Pictures from a skid steer mowing contractor

[bunchgrass]

Wow a pet rattlesnake!

yeah,,,,I’m out!!!

 

[bunchgrass]

When I was in college, there was a guy that worked in the bio dept with their snakes/lizard/amphibian collection. He was not an academic but a Vietnam vet biker fella who had a penchant for snakes. Was good at his job. I helped him move some stuff one day and he offered me a baby rattler (off the record). They breed well in captivity, apparently. Was probably 6 inched long and the dia of a pencil and could barely handle eating pinky mice. Within a year or 18 mo, it was over 2 ft long a couple inches in dia and eating the largest rats that were available.

Had to get rid of it when it got out of the terrarium in the house ... on 4th of July when family was coming over. My wife was tolerant but not THAT tolerant. Used to have a video of it striking, killing and eating a large rat but ....VHS.


Just an FYI, the benefit of venom is you don't have to be in contact with your prey as you kill it so risk of physical harm from them is minimized.

 

[dstig1]

A little job cutting and processing some really thick bamboo, customer said the shed in the pictures has been inacessible for the past few years , basically this back portion of his back yard has just gotten away from him, after today he has it back and with a little more work and some periodic maintenance he can keep it clear.

Isn't bamboo like cockroaches and can't be killed? Not generally found around here but I have read that... If so, how do you control it now?

 

[Hay Dude]

Isn't bamboo like cockroaches and can't be killed? Not generally found around here but I have read that... If so, how do you control it now?

It’s a nightmare to control.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Isn't bamboo like cockroaches and can't be killed? Not generally found around here but I have read that... If so, how do you control it now?

My man that I buy my herbicide from says he has some stuff that will smoke it when it comes back out, I gave the customer his phone # so we will see.

 

[scootr]

We had a stand of bamboo. It spread out a little further faster each year until I finally had to dig up and remove the root balls to be rid of it.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Not skid steer work but I knocked out this little 10 acre bush hogging job today, I didn't take any before pictures but this was mostly bahaia grass about 2' high and thick, made my little tractor run a little warmer than normal, I underestimated how thick it was going to be I should have used the cab tractor, back to skid steer work tomorrow and air conditioning , thank goodness.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Back in the skid steer today for a little forestry mowing, here are a few pictures of today's job, I will be back road building/spreading lime rock tomorrow.

 

[EddieWalker]

I think the reason my neighbor keeps hiring guys like you to mow his land every other year, and then lets it get away from him, is because of all the small trees that are in the way of him being able to run his batwing through there. He doesn't agree with me, and I've never pushed it, but everywhere that there his place is open, he mows it almost monthly. I've made it a point to remove as many trees as possible so I have as much room as possible to maintain my open space. I see your pictures and I wonder how long it will remain looking nice, and if they took out those trees, would it be easier for them to keep up with mowing themselves?

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I think the reason my neighbor keeps hiring guys like you to mow his land every other year, and then lets it get away from him, is because of all the small trees that are in the way of him being able to run his batwing through there. He doesn't agree with me, and I've never pushed it, but everywhere that there his place is open, he mows it almost monthly. I've made it a point to remove as many trees as possible so I have as much room as possible to maintain my open space. I see your pictures and I wonder how long it will remain looking nice, and if they took out those trees, would it be easier for them to keep up with mowing themselves?

I had the same conversation with my ex-neighbor at our old house. We had a large stand of box elder trees that bridged both our properties. I kept mine mowed back and cleared to it's "existing" stand. He let his grow all over as it wanted. He kept losing more and more grazing area. I would tell him if we don't go back there and clear it soon, it will be much more difficult to clear later. He would never have it. When I mowed his bottom field, I would always cut them back as far as I could with my brush cutter. Now he does his own (I moved) and all he has is a finish mower.

Box elders spread and grow like weeds if you don't keep them in check. I wonder how long he has before most of his field is gone.