Not Exactly Plowing, BUT . . .

[MDNick]

A few members have recently mentioned buying a set of plows for their tractor. Alas, I do not have a set. My needs are fairly limited, thus they aren't worth the expense. So one makes do with what they have. As you can see I have a scraper blade that angles in 2-D. Angle to the extreme both ways and drive on. Works ok, no it's not really plowing and to call it such would be sacrilegious to many a farmer. But the ground is 'turned over', and loosened up. I'll push it back smooth with the blade. Wish I had a 3ph rotatiller, the freebie craftsman front tine my dad gave me was a piece of crap when he was using it, but it almost works ok. And a backhoe for those stumps.

BTW he's Leo.

 

[MDNick]

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[MDNick]

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[vutch]

Not a bad idea! I noticed that when they plow snow with a grader around campus, sometimes they misjudge where the edge of a drive is and do a darn good job of plowing up the lawn alongside! /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif That made me wonder if a blade could do some plowing, and I guess I have my answer!

Chris

 

[MossRoad]

Hey, not bad.

Tell us about that dog.

 

[mikim]

wish I had some nice soft dirt like that - looks really good
mike

 

[MDNick]

MossRoad,

Leo is a Chow Shepherd cross. He has the purple tongue, chow muzzle and coat, totally shepherd body though. He used to be called Star by the people he used to own, but they pretty much abandoned him and he claimed me. A male dog named Star??? So I decided he was a Leo instead. Any guesses why? His personality is amazing for his ancestry. Far and away the mildest mannered dog I have ever known. Unless you are small and furry and more or less fit in the ground hog family which includes rabbits and squirrels. It's incredible to see him run down a rabbit. His lovable personality is pretty much lost on them.

He has used the picnic table far more than I.

Mikim,

I have never found rock one in the soil. This area used to be wooded so the top soil is pretty good. Unfortunately it is only 5" deep. All clay after that. I wouldn't want a real set of plows. The topsoil would all wind up on the bottom./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

Nick

 

[mikim]

<font color=blue>I have never found rock one in the soil. </font color=blue>
and I have trouble finding soil in my rock! -- wanna ship me some??/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
mike

 

[MDNick]

<font color=blue>wanna ship me some</font color=blue>

Sorry, not really. Knew a farmer back home selling topsoil out of his fields. Seemed to me like going to a blood bank and selling off a quart or 2.

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks. He had that look that says he's a good dog. Same look my dogs used to have. Part of the family.

Isn't soil type something? In my last two houses, there has always been a foot or two of black dirt on top of nothing but sand.

My other property is all sand, very fine, no organic material, except for one 4 acre section that is all black muck. Wet most of the year.

 

[Devildog]

Nick,
Nice job. If the tractor and blade wasnt there you could of said it was plowed and gotten away with it/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

My place is super rocky/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif and I was out there rototilling and picking up rocks out of the garden yesterday.

Leo sure looks at home on the ole picnic table/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Take care, Jim

 

[Inspector507]

Nick,
I have a Shephard/Retriever mix. Looks a lot like Leo.

 

[Inspector507]

Here's Buddy

 

[Inspector507]

opps forgot the pic

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>I have never found rock one in the soil</font color=blue>

Mind if I plant a tetherball pole at your place, Nick?

 

[MikePA]

He's a great looking dog and appears very interested in the camera(man)! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MikePA]

Harv, after the luck you had, while you might not hit a rock, I'm sure there'd be an old foundation or a stone wall buried nearby you'd find. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif If they call someone who finds water with a stick a dowser, what do they call someone who finds rock with a tractor? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[bigben37660]

good idea!!
Ben

 

[MDNick]

Harv,

Yeah, I did think of you when I posted that line. And sure, I'd take a tetherball pole, only 3,000 or so miles away, hope ya got a trailer. No kids to play with it, though, save this 30 yr old kid, and my toys tend to be more metallic in nature, and heavier./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif It really would have been a 1/2 hr job with a PHD at my place.

All,
I sorta lied. While rotatilling I found one rock, about the size of both fists held together. Other than that 1 or 2 stones that don't count.

Thanks for the comments on Leo. Yeah, he is a great dog. And if I could keep him from walking on my tomato plants, and get him to keep the bunnies from clear cutting my tomato plants we'll have a nice year.

Nick