Recent content by CoyPatton

The last above ground pool liner I did, I put down I think it was 3 layers of fan insulation on top of a layer of plastic, on top of sand, which was on top of plastic. While the previous liner was nit done by me, I was told it was about 5 years old. I was told it was nut grass that was through...

In my opinion and limited timber experience, you need several pieces of equipment. 1) a tractor, to mow and maintain existing roads with several implements and a loader 2) a dozer to create firebreaks. Large enough to push down trees by the root ball. Install a cage around the operators station...

My tiller I’m sure is a Chinese tiller, as it was listed in mm, approximately 53.5” in tilling width. I have had it for around 15 years. Not sure what you plan yo do with the ground once tilled, but a few points from my experience which includes a gray clay locally called gumbo in reclaimed...

Years ago, no longer gave that property due to divorce, I had a dead tree that didn’t branch out until much higher. About 25’ tall. Before you ask me why it was allowed to be dead do long still standing—that is a question for previous owner. It was dead when we bought the place. Long story...

Set the bland down leaned against a low object (I have used stumps). Disconnect and swing the lift frame around. Then hook back up. Yes your object needs to be approachable from both directions. Or after swung around, lift with loader (if tractor has one) spin the blade around and lower, the...

Totally agree, there is no 1 answer fits all situations. Explained very well!

Remember in your childhood, around me we called them seesaws. They should have taught you at a young age the effect of levers. I have nothing against filled tires as long as it is a noncorrosive and mon lethal substance in your tires. But weigh on the rear hanging back approximately 3’ is a much...

Well for me my burn location is in an area where the row crop farmer that farms the land usually sprays when they spray the crops for weeds and all in the fields. So I burn after the rain so everything is damp and I don’t end up with an out of control grass fire. I have done that a time or two...

I usually just wait for a heavy rain enough to have everything around the burn location fairly wet, then burn in the morning. Often by 8:00 or so, all that is left is some coals and a scorched area. A week later snd weeds are growing. Another week and I’m starting another pile of limbs.

Do you have forks for your tractor? Or even better a grapple? If yes, use them to make several piles to burn or make the pile to burn smaller with a pile you will feed from as it burns down. For large burns, I have used my FEL bucket to push tips into the coals—you mush be careful as I have know...

In a pile, in a word—NO! If you can spread out the pile, the thinner the better and the fail has hammers and not knives, it may take a few passes, but it will do a decent job of chopping up 2” or smaller stuff, I would not call the results shredded. How long has it been piled up? If several...

If you have forks, use them instead of the bucket. You may want to chain the log to the forks (put in a binder or 2 so you can have a means of loosening the chain when (not if) the log shifts as you cut and move it. If possible get someone else to at least watch as you work this. You could...

In my opinion, it all depends in your needs, there are mini skid steers that have lift capacity that exceeds the lift capacity of most compact tractors and then full size skid steers will have capacity competing with fairly large tractors. Not to mention the tightness of the turning ability of...

Nothing against these. But for that money, you should be able to get a set of Pat’s. They mount over/around the existing pin balls, no cutting/welding required. Biggest downsize to any QH is it adds distance between the tractor and implement, this is most often an issue with the PTO shaft not...

Sounds like you have plenty of experience to do the job. I would guess as much and probably more experience than me. But that has seldom stopped me from expressing my opinion (like armpits, we all have them, they often stink). As you know is an enemy anytime you weld. It is a larger enemy with...