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Huckridge
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Guess one of the loudest things was me yelling when I was clearing a path last fall to deer stand. Headed toward the creek and unknowingly ran over a yellow jackets nest built underground. Trying to outrun them in the woods on and watch where your going in something I'm getting to old for.
Huckridge
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- Joined
- Apr 28, 2006
- Messages
- 29
- Location
- Georgia
- Tractor
- Kabota L35 with backhoe and loader and TAFE 5000 DE
Guess one of the loudest things was me yelling when I was clearing a path last fall to deer stand. Headed toward the creek and unknowingly ran over a yellow jackets nest built underground. Trying to outrun them in the woods on and watch where your going in something I'm getting to old for.
Today was the first day mowing with my MX 5 rotary. mowed one small field of about 5 acres to get things started. It went pretty much without incident. Although, these stories were on my mind as I mowed. The closest I came to anything nasty was discovering an iron rake, buried teeth down, after I was done. I have to say, mowing is a complete blast. Why is it so much fun?
And a sincere thank you to this forum and all its contributors. It's made my experience a lot easier, and no doubt safer.
And a sincere thank you to this forum and all its contributors. It's made my experience a lot easier, and no doubt safer.
Today was the first day mowing with my MX 5 rotary. mowed one small field of about 5 acres to get things started. It went pretty much without incident. Although, these stories were on my mind as I mowed. The closest I came to anything nasty was discovering an iron rake, buried teeth down, after I was done. I have to say, mowing is a complete blast. Why is it so much fun?
And a sincere thank you to this forum and all its contributors. It's made my experience a lot easier, and no doubt safer.
And a sincere thank you to this forum and all its contributors. It's made my experience a lot easier, and no doubt safer.
Bird
Rest in Peace
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Good question. I always enjoyed it myself; brush hogging, finish mower, cutting hay . . . it's all enjoyable.
Good question. I always enjoyed it myself; brush hogging, finish mower, cutting hay . . . it's all enjoyable.
Bird
Rest in Peace
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Good question. I always enjoyed it myself; brush hogging, finish mower, cutting hay . . . it's all enjoyable.
Good question. I always enjoyed it myself; brush hogging, finish mower, cutting hay . . . it's all enjoyable.
daTeacha
Veteran Member
Possible answer: If you've ever run an "Amish Bush Hog", known in other areas as a scythe or maybe a sickle, you know how much cutting rough stuff resembles work. Running the power cutter, in whatever form, lets you look at what you've accomplished in a pretty short time and think "Man, am I ever glad God invented tractors! This thing is just to wonderful to be a soley human endeavor."
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daTeacha
Veteran Member
Possible answer: If you've ever run an "Amish Bush Hog", known in other areas as a scythe or maybe a sickle, you know how much cutting rough stuff resembles work. Running the power cutter, in whatever form, lets you look at what you've accomplished in a pretty short time and think "Man, am I ever glad God invented tractors! This thing is just to wonderful to be a soley human endeavor."
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MMM
Platinum Member
Sometimes it;s the quiet ones that cause the most trouble. Fence won't make much fuss under the cutter, just bogs you down until clutch slips., It leaves the commotion to you when you do surgery with wire cutter . I'd rather a stump, bicycle, or even the anvil. my cutter discovered couple years back.
MMM
Platinum Member
Sometimes it;s the quiet ones that cause the most trouble. Fence won't make much fuss under the cutter, just bogs you down until clutch slips., It leaves the commotion to you when you do surgery with wire cutter . I'd rather a stump, bicycle, or even the anvil. my cutter discovered couple years back.
jaab
New member
i hit a hornets nest last summer mowing some trails and i know i was the loudest thing around. the last one that stung me was over a quarter away from where i hit them. must have been pretty funny to see me running with the tractor in high and me swatting at those vampirous s.o.b.s. sometimes aquiet evening on the porch is a better alternative.
jaab
New member
i hit a hornets nest last summer mowing some trails and i know i was the loudest thing around. the last one that stung me was over a quarter away from where i hit them. must have been pretty funny to see me running with the tractor in high and me swatting at those vampirous s.o.b.s. sometimes aquiet evening on the porch is a better alternative.
scesnick
Veteran Member
It seems that the bees nests give everyone here the most problems. Every year I mow our back field I play " were is the bees nest this year?" Sooner or later I find it . I'm starting to think it is the same bees just a different spot. Pretty soon I should be immune to the sting anyway. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I did mow a guys field last year that I have never been in and he had a VERY old falling down house on the edge of his field. I found out that it did have a very thick well pipe sticking up beside it.. Sure glad he gave me a heads up on that one ! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
I did mow a guys field last year that I have never been in and he had a VERY old falling down house on the edge of his field. I found out that it did have a very thick well pipe sticking up beside it.. Sure glad he gave me a heads up on that one ! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
scesnick
Veteran Member
It seems that the bees nests give everyone here the most problems. Every year I mow our back field I play " were is the bees nest this year?" Sooner or later I find it . I'm starting to think it is the same bees just a different spot. Pretty soon I should be immune to the sting anyway. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I did mow a guys field last year that I have never been in and he had a VERY old falling down house on the edge of his field. I found out that it did have a very thick well pipe sticking up beside it.. Sure glad he gave me a heads up on that one ! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
I did mow a guys field last year that I have never been in and he had a VERY old falling down house on the edge of his field. I found out that it did have a very thick well pipe sticking up beside it.. Sure glad he gave me a heads up on that one ! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Highbeam
Super Member
The bees are the worst. I actually went and got the epinephrin shot just in case theose buggers get ahold of me. A single sting will swell up the area in a several inch radius so 10 stings on my neck could put me down for the count.
Usually as I mow in circles or rows I will get close to the nest on one pass and the next time I come around the swarm is up so I know to avoid that area. This happened once and the bees spread out over an entire acre looking for something to sting. I resolved to bring a can of the nest killer since after they settled a bit I could get right up close to the hive. Our hives are undergrounf here.
I enjoy the big field mice. I hit maybe 5 per acre but hundreds of them scoot out in the open to escape the blades. It doesn't take long for the crows to come in and enjoy the free meal.
My worst hits have been bundles of wire fencing and low piles of concrete drain tiles. My biggest surprizes have been finding the soil test holes where some goofball and a bakhoe dug 6 foot holes and leaves them open for the septic guys. The septic guys don't backfill and then the gass grows eye high. Watch out for those holes and the piles of dirt from the excavation.
Usually as I mow in circles or rows I will get close to the nest on one pass and the next time I come around the swarm is up so I know to avoid that area. This happened once and the bees spread out over an entire acre looking for something to sting. I resolved to bring a can of the nest killer since after they settled a bit I could get right up close to the hive. Our hives are undergrounf here.
I enjoy the big field mice. I hit maybe 5 per acre but hundreds of them scoot out in the open to escape the blades. It doesn't take long for the crows to come in and enjoy the free meal.
My worst hits have been bundles of wire fencing and low piles of concrete drain tiles. My biggest surprizes have been finding the soil test holes where some goofball and a bakhoe dug 6 foot holes and leaves them open for the septic guys. The septic guys don't backfill and then the gass grows eye high. Watch out for those holes and the piles of dirt from the excavation.
Highbeam
Super Member
The bees are the worst. I actually went and got the epinephrin shot just in case theose buggers get ahold of me. A single sting will swell up the area in a several inch radius so 10 stings on my neck could put me down for the count.
Usually as I mow in circles or rows I will get close to the nest on one pass and the next time I come around the swarm is up so I know to avoid that area. This happened once and the bees spread out over an entire acre looking for something to sting. I resolved to bring a can of the nest killer since after they settled a bit I could get right up close to the hive. Our hives are undergrounf here.
I enjoy the big field mice. I hit maybe 5 per acre but hundreds of them scoot out in the open to escape the blades. It doesn't take long for the crows to come in and enjoy the free meal.
My worst hits have been bundles of wire fencing and low piles of concrete drain tiles. My biggest surprizes have been finding the soil test holes where some goofball and a bakhoe dug 6 foot holes and leaves them open for the septic guys. The septic guys don't backfill and then the gass grows eye high. Watch out for those holes and the piles of dirt from the excavation.
Usually as I mow in circles or rows I will get close to the nest on one pass and the next time I come around the swarm is up so I know to avoid that area. This happened once and the bees spread out over an entire acre looking for something to sting. I resolved to bring a can of the nest killer since after they settled a bit I could get right up close to the hive. Our hives are undergrounf here.
I enjoy the big field mice. I hit maybe 5 per acre but hundreds of them scoot out in the open to escape the blades. It doesn't take long for the crows to come in and enjoy the free meal.
My worst hits have been bundles of wire fencing and low piles of concrete drain tiles. My biggest surprizes have been finding the soil test holes where some goofball and a bakhoe dug 6 foot holes and leaves them open for the septic guys. The septic guys don't backfill and then the gass grows eye high. Watch out for those holes and the piles of dirt from the excavation.
frank_f15
Super Member, Rest in Peace
yep the bees are the worst, specailly for someone like me /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif i was working with the fel pushing some scrub back and dug into a bees nest , backed out but one decided to bite me, imeadiatly went and shot myself with my eppiepen and on to the emergency rm. all is well but i know i can no longer tolerate bee stings , so eppiepen is always handy.
frank_f15
Super Member, Rest in Peace
yep the bees are the worst, specailly for someone like me /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif i was working with the fel pushing some scrub back and dug into a bees nest , backed out but one decided to bite me, imeadiatly went and shot myself with my eppiepen and on to the emergency rm. all is well but i know i can no longer tolerate bee stings , so eppiepen is always handy.
