Mighty Darned Impressed

webbmeister · Mar 16, 2003

Thor (NH 25D) has been hibernating all winter under nothing more than a blue tarp. It has been a dry but cold winter. It was near 70 today, so I took the tarp off and took a shot at starting him up. Key in, glow plugs on (good sign,) cranked him over *once* and he started up as is I had just put him up for the winter yesterday. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I am pleased!

No riding for pleasure or for work yet - things are mighty wet still. I do not want a repeat of last year's getting stuck in mud soup and the resulting $56 "stupid tax" (tow charge). What a beautiful day, though. Heard some sounds I didn't hear mostly at all lat year - birds everywhere. Maybe the fever is over.

Happy warm and sunny spring days, everybody.

Jim

thcri · Mar 16, 2003

Jim,

Up here north of you in Minnesota it got to 70 today. Yesterday we made a record. All of our snow is gone what we had of it. I think we only had 10" total all winter. But it is nice to even see the grass is showing a tint of green. Yesterday I also took the tractor out and washed it all up. I even waxed part of it. Mighty shiney right now.

murph

Boomerboy · Mar 16, 2003

Hey, I like the general air of the conversation. Just the joy of owning a big <font color="blue">Blue </font> - ahhh /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif! Here in N.E. Ohio we have had record breaking snow fall this winter. Today it reached into the mid 60's. I could feel the call of the <font color="blue"> mighty blue </font> one! Go for the seat time!

crown · Mar 16, 2003

Almost 70 degrees here in No. Virginia today also. You can almost here the sounds of deisel engines and mowers /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Bring on spring it has been a long snowy winter.

Spencer · Mar 17, 2003

I'm glad to hear the tractor survived the winter so well. Just so you know, you are welcome to participate at TBN all winter long even if your tractor is in storage. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Anonymous Poster · Mar 17, 2003

And here I was impressed that the 1720 we just got started at 5 degrees a few weeks ago (no ether, no plug-in), _and_ handled the 7' snow blower I own.

We hit 70 also a couple days ago in MN, and am darned happy about it. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

--->Paul

grainger12002 · Mar 17, 2003

Might as well jump in,Was 63 degress in COnnecticut on Sunday,too muddy to get the big blue dirty but a beautiful day to clean up a litlle with the rake and wheel barrell. WOnt be long and we will all be adding a few hours to our favorite pass-time. Remember our Armed forces in the days and weeks ahead-LLoyd

thcri · Mar 17, 2003

Paul.

A Minnesotan here also. Rochester to be exact. Where abouts are you from.

murph

Anonymous Poster · Mar 17, 2003

I note a lot of Minnesotains around here. I farm in the New Ulm/ Sleepy Eye area. Got a TW20, 7700, 960, & now the 1720 for Blue. And 3 other colors. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif My wife likes blue, so I got her the TW20 for Valentine's a couple years ago; she got me the 1720 this year.....

--->Paul