre parcel. Really nice stuff. Should be hayed, but NOT allowed.
I’m underway scanning the front & side for fawns. Just another layer of stress that happens every spring

I spotted 3 today, but couldn’t get photos of them. Luckily no “hits” today. I had one yesterday. Still gets to me when I splatter one.

They hide along the edge of the woods where it meets the field. You see the tall grass on the left next to the tree line below? There was a couple in there, but they got up & ran.

Anyway, here’s some shots of the bigger 30 acre piece finished….
Notice the 5 swaths of ”cross cutting” ? Theres a swale there that needs to be cut in that direction.

All done. Folding up and ready for road trip home.

 

[EddieWalker]

I sure do enjoy seeing a field that's just been mowed. Same with the lawn. My wife and I always sit on the porch after mowing the yard, and enjoy how nice it looks, and the smell of fresh cut grass!!!

 

[MoKelly]

I sure do enjoy seeing a field that's just been mowed. Same with the lawn. My wife and I always sit on the porch after mowing the yard, and enjoy how nice it looks, and the smell of fresh cut grass!!!

I agree 100%. We do the same.

I always sort of was afraid to admit this to anyone! But, at least we are not alone!!!

 

[Runner]

I agree 100%. We do the same.

I always sort of was afraid to admit this to anyone! But, at least we are not alone!!!

It's OK, you're among friends here.... we also love the smell of diesel in the morning....