'Nother Hoss for da Farm

[gspren]

I just saw an ad today for the mower Pat needs, Altoz tracked zero turn, looks neat and expensive, they go together. www.altoz.com . Get the TRX

[Magicman]

And when she stuck that I would never get it out!!  

[Bill Gaiche]

If she had that, MM would be dragging logs with it. bg

[jeepcj779]

I bet you can haul logs with this one:

https://www.ventrac.com/products/attachments/msmtmu

[Crusarius]

I thought I mentioned the TRX earlier? Maybe not. Husqvarna also makes a 4wd articulated one looks very similar to the ventrac.

[thecfarm]

We have a wet hole that the wife mows. It's kinda on a down hill slope. Have to mow it that way when it's wet. But I have still came home to the tractor stuck in the wet hole. Once that mower deck hits, she is done. The 3 pt winch comes in handy for that.  ;D 

[Magicman]

Da Hoss and ZT are loaded on this trailer and another ZT on the other trailer and ready for a work day at the Cabin and tree farm tomorrow.  Da Magic Clan will be busy. 

 

[Magicman]

Da Magic Clan was indeed busy yesterday!!


 
Yes, that is supposed to be a road!! 


 
Whittle away.


 
Stop for lunch.


 
Then whittle some more.


 
That Stihl MS362 e/w a 25" bar and skip chain rocks.  ;D


 
Cleared out !!    

[EOTE]

You need a log grapple for that hoss.

[Magicman]

That would be nice $$$ but I'm going to settle for something similar to Reply #84.  For this particular job, the bucket worked very well.

[thecfarm]

What a mess,looks good now.

[Magicman]

Thanks, there were 5 trees and 6 stems (one forked low) all laying diagonally across the road.  The smallest butt was probably 12" and the largest probably 24".   There were some beautiful Red Oaks. 

[Southside]

Looks like a couple of nice logs there for sure!!  Any plans for them?

[Magicman]

Yup, either firewood or termites....take your pick.  Fact is I have plenty of firewood much closer.  These are about a mile from the Cabin and not really hauling nor skidding user friendly.  The same storm that downed these also downed many more much larger and nicer Red Oaks.  I contacted a Forester and he was not able to contact any logger that was interested in salvaging them. 

[Southside]

Horse fence boards are about the best market for RO these days, so not much of a surprise there.  

[Magicman]

A bit more work today on this Water Oak.


 
But first da Hoss needed a new battery.  :

[farmfromkansas]

Does that canopy make your tractor really loud?  My old 4020 has one, and I have to wear ear muffs.  Keep a pair on the steering column and another pair on my skid steer.  What hearing I have left have to try to save.

[Magicman]

I always wear ear plugs when operating either tractor as well as the sawmill, chainsaws, & lawn mower, so to answer our question I don't know.  The canopy does have about an inch of some kind of insulating material bonded to it.  Whether for heat from above or noise from below, I have no idea.

[Magicman]

I spent this past Saturday taking care of an ongoing water/mud problem on my farm property.  Not ditches nor creeks, but just runoff on basically level ground where rain runoff crosses one of my roads.


 
Loaded the first two culverts up.


 
Laid them across the road and started hauling dirt.


 
Covered over and then on to the next one.

Ready to cover this one.  The previous location is seen to the left of the rear tractor tire above.


 
It's done so now I will just wait and see where the water goes.

[Magicman]

Da Hoss and I spent part of Friday and all day Saturday Bushhogging.


 
Due to my knee & shoulder repairs, none of this got done last Fall.


 
Those Sweetgum and Persimmon saplings in the background are 6' - 8' tall.  The Bushhog is a model #3008 which is 8' wide e/w two spindles so da Hoss' additional horsepower is very welcome.  Also the 4 post canopy that I fabricated works very well and the front posts deflects limbs from the FEL control lever and the operator.  ;)



A pretty sight to me anyway.  I used a total of ~18 gallons of Diesel.  My next order of business is to use 2-4-D Amine on those saplings when they sprout out to prevent this in the future.  That plus fell that Sweetgum tree that is South of this opening that keeps reseeding it.  I Hates Sweetgum and Persimmon.

Now on to rebuilding the washed out bridges.

[Banjo picker]

That looks nice.  I did some bush hogging yesterday myself.  Mine is a little 5 footer I pull with a 2600 Ford.  In heavy stuff that's all it will pull... takes a while, but that's ok.  That's all the Ford does anymore.  I think it's got 1215 hours on it.  It's a 70s model tractor.  Banjo

[Southside]

At first glance those culverts looked like some rather twisted logs!!  

[Bruno of NH]

Mr Lynn
Looks like a awesome farm property. 
I like brush mowing. 
I'm saving up for a Stiener or Ventrac with a rough cut mower to hit my place with.

[Crusarius]

MM is there anytime you wish you didn't add the front posts for the top? I have some 1.75" .120 wall round tubing and a sheet of 14 ga steel. I was going to make a new top for my tractor. was wondering if I should do 4 post or just keep it connected to the rops.

[thecfarm]

Nice looking bush hog you got. I just have the one with one wheel. Wife uses a 5 footer behind a 30 hp tractor. I have a 6 footer for my 40 but only used it for less than 2 years. Wife likes the fields mowed more than 2 twice a year. So I bought her a couple mowers, which did not pan out. This is the second year for the bush hog and no repairs on it so far. 
I am reclaiming back another grown up pasture. That bush hog hit a few rocks there.    At least I know where they are now.  :  Some went for a ride up into the bog.  ;D  I am lucky here. I can mow every few weeks and the trees will die out and the grass will come back.