Pictures from a skid steer mowing contractor

[BackRoad]

...And the truck???

 

[Lineman North Florida]

...And the truck???

If you are talking about my diesel, I'm still working on it, so far 2 new thermostats to allow it to get up to correct operating temperature, new hydro boost brake booster, new transmission pan gasket and filter with new spin on filter as well, new fuel filter and serpentine belt, but I haven't gotten much further than that , but will keep pecking along as time allows. I have a neighbor who is a retired diesel mechanic who is helping me with it, but for now I am back in my old reliable gasser and it still gets the job done.

 

[BackRoad]

You mentioned it was smoking following last week's misadventure...

 

[Lineman North Florida]

You mentioned it was smoking following last week's misadventure...

Yes my neighbor the retired diesel mechanic says he doesn't believe that it's an injector, so we are going to get on it when we get time.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Loaded up and ready to head out tomorrow morning and get started putting in the first winter pasture of the year, also slipped in a little mulching job today of an eyesore in front of a customer's house, mulched up old azaleas some scrub bushes and trees.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Sometimes you just don't realize how fortunate you are and how much the good lord looks out for you, that was the case for me today. I finally got some time to replace the broken blade bolt on my forestry mower that broke over a week ago on a job, I hadn't even unloaded it off the trailer so I didn't realize what had happened the other day until I started replacing it today, apparently before it slung the blade out it ricocheted off the back of the mower perfectly inline with my skidsteer door and while you probably can't tell it from the pictures but it actually bent the plate steel where it hit, I 'm so thankful that I didn't have it raised up or it would have possibly come right through my door and more than likely took me out. Of all the things that I've done in my life I would hate to know that I got took out by a mower blade lol.

 

[paulsharvey]

Took the no-till drill over to a customer's place today in preparation to plant her winter pasture for her cows, I cleaned each one of the seed tubes to ensure that dirt dobbers and other creatures that tend to stop these up are cleaned out. For any of you that have a grain drill these C pap cleaners are a life saver for this and will ensure that you can plant without worrying about being stopped up, you can get them off of Amazon. View attachment 4299881View attachment 4299882View attachment 4299883View attachment 4299884

What are you planting for winter pasture? Still a bit early for winter rye isnt it? Maybe I'm wrong, we have been in the low 50s a couple mornings; but im guessing we still have highs in the 90s to come.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I mix Oats and Rye, this year I am going with Coker oats and Kelly Grazer Rye and I pretty much like to have mine in by November 1 every year and never had an issue. I am doing all no-till these days and ideally would like to wait until a good frost so the winter pasture isn't competing with the native grass but frost may not come until Dec/Jan and at that point you are way behind. I'm going to plant Legends Oats to cut for hay in the spring , they are more expensive than other variety's but less susceptible to rust.

 

[jk96]

Sometimes you just don't realize how fortunate you are and how much the good lord looks out for you, that was the case for me today. I finally got some time to replace the broken blade bolt on my forestry mower that broke over a week ago on a job, I hadn't even unloaded it off the trailer so I didn't realize what had happened the other day until I started replacing it today, apparently before it slung the blade out it ricocheted off the back of the mower perfectly inline with my skidsteer door and while you probably can't tell it from the pictures but it actually bent the plate steel where it hit, I 'm so thankful that I didn't have it raised up or it would have possibly come right through my door and more than likely took me out. Of all the things that I've done in my life I would hate to know that I got took out by a mower blade lol.

That is one of my fears about my cutter. Replaced the 3 blades a couple weeks ago. One spacer around the bolt had worn through and a small area of the through bolt for the blade had also worn a bit. I will inspect closer and more often in the future. The blades weigh about 14lbs each. The entire double carrier with blades weighs in at right at 600lbs. Never want to see one of those blades let loose. Nut gets welded to the carrier on mine.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

That is one of my fears about my cutter. Replaced the 3 blades a couple weeks ago. One spacer around the bolt had worn through and a small area of the through bolt for the blade had also worn a bit. I will inspect closer and more often in the future. The blades weigh about 14lbs each. The entire double carrier with blades weighs in at right at 600lbs. Never want to see one of those blades let loose. Nut gets welded to the carrier on mine.

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Looks like the same clover leaf blade carrier with carbide teeth and blades that are on mine. Mine is a MTL-XCT-7. What brand is yours?