Safe, thanks to TBN

[Wal]

After ten hours on my new B7500, I had my first scary /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif moment yesterday. Luckily, I previously read several posts concerning the situation I found myself in. Last year we had several "soil test pits" dug in preparation for our future septic field. Anyway, the backhoe operator didn't fill in the pits real good when they were done. It looked like a great job to try out my new toothbars digging capabilities! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif So everything is going just fine until I'm smoothing off the filled in hole by dragging the FEL backwards over the top. By pure ignorance /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif on my part, I allow the right front tire to go over the filled in hole, and it sunk in real quick /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif At the same time the left back tire is slightly in the air. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif I am in a precarious situation, because the tractor is leaning to the right, the same direction that the ground is sloping by a few degrees. I can't go forward, I can't go backward. Any movement makes the tractor feel VERY unstable. Then, Ah Ha!!! I remember reading on TBN about the method of using the FEL to push the front of the tractor up and out of the hole, which I did. I was then able to back out of the situation with the rear tires doing the work and the front tires momentarily "in the air" and the FEL just sliding backwards on the dirt. Yup, sure learned something yesterday /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. By the way, the toothbar works great.

 

[Mike_Dumond]

And now you know what pucker factor is./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Glad everything turned out OK for you.

 

[njrqs]

Yes TBN is a great source for this such as this.

Let's hope we remember the tips. It wouldn't look good leaving one's tractor stuck in the field and walking back home to look up TBN to work out how to get it unstuck !!!

Now as for PC's built in to tractors, we could read TBN while we mowed the lawn - Now we are talking !

Cheers

 

[Egon]

Neil:

Remote control or preprogrammed lawnmower units so one can sit in deck shade while the work goes on.

Egon

 

[webbmeister]

Hmmm ... actually, I think someone makes such a critter, Ariens - I think. It's electric, and even knows when it's time to go back to "mom" for a recharge before continuing on.

 

[webbmeister]

Man, I hope your wife didn't see that!

 

[keeney]

Toro makes one called the iMow that cuts the grass all by itself using a guide wire similar to an invisible dog fence.

To quote from their web site: "You just sit back in your hammock sipping lemonade as the iMow Robotic Mower makes your tall grass short. "

Sounds like it requires manual navigation help to return to base for charging, though.

http://www.toro.com/home/mowers/imow/index.html

- Rick

 

[looch]

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mcouat.husqvarna.ca/node234.asp>Husqvarna</A> makes two models, a solar-powered unit and a rechargeable.

 

[njrqs]

Yes I have seen these type of units. But I don't reckon they'd get thru anything longer than the grass on a bowls green !!

Now a remote controlled, pre-programmed diesel tractor with slasher - Now that baby could do some damage !!!

 

[Jeff396]

<font color=blue>grass on a bowls green</font color=blue>

Huh?/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif

Have you seen the price on some of that gadgetry? Might be cheaper to just have kids./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff

 

[frank_f15]

sure makes for a skivie changing experience don't it? glad it worked out ok, have had a few of them myself!!!!

 

[njrqs]

grass on a bowls green

Huh?

OK, I thought that may stump you guys over there.....

Lawn Bowls - Is that a sport over there. Typically played by old men and women in white hats?? White ball chased by big black balls ????????

Anyway, it is played on a real grass surface, manicured by a green keeper. So a bowls green is a really flat, short, perfect grass surface.

Not a 10 pin bowling alley if that's what you were thinking.

I am sure you guys have Lanw Bowls over there? - Maybe??

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Neil

I think there is an old game something like that, but I've never seen it played. Sounds kind of like an overgrown game of marbles. Around this neck of the woods, we're still pitching horse shoes.

SHF

 

[Jeff396]

We had a game called Bachi ball (not sure on that spelling). I think it was or is very big in New York City. My parents had a set with a small white ball and a bunch of maroon and black larger balls (two teams) to chase it. All you need is a lawn to play it on.

Jeff

 

[Egon]

Neil:

Up here in Canada some of us know what it means. There are some greens and I have watched it. Somewhat like curling only not all the yelling and waving of brushes or brooms.

Hey, Not the TV program Guy. The movie Guy with the big knife.

Egon

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>I am sure you guys have Lanw Bowls over there? - Maybe??</font color=blue>

Almost unheard of in my part of the country. In fact, I've only seen it once. We spent the month of February '90 in an RV park at the edge of Sun City (Phoenix), AZ, and it was popular there with the snow birds.

 

[looch]

Here in Quebec, we have 3 versions. Don't ask me the difference because I've not played any.

There's the Italian "Bocce" (sorry to have to correct you, Jeff),
the English "Lawn Bowling",
and the French "Petanque."

If you're really bored, check <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.bowling.be/sitemenus/beginners/History.html#The%20History%20Of%20Bowling>this</A> out.

 

[Jeff396]

If I got upset every time I got corrected I'd be ticked off most of the time.....crummy memory(CRS). I had thought it was Italian hence its popularity in NYC. Now I haven't been there since I was 11, but I seem to recall that they had "Bocce" areas set up in the parks there. They weren't grass but were dirt and were the shape of a shuffleboard court with small sides so the balls couldn't escape. Anyway, it was big in our sub in Michigan back in the late 70's during get togethers. At least it was a lot safer than the ever popular jarts (aka impale a friend)/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff

 

[looch]

Wow, Jarts. Now that brings back memories. Were our parents trying to "cull" us? Survival of the fittest? Look at the playgrounds nowadays - nice soft sand or mulch. I seem to remember friggin' concrete under our local monkey bars. What about that death trap wheel device. You know, the circular bench that you sat on while three other kids pushed. It wasn't really moving unless there were people flying off of it. Ah, memories.

 

[Jeff396]

Ah yes, the ever popular twirly thing. I really think it was just a really creative way to teach us about centrifugal force through pain.....very effective./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I also remember my elementary school playground having swings with wood seats that had to weigh at least 5 lbs each. Catch one of those in the kisser and you would be lucky if you were still walking much less still have all your teeth!/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif Kids don't have any of the fun stuff.....just remember how much idle time you could pass with just a quart of gasoline and a book of matches!!

Jeff