TODAYS SEAT TIME

[Runner]

Yesterday was final pasture mowing for the season (unless it starts raining like He!! soon). The grass was maybe a foot high, but the weeds, and other trash were much taller, like 2 or 3 feet. For some reason, having a big invasion of Russian Olive, Bradford pear and locust tree sprouts this year. The RC1060 was set at about 7 inches with a slight rearward rake (maybe 1/2" that you can see in some of the photos) and did a beautiful job. I was taking my time and allowing a foot of overlap or so.

Had a nice, 80 degree overcast day to work. Mowing along the perimeter fence line always takes come concentration, then I go a little more on "autopilot".

Here's a Russian Olive bush about to meet it's match.

Here you can see the slight rearward rake on the mower. I find this delivers the best quality cut and provides best mulching action.

I have no idea what this tall stuff is.... corn grass or something? There is always a wet spot right here, even though it's about the highest spot around.

Another nicely-clipped pasture brought to you by John Deere.

 

[sixdogs]

Just a quick update from work started under a previous post...

Had the wall completed a couple of weeks ago...but still too dry to spread grass seed...and the tractor moving fieldstone and backfill was a huge timesaver!

Before and after...View attachment 3957884View attachment 3957885

Wow...impressive.

 

[sixdogs]

I screwed up today. Was 90° out and i decided, stupidly, to go remove the 2 trees that had fallen across my trail in the last wind storm. Everything was going good, but sweating like a pig (im dont think pigs sweat, but i digress). I put down my chainsaw to go sit a spell. After 10 min or so i got back into tractor to get a drink of water and decided to move the logs i had already cut so i could sit in air conditioned cab awhile.

I backed up the tractor and front tire ran right over my chainsaw.

Bent my nearly brand new bar and broke the brake handle off of my 30yo Stihl 029 farm boss. My favorite saw.

No good can ever come from working on a Sunday.

Lucky i had a back up saw. Got work done after cussing stopped.

Tore into the saw, looks like only damage was the brake handle and bar as i thought. I already ordered parts . Looks like ill get this repaired for under $100.

At least i didnt totslly trash the saw.

That's the right way to handle a disaster. Pony up right away, order new arts to bring it back to what it was and never look back. Otherwise, every time you picked up the damaged and patched saw you will think of the moment you ran over it and the pain it caused. You'll live that moment a hundred times.

Fixing it now is once and done and back to let the good times roll.

 

[grsthegreat]

That's the right way to handle a disaster. Pony up right away, order new arts to bring it back to what it was and never look back. Otherwise, every time you picked up the damaged and patched saw you will think of the moment you ran over it and the pain it caused. You'll live that moment a hundred times.

Fixing it now is once and done and back to let the good times roll.

Yup. Ran the saw earlier this week, didnt even think about wrecking it. It worked as good as before.

 

[Runner]

Today's projects: Fall lawn fertilization and watering trees.

First, tried out the new electric, receiver hitch-mounted spreader on the old Sabre. This was an Amazon purchase earlier this year because I got tired of battling the old pull-behind models (and wearing them out). This is light years ahead of the old pull-behind model, much easier to use. Only problem is the VERY flimsy control gate in the bottom of the hopper. Really thin plastic and delicate actuator cable - once you start spreading fertilizer, granules get wedged between the gate and the tub and the thing won't close completely, so when you try to stop it, the fertilizer keeps running out. You have to get off and actuate the gate by hand to close it. Got to figure out a fix for this....

Even with the control issue, still a major improvement. I have to admit, I did not believe that a 40lb bag of fertilizer would fit in that little hopper, but it did.

Next project was delivering some water to some trees on the property. We haven't had any rain in about a month, so I've been watering things every day. Today I hauled water in the cube with the 2520 to a thirsty Shumard oak and a maple.

Look at the size of the nuts on this Shumard Oak, wow!

This tree started out as a gift from a work associate and was given to me as a seedling in a styrofoam coffee cup about 12 years ago. Now it's about 18 feet tall in the pasture.