Better than I thought

[Gary_in_Indiana]

My little John Deere 4200 MFWD was worth it's weight in gold on my property this weekend. I had no idea how much it could actually do until now. I have to say I was pleasantly suprised and quite impressed. I hauled enough downed trees to make three HUGE burn piles. I even knocked down a couple pretty substantial dead trees and hauled some others out of the brush.

I was out there until after dark both nights and I had a great time. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif I even managed to avoid any severe injuries but still got my share of cuts and scrapes from some of the stuff I drove into and through. There were a couple of scary moments when I thought a log I was lifting was going to roll right over the top of the bucket and down on my hood or me. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif Fortunately, I avoided that experience.

The hardest hit I took was purely the result of a miscalculation on my part. I was yanking a dead tree down and hadn't planned on it popping out of the ground and flying my way so I took a branch across the face I never even saw coming. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif Still, I had a great time and was glad I was finally able to put my little tractor through its paces and see what it can really do.

 

[njrqs]

Hmmmmmmm

After reading that maybe I am glad I don't have a F.E.L. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Cheers

 

[Thomas]

When hard work like that turns into fun,its no longer hard work. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[northcreek2624]

Gary,Was alchohol involved in any of this???.........Mike

 

[RobertN]

I like to wear my chain saw helmet when working in brush. It is a hard hat, so it provides some head protection. It has ear muffs, so I get ear protection, which is nice compared to listening to the engine for hours. It also has a face visor/screen, which keeps any branches or limbs from smaking me directly in the face.

 

[ScottAR]

Gotta watch those limbs. At best they'll take your hat off, it only gets worse after that. The logging helmet sounds like a great idea...