The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

[dodge man]

Something that is for an old military installation.

 

[LouNY]

Submit your guesses on what the stone castle turret is for

Likely a cell phone tower

 

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Today was another day where we would get a 10-20 minute “spritz” and then 5 hours of hot, oppressive sun. No problem baling. In fact it helps put just a touch of “dew” moisture in the bale, not harmful like stem moisture.

On my way over to the Customer’s Farm/Estate, I snapped a quick picture for y’all that might interest you. Can you guess what this ~100’ tall stone tower with windows and a door is for?
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Here I am at Customers gates in small Challenger.

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Now up in fields raking. It’s about 92 degrees and pretty oppressive.


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View out the front of the Challenger MT535B while raking. Note wheel rake in side view mirror.

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Thunderstorm clouds threatened, but never rained

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A couple baling pics. Here’s a 1,700LB block of hay. Krone Baler in side view mirror.

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Climbing a pretty steep hill. The big Challenger gets better traction than the old Magnum 270, but it also has better tires.

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Finishing up a section.

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I'm finding Granogue estate, water tower.

 

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Not my pics.

 

[BackRoad]

Cold War Missile Silo...

 

[Gator6x4]

Cold War Missile Silo...

Don’t think so. They all looked like this

 

[Hay Dude]

Yep, it's Granogue. A massive DuPont Estate. It's their water tower. I farm the property across the street & railroad tracks and it's his nephew, also a DuPont.
We have a running joke in my area that the DuPonts all have water towers on their properties BUT the super wealthy DuPonts have their water towers disguised with stone.
Here's another one just a 1/2 mile away.
Isn't it cool?

 

[Gator6x4]

Yep, it's Granogue. A massive DuPont Estate. It's their water tower. I farm the property across the street & railroad tracks and it's his nephew, also a DuPont.
We have a running joke in my area that the DuPonts all have water towers on their properties BUT the super wealthy DuPonts have their water towers disguised with stone.
Here's another one just a 1/2 mile away.
Isn't it cool?


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Those old rich people worked hard and had no problem displaying their opulent wealth.

Like the founder of the RJR (Reynolds Tobacco Empire)

This is the house he built on over 1600 acres in Winston Salem NC. Even had Air Conditioning in 1917.

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Reynolda House | Wake Forest Magazine

Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private university located in Winston-Salem, N.C. We are a vibrant and diverse academic community where our students study in one or more of the 42 majors and program we offer within our six colleges and schools.

magazine.wfu.edu

 

[mrmikey]

'Ya know HD, if you ever decided to change careers, photography and history would be right up you alley. Your posts are always interesting.

 

[Hay Dude]

'Ya know HD, if you ever decided to change careers, photography and history would be right up you alley. Your posts are always interesting.

Very kind of you, Mr. Mikey.
My area on the PA/DE border is full of historic wonders. I’m not uber wealthy, but my clients are. Most of them are wonderful generous people who are looking for trustworthy people to care for their 300+ year old farms & estates.
The DuPonts are unfortunately getting bad publicity and much of it deservedly so. However, I know how much they have given to this area and how they have preserved it so beautifully.
Heres a picture of Granogue and you can just barely see the water tower to the right