WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY ?

[techwrtr2]

My day today involved cutting firewood. Not a massive amount, but my body is complaining. This may well be the last year getting by with what's already down. Probably should look into having a load of polewood dropped off this winter.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Yesterday I restocked the hay bale pile next to the house for my daughters to feed the Horses with. I prepped the hay area in the barn for the next couple loads of hay (I have 150 more bales at my regular guy I need to get, and I'm going to tray another guy soon, I plan to try to put up a years worth of hay). I went to the local feed store and bought some horse feed, chicken feed and cracked corn (man o man are prices rising on feed!). I leveled my PHD stand and it worked! I took off the PHD and did some bush-hogging with the cutter. I also had a glass and a half of red wine with Mrs Mossflower before her amazing Brachiola(sp?) dinner!

I'm hoping I can get some Hay today after Church.

Be well all!
David

 

[techwrtr2]

More firewood to clean up what I left yesterday. A small piece of grounds cleanup and finally mowing in the dark. Glad I've got lights on the tractor. Need to mix up more 2 cycle before cut wood again emptied my jug and ran the tank dry as I was finishing up my cutting. Too bad I'm not done for the winter.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Yesterday after Church, I went to my regular supplier and got 54 more bales of hay, and got them put up in the "barn". I'm going to pick up about 50+ per weekend for the next 2 weekends so I can make it through the winter until next haying season.

Today I need to fly to Denver for a few days of training. I've got about an hour of bush hogging I did not finish that I might try to squeeze in before I leave, but we shall see what I can manage to get done.

Have a great week everyone!
Be well,
David

 

[crash325]

Killed a Rattle Snake today
Let large desert turtle out of yard.
See critters captured on camera thread for pictures.

 

[crash325]

Killed a Rattle Snake today
Let large desert turtle out of yard.
See critters captured on camera thread for pictures.

 

[rekees4300]

Hauled fill dirt for low spot in yard using FEL and ratchet rake. Was hoping to finish today but got rained out.

 

[grnspot110]

Spent the morning watering plants, along with painting one window casing (outside) & cleaning the fish pond filters. This afternoon & cleaned the Purple Martin houses, welded a crack on the ornamental windmill & put the wood splitter on the 790. Supposed to be cooler tomorrow & I have some big blocks to split before I haul anymore wood home. ~~ grnspot

 

[zonta223]

Did my first lift with my new tractor.
1140 bottles ready for white wine.
Hard to adjust to a tractor forklift from a normal forklift every time I lower the load to the ground tend to go to far and lift the front of the tractor:laughing:

 

[sixdogs]

Looks great. .I'm sure you know to keep the back weighted and avoid the "bounce syndrome" of a tractor-forklift-loader that can bounce the load around if you aren't careful. If you were closer I could be a voluntary wine taster to help you with that difficult task.

 

[EE_Bota]

You likely know all the following, so it is just a reminder.

As you are lowering the load, once you feel the weight start to come off the front wheels, you can go to "float" mode if available on your tractor, and that will put the load down fine, but not raise your tractor.

Usually "float" is engaged by pushing the control lever just a bit further than "down" direction. Be sure to practice float if you have it before you use it. If you have the lift up high, going to float is as close to free fall as the hydraulics will allow. It is not scary fast, but pretty fast.

I only use float at I have described...I never go to float unless my bucket is very close to the ground (unloaded) or has just touched the ground (loaded).

 

[MossflowerWoods]

... If you have the lift up high, going to float is as close to free fall as the hydraulics will allow. It is not scary fast, but pretty fast.

I only use float at I have described...I never go to float unless my bucket is very close to the ground (unloaded) or has just touched the ground (loaded).

EE,

When I "float" on my Kioti the bucket drops like a stone. I never use it unless I'm within an inch or so from the ground...

David

 

[zonta223]

Did my first lift with my new tractor.
1140 bottles ready for white wine.
Hard to adjust to a tractor forklift from a normal forklift every time I lower the load to the ground tend to go to far and lift the front of the tractor:laughing:

Actually I used the wrong words. Should have said Hard to adjust to a forklift mounted on a FEL frame compared to the normal type forklift (gravity fall) mounted on my other tractor and its impossible to see where the tips of fork tynes are. Must get longer ones.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Yesterday I did a trash run, fixed some spots of low tension on the electric horse fence, scouted out a possible fox lair with the neighbor and discussed how to "handle" it, blew the leaves off the gate area of the driveway, fed and watered all the animals, and took my older girls to see the movie "Soul Surfer" at Church (It was a good movie too).

Not much really, kind of a light day.

Be well all.
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Yesterday I did a trash run, fixed some spots of low tension on the electric horse fence, scouted out a possible fox lair with the neighbor and discussed how to "handle" it, blew the leaves off the gate area of the driveway, fed and watered all the animals, and took my older girls to see the movie "Soul Surfer" at Church (It was a good movie too).

Not much really, kind of a light day.

Be well all.
David

 

[grnspot110]

Brought home the first load from the "Old-Time Harvest days" at Chillicothe, MO yesterday evening, put them away for the winter. Going after the second load this morning.

A few pics of the show: ~~ grnspot

 

[EE_Bota]

Brought home the first load from the "Old-Time Harvest days" at Chillicothe, MO yesterday evening, put them away for the winter. Going after the second load this morning.

A few pics of the show: ~~ grnspot

You are lucky to see that sort of thing this time of year. The best shot I have to see old equipment is .....the 4th of July....in central NC. It is hot as blue blazes.

 

[grnspot110]

You are lucky to see that sort of thing this time of year. The best shot I have to see old equipment is .....the 4th of July....in central NC. It is hot as blue blazes.

This was the last show of the season around here! The other "bigger" show I go to is in mid-August, not too bad this year, but usually 95-100* then. ~~ grnspot

 

[MossflowerWoods]

I am trying to become less of a greenhorn as a horse owner.

My daughters and I really don't know what we are doing. The oldest has read a dozen books, but it is not the same, and there are many conflicting philosophys...

So I've engaged the neighbor. She is wife of an active duty USMC Officer, and a horse lady from Texas with 3 of her own.

So all this week my daughters and I have been learning how to establish control and how to do groundwork with our horses.

Man are we GREEN! It is very difficult and has been a struggle. Our horses are like naughty toddlers, and we are like timid & clueless greenhorns.

She helps us in the morning an I've been on my own every evening.

Yesterday morning we saddled them for the first time, and worked on flyspray desensetivity training.

Got a LOT to learn. I'm a tractor n00b and a horse n00b at the same time.
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Double Post
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David