charlesw
Silver Member
So how many more shear pins (bolts) should I get?
Anyway, wow. It's been fun! My first time plowing is quite an experience. I hope I can finish that tomorrow after work. I suppose I can - if I get enough spare bolts!
The first bolt snapped on the root of a tree. Might have been an 8" diameter tree. Big deal. I replaced the bolt then promptly plowed the root out. The 2nd and 3rd bolts sheared on, well, I don't know. I followed the first example and just started out nice and slow and sheared the 3rd. Oh well!
Given that I have another 25 acres that I will surely work some day, I may need to change methods. Perhaps... Perhaps if I run a middle buster over the lot of it then plow...
I forgot to mention that none of this has been worked in 20+ years. Last year I did mow down most bushes with a brush hog. Of course, that means that there are big root masses everywhere.
Regardless of the best method, I guess that the first time doing any spot will be as bad as it get. Still, I wish it weren't so bad!
cheers!
c
Anyway, wow. It's been fun! My first time plowing is quite an experience. I hope I can finish that tomorrow after work. I suppose I can - if I get enough spare bolts!
The first bolt snapped on the root of a tree. Might have been an 8" diameter tree. Big deal. I replaced the bolt then promptly plowed the root out. The 2nd and 3rd bolts sheared on, well, I don't know. I followed the first example and just started out nice and slow and sheared the 3rd. Oh well!
Given that I have another 25 acres that I will surely work some day, I may need to change methods. Perhaps... Perhaps if I run a middle buster over the lot of it then plow...
I forgot to mention that none of this has been worked in 20+ years. Last year I did mow down most bushes with a brush hog. Of course, that means that there are big root masses everywhere.
Regardless of the best method, I guess that the first time doing any spot will be as bad as it get. Still, I wish it weren't so bad!
cheers!
c