Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

56 and fog forming this morning, like Autumn. Nice night for stars...crisp sky earlier. Going to 86.

I'd love to have those biscuits for breakfast.

Roy, flail looks great.

Eric, hope the rains hold off so the fish get paid a visit.

While playing with Coco yesterday ran off the porch to beat her to the frisbee and my shoe caught and I spilled down the step to the ground...hit my knee on a stepping stone all while my wife watched. At least she seemed more worried than laughing. My knee is definitely reminding me this morning, so called off the mountain hike. Too much to do here anyway.

Earlier, while hiking in the woods that had its pines thinned last month, a female quail ran and flew slowly a foot off the ground across our path. Of course Coco followed it. I froze to watch. Then I started hearing this chorus of soft peeps all around my feet...about 15 golf ball size chicks were scurrying around. Here is one...can you find it? I ran ahead so when Coco circled back, she wouldn't find them...but their mama certainly would.

Boy, neither my wife nor I could find it.

 

[txdon]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...8d1501495133-good-morning-20170730_104239-jpg
I took another look after lunch and found wngsprd's quail, yea!
(That's been bugging me all morning.)

 

[ronjhall]

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Found it during first look. But had to zoom in on desktop.

 

[wngsprd]

David, hope this helps. I jumped them again this morning, but I was on my tractor.

 

[PJSprog]

I had a mouse run out from under the bucket when I moved the tractor out of the barn yesterday. Not as cool as quail, but ... :laughing:

 

[sodamo]

LOL, found it with the zoom hint. Now, I can't unsee it

 

[buckeyefarmer]

can you find the buck in the woods? Lol, just chased this one out mowing down the weeds in my woods.

 

[RoyJackson]

I was off today since I had to take my wife to a doctor's appointment (nothing to serious).

When I got home, after I went through my company e-mail and such, I thought I'd make a few more passes through the bamboo






I believe I had written in an earlier post this was going to be slow going (1st or 2nd gear, low range) since it's pretty rutty and there are some sudden dips

 

[txdon]

I had a mouse run out from under the bucket when I moved the tractor out of the barn yesterday. Not as cool as quail, but ... :laughing:

Found a dead mouse by the side door. I guess Gray 2 heard the vet talk about him being too old to caught mice and had to show him. Yep, live quail are cooler. There used to be lots of quail in the county but after the fire ant invasion there are now none.

 

[sodamo]

Mowing done for the day, well front yard anyway

Heading for town in about an hour and meet friends for Happy Hour.

 

[wngsprd]

Riptides, saw your barn was featured in the TBN monthly email article. Nice.

Don, glad Gray2 is back at it.

 

[riptides]

Riptides, saw your barn was featured in the TBN monthly email article. Nice.

Don, glad Gray2 is back at it.

Wow, I'll have to go dig it up. The article. The barn has been on a side burner for a few years now. But the inside "offices" are all dressed out and the ceiling work continues. The ceiling is weird, long strips of oak, interlaced. With old nails, makes for serious shoulder and neck hurting. Hope to paint it at the end of summer.

Wash vehicles and farm equipment down today, bailed on the mowing. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Roy, impressive for the flail to cut that bamboo, that stuff is nasty.

Got my back field mowed. Now to relax with my choice beverage, lemonade.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Nice photos Roy and Wngsprd. I have to admit, I couldn't see it until pointed out and zoomed. Amazing.

Eric, you guys can come over here to get away from the rain. Bring your grandson to "finishing school"... My 7 year old would love to play minecraft with him.


Saturday, about 10 am I figured I'd hop on the bigger tractor and shred down some johnson grass in a few spot.
Walking up to it, I remembered it needed fuel and I was out of fuel. Also saw it had a flat front tire (slow leak). Went and got the portable air can and got the tire up to maybe 10 psi. Loaded up 4 diesel plastic jerry cans and 1 gas can in the Yukon to go fill em up.
On the way in, I decided to get some oil filters to change the oil in both tractors. $26
Then I went to Walmart to get some Shell Rotella T 2.5 gallons for $36.
Next, across the road to get diesel and gas. $43 and $27 respectively
Then, next door to McD's for a small burger. (I needed some fuel too) $4
Lifted and poured all 4 jugs of diesel up to nearly shoulder height in the sun to fill her up.
So I'm at over $135 spent , it's 1:30 pm, and I haven't cut a blade of grass yet....I finally almost get on the machine and there is a wasp nest with maybe 15 wasps on it under the canopy.
Go get the Raid flying insect killer (far and away the best stuff on the market). Kill the bees.
By this time it is HOT. Maybe 100F and not much breeze.
I drive over to the barn and fill the front tire to 20 psi.
Finally I get over to mow, and nearly get her stuck in the muck along the receding shoreline of the pond. I got it out and just decided I will stick to the original plan and cut the acre of johnson grass down. After that, I was beat and had to come in and have a snow cone. But not until after I put my diesel stained clothes in the washer.

All for about 2 acres of mowing...

Ready for cooler weather. Come on October.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 74F and overcast skies, calm wind. wind was up and down today. temp not such much up, 90F and ended with mostly clear skies. Bike ride and mowing this morning, Wife's friend stopped by and brought a cake for loaning her a squirrel trap. Nap this afternoon.

 

[mostly_gas]

Kyle, today felt more like October than August, DP "only" in 60's, high temp only 90, about 6-7 deg below normal and rain in the forecast!

Don good luck with the fish fry fundraiser!!!

Roy nice mower and lawn.

PJ aren't there places in STL area that put new glass on phones? Thought that was starting up when I moved out.

 

[toppop52]

Toppop, hope all is going well with you. If you need all new siding, consider the newer stuff with insulation attached to it.
Made a huge difference in my old house in PA. No, insurance will only pay for the basic stuff, but the big cost is labor and they cover that.
If you are going to keep that house a long time, maybe you have an opportunity here to cut your utility costs down in the future. Makes house
much quieter too.

I always try to buy equipment where they have a service dept. Big box stores don't but it's a matter
of what is available locally for you. I'm sure the local JD dealer would love to sell you a ten grand zero turn.
A Kubota Commander is an interesting possibility...A simplicity will now offer Ferris style features due to same corporate parent.
Lot of competing machinery out there.

I'm lucky enough to have servicing dealers for 7-8 brands fairly close, multiples of some. Actually ran across a Kubota ZG20 with less than 50 hours, 10 years old, belonged to an old man. I like the shaft drive transmission and deck, tilting deck, ease of access to filters, etc... I'm going to d mo it Wednesd, probably buy it.

 

[riptides]

64 outside this AM. Highs upper 80's.
Mowing time on tap. When the sun comes up. Now it is time to move the horses around and make sure there is water in the field spots for them. Maybe get some gas before the morning crowd awakens. Lol.
Have a great day all. Be safe.

 

[RoyJackson]

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60 right now...low to mid-80's for the high today.

Quality Dept meeting at the plant today...reckon it'll be a lot of talk, not much do...

 

[Buppies]

67 high of 84 today low humidity again today