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Post by bowbum on Apr 17, 2016 12:03:56 GMT -5
I have a few areas with scrub growth, stumps and big rocks that I decided need cleared to be put to some good use. In the continuing effort to keep wildlife interested in hanging out here, I figured I'd do food plots. These areas are "border" or 'edge" areas along paths in the woods. I had some scrap iron and metal and so I fired up the welder and made a 48-inch rake for our old Steiner tractor. I finally got to try it out yesterday and it works great.....I pushed a huge old stump out and some fair sized rocks. Now I have some more serious boulders to try to break loose and push aside.....we'll see how it holds up today and tomorrow.   |
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Post by 3212 on Apr 17, 2016 13:01:14 GMT -5
Yeah,Big Boy toys!
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Post by bowbum on Apr 17, 2016 15:58:12 GMT -5
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Post by cspot on Apr 17, 2016 16:47:28 GMT -5
Is that a Massey Ferguson Tractor in the barn? Is it a 135?
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Post by dennyf on Apr 17, 2016 17:20:42 GMT -5
He likes "old stuff" like that. Fortunately fer him, so does Kate. popcorn
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Post by bushmaster on Apr 17, 2016 17:29:48 GMT -5
Like the old Steiner, we've got a Ventrac at work. They are like little tanks.
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Post by bowbum on Apr 18, 2016 7:55:33 GMT -5
Is that a Massey Ferguson Tractor in the barn? Is it a 135? Good eye! Yes a Massey but not a 135, it is a 165. |
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Post by bowbum on Apr 18, 2016 7:59:31 GMT -5
He likes "old stuff" like that. Fortunately fer him, so does Kate. popcorn You got that right and she keeps reminding me of it also. Don't bother me a bit though, it's nice to have a younger woman help me up the steps sometimes.  |
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Post by bowbum on Apr 18, 2016 8:06:30 GMT -5
Like the old Steiner, we've got a Ventrac at work. They are like little tanks. That Steiner is a 1991 model and a true representation of how, "they used to make things." We have a newer one that gets babied, (Kate's) and is strictly for mowing. But the old one is a monster and does mostly work suited to a bulldozer. |
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Post by cspot on Apr 18, 2016 18:23:43 GMT -5
Is that a Massey Ferguson Tractor in the barn? Is it a 135? Good eye! Yes a Massey but not a 135, it is a 165. I had a 135 and my BIL had 165. They are good tractors. The only thing I could fault them is they are little light on the backend if you don't have something attached on the 3 point hitch. They can scoot pretty easy when pulling a wagon down a steep hill. From the little bit you can see in the pic it looks to be in good shape. Those tractors from that era are amazing. Yours is probably 50 years + in age and still going strong. |
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Post by bowbum on Apr 19, 2016 8:12:26 GMT -5
Good eye! Yes a Massey but not a 135, it is a 165. I had a 135 and my BIL had 165. They are good tractors. The only thing I could fault them is they are little light on the backend if you don't have something attached on the 3 point hitch. They can scoot pretty easy when pulling a wagon down a steep hill. From the little bit you can see in the pic it looks to be in good shape. Those tractors from that era are amazing. Yours is probably 50 years + in age and still going strong. Well I've used it hard, very hard over the years ....moved and spread several thousand tons of stone and dirt and skidded a lot of logs. She pulls my 1,800 pound drag for road work ;like there's nothing there. I really like it for plowing deep snow. Our two lanes are about 3/4 mile and even in 8 - 10" deep snow, I make one pass down the hill and one pass up the hill with a 8' Land pride and I'm done. Usually about 30-45 minutes. The old girl has been pretty much rebuilt since I bought it 13 - 14 years ago. Clutch/pressure plate, a complete engine overhaul last year and all the hydraulics rebuilt in the last two years. There was a lot of hard work to do with developing the properties here but  it is pretty much done, so I guess she'll relax now. |
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Post by dennyf on Apr 19, 2016 8:23:56 GMT -5
We had a guy move logging debris from about 8 acres with a medium-sized dozer, a few years ago at our club. Heavy rake attachment that bolted onto the dozer blade, with teeth that extended about a foot below the bottom of the blade.
That set up worked pretty slick for piling up all the debris left behind from the logging/clearing operation, as well as any large rocks. Pushed it all into a long "windrow", which the local fire company came out and burned over several training exercises after the debris had a chance to dry.
We rented a stump grinder attachment for a member's skid loader, to knock all the stumps down below mowing height and planted most of that area in warm season grasses. Which reminds me, it's time to throw the brush hog on our big Kubota and mow that area again.
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Post by bowbum on Apr 19, 2016 10:36:55 GMT -5
We had a guy move logging debris from about 8 acres with a medium-sized dozer, a few years ago at our club. Heavy rake attachment that bolted onto the dozer blade, with teeth that extended about a foot below the bottom of the blade. That set up worked pretty slick for piling up all the debris left behind from the logging/clearing operation, as well as any large rocks. Pushed it all into a long "windrow", which the local fire company came out and burned over several training exercises after the debris had a chance to dry. We rented a stump grinder attachment for a member's skid loader, to knock all the stumps down below mowing height and planted most of that area in warm season grasses. Which reminds me, it's time to throw the brush hog on our big Kubota and mow that area again. Those are great for clearing logged-over land or rocky soil. You saw my old track loader with the bucket that had the "rock tooth" edge on it. Same principle but not nearly as effective as the toothed dozer blade. But I used it to clear many acres on this hillside before she just needed too much in the way of repairs. |
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Post by dennyf on Apr 19, 2016 11:17:02 GMT -5
Recall when you had the old loader and dump truck. Once ya got stuff about where ya wanted things, the Steiner can probably handle what's left?
We have an L3130 Kubota that is pretty handy with the 7' loader bucket, but really need a bigger tractor with more lift capacity. It will only handle about 1200lbs, which is half a skid of claybirds. PITA stocking three or four trap houses a half skid at a time. A 65HP unit that could handle a bit over a ton, would be far more practical for our club needs.
If they hadn't insisted on building a new two story clubhouse this year, a better tractor would've been on my list of things to do. Right now I'm poundin' the snot out of the Kubota, moving dirt and crushed stone with it. Saturday had to dig a two foot deep ditch with it, about fifty feet long, to run some conduit. Tractor loader ain't the handiest thing for ditch digging, but got it done.
Contractor broke a 1-1/2" PVC conduit I had in, to run fiber optic line into new building. I even bedded the conduit about eight feet below finished grade, so they could backfill the excavation where the conduit was, still managed to break it somehow?
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it is pretty much done, so I guess she'll relax now.