TODAYS SEAT TIME

[Jstpssng]

I left the house before daylight this AM, as I had some errands to do. After getting home around noon time I did a little mowing...



Then I did a little sawing...

Now I have the plow on,

and am trying to find the energy to turn some sod before dark.

 

[Gordon Gould]

^^^^ Something about this weather makes you use more energy than you actually have.

gg

 

[LouNY]

My seat time was a continuation of my head scratching and hair pulling of the last couple of days.
I'm going to be replacing the front tires on my Branson 8050, after looking up all the facts and figures for my existing fronts which have always had a bit more lead then I liked.
When disengaging 4wd even on packed gravel there has been a jolt through the drive system. So yesterday I started measuring the actual rolling circumference of my front tires and comparing to the published values. Then I lowered the air pressure from the 30 psi I've been using in them, lowered them to 25 psi and measured the rolling circumference then lowered it to 20, and then 15 psi, when disengaging the 4wd there was actually a slight pause in the rotation of the front tires as the rears unwound it got less and less as I dropped the front tire pressure. Then I went back to 25 psi and scooped up a bucket load of gravel which put a good bulge and squat on the front tires and that did away with the front tire lead,engaging and going out of 4wd to tire hesitation or jump.
So researching the new front tires for my Branson 8050 it has Titan Hi-Traction lug 8 ply 11.2-24's on her now.
They are starting to split in the center on one. And Titan has lost a lot of faith in our area the last few years.
It looks like I finally narrowed it down to either a BKT Ridemax or Alliance Multi use 550's in 300/80R24. Got to call a couple of places Monday and see were I go from here.
Not looking forward to those calls.$$$$$$$

 

[4570Man]

This wasn’t today but last week I built this drainage ditch. We had a French drain before that washed out so hopefully this works.

 

[scootr]

My experience with open rock lined ditches is that they tend to fill with earth until the rock is buried

 

[4570Man]

My experience with open rock lined ditches is that they tend to fill with earth until the rock is buried

All the upstream runoff is off parking lots so it should be pretty “clean” water. A culvert wasn’t a good option because the water is coming from more than one spot and a poured concrete basin is way more expensive.

 

[BackRoad]

Nice Mr. 4570. Looks like you thoughtfully included a rock 'curb'!

Suspect the clueless will not be able to drive out of that ditch...pretty substantial.

 

[4570Man]

Nice Mr. 4570. Looks like you thoughtfully included a rock 'curb'!

Suspect the clueless will not be able to drive out of that ditch...pretty substantial.

That’s the idea lol. I still wouldn’t be surprised if they drive over it and get stuck.

 

[Gordon Gould]

My seat time was a continuation of my head scratching and hair pulling of the last couple of days.
I'm going to be replacing the front tires on my Branson 8050, after looking up all the facts and figures for my existing fronts which have always had a bit more lead then I liked.
When disengaging 4wd even on packed gravel there has been a jolt through the drive system. So yesterday I started measuring the actual rolling circumference of my front tires and comparing to the published values. Then I lowered the air pressure from the 30 psi I've been using in them, lowered them to 25 psi and measured the rolling circumference then lowered it to 20, and then 15 psi, when disengaging the 4wd there was actually a slight pause in the rotation of the front tires as the rears unwound it got less and less as I dropped the front tire pressure. Then I went back to 25 psi and scooped up a bucket load of gravel which put a good bulge and squat on the front tires and that did away with the front tire lead,engaging and going out of 4wd to tire hesitation or jump.
So researching the new front tires for my Branson 8050 it has Titan Hi-Traction lug 8 ply 11.2-24's on her now.
They are starting to split in the center on one. And Titan has lost a lot of faith in our area the last few years.
It looks like I finally narrowed it down to either a BKT Ridemax or Alliance Multi use 550's in 300/80R24. Got to call a couple of places Monday and see were I go from here.
Not looking forward to those calls.$$$$$$$

Just out of curiosity how much did the rolling circumference change on your 11.2-24's going from 30 psi to 15 psi ??

gg

 

[LouNY]

The tread is half wore out, new they were supposed to be 134", at 30 psi they were 128", 20 psi was 126", 15 psi they were down to 123".
Got my new ones ordered today getting a set of BKT Ridemax IT 696 in 300/80R24 with a spec'ed loaded rolling circumference of 129.8".
$503.20 each from one of my local tractor dealers, found them online at Pete's Tire Barn for $493.66 each, their closest store to me is Rutland, so 15-20 minutes is nicer then an hour and a half.