Security & Theft Stolen tractor!

[mikim]

Went out to the 20 acres we just bought to do cleanup and mow pasture this past weekend - Saturday I was busy using my new bucket forks cleaning up piles of stuff - and generally running wild with the tractor doing stuff - for hours - .... wife sat in the truck listening to the radio and watching. At lunch she was looking hang dog and when I asked her what the problem was - she cried about not having anything to do to be able to help - so ... next day I made the mistake of showing her how to run the pto & mower .......

 

[KiotiJohn]

Its your own darn fault. I have no sympathy for you as you have been well warned on this forum many times! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I suppose you know this means you have to go out and buy a his for the hers now don't you?
John

 

[mikim]

HEY ! come back here ! ...... couldn't get her off - she mowed half the whole pasture .... seems we now have to "take turns" .......... oh well .... this is the wife that wants to buy a backhoe to play with ...... guess I can relinquish a little seat time to gain more toys /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Indydirtfarmer]

The way I see it, you now have but TWO choices.....

1.) Get used to being the "laborer".

2.) Buy a SECOND tractor (for you)

First they demanded to vote..................... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[mathey]

or, the other choice is to:

1. get a nice hammock
2. get a cooler full of icy cold ones
3. partake of an icy cold one
4. set up hammock
5. partake of an icy cold one
6. get in hammock
7. partake of an icy cold one
8. check eyelids for holes

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Golfgar4]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( .... wife sat in the truck listening to the radio and watching. )</font>

So what kind of music did YOU listen to while YOU were watching?? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ByronBob]

So you're now allowed to sit in the chair with a cold beer and bark directions to her. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Tell me again why this is a bad thing?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[oliver28472]

Got what you deserve. And get some lime on that fescue.

 

[mikim]

fescue? what do you suggest for these "roses" ? They're all over the pasture.

 

[frank_f15]

KEEP doing what you did, sit on your butt and take the pictures /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif and also be nervous that she is never going to let you drive it again /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[oliver28472]

Not familiar with those roses. May want to send your pic to A&M or local Cooperative Extension.

 

[RedRocker]

Mike will be working a second job to buy goodies for "her" tractor!! It's a sad but not unusual tale. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Jimbrown]

Akkk those roses are the scourge of south Texas they have taken over hundreds of acres of pasture. They will yours too if you do not kill them. Mowing them is the worst thing you can do as all the litte pieces will sprout and grow more. You need to poison them sooon.

 

[Nasty135]

Those are cactus flowers and they do spread.... I had a small bunch in a flower garden for a couple years, Although the flower is a very pretty(did I just say pretty /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif)yellow the little barbs are for keeps.... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Had to dig it up /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Mikim, At least you know where your tractor is /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[mikim]

I know about how they spread /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif.... but the only solution I know about is to dig each one up and toss it /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif... If you know how to poison 'em out .... PLEASE let me in on it... Mowing them this time was necessary - the grass / weeds were so high you couldn't see most of 'em and It needed that mowing asap. I know we created additional plants to dig - but .....

 

[oliver28472]

Google Grazon and/or Ally herbicides. Grazon is from Dow and is restricted use. Ally is DuPont and not restricted. One may do what you need.

 

[mikim]

I'll have to ask my son to reseach that Grazon for me .... he works for Daddy Dow ...... (in Lake Jackson when Daddy Dow sneezes the whole town holds it's breath and says bless you)

 

[ByronBob]

what do you suggest for these "roses"

A 5 foot RFM???

 

[ronjhall]

Looks like you will have to add about 60 months to your retirement date. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Doug_Myerscough]

Well - you have my sympathy. My wife loves the tractor as much as I do, thank God she works out of town three days a week. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif