Owning a small tractor is a blessing.

[tacticalturnip]

Just having a tractor around is an absolute blessing for me; it's not a need, it's something I'm able to afford that makes life so much easier.

A few days ago I managed to obliterate a mowing blade in a way that was new for me, directing it straight into the ground. This made moving the lawnmower difficult.

I just brought the Kioti over to the Cub Cadet and lifted the mower in the air. I've never had an easier time removing the blades. I did the same a few days later when I put the new blades on. With the new blades on, forgetting about the previous days rain, I immediately sank the Cub in mud.

A small tractor suited this recue effort far more than the F350 would have; a small tractor is a blessing.

I mowed the upper area and then put my toys away, I'll try again this weekend.

 

[WranglerX]

May I suggest using jack stands or hydraulic cylinder blocks when working under mower, tractor hydraulics are nor fail safe and have been know to release dropping load.....

 

[masseyrider]

Just having a tractor around is an absolute blessing for me; it's not a need, it's something I'm able to afford that makes life so much easier.

A few days ago I managed to obliterate a mowing blade in a way that was new for me, directing it straight into the ground. This made moving the lawnmower difficult.

I just brought the Kioti over to the Cub Cadet and lifted the mower in the air. I've never had an easier time removing the blades. I did the same a few days later when I put the new blades on. With the new blades on, forgetting about the previous days rain, I immediately sank the Cub in mud.

A small tractor suited this recue effort far more than the F350 would have; a small tractor is a blessing.

I mowed the upper area and then put my toys away, I'll try again this weekend.

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From the pictures I would say you need the tractor. That's a lot of turf.

 

[CalG]

My wife agrees!

She often is heard saying, "if it saves just one trip to the Emergency Room" (or the chiropractor)

 

[tacticalturnip]

May I suggest using jack stands or hydraulic cylinder blocks when working under mower, tractor hydraulics are nor fail safe and have been know to release dropping load.....

You are absolutely right, using jack stands would have been the smart thing to do, and I have them.

It only takes one mistake; I was not thinking, and that's said by so many others in a bad way after the fact- assuming they are still around. I don't mind taking this scolding because I knew better, and still let convenience lead my way.

 

[CalG]

Safety THIRD!

;-)

 

[tacticalturnip]

I would absolutely give my kids hell for not putting safety first, but look at me not taking my own advice.

 

[RayIN]

May I suggest using jack stands or hydraulic cylinder blocks when working under mower, tractor hydraulics are nor fail safe and have been know to release dropping load.....

Just yesterday in a town in S. Indiana, a 16 yr old boy was working under his Ford truck held up with a jack. The jack failed and the boy was killed. He was not using jack-stands.

 

[1930]

I couldn’t agree more with the title
It is a blessing, I couldn’t imagine life anymore without one

 

[Locoweed]

As I get older the tractor enables me to do thing that I could not do with out it.