GRUBBING

[jeffinsgf]

I have limestone rocks glued together with red clay. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif It is tough digging here. I am very impressed with both the Digger and my 48 backhoe. BT (before tractor), I gave up on as many landscaping projects as I finished -- it was just too much work with a shovel and pick.

I think we should petition the Vatican for sainthood for the genius who invented the hydraulic cylinder.

 

[LBrown59]

I'm working on the back quarter of the property.
I have 6 pine trees that are 25 to 30 feet tall on the rear property line.
I carried them all up there in my pocket.
Have gotten clear up to these trees and that property line in a few spots.

 

[LBrown59]

Got 1.4 hours seat time on this yesterday and 3.4 hours todays

 

[tawilson]

So where's the pictures?

 

[SnoFalls]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( So where's the pictures? )</font>
dang ... that's harsh ... he's workin'!

go baby go ...

we'll want some before/after pics tho /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif (everyone luvs pics!)

 

[AndyM]

<font color="blue"> So where's the pictures? </font>

I have pictures.

 

[LBrown59]

No pictures just 3.7 hours more seat time today.

 

[flusher]

Noticed that you've added an expanded metal protection screen to the ROPS of your NH 2120. Smart move since you're into heavy-duty grubbing.

Did the same thing for my B7510HST. Used hose clamps to hold it on since drilling holes in or welding to the ROPS is, apparently, a no-no.

 

[HomeBrew2]

I've admired your ROPS screen before and just wondered if your bush hog has front and rear shields and, if so, if you are still getting stuff flying out the front. My Bush Hog [brand] cutter came with a steel rear shield and fiber reinforced rubber front shield and I just haven't gotten much coming out the front. But, you may have more exciting stuff your cutting /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Cheers!

 

[tawilson]

Grubbing and logging. It didn't take too many trips into the woods to realize how easy it would be to back into a branch and break a window. I made a steel frame and welded the expanded metal to it, then made some brackets to clamp it to the top of my ROPS. The bottom has some brackets which use the same bolt holes that attach the ROPS to the tractor, just needed some longer bolts.

 

[tawilson]

Grubbing and logging. It didn't take too many trips into the woods to realize how easy it would be to back into a branch and break a window. I made a steel frame and welded the expanded metal to it, then made some brackets to clamp it to the top of my ROPS. The bottom has some brackets which use the same bolt holes that attach the ROPS to the tractor, just needed some longer bolts.

 

[flusher]

Funny you should mention brush hog shields. I just finished attaching a front end shield to my hog today. Used Soundguy's mudflap setup. Don't have a photo of my setup yet, but here's the prototype:

Mudflap hog shield

 

[HomeBrew2]

Yep, I followed that thread to completion ... and wondered what the big deal was. Attached is a pic of the front of my hog, the way it was sold to me. Seems to work.

 

[HomeBrew2]

Here's a pic of the rear of the hog as it was sold to me.

 

[flusher]

Nice mower. I paid $675 for my 48" KK hog at TSC last summer. KK wants about $240 for safety chains, so it was a no-brainer to use the mudflap approach, which cost about $25 for materials and a few hours of my labor.

 

[HomeBrew2]

Oh, yeh, you guys up north HAVE a TSC /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif No discount farm supply around here anymore /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I bought my cutter as a package deal and they wrote it up for $700 with the wheel and shields. I did add an over running clutch though to save the pto brake.
I'm totally with you ... the mud flaps are a great idea!!!
Cheers!

 

[LBrown59]

Got another 3.9 hours of seat time yesterday on this project.
There is a row of pine trees a foot on my side of the property line up there.
After I get it cleared up to the property line there is still a strip about 4 to six feet wide from these trees still grown up with brush and trees on the adjoining property.
Yesterday another one of the owners asked me it I would clear that narrow strip on their land.
I said not unless you want the stuff cleared off. They said they'd like to get rid of it if I was willing to do it.
That's the 3rd one of 4 owners of the 4 lots that border the back of my land giving me the OK to over lap the lot line so I can get it all cleaned up.
I told my wife Suddenly all the neighbors seem to like me or at least my tractor,
or Maybe it's the free use of the tractor and my free labor they like.



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[AndyM]

<font color="blue"> I told my wife Suddenly all the neighbors seem to like me or at least my tractor,
or Maybe it's the free use of the tractor and my free labor they like. </font>

Sometimes it's great to do work for the neighbors just to get the seat time, isn't it?

 

[LBrown59]

Just got in 2.4 hrs of seat time on the project.
Ready to go out the door to hit it again.
Just got back in the door.
Add 2 more hours to that.

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> I told my wife Suddenly all the neighbors seem to like me or at least my tractor,
or Maybe it's the free use of the tractor and my free labor they like. </font>

*Sometimes it's great to do work for the neighbors just to get the seat time, isn't it? )</font>
*Yep: The 3.9 yesterday & 4.4 today was for the neighbors .