What have you done to your Branson today?

[Aquamoose]

Glad to see your properties survived the fires, Aquamoose. Some other people in our area were not nearly as fortunate,

I know, especially Malden which is devastating when 80% is gone! You must be quite close in that area. How are you doing?

 

[Aquamoose]

Glad you could get the hoe off in such good time and that you didn't need your cart.
Any thought of adding a hitch or reciever to your hoe so you wouldn't have to remove it?

I rarely use the hoe but considering that I recently discovered that I can drop my backhoe quickly, I just have to be more prepared and avoid the backhoe in hot & dry times. During burning or logging, I stage it at a convenient location. Besides, with 550 gallons, the rig easily weighs more than 5,000 lbs and I pull it over rough grounds sometimes.

 

[Aquamoose]

I'm glad the firefighters took care of it before it got out of control.

That's a nice fire rig you have there Aquamoose.

Thanks! I want to add a live booster hose and some brackets to hold ground tools. One day at a time.

 

[Cougsfan]

I know, especially Malden which is devastating when 80% is gone! You must be quite close in that area. How are you doing?

A couple of houses burned down in our town of Colfax, and it is an absolute wonder more didn't as the fire spread through the residential area. A friend of mine had the fire burn right up to the foundation of their home. We were a couple miles away from the closest blaze, thankfully. The west coast is burning up! We have caught whatever Australia had last year!

 

[K5lwq]

Prayers for all I the wake of the fires! I am glad y'all are safe!

 

[Cougsfan]

I am so glad that I am able to keep my acreage mowed. That is one of the best insurances against wildfires. That, and don't have trees next to your house, particularly evergreen trees.

 

[Cougsfan]

Was going to go out and do some clearing with the tractor today, but decided it is a good day to stay in the house. A cloudless sky, but you can't see the sun for the smoke from the fires all over the west coast. Visibility of maybe a half mile. The sky is an eerie orange. Strange times!

 

[K5lwq]

I don't blame you at all! My heart goes out to everyone dealing with the fires.

 

[K5lwq]

Thought I would share a tip. From my days of flying airplanes, I got in the habit of doing a walk around every time I get on or off the tractor.

Today I am getting ready to mow with the flail mower and needed to grease everything first. The PTO shaft is easer to grease if you take off one side at a time and rest on the mower or lift arms. Well this morning I forgot to hook back up the PTO to the tractor and it was just resting on the lift arm. Had I just jumped in a pulled away I likely would have damaged my shaft. During my walk around, I noticed it and corrected the problem before damage was done.

Take the time to do a walk around and quick check of everything each time you mount and dismount your machine. It could save you from making a mistake.

 

[Branson Bob]

Thought I would share a tip. From my days of flying airplanes, I got in the habit of doing a walk around every time I get on or off the tractor.

Today I am getting ready to mow with the flail mower and needed to grease everything first. The PTO shaft is easer to grease if you take off one side at a time and rest on the mower or lift arms. Well this morning I forgot to hook back up the PTO to the tractor and it was just resting on the lift arm. Had I just jumped in a pulled away I likely would have damaged my shaft. During my walk around, I noticed it and corrected the problem before damage was done.

Take the time to do a walk around and quick check of everything each time you mount and dismount your machine. It could save you from making a mistake.

Absolutely right. A pre-use inspection is a great habit.