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Most people kill themselves...bad life choices do add up...

Does the hardware stay once you're 100%?

My most used (and abused!) implement. Nothing but good to say about it. Glad EA is still making them, and that was fast availability.

It would be interesting to reorder the inputs to see whether there are meaningful differences in the results...

I may have missed it Mr. PT Farmer, what do you mix in at 2 TBS per gallon?

You might need a bigger prop to hit 60 mph...

I liked your post Mr. Jstpssng, not because I like the lug nuts. I would have given it 25 "Unlikes" in total agreement with you if the option was available! I recently twisted up one of those lug nut covers on my Jeep...and 2 hours later, finally got the rim off! (And then had to buy a new stud!)

Not meaning you Mr. Fuddy, but someone saying a Bradford Pear is a tree is like saying hot dogs are a gourmet feast! I severely dislike BPs for exactly the fault you experienced! They fall over else drop whole limbs at the most inconvenient time with just a whisper of wind. And their blossoms...

Mr. Complete, (other than set-up and driving) are there any driver actions required while using your laser leveling system?

Woo-Hoo! Guessing it's still a little early for 10# Bass??!! [emoji6]

Just a quick update from work started under a previous post... Had the wall completed a couple of weeks ago...but still too dry to spread grass seed...and the tractor moving fieldstone and backfill was a huge timesaver! Before and after...

Work colleague at one of our Data Centers in Phoenix got it...debilitating for him. He didn't pass, but he never returned to work.

What do you do with that significant quantity of chips Mr. Oosik?

YKYO...when silliness and drama from people no longer surprises you...and no longer affects you...

Mr. Newberry pegged it...some days - no some weeks(!) I'm making up busy work to keep me active. I know what happens when I am bored with no projects to engage on, and it's not a fun place to be! But, I am thankful that we retired before the AI tsunami hits... I suspect some new related...

Pictures or it didn't happen! [emoji56]

My favorite brand of cracker!

Thank You Sir!

^^^ Are the JW still there?

Mr. Lineman, kindly interested in what upgrades you added...Thanks!

Wow...wow...wow! What's the next step? Sounds like something serious to find the root cause. Any thing you're allergic to, or possible food poisoning?

It WAS 3 days ago...hmmmm... Hello, Mr. RSKY...hello... May need to send for a wellness check...[emoji12]

Hmmmm... To some it may be toys - to the men who invested 1000's of hours of their lives to create it, it's a passion, no different than someone collecting and posting old photos of trains or trestles. Toy trains are what started many into being train aware, and the creator's objectives are to...

Wife and I went to Intercourse, PA on our annual anniversary get-away. Near there is the large full-sized Pennsylvania train museum, plus several other train related attractions. One of the attractions, The Choo-Choo Barn was a huge miniature train layout...years in the making...size of maybe...

I had to look up "logger's cord", and it was what I assumed...equal to a cord of split wood, still in log form. When buying in the real world, how often does a logger's cord actually end up achieving an actual split cord? Any firsthand stories? I recall mention that in some states, "a cord" of...

It would be great to figure out a way to dip them in sealer rather than paint them, then lean them up to dry. It would get the fronts and backs at the same time with near 100% coverage.

It was a while back, and I tried several different products, finally getting rid of most of the strong smell, but couldn't find a solution to fully neutralize the odor. It was a good vehicle, but had to sell it. Got tired of running in the winter with the windows cracked open...and wife...

Looks great Mr. HayDude! It makes for a long day...but for me at least, cutting a field like that ranks near the top for immediate reward when you see the results. Shame the owner lets it go to 1x cut per year. You (and your equipment) have to work twice as hard to mow it, but you only get 1...

That's a LOT of mouse Mr. Gordon... I had a Honda CR-V in which "I could smell a mouse" (actually mouse pi$$). Worked for months trying to clean out the smell...finally succeeded. Sold the vehicle... Hope you don't have to sell that fine dump truck!!!

Look how they're bundled up and with hats... Photo must have been taken in July...

Fixing a mowing obstacle. I've slid the mower into the ditch on rain slicked grass one too many times!!! It's 92 degrees, so building the rock retaining wall will take a few days, but with no recent rain, and none in the forecast, the grass will not need mowing for several days...perfect time...

I read some negatives on the Wago push connectors a while back, but don't recall the details...their lever connector seems to be well received. I've got a couple of packs of the push type and used a few, though my perception was there wasn't a lot supporting physical connectivity between...

I started by doing tear-off, then got 'promoted' to paper roller doing flat hot-tar roofing in Louisiana for about 5 years...but that was 45 years ago! Lafayette, Monroe, Baton Rouge, New Orleans... In the summer we were on the roof by sun-up...and the secret was to not climb off the roof till...

Kids may cost the equivalent of a CAT D9 dozer to raise, but done right, they're not 'kids' forever. Wouldn't trade either of my adult children for $10,000,000.00 The older I get, the less we need the $$ and the sweeter their company (...and those Grandchildren!) And my "poor-man's habit"...

A fallen down border rockwall that I restacked at our last place...

Part of my drive is reused road millings...works exceptionally well. This is mid-build with the bio removed and drive dug down about 8 inches. Added geo-textile cloth base, larger rock / milling chunks for base layer and loose road millings spread on top layer.

We sold our last house to a young couple who worked through the RE agent as expected. We did spend an afternoon walking them through the house and pointing out the stuff they might need to know to keep the place running more efficiently. Things like who the pool folks were which knew our pool...

While mowing earlier today, had one of those Horse Flies nip me...through my shirt, and one on my hand drew big blood! Hard to swat them while two sticking a zero turn! Grass was low enough, I was mowing at 10 mph, and those blood suckers weren't being left behind...

If you look close Mr. Sawyer Rob, there's a big 'ol bass under that overhang just to the right of the ducks...

My 2020 MX6000 just completed 5 years of use with 1250 hours on the meter, so 250 hrs/yr. Use has slowed now that the jungle has been tamed and the tent is up.

Good job...you'll be a man before your Momma...(said to a young'un). You kids get out and go pick rocks! First we work...then we play. You can't be excused till you eat that liver...(still hate eating liver!)

Mr. Torvy, did you run the barbed wire on the inside or outside of the fence, since you're trying to keep livestock out. Just wondering what's commonly done in that situation...

Mr. Tractornoob, what area in PA are you located? In the north central area in Tioga County, we've had some heavy afternoon T-storms recently, but not with quite as much rain as you received. Beautiful scene, other than that major washout!

Brian, what are the benefits of filling your front tires?

Funny how I think of this thread everytime I hook up an implement now...

I've often thought an offset finish or rotary mower would be ideal for reaching under trees, ditches and fences. Some flails are offset, and are interesting, but not many rotary or finish mowers are. Thoughtful concept and it looks like you fabricated it very well!

Most of my PTO shafts are a triangle (3 sided) design. Are they susceptible to needing the universals joints aligned also?

You can waste more with a fork than your Daddy can earn with a shovel... Did ya' grease it? A man can work from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done...

Or another way of looking at it... You bought another $54.45 of additional goods to add to your total networth and prevented $17.99 from being "thrown away"...!

He's henpecked...

Your rotary cutters do a great job Mr. Sawyer Rob. That's a good looking field!

So, apologies up front...I could Google this, but more interested in the real world responses from those who have experienced them... What are the "before" symptoms from having cataracts? How does someone know if they need surgery other than a Doctor's diagnosis?

I've enjoyed reading this thread...but how in the world did this topic get 130+ posts?!!

Just asking... Is there any airflow in and out of the "kiln".

...You and Trump - glad you're both still alive!

The statute of limitations is past...but I smuggled a suitcase sized satellite communication system into Bogata, Colombia for my employer during a highly confrontational communications worker strike which cut off all international telephone and data lines. The satellite in a suitcase was...

Strand of spider web...

Agree, got mine from Brian at Fit Rite. The added Rear Remotes and the TnT easily get my vote for the most beneficial mod on the tractor!

Bet you both have a full head of hair???

You've got a much newer version! Very nice! If my understanding is correct, Paladin bought the the Harley Rake line from Glenmac about 2005 and mine is a Glenmac built, yours is newer and updated, made by Paladin. Only mentioning this, as I've seen older Glenmac built units for sale which need...

Instead of used motor oil, has anyone ever substituted used hydraulic fluid and mix it with diesel?

+1 on the 3pt Harley Rake. Found it on Marketplace, but it took a while before a usable one showed up. Before and after pics.

Are those standard width landscape tires and rims on your L6060, or are they wider than standard? The rears look like pretty wide rims.

It does not appear that Homelite is very lite Mr. Gordon! Not sure "using it just for fun" has the same meaning to me as it might to you! Growing up, we lived with my Grandparents and my Grandfather had a vintage '60's (?) Homelite with a bar longer than my leg and an engine that might barely...

Apologies Mr. Torvy, not offering any legal advice...I didn't state it very well. Since the tree top is no longer on your property, before any action can be taken, discussion with the property owner is needed. With that, you can then determine how to proceed. They may want to deal with it by...

And we're almost 4 weeks later...did it work as desired?

Hmmm...it's a property line tree which fell from storm damage with 100% of the part of the tree that fell on the other guy's property. In rural PA, that would make it the responsibility of the guy whose land it fell on to clean up. It's neighborly to offer to help, but not expected. It would be...

Doesn't it feel so good when you figure it out!!! Good on ya' for finding it! [emoji106]

Magic would be a mid-size tractor with high flow hydraulics at the front to enable use of skidsteer mulchers and mowers on the tractor.

I find many of the things I worry about never happen...and it's easy to over complicate an issue in my head. Do as you mention in your last comment Mr. Torvy. Cut from the trunk hinge out towards the tree top, using your grapple to protect the fence, or to lift and hold the trunk at the broken...

That's way better than many of the local town roads in my neck of the woods Mr. Gordon!

Decisions, decisions...enquiring minds need to know! Thinking about this thread a few days ago. You have a bit more to consider as an acceptable solution based on the age, heritage and what will fit the "proper" style of your property, versus many of us in newer homes who generally choose to...

Man, that looks like a hardware store inside your leg...! Stay focused on your rehab...just do it!

Just listened to that song again about 2 days ago and it had me thinking about this thread Mr. MossRoad.

Never thought of it as cicadas Mr. Bigtiller, but I hear them all the time too. And now after reading your post, I can't "NOT" hear them!!!

I know there's more errors than just that one! You're not looking hard enough!

Snakes...that's like snake paradise in your "before" photos! How often do you see them...and how big? (Ever get one in the cab? Just asking for a friend! [emoji41])

Who pays for the tug services? Is it the Port, or the Ship?

Son lives outside of Tulsa...this Spring has been the most rain ever recorded. What he gets generally heads into Missouri... Your toads should be choking!

As a kid, we used to collect the shells and the stage "The Cicada Wars"; or attack of the giant cicadas, or scare your little sister events. Amazing how many people wouldn't touch a Cicada shell!

Mr. Winterdeere, what specific product do you use for grub control? Japanese Beetles have decimated my garden the last 2 years... And how do you spread the lime?

Just got a quote for a ZD 1211. But before pulling the trigger... My house is rural and the lawn is "closely mowed hayfield" (never seeded with suburban type grasses) so not extremely thick or heavy, except in May! What's the tallest grass you are able to reasonably cut with your ZD 1211s...

There's been a few recent threads on flagpoles, and one on a lightning hit taking out a well pump... Has anyone with a flagpole ever noticed that it becomes a lightning rod (actually hit by lightning) during an electrical storm? I'm considering putting one in, but location is dependent on...

Wonder what the cost in downtime is for the mechanical delays? Searched but no metrics found for the commercial daily rate for a laker.

Watch a few YouTube videos! And if you care about how the property looks afterwards: Even with the paint shield, look close for what might need to be taped off so NO over spray gets on it. The paint shield is magic in the hands of a pro. Amateurs can make it work on the big open easy areas...

144 wheels, if I counted right...!

Please don't go out in public in those socks and sandals... It will give us all a bad rep!!!

^^^^ The drooling part made me smile...that's My plan! As mentioned, making a decision to put them up for sale is the hardest part!

Just this week helped my daughter and SIL move from a house with attic storage. Yup, bat she-it everywhere. Tyvec suits with hoods, nitrile gloves, booties and M95 masks. Her solution was to just move... I was less afraid of the guanno and more afraid of passing out from the affects of the...

Note to self: Send JK96 some of your 18 inches of rain...

Spotted while mowing one of my fields. Note the size of the dandelion bloom...

Just published in this week's NY State Forest Ranger report: Rangers received a rescue call from 2 hikers - they reported the 3rd hiker in their group was dead. They provided their location and Rangers hiked in to meet them. Then the 3rd member of the party called in to the Ranger rescue line -...

Wait...how are they getting to you while wearing the suit and hood?

We're really just "renting" a tractor or excavator, even if we think we own it. If you don't sell it at some point, your kids will when you're gone... Meaning - one can pay $20k to buy a good used excavator or tractor, use it for 6 months or a year, and then sell it for what you have in it...

...noli facere... I delivered morning newspapers as a boy and would read the front page headlines and stories as I folded and tucked the newspapers for delivery. Headline: Family of 6 Dies From Foraged Poison Mushrooms 55 years later, the story is still fresh in my head when someone talks of...

Have read that fawns have only a very faint scent initially after being birthed. Might be why your dog didn't pick up on the deer being so close.

Nicely spaced pallet boards...great work! And so much more useful than a coffee table.

Great idea using the weighted cable!

Ahhh, missed seeing the link...Thanks!

It's amazing how easy and efficient a landplane is on driveways. For the last few years, I've worked the church parking lots and driveways (along with my own). It's a game changer and less gravel is required for a nice finish.

Coon came back and started raiding the feral cat food feeder again...and as mentioned previously, and thankfully, it's been more than 3 years since we've seen coons. I told (no, kindly asked!) my wife to count to 30 and then open the backdoor to the deck where the coon was heads down in the cat...

Any chance you have bird nests built recently in your vent pipes.

Does Poison Ivy bother you or your wife Mr. CloverKnoll?

Two years ago, we had about 150 feet of buried from the last pole with the transformer to the meter base on the house. The Co-Op provided the aluminum feeder wire, all wound and wrapped together, but before providing the wire, they required the meter base to be mounted and the conduit to be...

It's just an Amazon delivery...

Or... You could just let them go swimming in the local rock quarry! 'course, they'll need to check each other for blood suckers! (He said reminiscing...)

Nicely done! Great weekend to publish the thread. What did you paint your pole with? I may have missed it, but how did you get your pull rope undone from the top once it was erect...and what do you use to lower it back down for maintenance? Your well done YouTube video reminded me of a...

Mr. BDHSFZ6, since you've had good luck with your set up, do you recall where you purchased the 3pt to SSQA, and was it a specific brand?

Godspeed on your recovery...

Huge number of good running small frame Ford 8n, 9n, 2n and Massey Ferguson TO 30 or 35s still to be found for under $2000. They'll be running long after we're gone and can plow, work your drive and pull a finish mower. If taken care of, they are bullet proof, easy to operate and cheap to...

Good luck Mr. Complete Turf! Please kindly keep us informed of your insights (see what I did there [emoji16]). It may be a future procedure for some of us, but who knows how far away that future is!

Looks like PA is not the only state with "treasure" collectors! Finding the fence wire seems to me at least, to be the highest risk! Do you generally take your grapple with you on clearing jobs?

And now it's past tomorrow! Any insights?

The listing has reference to it being a fly-in neighborhood. Good luck on selling it quickly and hope you get your ask Mr. PaulsHarvey! We owned a house outside of Tulsa, OK on a small private airstrip "spiderwebbed" with private taxiways right up to private hangers. My property could have...

Does Dad hire out? (Actually, I have a new hero in your Dad!) I can think of nothing more enjoyable, or more fulfilling than being able to be on a tractor, mowing my own land at 101!

^^^^ Glad that got cleared up! And for the record. I live in the 'Bama part of PA. That "Wellsboro" mentioned by Mr. Sigarms is 20 minutes away. There are lions, tigers and bears - oh yes, and pumas, black widows, rattlesnakes...and rabid coons. It's a terribly frightful place, and there is...

I gots 3... 2 on the top and 1 on the bottom. Easier to eat corn on the cob...

Just bought a plant earlier today...wife said "Just one?" Guess I'll be going back for more!

Good looking trailer Mr. Lou. Looking at their website...lots of dealers fairly close. Did you get the power tilt or gravity tilt? Does the spare tire get in the way?

Government overreach. They want more of your hard earned money to waste on hand-outs. PA allows derating the trailer when you register it so your GCWR is under 26,000# total weight at registration. It looks like NY does also, but requires the manufacturer to adjust the weight on the title...

Four posts in 2 years, and this is the best you can do to add value to the conversation? I'm happy stealing oxygen!

Mr. BDHSFZ6, what articulating flail mower do you own?

Do you find the swarms, or are people contacting you? I don't recall ever seeing a swarm of bees in the wild...

You live in the snow belt if I recall. Parking a snow or slush covered vehicle in the garage WITH drains is a lot less messy and more efficient when dealing with meltoff. Putting it in now will be the easiest chance you'll get.

Simply a statement: a jumper used on the seat presence switch may help determine if that's causing the engine shutdown problem. The reality is risk of rollover in your hilly topography might be a situation needing it most. This is not legal advice or safety advice and not recommended for...

Shouldn't have read this thread. Bad karma! Haven't seen a coon in 3 years. Then Sunday night...biggest I've ever seen was on the deck...I went out the front door with my .22 Glock with mounted green dot and spot light. That coon took off RUNNING and I couldn't keep up with it, much less draw...

All you need to add now is an easy chair! "...How come it took you 4 months to split a face cord?..."

Part of the equation is understanding what you are planning to use it on. Typical field mowing would be lower end of HP requirement. Reclaiming 20 year old overgrown pasture might be on the upper end of the HP requirement. If clearing brush and heavy undergrowth, you can run it slow and easy...

Congratulations on your new tractor! As Mr. RJ mentions, they're implying to not run continuously for long duration at each end of the RPM extremes, so run it above low idle and stay below WOT for any extended duration. The general guidance is to try to vary the RPMs while breaking it...

^^^^ I was never affected by PI until about age 60. It's still not excessive, but bad enough I try to avoid it now. Mentioned previously, it's said, the more frequently you encounter it, the more you increase the risk of it affecting you.

Hard might not be the right word...short-term challenge maybe, but the long-term results and the pure satisfaction are huge. You can be properly proud of that piece, especially knowing you did it all from wood prep to finish...

Does Poison Ivy create any problems for you Mr. Sawyer Rob?

Is that part of your hive that swarmed, split from one of your hives, or a entire new colony?

"...You don't count your money sitting at the table..." But how many active hives now Mr. CloverKnoll?

Dear Muhammad, please don't let our wives sign up for TBN...!

How's the progress Mr. QRTRHRS?

I feel like an expectant father! Any more rain Mr. JK? We just got 2.5 inches and generally your weather becomes our weather 24 hours later...

So rolling a field or lawn. It makes it smoother, but does the process "over compact" clay soil? What's the experience?

Athletic guy I know was complaining of similar symptoms as you. Aches, joints, slow recovery after working out. Lots of tests, no results. I suggested he might ask for a Lymes test...bingo! Treatments cleared up the symptoms for him. There's a period of time needed for ticks to be attached to...

I think the carbide teeth might be a key area that the quality and price can be adjusted between the different manufacturers. If I recall, the Woodland Mills unit has 36 teeth...save 3 bucks a tooth, and you can cut your product cost by $100. Not saying some are doing it, but there's a wide...

Last time it was under a lean-too with dirt...world of difference as you mention Mr. Jstpssng!

Not exactly about "Tractors and Wood", but it is about my woods tractor! MX6000 is a bit over 4 years old and I hit the lottery - the dreaded 1200 hour "everything maintenance"! About 1.5 of those years was heads down building my house, so most of the hours were added in 3 years. The majority...

You might suggest he give it a try for a year to see if the deer actually show up more. I've said it in another thread. My neighbor has lived here over 30+ years. He said there's never been as many deer as we have since I started mowing my acreage. They congregate in my eight acre "front lawn"...

Definitely watch the Woodland Mills video for anyone using their stump grinder. Starting from the right side of the stump is important based on the grinder rotation. The technique is easy to pick up, and following it helps reduce bouncing and chatter.

I agree on the stump grinder...guy quoted $1800 to take out 6 stumps... So I bought one. That was over 50 stumps ago... There's over 20 stumps ground in this one area between the drive and fencerow...

Praying that you find peace through the grieving.

There was mention about IBC frame failure from stacked wood: One can stack up a 4 foot high stack of splits in the open with just a T-Post in the ground holding it up. There is little, side pressure pushing outward. Splits are fairly static with minimal outward pressure (unlike cannonballs!)...

That was artfully done! If the feathers didn't wear from weather, you might be onto a new truck emblem!

YKYAO, because you read the YKYAO thread... (and they apply!)

Makes ya' appreciate the days when it all goes right...!

The post on log weight kind of puts the big redwoods in perspective. That's a lot of balanced standing weight...!

Scary detail isn't it...but this whole AI dialog has been interesting! Something I just realized: Yes, AI could replace TBN if you were shopping for a tractor... But it couldn't replace "the human stories" generated by TBN contributors. The "... oh that reminds me of a story...", the "How...

Oh, Mr. PaulsHarvey, make sure they add a 3rd function to the front for your grapple and add 3 pair of Remotes for Top N Tilt at the rear. That was NOT generated by AI!

The magic would be: "...And here's a contract I negotiated with Kubota's AI which saved you 16.8% under list. It's being prepped now. Just electronic sign where highlighted in the contract, and it will be delivered this Friday. Best Regards, Claude... "

That finished out nicely! Very well done...

Interested in your thoughts...You've mentioned it's a distraction a couple of times...in your view, what is it distracting us from?

Looked up and my Kubota was missing the fuel cap...I back tracked and luckily found it. Now I put the fuel cap on the seat of the tractor when refueling. Easy to spot and I haven't sat down on it...yet!

Lots of denial going on. Unfortunately (or fortunately) AI is here to stay... Mr. PaulsHarvey is asking about HOW people are using it as another tool to make day to day activities more effective. What use cases are people finding? Retired now, so my needs are different, though on Amazon, it...

I appreciate the comment, especially considering the work you do on your great thread!

Why wait? Just curious...

I have both. I have a heavy duty 8' original Harley Rake which is PTO driven. It's an expensive attachment to use on a gravel drive. Though heavy duty, I'd be concerned it would beat itself to death and wear out quickly using it on gravel. It's spectacular on dirt for grading and windrowing...

And we learned something new today!

Very nice looking work on the drive Mr. Lineman! Is limeROCK just a local name for limestone, or is it a different material?

Funny how a 25 year old tractor sounds old... And saying it's a 1999 or 2000 model doesn't make it seem very old at all! I have tee shirts that old!!!

I was working for AA in their Tulsa Network Operations Center with big projection screen TVs - always on CNN and always on mute - for breaking news that might have impact on AA. The day Murrah in OKC was bombed everybody stopped working to watch...and the volume was turned up. Though 100 miles...

Will you stock it, or let nature do it's thing?

Interesting! I imagine you just have to squint to read the "Nurse Bee" or "Forager Bee" name tags on each bee...[emoji6] Actually I do find it amazing. Bees, and ants (and their termite cousins) are about the only insects that somehow manage to work together in a commonly shared objective with...

May of '24 my 14 Yr old, great swimmer, granddaughter got caught in a rip current while we were vacationing down on the FL panhandle. I went in after her. I was both a BSA and Red Cross trained Life Guard in my teens...but that was 50 years ago. The event is still too close to go into detail...

On the splits, how do you get worker bees moved to the new hive? What keeps them from returning to the original hive? Amazing bees!

Did the weather hold, and did you get the hay put up dry?

Daughter was given a Corgi, smart little dog, but unfortunately 2 years later she went off to college...so we had the Corgi...or rather the Corgi had us. 5:00 pm, that dog would sit down in front of my wife and just stare at her...not 4:59...or 5:01...but 5:00 pm.on.the.dot! Wouldn't bark or...

As a kid, pretty sure it was the Welland that we went to and watched boats traverse the locks. My grandfather was into viewing big engineering projects, so coal powerplants, locks, old forts, even nuclear powerplant sites were all targets for a road trip.

My Uncle had an older log cabin on a small lake in the Adirondacks where we used to spend our annual 2 week summer vacations. Around my 8th year, it was time to rechink the logs. At 8, too young to stuff oakum or apply chink, I was the dedicated water boy, which was needed for mixing the...

Floating bath tubs! I grew up east of Rochester NY, and about 5 miles from Lake Ontario. The lake is wide enough there that one can't see the other side, so more like the ocean than a lake. We would watch the Lakers heading back and forth to the St. Lawrence, but they were out far enough to...

A future event we look forward to, can make one motivated to live another day. Father-in-law fought the cancer fight to see their 50th Wedding Anniversary... Pope Francis wanting to see his last Easter Service...

"...Venison, it's like free-range chicken eggs, only it's free-range meat..." "...any Red Hemlock..." What a great line!! I may quote you...[emoji6]

I have a shovel that came with a "California Cancer" warning.

Wow...It was the flying monkeys in Oz from so long ago...cured me from ever watching a horror flick since. For younger me, emotion seemed to be triggered by words...now it seems to be triggered visually, and it's more deeply felt. A hokey old movie that gets me - every year for the last 60...

Are we retaining water??? (Which is one of the few situations where it's desirable!)

35 noses this evening...they're keeping the big front lawn mowed!

We've got a 10" gas pipeline crossing our property...only impact is about every 3 months, a SxS with a gas sniffer runs the pipeline. Glad it was there...I'm tapped into it!

Likely you're right Mr. HayDude. Bringing in proper top soil would still need to be graded, but better long-term results.

I made mine with a clamp, couple of bolts, 2 left-over sections of Uni-Strut....and 10 minutes of grinder work.

Lady next town over had a septic system put in, they used some poor - full of rock - excuse for topsoil. She asked for a quote to remove the rock so she could get grass growing and be able to mow it. I quoted it at 4 hours. It was bad, more and more rock just kept coming to the surface as I...

How did the job find you? Also how do you charge for your time? Machine hour, elapsed hours, by the job, something else? Just curious...

Actually...what do you suspect is the story behind them being that far into the woods? An old road, an old junk area and the trees just grew up, an old homestead? I find this kind of stuff interesting to ponder...

How in tarnation did the hood ornament for my Jeep get way up in Maine. I'll be up on Friday to get it... Can you kindly save that boat anchor also Mr. Jstpssng...

This is what breaks my heart where we live now. So many base their "wealth" on the treasures surrounding their homes. 20 year old cars, plastic kids toys and inflatable holiday celebration balloons...

You may have something foreign in a QD that is blocking or restricting the fluid flow. You mention it's intermittent, so the hydraulic fluid flow may be moving it around so it works at times, and then doesn't work other times. Is your setup configured to allow easy QD swap between the pair of...

Remove the back gang, add it on top for weight, and call them spare plates. Then weld on 2 inch receiver with a removable towbar for a 4 wheeler to pull. Finally hit it with Red rattle can paint... Re-list it on Marketplace at $600 as "Custom Food Plot Disc with spare plates for tractor or...

Mr. SawyerRob, what RPMs do you operate your tractor at with the splitter? Does the PTO turn a hydraulic pump with your setup? Today on Marketplace, I happened to see a homebuilt 3pt splitter running off the tractor hydraulics, but not sure that is a very efficient set up?

Here in rural PA, the annual $50 tax to obtain a 25¢ inspection decal includes a test drive...

This is why any permit requirements beyond basic sanitary waste management are established...follow the money! Increased taxation not requiring voter approval...

Not sure of your model year, but they've not changed it much. My 2020 pushes down and turns on the open station MX6000, which should be the same component configuration as your MX5400.

"...Are you accusing me of lying when I said I didn't talk to the press?..." I think I would have "owned" HR if it happened to me...

Put the chains on after the 2nd time I plowed this winter...and it didn't snow again! It was cold enough, just not the moisture needed. But we're getting a lot of rain now, just thankful it's 40°!

Fingers crossed!

Your First paragraph, and mention of hayfield: We bought the property 5 years ago, fields totally over grown and partially mowed maybe 1x per year. The front field we now mow like lawn with an 8' finish mower...weekly in the spring, once a month when growing slows. We did nothing except start...

Spectacular view! The mowing was just a suggestion in the interim if you wait to do a fall food plot. One other thing a local mentioned was planting turnips in the spring like a crop, as his food plot. It was a magnet with the deer eating the turnip tops...but it might be too intensive to do...

Interesting observation... Are there any other variables at play? Maybe change in drainage of front vs back of property, standing water, different soil types?