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Post by cspot on Jan 21, 2018 17:07:17 GMT -5
Did you kill those trees before you cut them? I mean, were they standing dead? . No. Almost all were alive. A couple were dead on their own.
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Post by cspot on Mar 18, 2018 20:01:03 GMT -5
Well we finally got a productive weekend in. Thankfully without rain for a few days the ground was somewhat dry so I took the JD Gator down to help with hauling. First we got a 1/2 ton of pelletized lime and spread between the 2 plots. Then we got the firewood hauled out of the plot and back to camp. The firewood in the 2nd pic will probably stay there as it is too hard to get the Gator back there to haul it. Still need to split it, but that can be done later. Then we got the posts in and braced for a tree stand. Had 2 of the kids with me and we were able to accomplish this all on Saturday. Today we managed to get some siding hung on the cabin as well. Hopefully the weather will stay decent for some more weekend work. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by rem700 on Mar 18, 2018 20:41:22 GMT -5
Nice job on everything!
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Post by Dutch on Mar 22, 2018 11:28:11 GMT -5
Siding looks great!
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Post by cspot on May 20, 2018 15:08:19 GMT -5
Got the food plots fertilized, sprayed, and seeded this weekend. I sprayed about 3 weeks ago, but there was some new growth of weeds and crap coming up so I gave it another dose of gly. The downside is it rained not too long after I sprayed. Didn't rain alot so hopefully it will work. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Also got the platform and steps up on the one elevated hunting blind that we are building. My Dad built it for us, so everything is already cut. I was solo this weekend so I wasn't able to put up the walls. The walls are already built in 4 sections, so it won't take long to finish. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by cspot on May 28, 2018 17:03:27 GMT -5
Well we managed to get the treestand finished this weekend. Should work out well. The clover in the plots has germinated, but is just peeking thru the ground. Alot of the stuff that I sprayed last week in the plot with gly is turning brown so the rain didn't hurt it. Also the last pic is part of the trail that I sprayed the crossbow herbicide to kill the multi-flora rose and other junk. It is working well too, but it may be difficult to see in the pic. I am going to do some more batches of it this summer to kill some more of the junk along the trails. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr by cspot12, on Flickr by cspot12, on Flickr by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by cspot on Jun 10, 2018 18:53:31 GMT -5
Went down this weekend and weedwhacked all of the trails and mowed around the cabin. I am not overly thrilled at my plots down there. The clover has germinated, but there is a bunch of weeds coming in too. Will see how it works out. I sprayed twice with roundup on these, so I was hoping not to get much weeds for a while. Will just have to see what happens. Didn't take any pics of the 2nd plot but it looks the same. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by Dutch on Jun 10, 2018 19:41:38 GMT -5
You have lots and lots of seeds in that soil yet.
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Post by cspot on Jun 10, 2018 19:45:44 GMT -5
You have lots and lots of seeds in that soil yet. Yep it will take a while to get rid of it. Hopefully maybe the clover can get ahead of some of it. I have been disappointed with clover plots before and then they look alot better the 2nd year. If I get enough clover in there, I will spray it with imox next year. Still too many stumps to try and till down there. Plus would have to use the garden tiller. I will probably pull another soil sample this winter to see where it was at. It wasn't very good 2 years ago when I did the last one. Been putting lime on them, so hopefully they are improving.
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Post by Dutch on Jun 10, 2018 20:25:48 GMT -5
Second year is always better. I have never done it, but I really think seeding in fall with a rye companion crop is the way to go. Have seen that with great success.
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Post by cspot on Jun 10, 2018 20:29:24 GMT -5
Second year is always better. I have never done it, but I really think seeding in fall with a rye companion crop is the way to go. Have seen that with great success. I planted a fall mix that had clover in it one year and was surprised how nice the clover was in the Spring. I think it was a brassica and pea mix, but don't remember for sure. The clover didn't really do anything in the fall, but it sure came up in the Spring.
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Post by cspot on Jul 1, 2018 13:18:36 GMT -5
Well I am officially disappointed. I have alot of weeds growing which I hoped wouldn't be too bad since I hit twice with Gly. Also the clover is spotty. Not sure if maybe some of the seed got washed in all of the rain? Don't know but with not being able to till that is a possibility. Not planning on doing anything with it this year other than probably mowing it later in the year. Will see how it looks in Spring and decide what to do. The clover that is up does look pretty good though. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by Dutch on Jul 1, 2018 15:22:00 GMT -5
Maybe kill it, then overseed brassicas in early August. No till planting. Put lots of seed down to overcome the lack of tillage?
How steep is that plot? If the seed washed off, you'd see concentrations around rocks and such
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Post by cspot on Jul 1, 2018 15:31:27 GMT -5
Maybe kill it, then overseed brassicas in early August. No till planting. Put lots of seed down to overcome the lack of tillage? How steep is that plot? If the seed washed off, you'd see concentrations around rocks and such It has some slope to it that is for sure. There is some concentrated areas, but it is hard to tell because I put down lots of seed too. At this point I am not going to kill it for this year. I have the rest of cabin walls/ceiling to finish plus I need to install the floor before hunting seasons. I am thinking about frost seeding heavy with clover again this winter and then spraying with imox next summer. I will probably pull another soil sample to see where it is at too.
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Post by cspot on Dec 31, 2018 22:39:50 GMT -5
Well, the family and I got started on our habitat work for 2019 a day or two early. Went down this weekend and got all the chainsaw work done at camp that we wanted to get done for the year. We widened out the one plot a little, widened the entrance across the ravine to allow equipment access into the plot, cleaned up the logging road that ran onto the neighbors property a little to join up two of our logging roads (this will allow equipment all the way to the bottom of the hollow), and also made a short path so that we can have better hunting access into the one stand from the road instead of access thru the property. I also purchased a Kubota this weekend although since I wasn't planning on doing that I will have to pick it up next weekend. Now I need to get a brush hog and tiller for it. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 6:49:23 GMT -5
I got a crik in my neck looking at the middle photos, cspot.
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Post by cspot on Jan 27, 2019 17:08:52 GMT -5
Well, I believe the tractor is ready to go. I ended up having to fix the one back tire as it had a slight leak and the calcium fluid was starting to rust the rim. I took it off and cleaned up and painted the rim. Fortunately I caught it in time so the damage isn't that bad and there was still alot of metal there. I put a tube in it as I don't think the rim would ever seal good at the bead where it was leaking. Instead of putting calcium back in I bought a wheel weight for that side. I think I might do the same this summer with the other side as it has calcium in it too. For those that don't have tractors they used to use calcium fluid alot for weight ballast. The downside is when it leaks it can really rust a rim fast. Now they typically use beet juice. I bought the wheel weight for what it would have cost me to get it filled. A little less weight but makes it easy to repair the tire. Other things I did was bought a seat cushion for my but, fixed the sway chains, put an over-running clutch on the PTO since it isn't a "live" pto, new rear hubs, serviced it, and put new tires on the front. Really the only thing that doesn't work on it is the lights, but I really don't think I will ever need them. Bought it for $1600 and I have put in another $800 (most of that was the new style rear hubs that fixed the issue of it coming loose on the axle and new front tires). The original hubs were notorious for coming loose on the axle. One of those deals that the original design is bad and it could result in losing a tire when running it. The new aftermarket ones fix that problem for good. Pretty happy as my budget was $3,000 when I started looking and I think now that this machine that is in really good shape. Now I need to find a brush hog and maybe a tiller. Rural King has a couple of different 4' brush hogs for about $1,000. Been looking for used but a good brush hog is hard to find especially 4' that isn't all beat up. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr . url=https://flic.kr/p/2d4q1Kr] [/url] Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by Dutch on Jan 27, 2019 17:20:22 GMT -5
You gonna push trees over with that front bumper?
Very nice Cspot!
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Post by cspot on Jan 27, 2019 17:23:28 GMT -5
You gonna push trees over with that front bumper? Very nice Cspot! LOL. THey better be small. I know going from a 65HP at home to this is going to be an adjustment.
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Post by bushmaster on Jan 27, 2019 17:40:34 GMT -5
That's the perfect tractor for what your doing. Nice and small with some power!
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 27, 2019 17:46:33 GMT -5
That's a work horse, I have a 1990 B7100HST. Use it mostly for skidding logs for fire wood. Have a tiller and 60 inch mower too. My son uses the tiller for his garden, and it does a nice job, I would sell the tiller if it wasn't for that.
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Post by cspot on Jan 27, 2019 17:59:16 GMT -5
That's a work horse, I have a 1990 B7100HST. Use it mostly for skidding logs for fire wood. Have a tiller and 60 inch mower too. My son uses the tiller for his garden, and it does a nice job, I would sell the tiller if it wasn't for that. What size tiller are you running on it?
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 27, 2019 19:01:49 GMT -5
That's a work horse, I have a 1990 B7100HST. Use it mostly for skidding logs for fire wood. Have a tiller and 60 inch mower too. My son uses the tiller for his garden, and it does a nice job, I would sell the tiller if it wasn't for that. What size tiller are you running on it? It's a King Kutter II 48 inch. Little bigger than I would like, but the tractor handles it OK, no power issues, just a bear to install and remove. I bought it used and the price was right. Only thing wrong with it is the auger seal on the gear box side is leaking some, and it's not a simple repair from what I know. Started using 00 grease instead of 90 W gear oil that has helped some.
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Post by cspot on Jan 27, 2019 19:09:31 GMT -5
What size tiller are you running on it? It's a King Kutter II 48 inch. Little bigger than I would like, but the tractor handles it OK, no power issues, just a bear to install and remove. I bought it used and the price was right. Only thing wrong with it is the auger seal on the gear box side is leaking some, and it's not a simple repair from what I know. Started using 00 grease instead of 90 W gear oil that has helped some. Those 3 point tillers are a bear to install as I have used my Dad's 6' before. I was wondering if it would handle a 48" or if I needed to go to 42". Thanks.
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 27, 2019 19:12:30 GMT -5
It's a King Kutter II 48 inch. Little bigger than I would like, but the tractor handles it OK, no power issues, just a bear to install and remove. I bought it used and the price was right. Only thing wrong with it is the auger seal on the gear box side is leaking some, and it's not a simple repair from what I know. Started using 00 grease instead of 90 W gear oil that has helped some. Those 3 point tillers are a bear to install as I have used my Dad's 6' before. I was wondering if it would handle a 48" or if I needed to go to 42". Thanks. If I was buying a new one, I would go with the 42", but as I said , I bought this used and the price was right, no steal but right. It was hook to the next size up Kubota when I went to look at it.
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