Sawyer Rob
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All loaded up, to go make some money tomorrow!
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TODAYS SEAT TIME
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BackRoad
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Just a quick update from work started under a previous post...
Had the wall completed a couple of weeks ago...but still too dry to spread grass seed...and the tractor moving fieldstone and backfill was a huge timesaver!
Before and after...
Had the wall completed a couple of weeks ago...but still too dry to spread grass seed...and the tractor moving fieldstone and backfill was a huge timesaver!
Before and after...
RobertEH
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That looks really nice!
Nice job!!!
scootr
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Nice flat stone make the job easy. Looks great.
Seat time was mowing tumbleweed with the chain mower yesterday.
Seat time was mowing tumbleweed with the chain mower yesterday.
Thomas
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Nice...very nice.
Sawyer Rob
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I made some money today, moving logs off a pile and cutting them into firewood,
This was from the first pile of logs,
Lots of pretty nice oak in that pile.
SR
This was from the first pile of logs,
Lots of pretty nice oak in that pile.
SR
Runner
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The project for yesterday was playing "musical trees" with several maples. First, I decided to replace the "little tree that couldn't" (red sunset maple) with a bigger one that I planted in the pasture a couple of months ago. So first order was to dig the poor little guy up and stick him in a pot to be moved with the carryall. He's not looking too well right now, so I'll put him back in the nursery and see if he survives.
Next, switched to pallet forks and out to the pasture to dig up the bigger and better red sunset maple.
Moved tree, now planted where the little guy used to be.
Next was to use the forks to dig up and carry a full-sized maple from my nursery to be taken to the spot in the pasture where I just removed the bigger red sunset maple (pallet forks are great for this stuff). I had let this tree go too long without re-potting and it had quite a few roots growing through the bottom of the pot, so no way I could have gotten it out without the forks.
Full-size maple ready for planting.
Finally, switched to the bucket to haul some wood mulch to the newly-planted trees.
It was a full afternoon's work for 2520 and me.
Next, switched to pallet forks and out to the pasture to dig up the bigger and better red sunset maple.
Moved tree, now planted where the little guy used to be.
Next was to use the forks to dig up and carry a full-sized maple from my nursery to be taken to the spot in the pasture where I just removed the bigger red sunset maple (pallet forks are great for this stuff). I had let this tree go too long without re-potting and it had quite a few roots growing through the bottom of the pot, so no way I could have gotten it out without the forks.
Full-size maple ready for planting.
Finally, switched to the bucket to haul some wood mulch to the newly-planted trees.
It was a full afternoon's work for 2520 and me.
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Engineer42
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Put a little soap in your tanks. Makes your water "wetter" and will help water particles stick to what you want if needed.
wander2039
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Alot of tree and brush removal.. the debris forks is starting to look like hillbillies teeth but getting alot of cleanup done. The Vevor quick hitch didn’t survive very long. That hitch attachment is no match for a drawbar which I knew just wasn’t careful enough. One stump in the ground thats loose but mocking me.
Runner
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Yesterday was final pasture mowing for the season (unless it starts raining like He!! soon). The grass was maybe a foot high, but the weeds, and other trash were much taller, like 2 or 3 feet. For some reason, having a big invasion of Russian Olive, Bradford pear and locust tree sprouts this year. The RC1060 was set at about 7 inches with a slight rearward rake (maybe 1/2" that you can see in some of the photos) and did a beautiful job. I was taking my time and allowing a foot of overlap or so.
Had a nice, 80 degree overcast day to work. Mowing along the perimeter fence line always takes come concentration, then I go a little more on "autopilot".
Here's a Russian Olive bush about to meet it's match.
Here you can see the slight rearward rake on the mower. I find this delivers the best quality cut and provides best mulching action.
I have no idea what this tall stuff is.... corn grass or something? There is always a wet spot right here, even though it's about the highest spot around.
Another nicely-clipped pasture brought to you by John Deere.
Had a nice, 80 degree overcast day to work. Mowing along the perimeter fence line always takes come concentration, then I go a little more on "autopilot".
Here's a Russian Olive bush about to meet it's match.
Here you can see the slight rearward rake on the mower. I find this delivers the best quality cut and provides best mulching action.
I have no idea what this tall stuff is.... corn grass or something? There is always a wet spot right here, even though it's about the highest spot around.
Another nicely-clipped pasture brought to you by John Deere.
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sixdogs
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That's the right way to handle a disaster. Pony up right away, order new parts to bring it back to what it was and never look back. Otherwise, every time you picked up the damaged and patched saw you will think of the moment you ran over it and the pain it caused. You'll live that moment a hundred times.
Fixing it now is once and done and back to let the good times roll.
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grsthegreat
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Yup. Ran the saw earlier this week, didnt even think about wrecking it. It worked as good as before.
Runner
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Today's projects: Fall lawn fertilization and watering trees.
First, tried out the new electric, receiver hitch-mounted spreader on the old Sabre. This was an Amazon purchase earlier this year because I got tired of battling the old pull-behind models (and wearing them out). This is light years ahead of the old pull-behind model, much easier to use. Only problem is the VERY flimsy control gate in the bottom of the hopper. Really thin plastic and delicate actuator cable - once you start spreading fertilizer, granules get wedged between the gate and the tub and the thing won't close completely, so when you try to stop it, the fertilizer keeps running out. You have to get off and actuate the gate by hand to close it. Got to figure out a fix for this....
Even with the control issue, still a major improvement. I have to admit, I did not believe that a 40lb bag of fertilizer would fit in that little hopper, but it did.
Next project was delivering some water to some trees on the property. We haven't had any rain in about a month, so I've been watering things every day. Today I hauled water in the cube with the 2520 to a thirsty Shumard oak and a maple.
Look at the size of the nuts on this Shumard Oak, wow!
This tree started out as a gift from a work associate and was given to me as a seedling in a styrofoam coffee cup about 12 years ago. Now it's about 18 feet tall in the pasture.
Edit: This unit was made to go on an ATV. If you look at the gate control cable, you can see it is quite a bit longer than it needs to me. My first attempt at a "fix" will probably be to explore shortening up that cable. Getting rid of all that extra flex might be all that is needed to get the gate working properly.
Second Edit: I tried cutting about 2 feet of the cable and it seems to have fixed the problem. I won't be using it again until spring, so have to wait and see if it works for sure.
First, tried out the new electric, receiver hitch-mounted spreader on the old Sabre. This was an Amazon purchase earlier this year because I got tired of battling the old pull-behind models (and wearing them out). This is light years ahead of the old pull-behind model, much easier to use. Only problem is the VERY flimsy control gate in the bottom of the hopper. Really thin plastic and delicate actuator cable - once you start spreading fertilizer, granules get wedged between the gate and the tub and the thing won't close completely, so when you try to stop it, the fertilizer keeps running out. You have to get off and actuate the gate by hand to close it. Got to figure out a fix for this....
Even with the control issue, still a major improvement. I have to admit, I did not believe that a 40lb bag of fertilizer would fit in that little hopper, but it did.
Next project was delivering some water to some trees on the property. We haven't had any rain in about a month, so I've been watering things every day. Today I hauled water in the cube with the 2520 to a thirsty Shumard oak and a maple.
Look at the size of the nuts on this Shumard Oak, wow!
This tree started out as a gift from a work associate and was given to me as a seedling in a styrofoam coffee cup about 12 years ago. Now it's about 18 feet tall in the pasture.
Edit: This unit was made to go on an ATV. If you look at the gate control cable, you can see it is quite a bit longer than it needs to me. My first attempt at a "fix" will probably be to explore shortening up that cable. Getting rid of all that extra flex might be all that is needed to get the gate working properly.
Second Edit: I tried cutting about 2 feet of the cable and it seems to have fixed the problem. I won't be using it again until spring, so have to wait and see if it works for sure.
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Rockbadchild
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I ''brush cut'' 11 acres of field and all my trail network, it took me 2/3 days, I was so sore by the time I was done plus I had a huge pain in the neck I definitely got my quota for a while.
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Gordon Gould
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There is a camp a couple miles down the town road. Their drive into it hasn't been touched in a long long time. They asked me if I would put it back into decent shape. It was too rough and boney to just grade out, worse than the picture shows. It flattens and extends for another 60 or 70 feet beyond the top of the curve.
I tail-gated out 4 loads of 3/4" Stay-Mat gravel off my one-ton like this which is my driveway. For a total of 13.5 tons or about 10 yards.
Then I shaped it up with my L3010 and Land-Plane-Grading-Scraper.
gg
I tail-gated out 4 loads of 3/4" Stay-Mat gravel off my one-ton like this which is my driveway. For a total of 13.5 tons or about 10 yards.
Then I shaped it up with my L3010 and Land-Plane-Grading-Scraper.
gg
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Hope it gets some water and packs in before winter. My driveway is getting loose in spots from the drought we are in.
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Runner
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Leaf Rodeo 2025 started today. Since we haven't had rain in about 10 years, several trees (cottonwood, tulip poplar, sweet gum) decided to drop most of their leaves early, so I collected up a couple of carryall loads for the compost pile using the Cub ZTXS5 54 and 2520.
After that, spent the rest of the afternoon knocking down the weeds and crabgrass. The lawn looks like a war zone after this drought...
After that, spent the rest of the afternoon knocking down the weeds and crabgrass. The lawn looks like a war zone after this drought...
