Branson Bob
Platinum Member
Congratulations! Sharp looking tractor... looks ready to do some land clearing!
What have you done to your Branson today?
K5lwq
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Congratulations! That is a very nice combination of equipment! Please keep us updated on your projects!
LouNY
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enjoy her,
haven't even started mine for 2 weeks,possibly tomorrow to move some coal.
haven't even started mine for 2 weeks,possibly tomorrow to move some coal.
LS Tractor Owner
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- LS XG3025 TLB, Previously MT125 TLB, Craftsman GTS6500
Congrats! Nice looking setup!
Only one problem... there isn't any dirt on it!
Only one problem... there isn't any dirt on it!
Slowpoke Slim
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- Husqvarna YTH24V48 riding mower, Branson 3725CH
Very cool.
ptsg
Super Member
Got the use the tractor last Friday to till some land we own about an hour north from my home.
The ground hasn't been worked on for 30+ years. I just have been mowing the brush and last year I ran the spading machine on it to try to loosen up all that compacted clay. Now it was time to run the tiller on it.
I'm a bit late on doing this task but just had a lot of rain this year and everything was still way too wet to get in. This means that the pasture got a bit too high for my liking. Some of the highest spots were up to 2 feet high. I was going to run a third one to make it look nicer, but was running out of time for that day.
Anyway, the Branson took it like a boss, eating rocks and stumps from the canes. I ran the first pass in 540, then the second pass was on 540E. It was actually the first time I've seen it smoking a little bit under load where the grass was higher.
I won't grow anything here and this is done mostly to keep the land cleared and delay the brush as much as possible. It's also close to some houses and we can get fined if we don't clear it and it grows too much. It has to do to fire protection zones.
I do plan to get a shipping container on this propriety so I can store my tractor there whenever I'm working there, so I don't have to constantly tow the tractor back and forth. I simply can't trust myself on leaving the tractor there knowing what some people are capable of.
The ground hasn't been worked on for 30+ years. I just have been mowing the brush and last year I ran the spading machine on it to try to loosen up all that compacted clay. Now it was time to run the tiller on it.
I'm a bit late on doing this task but just had a lot of rain this year and everything was still way too wet to get in. This means that the pasture got a bit too high for my liking. Some of the highest spots were up to 2 feet high. I was going to run a third one to make it look nicer, but was running out of time for that day.
Anyway, the Branson took it like a boss, eating rocks and stumps from the canes. I ran the first pass in 540, then the second pass was on 540E. It was actually the first time I've seen it smoking a little bit under load where the grass was higher.
I won't grow anything here and this is done mostly to keep the land cleared and delay the brush as much as possible. It's also close to some houses and we can get fined if we don't clear it and it grows too much. It has to do to fire protection zones.
I do plan to get a shipping container on this propriety so I can store my tractor there whenever I'm working there, so I don't have to constantly tow the tractor back and forth. I simply can't trust myself on leaving the tractor there knowing what some people are capable of.
K5lwq
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Nice work Ptsg!
Slowpoke Slim
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Nice.
How do you keep the grass from wrapping around your tiller? 2 foot high grass? Now that it's nice and tilled, how long until you'll have to do it again?
How do you keep the grass from wrapping around your tiller? 2 foot high grass? Now that it's nice and tilled, how long until you'll have to do it again?
ptsg
Super Member
Thanks guys.
This tiller kind of self cleans on its own. At least on the middle. Except for the aluminium pan that a neighbor so kindly threw in the middle of my land. That one took a hammer and some fine words to take off.
On the ends, near the bearings, it was actually wrapped so tight that it was braking the rotor. I did clean it after I got done with the first pass.
I'm expecting the grass to be as big as it was by September or October, considering the weather is going well for this ground. If I have the container setup by then, I might run the tiller again.
This tiller kind of self cleans on its own. At least on the middle. Except for the aluminium pan that a neighbor so kindly threw in the middle of my land. That one took a hammer and some fine words to take off.
On the ends, near the bearings, it was actually wrapped so tight that it was braking the rotor. I did clean it after I got done with the first pass.
I'm expecting the grass to be as big as it was by September or October, considering the weather is going well for this ground. If I have the container setup by then, I might run the tiller again.
Aquamoose
Platinum Member
Well, last weekend I had to park my tractor because the steering cylinder was leaking pretty bad. Did some research and I got some bits n’ pieces that Branson has an “updated” cylinder that is better designed so I called Dave’s Tractors in Red Bluff to order a replacement. Anyone else ever have leaks/issues from the steering cylinder? Mine’s a 3520h.
Hope to get it very soon so I can replace it and do the 500 hour hydraulic oil & filter, engine oil & filter, belt, air filter, and get her back out working ASAP.
I also plan to weld tabs on top of my Titan forks and drill & install 3ph lower pins to enable me to use it on both ends of the tractor so I can move IBC totes for firewood.
Hope to get it very soon so I can replace it and do the 500 hour hydraulic oil & filter, engine oil & filter, belt, air filter, and get her back out working ASAP.
I also plan to weld tabs on top of my Titan forks and drill & install 3ph lower pins to enable me to use it on both ends of the tractor so I can move IBC totes for firewood.