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.