Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Neighbor I dont know from up the road stopped by, left a flier for a lost dog that ran off this morning.

A little later as i had just started mowing, saw one in a field across the road that fit the description. I had to go back to house to get their number to call, went back out and the dog was gone. They stopped by and went looking for it, hope they found it.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Drew, you are a kind soul. You need to video her expression at the unveiling.

 

[farmer2009]

55 this morning made it to 75 today. Currently 71 and rain on the way.

Had to go to a friends house this morning. He had a vet coming by to preg check and age cows. Also did a BSE on the bull. Think the bull may be bad. Not good but it happens. Also hit me up to look at some fields and pull some soil test for him.

Then met the wife and ordered the boy's birthday present. A new swing set.

Managed to get home and service the rear finish mower. Made a quick pass just to check it out. Still need to service ZTR. See I'm opposite you guys. I started with a ZTR and have moved back to a tractor. ZTRs are quick but when you have large open areas like I do. Nothing beats width and ride comfort. My finish mower is 2 feet wider than the ZTR and the 17.5R24's sure beat the 25x12R9's in ride quality along with a suspension seat. Cut my mowing time by 1/3.

 

[lostcreekranch]

55 this morning made it to 75 today. Currently 71 and rain on the way.

Managed to get home and service the rear finish mower. Made a quick pass just to check it out. Still need to service ZTR. See I'm opposite you guys. I started with a ZTR and have moved back to a tractor. ZTRs are quick but when you have large open areas like I do. Nothing beats width and ride comfort. My finish mower is 2 feet wider than the ZTR and the 17.5R24's sure beat the 25x12R9's in ride quality along with a suspension seat. Cut my mowing time by 1/3.

Totally agree, I was trying to keep up with 8+ acres of "yard" around the ranch house with our 60" JD ZT. Bought an 84" LS Rear Finish Mower last year so, I can mow open areas away from all the trees with cab tractor, about 1/2 of the area. Slowly getting many of the post oaks trimmed up so I can get under them with the tractor.

 

[toppop52]

Totally agree, I was trying to keep up with 8+ acres of "yard" around the ranch house with our 60" JD ZT. Bought an 84" LS Rear Finish Mower last year so, I can mow open areas away from all the trees with cab tractor, about 1/2 of the area. Slowly getting many of the post oaks trimmed up so I can get under them with the tractor.

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When I speak of lawn mowers, I'm talking about mowing yards with obstacles, not large open acreage like fields, etc... Even if you were just mowing a couple of acres a tractor with a big finish mower is great if it's wide open. The 1.5 acres I call yard, has a holly grove, a septic mound, a garage, tractor shed and storage building, as well as a stand of black cherries. I don't have to mow the other wide open 4 acres, for some reason the county mows it along with the airport access and buffer zone, so I let them. I assume the guys on the tractors don't know and I don't plan to tell them.

 

[lostcreekranch]

When I speak of lawn mowers, I'm talking about mowing yards with obstacles, not large open acreage like fields, etc... Even if you were just mowing a couple of acres a tractor with a big finish mower is great if it's wide open. The 1.5 acres I call yard, has a holly grove, a septic mound, a garage, tractor shed and storage building, as well as a stand of black cherries. I don't have to mow the other wide open 4 acres, for some reason the county mows it along with the airport access and buffer zone, so I let them. I assume the guys on the tractors don't know and I don't plan to tell them.

No obstacles here, other than probably 200+ oak trees to mow around and under on the 8 plus acres.

 

[RoyJackson]

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29 right now...high of 59 today.

 

[Eric Salop]

... Slowly getting many of the post oaks trimmed up so I can get under them with the tractor.

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Rick, like you, I have a number of oaks with low hanging branches. Each year I cut a few more back. I hope to get them all done in the next year or two, hopefully before the day comes when a few seconds distraction converts my Iseki from a cabbed to an open station tractor

 

[Eric Salop]

7C/45F, with a drizzle so light, it is hardly wetting the ground.

Had another go at welding yesterday, this time on stainless steel. My head knows that as a newcomer to arc welding, I shouldn't really be playing with this stuff just yet, however my curiosity and enthusiasm got the better of me. Also, I only justified buying the welding machine by saying to my wife that raised beds made out of oak will last out our lifetime if I weld brackets to hold them together out of stainless. Now I have to deliver on that almost plausible justification as she has trays of plants all over the place that are ready for planting out. The only thing that's saving me at the moment is a forecast for a hard frost on Sunday, so the plants need to stay inside for a little longer.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning guys. Went to bed early wed after someone snuck up on me and beat me with the big stick. Slept until 8:30 and still felt kinda ruff but after a couple hours was back to old self. First time I slept in like that in a long time. Took about 30 min to catch up with you all. Magic lawn mowers appearing on lawns, lost dogs, perfect driveways, canyon lands and tractors. Wow. Thanks for the thoughts guys about my wife. That was a long time ago and after doing a lot of stupid things it became the past. Not a big thing any more. When I look back i see how blessed I am today with my present wife. She is a jewel.
35 this am going to 65 and sunny. Hope the weather man soon gets tired of saying frost soon.
Went to town yesterday and got a 6 x 10 box trailer. It will help with the move as well as other things. going to get the car serviced today. Hope you all have a GREAT DAY Ed