Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

Roy, nice cutting job with flail mower. How does it do on shrubs trying to grow in fields. I have lots of those in my fields.

I'm no expert on flail mowers...but if you really want to learn something, there's a long thread to read:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/118882-lets-talk-flail-mowers.html

Now, there are two types of blades normally installed on a flail mower. The "Y" blades (which my mower has) are good for brush up to about 1.5". They do cut and mulch that brush...
The other type of blade is flat, and I've read them referred to as "Hammer" blades. I've read (no experience...yet) this type of blade leaves a cleaner cut...almost lawn like.

 

[toppop52]

54° this morning! Feels great though. Going to look st ZTR's today, I'm starting to like the Land Pride mowers, kind of a hybrid of commercial/residential units. Late season deals too.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all. 56 now going to 83 and sunny, warming up this week. Thought I had not been able to post at all yesterday but I guess I did. Don't know what today will bring except for a grocery run as soon as I get off of here. Need to mow grass in spots so as it is kinda splotchy in height.

Daugen, Was killing hogs years ago back on top of a mountain about 30 ft from the WV line. As we got done an old guy came in and someone gave him a beer. He opened it and sat it by the fire to get good and warm. He said he grew up without electric and got used to hot beer and did not like cold beer. I don't drink beer but learned in China that warm Coke is just as good as cold.

Eric, Hope the fishing trip works out. My dad took his grandson fishing until he said "Let's go home papa, my pockets are full."

Roy, Like the mower and the cab.

Wngsprd, Had to zoom to find it. You were blessed to see that, thanks for the pic.

Have a great day all. Ed

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 76F @ 5:00AM. Sunny. High 101F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Would have missed the chick but for Ed's zoom tip. That's a lot of chicks for one mama, Wng!:laughing:

Hate on stout all you want, boys, that just leaves more for me!:thumbsup:

Got nothing but database errors yesterday morning when I tried to post, so was very surprised to see it made it through after all. Twice.:confused2:

Productive day bead blasting parts from the old motorcycle yesterday. Fine round balls worked great on the aluminum bits, but hardly touched the old, thick paint on the center stand. Tried some new ground glass and it came right off, and left a nice smooth finish, too. Better check the fines drawer on the filter, though, because it seems to shatter into powder when it hits, unlike the glass beads which last for several round trips before giving up the ghost.

Off to town to buy some paint this morning, then a bit more electrical work on the van at the mechanic's. Hopefully will get an aftermarket remote door lock kit installed.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[daugen]

Thomas, I would love to have seen a pic of all those little Quail chicks. priceless is right. You have to wonder how many will make it.
if they are tasty to us, they must be tasty to a lot of other predators.

Ed, i get bloated if I drink more than one beer, and I rarely drink anyway; usually forget the darn thing and find it next day exploded or bulged in the freezer,
frozen solid. Have learned to set kitchen timer to remind me.
Warm beer. Well, I'd rather have wine warm than too cold for sure.
So I guess if you like the hops aroma or whatever warmer beer should be more aromatic I suppose.
I'll pass. As you said, it's what you get used to.

Last day of July. Savor it.

 

[daugen]

Toppop, hope all is going well with you. If you need all new siding, consider the newer stuff with insulation attached to it.
Made a huge difference in my old house in PA. No, insurance will only pay for the basic stuff, but the big cost is labor and they cover that.
If you are going to keep that house a long time, maybe you have an opportunity here to cut your utility costs down in the future. Makes house
much quieter too.

I always try to buy equipment where they have a service dept. Big box stores don't but it's a matter
of what is available locally for you. I'm sure the local JD dealer would love to sell you a ten grand zero turn.
A Kubota Commander is an interesting possibility...A simplicity will now offer Ferris style features due to same corporate parent.
Lot of competing machinery out there.

 

[RoyJackson]

He said he grew up without electric and got used to hot beer and did not like cold beer. I don't drink beer but learned in China that warm Coke is just as good as cold.

Roy, Like the mower and the cab.

I'm not a real big fan of icy cold beer...tend to drink it at room temperature (although a cold one tastes mighty fine after a hot day working outside)

The mower is definitely nice! Does a great job for field mowing!
That's a Curtis cab...about 12 years old and showing it's age (so am I). The Curtis cabs are pretty crude compared to a factory cab, but it keeps me warm in the winter.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Cold morning as cold front blew in yesterday plummeting temperatures to 70˚this A.M., only getting to 95˚ today, almost feels like Fall.

Roy green grass - haven't seen that for a month, and where's the dust on the tractor? Nice mower.
Wngsprd- even with Ed's suggestion of zooming I could not find it. Ed must have blue eyes.
Ed - the only person in Texas that i knew to drink warm beer was my wife's grandfather. He probably did not have room in the old old fridge for food and beer and the Yeti was not around. Hmm, when he started drinking beer electricity was not available in his area.
Ron - now you can really throw a frisbee from the platform without falling.

Tomorrow is August 1, we start the countdown to the annual VFD fish fry
Job one - turn that cow field into a picnic ground.

 

[PJSprog]

62°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 90° today.

Don, my oldest stepson sent The Wife a picture of his dashboard this weekend, showing it was 117° in San Marcos. He always complained about the heat while stationed at Ft. Hood and while deployed to Iraq, and yet where did he move? Texas again. Saw a pic of him and his cohorts at the police academy, too, and he looks happy.

Nice-looking property you have there, Roy. How are you liking the flail as compared to a traditional rotary mower?

 

[RoyJackson]

Nice-looking property you have there, Roy. How are you liking the flail as compared to a traditional rotary mower?

When we bought this place in Spring 2013, I mowed the field with an ancient Woods rotary cutter since it was way overgrown and I had no idea what was in the field.
After the initial couple mowings a couple years ago, I'd been using a finish mower I brought from PA when we moved here. However, the finish mower left a lot of clumps. That was my fault...the finish mower wasn't built for field mowing.
Now that the field is mostly "contained", I like using the flail much more then that old cutter of mine (which, BTW, has been at a buddy's hunting camp for about a year). I think after a few more mowings (on a regular basis), I'll switch over to the hammer type flails and should end up with a more finished looking field.