AH! Spring is here! Time on tractor!!!!!!

[Indydirtfarmer]

YEP! The first job of the new season! Got a call last week from a guy that was building a new home starting this week. He needed 1-3/4 acres of "light brush" mowed down. I gave him my "rates" He told me it was worth MORE than that! He needed it done right away. He offers me $275. GREAT! Fire up the John Deere!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif LET'S MOW!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

The "light brush" ends up being an over-grown thicket. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif A tangled mess of Honeysuckle vines, cedar trees, and 2" to 3" saplings... What a way to start the year..... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Good thing I decided to bring the HEAVY duty mower... Oh well, start shreading...

Well, 1-1/2 hours later, I'm loading up when I notice BOTH front tires going flat.... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

What a way to start the year....... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Found a fence board in the weeds with a couple rusty nails... Got BOTH front tires with it. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

At least I got to spend the morning outdoors, on the tractor... Watched a young Hawk trying to catch a rabbit that was bigger than the Hawk! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Spring is upon us....LET THE GAMES BEGIN /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[dummy]

Yep, better weather ahead. Got a couple of jobs on hold for drier times! Being outdoors without heavy clothing and doing stuff you enjoy makes it worthwhile though, doesn't it? And you even get BONUS time to do some unexpected repair work. Sometimes a good deal just gets better!

 

[Buckie]

You said it!!! I got the tires loaded (LOL), the drink holder attached, the first aid kit, sunglasses, gloves, tools, radio/headphones, the Duke ball cap, and I am READY........
Come on, Spring!!!!!

 

[johndeere2210]

73 degrees yesterday, fired up the 2210 and tilled the new garden spot, then drove 2 1/2 miles to my daughter's place to grade the driveway. Just doesn't get much better than that. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Bob_Skurka]

It hit 62 degrees here yesterday. Tonight it is supposed to drop to 17 degrees. Light flurries are due Wednesday.

This has been a very bizarre year for our weather. Far less snow than normal. Far warmer than normal. Only 2 or 3 heavy snows. Only one cold snap were the temps held below 0 for a few days.

 

[ByronBob]

What are you talking about. Is there life underneath this 18 inches of snow?

 

[PineRidge]

Bob it seems that you and I are a bit further Northeast than the rest of these tractor jockeys. Spring will still have to wait a few weeks here in Ohio. Way too early to worry bout planting corn yet. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Bob_Skurka]

They just announced on the radio that the wind chill for Tuesday is supposed to be -10 degrees, the actual air temp will be in the upper 20s.

And we lost our snow cover so it is just cold and ugly outside!

Yesterday I pulled the snowblower off the tractor and parked that, did some routine maintainence on some things, but if I would have tried to have taken any of the tractors onto the grass they would have sunk axle deep in the soft ground (and the mud created by the snow melt) that came with the unseasonably warm weekend we had.

 

[johan3400]

Sitting here Monday afternoon, I think you spoke too soon. Yesterday was spring trying to push winter out, but today!! Winds in excess of 30 mph and temps after yesteday 73 today 31 what a rude awakening. The bright side is in the near future we see more warm days and time to do projects with our equipment. A side note, 60 days from now I should be picking mushrooms. Doesn't get any better, tractor time and mushrooms. That is spring!

 

[deereman63]

Like every body im itching to get started. Does one start on a project while the ground is still frozen or wait /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif until drier conditions /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[65hoss]

The smell of cut grass. I've been doing some bushhog work all winter. Not much, but some. Had the mowers out doing some work today also. Green grass and green dollars. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[PineRidge]

<font color="blue">Like every body im itching to get started. Does one start on a project while the ground is still frozen or wait until drier conditions

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Guess that depends a lot on your particular project. It's currently pouring rain and wreaking havoc right now here in Ohio.

While it's still too wet for me to go scurrying off into the woods with the TC-40D I was walking in the woods today armed with my heavy duty loping shears. I love to rip the vines off the trees even before they get a chance to shoot leaves for the first time. I especially love destroying those 2 inch diameter wild grape vines and getting a jump on the poison ivy. That stuff gives me the willies just looking at it. Yeah I know I don't touch the vines or the end of the tool after I use it. I then wash the tool down by misting it with gasoline to break down the resin before I put them away in the pole barn.

 

[JayC]

I wish it were spring, but winter is showing it's ugly face again. I was driving home when it started to freeze rain. The car is a giant ice cube. I was starting to wonder if I would have to scrape off the windows. I'm glad I didn't have to go any farther than I did. The temps earlier today got up to 43. It was raining most of the day. Then around 2pm or so they began to plummet. I wish winter was over. Just 14 more days til spring! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[frank_f15]

Mike the temp here was in the upper 40's today, still have plenty of snow on the ground and the temp is supossed to dip to about 11 deg for the next few nights, with snow showers. think i will hold off with the lawn mower for a while /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Indydirtfarmer]

YEP! I opened my big mouth, and it started SNOWING in it..... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gifYesterdays 64 degrees has vacated in favor of tonights 29, rain, turning to snow and sleet. 4 or 5 days of cold and wet. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Did see the first dandilions yesterday! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

BUT.... I guess I'll pack the Speedo's away for a few more weeks! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[PineRidge]

<font color="blue"> I guess I'll pack the Speedo's away for a few more weeks! </font>

Hey Frank now there's a scary thought. Can you imagine you or I in Speedo's. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I gotta go wash out my own mouth with soap, excuse me......

 

[frank_f15]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Hey Frank now there's a scary thought. Can you imagine you or I in Speedo's. )</font>

HECK mike , i don't even wear a bathing suit anymore. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[frank_f15]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Did see the first dandilions yesterday! )</font>

Your kidding right? we are not that far apart and i won't see dandelions till late MAY OR EARLY JUNE (AND I AM NOT KIDDING)

 

[PineRidge]

<font color="blue"> HECK mike , i don't even wear a bathing suit anymore. </font>

Frank that's way more information than I need. I'm going into information overload on that comment. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[JayC]

<font color="red"> HECK mike , i don't even wear a bathing suit anymore. </font>

You guys are disgusting.

I will be sending my shrink bills to you guys. I will disperse payments equally among you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif