What did you do on or to your LS Tractor today?

[Underdog57]

Started to clean up this mess with my new Woodland Mills WC68 chipper.



I cut the logs about 8' and hauled them to my Renewable Resource Processing Center (thanks Mike Morgan) to be cut & split later, and chipped the brush. Worked about 3 hours by myself, about half done. Forgot to take any more pics after I got started. Will take more pics tomorrow. Chipper works great, except I need to adjust the directional control valve, it pops into neutral way too easily (easy fix).

 

[3Lfarms]

Installed a new radio in my MT342 cab. Not bad for about $35.

I made a video of the install if anyone wants to see it: LS Tractor Radio Install - Cheap and Easy - MT342 Cab - YouTube

Now I need to find some decent 4" replacement speakers. These factory ones distort way too much with very little volume.

Open the openings up a little bit and install 5 1/4 speakers, or better yet some 6.5”.
The factory speakers are straight up garbage.

 

[Doofy]

Open the openings up a little bit and install 5 1/4 speakers, or better yet some 6.5”.
The factory speakers are straight up garbage.

I didn't think anyone made speakers that crappy. You won't be happy until you change them out.

 

[Underdog57]

Started to clean up this mess with my new Woodland Mills WC68 chipper.

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I cut the logs about 8' and hauled them to my Renewable Resource Processing Center (thanks Mike Morgan) to be cut & split later, and chipped the brush. Worked about 3 hours by myself, about half done. Forgot to take any more pics after I got started. Will take more pics tomorrow. Chipper works great, except I need to adjust the directional control valve, it pops into neutral way too easily (easy fix).

Finished up project today, chipper worked great, I jammed it once but it was my fault (big "Y" chunk). I now know what not to put in it!

 

[PCABE5]

Nice chipper, what brand is that?

 

[amarsh64]

Hopefully ordering a Woodland Mills WC68 chipper this spring / summer.
We will see how the cash flows

 

[Underdog57]

Nice chipper, what brand is that?

Woodland Mills WC 68. Only had it about a week, very impressed with it so far.

 

[spruce Deere]

Finally weather cooperated, 'winter' has been spotty too say the least in my part of the Rockies....

The constant April/march weather this winter there has been some erosion even after sub-soiling last fall...Would be real ugly if I had not subbed the field. But at 22 degrees today I got out and box bladed the rough, washed areas. At 22 degrees, the dirt shaved off of the high spots and filling the low spots nicely.

Pointless? Not completely. I can now walk out there much easier and save on work later when spring really arrives.... Not to mention more seat time in the new LS

 

[lostcreekranch]

Chopped down a few cedars today.

 

[Avenger]

Since the weather turned cold, and the ground finally froze, I contacted my neighbor who has been begging me to mow some thick brush below his house (same area I mowed a few years ago when I snapped my control arm). The brush was thick and the hillsides were steep, but the frozen ground didnt leave ruts. I like to mow this area in the winter, when the brush doesnt have leaves. I can see obstacles like stumps, much easier. I was able to finally mow that entire area, made it look like a park! (Sorry, no photos. Neighbor does not like me taking photos of his property.)

That was Saturday morning. By Saturday afternoon, the warm came back and melted the ground. Where I park my tractor is a bit muddy, and I parked it in the soft soil.
Last night, I fired the tractor up (14*F) and let it warm up for about half an hour. I had to move my trailer out of the driveway. But when I started letting the clutch out, I suddenly realized that the tires and chains were FROZEN TO THE GROUND! The tractor would not move! I shifted into a lower range and gear and rocked it out of the frozen rut. Never have I ever been frozen to the ground like that. Kinda worrisome!
Anyway, thats what I did.