The Trip To Tazwell Story

pequeajim · Nov 16, 2004

Put the snow plow, tractor, mower deck and pallet forks on the trailer and we're ready to go!

pequeajim · Nov 16, 2004

Nine hours going home and I ended up with one of these...

pequeajim · Nov 16, 2004

And a bunch of these...

pequeajim · Nov 16, 2004

Thanks guys for letting me share my adventure with you /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

pequeajim · Nov 16, 2004

You're welcome Farmall140. I thought I'd never get through it all.

MossRoad · Nov 17, 2004

Nice job on the photos! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Thanks for sharing, but darn it if you didn't give me the itch to buy something new for my little green beast. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

pequeajim · Nov 17, 2004

Well, now you have to go and do sometihng nice for the wife so that you can make the trip!

Maybe tell her that you want to go on a little vacation in beautiful mountains of Virginia, traveling down Skyline Drive, enjoying the tractors, oops, I mean scenery.... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

MuncyBob · Nov 17, 2004

Yep...it's beautiful down there, and my wife suggested(all on her own!) that maybe we go camping again in Virginia(what a coincidence!!).....and how "purdy" everything is when it's new!! We have had so much mud to deal with while adding onto our house it's hard to tell if the beast is still green or did it change colors this autumn to mud brown! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

MossRoad · Nov 17, 2004

Tried that but she knows to stay away from the Appalachians just because that's Power Trac territory. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

pequeajim · Nov 17, 2004

There's got to be a campground, or resort down there close enough so that you can sneak out for a few hours for a "visit"?

smartguyz · Nov 18, 2004

Thanks for sharing this terrific photo adventure. It was a lot of fun. We all appreciate the time you took to do this. I'll have to save up for something fun.

Sincerely,

Rob /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

toy · Nov 19, 2004

I got my 425 this september a year ago and by october my father inlaw asked the wife if she thought we would have to mow the lawn again and her reply was from the looks of our yard I doubt we will ever have to mow the yard again. Since then the yard has come back as grassy as ever. I put in a septic system and dug several ditches and it was so muddy you couldn't hardly get around in the yard and the pt was like a little mud dobber tracking mud every where.

pequeajim · Nov 19, 2004

When I was down there, it had been raining quite a bit the day before and was sprinkling while I was out on the tractors. Man, was I glad for the lid that they put on the ROPS!

Anyway, you can imagine the mud on the big pile! Both the 1430 and 425 just motored right through the mud with no problems, even when carrying a full bucket of dirt!

nice... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

pequeajim · Nov 19, 2004

Thanks smartguyz , it was fun.

THis is a pretty cool group on here to hang out with.

ontheweb · Nov 19, 2004

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Both the 1430 and 425 just motored right through the mud with no problems, even when carrying a full bucket of dirt!

nice... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )

I noticed in the 4-in-1 bucket videos the 425 almost stalled going up the hill right at the end of the video. Was that operator error or too low a throttle? Looked like he was reaching for the throttle when the video cut off...

OnTheWeb

pequeajim · Nov 19, 2004

I remember that. He dug at a pretty deep angle and did have the throttle lower than it should have been. I also noticed that when he was using the bucket that he only ramped up the throttle when he thought he needed it.

MossRoad · Nov 19, 2004

I heard that, too. I usually run at full throttle for just about all work. Gives me maximum power without fumbling for the throttle. I've had that happen just a few times when I'm beating on it a little too hard or run into an unseen unmovable object like a hidden tree stump or I back into a tree in the woods. Good indicator to find another angle or approach is when you hear that. Back off and re-think for a second or two.

pequeajim · Nov 27, 2004

For those of you looking for an excuse to take trip down to the Mecca in Tazwell, there is a nice little campground close by in WV called Berwind Lake WMA Campground.

LEt the wife know that you are thinking about here and take her down, (or up) for a nice scenic and relaxing trip.

They have hiking Trails, Bikes. 4x4s. Campgrounds. Waterfalls... (sigh...) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

http://www.mountaintravelguide.com/Campgrounds/WestVirginia/mcdowell/BerwindLakeWMACampground.htm

Sounds like fun /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

kcook · Nov 28, 2004

( For those of you looking for an excuse to take trip down to the Mecca in Tazwell, there is a nice little campground close by in WV called Berwind Lake WMA Campground.

LEt the wife know that you are thinking about here and take her down, (or up) for a nice scenic and relaxing trip.

They have hiking Trails, Bikes. 4x4s. Campgrounds. Waterfalls... (sigh...) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

http://www.mountaintravelguide.com/Campgrounds/WestVirginia/mcdowell/BerwindLakeWMACampground.htm

Sounds like fun /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )

Any more info on this campground would be great, Ive been thinking of taking our RV down there

KC

pequeajim · Nov 28, 2004

Here are some that are in that area...

Blue Ridge Highlands
Callebs Cove Campground - Abingdon, VA
New River Junction - Blacksburg, VA
Richwood Golf Club & Campground - Bluefield, VA
Hunters Island Campground - Dungannon, VA
Fox Trail Family Campground - Fancy Gap, VA
R-J Ranch RV Resort - Hillsville, VA
Meadows of Dan Campground - Meadows of Dan, VA
Deer Run Campground - Woolwine, VA
Wytheville KOA Resort Campground - Wytheville, VA
Shenandoah Acres Resort - Stuarts Draft, VA

Do a shearch on the internet on any of the names.

Here's a link to them.
http://www.rv-clubs.us/virginia_rv_campgrounds.html#BlueRidgeHighlands

GOod luck and bring the checkbook! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif