Yes. I'm in love with a Mahindra 3016. LJ's cool with it. Lol.
Last night, in under two hours, we cleared a HUGE amount of brambles and brush. Would have taken both of us probably 3 full days to do as much with just the clearing saw and a rake. Sweet! The brush hog attachment makes short work of berry brambles, and LJ has developed a technique for efficiently clearing 8' high walls of thorns. He drives into them with the bucket high, drops the bucket with the teeth pointed at the ground, and simply backs the tractor up, pulling the berry vines with him. Driving forward, he runs them over with the brush hog, and goes in for another bite. Very very effective!
We really want to replant the timber, but we first have to clear out all the berries, scotch broom, and junk saplings. If it will stop raining for just a couple hours one afternoon, I'm going to go out with the chainsaw and cut some tractor paths. We're leaving all the cedars, Doug Fir, etc that we find. There's a lot of them out there, but the brush is severely hampering their growth. I have a feeling that a couple years of bramble free sunshine will really jumpstart our little patch of forest. As the trees get bigger, they will in turn choke out the blackberries (ah... I dream of the day). Our little tractor is sure going to help with that!
Showing posts with label Tractor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tractor. Show all posts
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Tractor pics!
Isn't she pretty?!
I got tractor lessons from LJ last night, and while I was a bit nervous, it wasn't too difficult! Not really that different from driving a forklift, and I've done that for years. Too much fun! As far as attachments go we'll have a box blade, a straight blade, and a brushcutter. Sweet! By the time I got home, LJ had already done a rough clear on our proposed garden area. There were huge logs (like hip high logs) all over the area, and now it's down to dirt! Woo hoo! I'm very much looking forward to everything we'll be able to do with our new girl, and I still have the giggles.
I got tractor lessons from LJ last night, and while I was a bit nervous, it wasn't too difficult! Not really that different from driving a forklift, and I've done that for years. Too much fun! As far as attachments go we'll have a box blade, a straight blade, and a brushcutter. Sweet! By the time I got home, LJ had already done a rough clear on our proposed garden area. There were huge logs (like hip high logs) all over the area, and now it's down to dirt! Woo hoo! I'm very much looking forward to everything we'll be able to do with our new girl, and I still have the giggles.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Tractor!
According to LJ, there will be a tractor and various attachments in the shop when I get home from work today! I'm so excited, I keep bursting into fits of giggling. A tractor! If I make it to the old house this weekend (and real internet) I will post pics and more info. Heehee!
Spring is almost here. It is finally light out (as in don't need headlights) by the time I get to work each morning. Love it! With the help of the mythical tractor (won't believe it until I'm sitting on it) I can get the garden areas cleared and eventually tilled and planted. I'm a summertime kind of gal. It's getting closer!
Happy Friday!
Spring is almost here. It is finally light out (as in don't need headlights) by the time I get to work each morning. Love it! With the help of the mythical tractor (won't believe it until I'm sitting on it) I can get the garden areas cleared and eventually tilled and planted. I'm a summertime kind of gal. It's getting closer!
Happy Friday!
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