The Grass Is Greener

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Harv

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Well, it was only 3 weeks since my last trip to the property, but oh what a difference 3 weeks can make! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Last time up I tip-toed gingerly across the still soft "muddy stretch" of my tractor path and hiked out to check on all 3 of the culverts I installed last year. The weeds had started, but I figured a couple more weeks and I'd start driving the path, which would keep them down just by virtue of being driven on.

But when I returned this time, I couldn't find the path at all! The dang weeds were 3 and 4 feet tall and thicker than crabgrass! /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif The good news was that I finally had reason to break out my as yet untried rotary mower. Now, I'd like to think we all went through a little bit of hell the first time we tried to hook up a PTO-driven attachment, and I was certainly no exception. It all seems so easy after you've done it once!

Bottom line -- tall grass has no chance against a 60" rotary cutter. In fact, once I repaired culvert #3, I went out in search of more challenging growth. Shrubs and 24" saplings turned to sawdust as fast as I could mow them, but the most satisfying of all was the blackberry vines that were trying to come back from my last engagement with them. What a wonderful tool. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I only chickened out when I couldn't find my partially caved-in culvert. Afraid to get the tractor wheels too close to the crumbling part, I whipped out the DR Trimmer/Mower and gave the culvert a good military-style haircut. I guess the trimmer/mower will always serve its purpose. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

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Harv,

Yes, there are few things as fun as driving around your own machinery. Even rotary cutting is fun! With all the rain, I think I could mow my grass every three days now.

Pete
 
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Know what you mean, Peter!

After all the physical labor of repairing that silly culvert of mine, I found driving around with the rotary cutter almost therapeutic. Was expecting more noise, but the simple grass-like weeds I was cutting hardly made a sound. Now I wish I had cleared more land of rocks and debris so's I could just keep on mowing.

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Even my wife now understands the therapeutic value of the tractor. We mowed our big field the other day. I started early in the morning and had about three hours in by the time she and the kids made it out. She took over while "me and the boys" planted a garden. Another two hours later it was all done and her smile was almost as wide as mine /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

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Ahh yes, the joys of a real mother mower! Part of the reason I refer to Lucy's alter ego as Mow-Zilla.

All of my neighbors get seriously jealous when I bring out Mow-Zilla. Even though she's only 48" wide, she beats all their mowers by an easy 24". That, and you don't even have to walk.

I'm still trying to "catch up" with all the posts. Ten days makes for a lot of news on TBN....

The GlueGuy
 
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<font color=blue>Nice hat you wearing while on the Bota!</font color=blue>

Nice of you to notice, Robert! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

That's my STIHL "Helmet System", which I had on mostly for the hearing protection. Turns out that the stuff I was cutting made very little noise. I also wound up using the face screen much of the time 'cuz it seemed like small stuff was flying every which way. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

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Know what you mean about the mowing. I started out with a lawn that took about 2 hours with my little 16 horse Wheelhorse. Then expanded to about 6 hours later on. Mowed fields look really nice and a good way to show off your tractor and cutter. Now with the NH1720 and rotary cutter I'm up to about 8 hours of cutting not counting the yard. Sure looks nice and get alot of nice comments except from the guy I was letting use if for free. Your right about the noise seems quiet untill you hit something then it scares the **** out of you.
I think now in all reality I have achieved my goal and have started to plant Spruces around the woodlot!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Take care, Al
 

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