cuttin grass

[Fug1000]

Hey schmism,
Great photos of your mower.
I had some fun mowing this weekend too.

Now that looks like a picture postcard. If I ever saw a picture that said BUY A TRACTOR your's is it! Very nice!

 

[schmism]

Hey schmism,
Great photos of your mower.
I had some fun mowing this weekend too.

DUDE THERES GREEN STUFF in your brown dirt valley!

ppppssssttttt stay tuned for a new thread concerning my garden and plow comming later today

 

[firemanpat2910]

We have scattered the dust a few times but cut grass????
No rain in 2 months,none on the forecast. Load that hay up and bring it south,I would bet you will make a killing.

 

[schmism]

ya ive heard you guys are hurtin down there in FL......

I had 1.5" in the rain gauge at the end of the 3 day long rain event last fri evening.

last night i was out plowing up the garden and all but the lowest spots were drying out enough that it wasnt mud anymore...

farmers seem happy as they got there stuff in a week or so before that and now everything in the feilds is popup in like mad

 

[Z-Michigan]

You should see what weighted R-1's in 4WD can do

No, you should see what weighted R-1's in 2wd can do! Rut city! 4wd helps to avoid slipping and thus avoid ruts. I have lots of recent experience here in soggy Michigan.

On the other hand, the traction I can get with R1s and 4wd is absolutely amazing. I don't think anything but a track machine can compare in mud and bad conditions. (Of course, I now know these are conditions when I should be staying off the soil because I'm probably compacting it like crazy.)

 

[sandman2234]

It just rained here, for about 5 minutes, not enough to wet the dust in the driveway. Sure isn't enough to put out any fires!
David from jax

 

[Glowplug]

No, you should see what weighted R-1's in 2wd can do! Rut city! 4wd helps to avoid slipping and thus avoid ruts. I have lots of recent experience here in soggy Michigan.

On the other hand, the traction I can get with R1s and 4wd is absolutely amazing.

I agree. In 2WD when wet my fronts may slide a little when turning really tearing up the turf. 4WD tends to PULL the front-end along. Thus, no turf damage!

I've mowed my yard at least 4 times and each time the grass is so tall it really clumps. I've mowed my PASTURE 3 times!

 

[jbrumberg]

Glowplug and Z-Michigan:

Now that you mention it I can not remember whether or not I really tore up the "lawn" in 2WD or 4WD with my R-1's. I guess I should go out and take a "spin" and/or at least try some figure 8's on the lawn to see which does the most damage. I will let "She Who Must Be Obeyed " be the judge. Be prepared for some good bargains on a used tractor and attachments in good condition afterwards. Jay

 

[Z-Michigan]

Chuck, you have some really nice lawn toys!

Jay, I will take the bargain on your TC29 full setup. May I suggest you do figure-8s between the front lawn and the garden? I'd like some photos too.

We're getting about our normal rainfall here and all the grass is doing really well. Good thing too since the prior owners (through last October) kept 7 horses on only 2 acres of pasture, err paddocks. They must have planted some really tough grass though because it's starting to come back in those pastures with no horses on them (our 2 horses are on a recently created new pasture that was formerly useless lawn that we didn't want to have to mow).

 

[Glowplug]

Seven horses on 2 acres!! That should be illegal!
Probably nothing left but mud and manure.