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  1. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    If I had done that with you Sunday, there would not have been any straight winrows of hay. That first half HayDude... how in the world could you get work done watching that! I love your pics and your work. Been watching a while now. I live in the Ft Washington area... so not that far -...
  2. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    I am also glad you were not seriously injured. Crazy stuff can happen so fast..
  3. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    Yep, stupid... They keep coming closer and closer to me when on the property in Virginia. They are no longer afraid of the machines. They do not move and then do the stupidest things when decide they should move... If I stop and wait, we end up in a staring contest. Make a jerky motion...
  4. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    Virginia law is similar. You must not hunt a property without written permission from the property owner. One does not trespass on a property on which such permission has not been given. Unlike Trooper Damcott, I do not have all the pertinent law but the Virginia Hunting Guide does tell...
  5. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    I manage a 210 acre property. I catch hunter on the property and I told him he had to go he was trespassing. He said, "If the property is not posted, then anyone can hunt it." I replied, "No one can enter another person's property without their permission, trespassing signs or not."...
  6. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    I should add that the twice year cutting eliminated most of the nasties in the field. In the Spring, it is all grass now. In the Fall it is a mixture of clover, grass, and some other weedy plants that I have not taken the time to identify. The deer love when we cut it as they feed on the...
  7. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    I know you asked @Hay Dude this question but I have some relevant experience... We have a 15 acre field that was left go by the previous owner. We began brush cutting on it twice a year 5 years ago. We have no intention to hay ourselves. That said, a neighbor came by and he asked if we...
  8. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    @Hay Dude, since you asked for some pics, I just added a few from our September mowing to a google album. Here is the link: Mowing You'll see a few pics of our troubles on the trip when I blew one of the steering Hydraulic lines.. And of course, it was the most difficult to get to... tore...
  9. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    @Hay Dude - appreciate you sharing the details. Really enjoy reading your thread. I live in Montgomery County - but do my tractoring in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest VA. Sorry you had such a bad day on your birthday. Hope the foot heals soon. Sounds like you are not going to...
  10. bearthebruce

    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    I'll second that... Next week I have 24 hours of mowing to do... Therapy. Away from all the distractions of other life and focused only on "gitter dun!" @Hay Dude , don't know if my hills are as steep as what you showed, but, I have a pretty steep 15 acre meadow to mow. There is one...
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