Getting into trouble while retired

6sunset6 · Apr 28, 2009

No photos too busy getting the machines unstuck. I just retired, yesterday was my last day of work although I have been off for 90 days . I have been practicing on my tractor with out getting into too much trouble, until today. It started with a backpack sprayer for dandelion control . There were more dandelions everyday so today I decided to switch out my QA bucket for the forks and pick up my sprayer and mix 25 gal of dandelion killer.
By lunch I had sprayed the usual areas, staying away from places I had gotten stuck previous years. Since I had all day I decided to go to new places , that was it. I was probably as far as I could get on my 12A and up to the axles. Since I had the forks on and a sprayer pallet on the forks
I could not bucket out. My usual technique when this happens is to go get the backhoe. I have to go out on the road to get to this side of the property, I hate doing that. Then I got the hoe stuck but since it was a hoe I got it out . Now there are really big ruts and the TC 34 is still stuck. I might add that this is all in dense trees which makes it very hard to move around. I decided to walk all the rigging stuff over there . ( Don't like to take the hoe out on the road and since I could not use it to pull out the TC34 why bother). There are kids around on that side of the property and I don't know them so I pulled the key and shut off the fuel went I left it to get stuff. When I started it up I forgot the fuel shut off so I had to walk back again for a wrench to bleed the lines. 3 hours later it's out , the forks are out, but the sprayer pallet is still there , that's for tomorrow. Spent over an hour cleaning off the mud . Then my wife would not let me in the house with clothes on. Then she wanted to know if I was going to do this a lot. There is probably a moral here someplace but I have not figured it out yet.
It too bad Tractor by net is by net and not in person.

carpenter383 · Apr 28, 2009

Sounds like you had quite a day! Heck that happens to the best of us, you live and you learn...You'll laugh about it later. Maybe you should put a come-along and some extra chain on the tractor for next time! lol

ragkar · Apr 28, 2009

Congratulations on your retirement. You're a survivor.
Two advantages to retirement, freedom from supervision and the ability to sleep whenever you want.

Two pieces of advice, never go to bed without accomplishing something for the day. And never go to bed without planning something to accomplish the next day.

6sunset6 · Apr 28, 2009

ragkar said:
Congratulations on your retirement. You're a survivor.
Two advantages to retirement, freedom from supervision and the ability to sleep whenever you want.

Two pieces of advice, never go to bed without accomplishing something for the day. And never go to bed without planning something to accomplish the next day.

I like the two pieces of advise. Good way to go.

Ford850 · Apr 29, 2009

The real question is... did you still enjoy the day more than if you were working?
Great story, but try not to make every day of retirement so exciting.

EddieWalker · Apr 29, 2009

6sunset6 said:
... Then she wanted to know if I was going to do this a lot. ...

I love it that she wanted to know if this was something that you plan on doing all the time!!!

Great story. Sounds like a frustrating day, but in the end, you won and that's all that matters. This is the time of the year where I drive around very slowly. I know that some areas are perfectly safe and the soil id already hard packed. But I know that there are other areas where it looks safe, but there is just enough moisture there to ruin my day. In two months, it will all be good and I can do as I want, but just like you, it's those areas that I don't frequent all the time that I'm nervous about.

Eddie

TexJer · Apr 29, 2009

6sunset6 said:
Then my wife would not let me in the house with clothes on. .

Had to laugh at that line! Enjoy your retirement. I just turned 57 and one of the "kids" at work commented about me getting older. I told him I didn't consider it "getting older" as much as one year closer to "FREEDOM"!

guyross · Apr 30, 2009

6sunset6 said:
No photos too busy getting the machines unstuck. I just retired, yesterday was my last day of work although I have been off for 90 days . I have been practicing on my tractor with out getting into too much trouble, until today. It started with a backpack sprayer for dandelion control . There were more dandelions everyday so today I decided to switch out my QA bucket for the forks and pick up my sprayer and mix 25 gal of dandelion killer.
By lunch I had sprayed the usual areas, staying away from places I had gotten stuck previous years. Since I had all day I decided to go to new places , that was it. I was probably as far as I could get on my 12A and up to the axles. Since I had the forks on and a sprayer pallet on the forks
I could not bucket out. My usual technique when this happens is to go get the backhoe. I have to go out on the road to get to this side of the property, I hate doing that. Then I got the hoe stuck but since it was a hoe I got it out . Now there are really big ruts and the TC 34 is still stuck. I might add that this is all in dense trees which makes it very hard to move around. I decided to walk all the rigging stuff over there . ( Don't like to take the hoe out on the road and since I could not use it to pull out the TC34 why bother). There are kids around on that side of the property and I don't know them so I pulled the key and shut off the fuel went I left it to get stuff. When I started it up I forgot the fuel shut off so I had to walk back again for a wrench to bleed the lines. 3 hours later it's out , the forks are out, but the sprayer pallet is still there , that's for tomorrow. Spent over an hour cleaning off the mud . Then my wife would not let me in the house with clothes on. Then she wanted to know if I was going to do this a lot. There is probably a moral here someplace but I have not figured it out yet.
It too bad Tractor by net is by net and not in person.

I get into trouble all the time. I always carry a phone. My wife prefers the smell of Icy Hot to diesel and hydro fluid. Thats just part of it.

KenPauling · May 4, 2009

I have been retired for almost four years and the reason you get into trouble is because you have more time to! That right- more time to do anything and everything! My only complaint is that the only problem with retirement is that you never get a day off! HA HA!!