Finally

[Dan Hunter]

I've been lurking here and settled on a unit. I'll be ordering a 3720 open cab along with a grapple, a 5' rotary mower and a food plot seeder early in Jan. I'll be mowing driving trails - some graveled, some not - and hauling around Red Cedar to pile and burn after they've sweated off much of their oil.

My ranch is about 80 acres with about 200' of elevation changes. I'll slaughter every Red Cedar west of the pond and cull the females on the east side as necessary to continue to provide cover for deer. The place is a venison factory.

 

[Muhammad]

Welcome to TBN.

 

[Dan Hunter]

Thanks, good to be here. I've already mauled the search feature and find this a well managed, knowledgeable and courteous site.

 

[creekbend]

:tractor::welcome:

 

[Dan Hunter]

Looks like we're going to do business at 14 percent below suggested retail. I'm really quite happy to have a knowledgeable salesman. Expecting delivery around 1 March. I'll offer a review from the inexperienced guy perspective once it arrives.

I dropped the feed plot seeder and added iMatch to the order. I have enough feeders that plots don't have a priority currently.

Really good to be here.

 

[whistlepig]

Appreciate the pictures. Awesome looking country. If you don't mind me asking where are you located?

 

[Dan Hunter]

BTW, I constructed the feeders around 55 gallon olive shipping containers. The person that sold it paid almost nothing for it. All the money in it was shipping. It doesn't matter. I can load it with a season's worth of corn and just swap batteries. The cantilever design was a mistake but one I can live with as it allows me to drive the truck under the feeder so no ladders. Good stuff as I fell out of the truck...actually, I fell off a ladder in the back of the truck and broke ribs on the right side when trying to load a taller unit. Loaded, they flex. I'll sink an anchor screw and weld a chain to them to stop that. Still, it's a tremendous improvement to the price point units. I'm new to welding as well but these were fun. The base was cut with a torch and sanded to offer the illusion of professional construction.

 

[Dan Hunter]

No, sir.

I live in Enid OK.

My ranch is three miles north of Longdale OK. I wouldn't offer that information but almost all my neighbors are the same family which I get along with surprisingly well for a new owner (though probably because I'm giving them mill-able Red Cedar that one of them uses for his business). Also, there's a Oklahoma State Highway Patrol Officer across the street. I'm fairly certain that anyone that didn't have a blue Chevy diesel shedding paint attempting to enter would have a quick meeting with the Sheriff.

 

[whistlepig]

No, sir.

I live in Enid OK.

My ranch is three miles north of Longdale OK. I wouldn't offer that information but almost all my neighbors are the same family which I get along with surprisingly well (though probably because I'm giving them Red Cedar that one of them uses for his business) for a new owner. Also, there's a Oklahoma State Highway Patrol Officer across the street. I'm fairly certain that anyone that didn't have a blue Chevy diesel shedding paint attempting to enter would have a quick meeting with the Sheriff.

I understand your reasons for privacy and didn't mean to infringe on that. Your pictures were so good and the country you live in was a type that I didn't recognize. I was being curious and not nosy.

 

[Dan Hunter]

I'm sorry if I came off secretive. You're fine for asking and I'm quite proud of my property.

Here's some more photos for you. Included is a picture of the first time my dog was out there. She loves it more than I. Also, a more recent photo of her attempting an unauthorized swim trip.

Again, my apologies.