Seat time

theboman · May 27, 2003

I got lots of seat time on the Bota this weekend. Cut all the grass towards the end of the week and then fixed a few concrete steps.
It's Bota time. I dropped my MMM and repositioned a blade that was leaving a streak (no lift according to the dealer). I attached my bush hog and attacked the hill. I'm getting better and I'm remembering where the holes and stumps are and the pucker power was not as often in past hoggin' runs.
I accomplished more in 4 hours than 6 in previous years, experience!
Scare. Coming down the hill I was cutting around some trees/stumps and my hydro pedal got stuck! I stepped on the clutch, disengaged the PTO, dropped the bush hog and the stump catcher (FEL), killed the motor and looked for damage.
No damage...just a stick!

RFischer · May 28, 2003

Boman-glad you got some seat time. The rain has come so often here in Kentucky that my seat time has been very limited. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif The ground is like mush. Got out yesterday for a few hours and then another storm came out of the north this time. Even got small hail for about 5 minutes. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Watch those sticks!!!!

Richard

GregJ · May 28, 2003

I had the same thing happen to me over the weekend. I came around a corner with a small load in my fel and when I started to slow down, same thing... the hydro pedal stuck. I was headed straight for my neatly stacked firewood. Fortunately reflexes took over and I hit the clutch right away before any problems. Same thing, a stick had worked it's way up into the linkage. It occured to me that if my son had been driving at that time, I think he would have run right into the pile because he has never driven a stick shift. I think I'd like to see a little more protection for that linkage.

Greg

theboman · May 28, 2003

A skid plate would work wonders.
I put in another 2 hours of bush hogging Tuesday evening, hopefully I'll get some more time this evening.

steveky · May 28, 2003

I'm in western ky and yes the rain is the pits for sure. I got some seat time in today before the RAIN came again. I almost got hung up yesterday racking hay...lol...Moved about 20 round bales of hay with the machine. I think I enjoy this tractor more everytime I use it.

Anonymous Poster · May 28, 2003

I wish I could get some seat time. Got all kinds of projects started before the beginning of May (culled some trees out and had the stumps pulled, graded some spots and was ready to seed) and I am now sadly watching it all mired in mud. I see that our forecast is calling for MORE of this stuff through this weekend. Normal conversation now includes how many inches of rain are expected in the next few days. Sort of like a liquid winter.
I knew it was going to happen since I wanted to get all this work done but when is it gonna end /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif?
DaveL
P.S. Sorry about he rant but the frustration factor is hitting the top of the scale right now /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif.

Casimir · May 28, 2003

( I knew it was going to happen since I wanted to get all this work done but when is it gonna end ? )

I know where you are coming from. I retired about 3 weeks ago, with plans to work on several projects. Have been cooped up in the house most of the three weeks - if it hasn't been raining, it was still too muddy to work /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

sandyc · May 28, 2003

Look at the bright side.....the water table is almost normal here in Southern Maine and the dust level is low......I still manage to get a few things done in between the showers.....

Buster57 · May 29, 2003

It has been the rainiest spring in the Willamette Valley in Portland, Oregon in 50 years.
And this is the silicon rain forest!
It has been raining soooo much here, I’d move to Maine just to see the sunney weather!
Good thing is we do have the cleanest and most heavily polished tractors in the USA. Can’t see the paint because the wax is so thick…

theboman · May 29, 2003

Re: Seat time / B7500 MMM streaks

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It's Bota time. I dropped my MMM and repositioned a blade that was leaving a streak (no lift according to the dealer). )

Okay, here's the deal. I'd put new blades on my 60" MMM. When I cut the grass I noticed that a streak was being made in the yard like the grass wasn't being cut. The higher the grass the more noticable the streak and it seemed to be around and under the where the left front tire track.
The dealer. Are the blades on backwards? Are the blades all the same size? Did any blades get bent/broken? Is the grass wet.
The blades were all on in the right direction. The blades all the same size and the same size as the ones removed. No blades were broken or bent. The wet grass vs dry grass wasn't an issue since it happened.
THE DISCOVERY! I repositioned one blade so they align up: Left blade aligns up with middle and right aligns with middle so you have lift. The blades should point at each other when they can, and each side will do it independently.