What did you do with your SCUT Deere today?

starkeyb · 2011-12-17

I find it amazing how these machines make you say, yay I have work to do. Ive been meaning to collect some firewood for a few months now. Got 'er done today, and really quick and easy too!

SulleyBear

· #2,023 · Oct 13, 2014

Milharri said:
The 60d needed some sharpening. I was hoping to make it through the season without, but it started to leave strips so I pulled the blades and put the kids to work. I was really surprised at how dull they were. View attachment 33892 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh, you meant the blades.......Got it. I didn't think you were talking about the kids being dull..!!!!!!!!

Just joking, of course......:mocking:

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SulleyBear

· #2,030 · Oct 16, 2014

sblj52 said:
Tons of deer in the woods behind my property. One March I looked out and counted a herd of 25 of them in my backyard. See them all the time. In fact, my wife got into a "fight" with a young buck once. He was into the garden and she went outside to shoo him away. He started to stop his foot and snort at her. She stomped and snorted right back.

Just imagine the incredible YoU-Tube video that scene with your wife fighting with the young buck would have made.

Frequently, I have herds of deer from as small as 6 or 8 up to a recod of 35 deer at one time on the edge of my backyard. For years I have put out deer lick blocks for them and when the snow flies and their food sources dry up, I put out shell corn for them. Not to hunt them, but primarily to keep them from eating all of the landscaping which I have invested in over the years.

The does and fawns seem to all get along quite well even with food on the ground. But get a buck out there, they tend to protect the food source and they get real nasty with everyone else. The bucks will get up on their back feet and snorting and striking out with their front legs towards anyone who dares come near.

Last winter there was a buck doing just that and he kept rotating in a circle pushing the rest of the herd back from the food. Once his back was turned to the largest doe, she raced in and head butted him right in the hind end, knocking him about 6 feet forward in the process. He seemed so stunned by this he just took off and let the rest of the herd return to eating.

You don't mess with those females in charge when it comes down to feeding themselves and their young ones.

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SulleyBear

· #2,061 · Oct 20, 2014

Adamq said:
Spent some time brush hogging today, getting a job finished up before the winter. Sure was cold in Upstate NY today, even the tractor decided to grow a beard...

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Just make sure you don't refer to the tractor as a "her or she" with that beard and all.......:cold:

It is amazing how quickly that light debris in the air when "hogging" will plug up the air box outer filter, not to mention the radiator "pre-screen".

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SulleyBear

· #2,062 · Oct 20, 2014

Tonton said:
At some point I have to make the decision to go all the way, or just get it good enough and let mother nature do the rest. I's location is the problem. If I take it to the next level, there will be no way in and out of my driveway until I am done.

Tonton, I was picturing you considering some explosives to assist in the stump removal......That would really be taking it to the next level......and quickly.:thumbup1gif:

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SulleyBear

· #2,226 · Nov 23, 2014

mbowen89 said:
Hooked the sled to my 1026 and pulled the sled around the yard! Was a blast, I pulled my wife and 14 month old girl, then she pulled us. Haha

I hope the 14 month old was wearing her seat belt when she pulled you and your wife around on the sled......:thumbup1gif:

Oh, wait.....:banghead:

Your WIFE pulled you and your daughter around on the sled. NOW I got it.....I was struggling with how the 14 month old could reach the hydro pedals on her own........:slap-yourself-emoti

(kidding of course)...:lol:

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SulleyBear

· #2,231 · Nov 23, 2014

Tonton said:
Personally, I'd rather get the seat time on Mean Green rather than a chilly ride on a scooter. Although I get the itch every year in the spring to go buy a new scooter, but in the Fall, I'd much rather be on the tractor.

The right tool for the job, now that's the trick.

My scoot and tractor peacefully co-exist during the winter months as they share the same heated garage stall at my place. The tractor keeps insisting that the scoot should be in the barn all winter since the tractor resides out there all summer. The Hog says "No dice". At times, I am afraid they are going to come to blows.

But having them in the same garage stall can cause some confusion. I have even been thinking about fabricating a quik attach for the front of the Harley to be able to plow snow with just to keep it interesting mid winter.

But those tires chains on the FLHT are awful close to the saddle bags......Plus in the summer, riding the tractor, it takes forever to circle the great lakes......:lol:

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SulleyBear

· #2,261 · Nov 26, 2014

I pulled the John Deere out of the heated garage stall and parked it outside and performed a ceremonial "Snow Dance" to bring on the white stuff. Ready to play with the blade and blower(s).

The tractor is actually far better at dancing than I am so we will have to see what happens next......:thumbup1gif:.

The tractor said something about how it wanted to audition for "Dancing with the Stars" or something like that but I had no idea what it was talking about.:dance:

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SulleyBear

· #2,263 · Nov 26, 2014

Levi said:
We need a video. :laugh:

When I mentioned this to The tractor, it replied it would have to "run it past it's people"...:lol:

I guess I am not it's people. Hmmmm.

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SulleyBear

· #2,282 · Nov 27, 2014

mbowen89 said:
Crap I'm stuck! Literally!

Now you have to share the "Rescue" details with us. Video, if available.....:thumbup1gif:

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SulleyBear

· #3,005 · Mar 30, 2015

Danbeck said:
I've been just waiting for my 1023 to return home. She's been gone almost 2 weeks now. I keep looking out the window, wondering if my dealer might be bringing her back home. Wasn't anything major, out of warranty in May, just a few adjustments to be made, while under warranty. I don't want to rush them, so patiently wait. But you boys know how it goes ! Slide comfortably into the saddle, stroke the throttle, get her fired up, listen to that happy purr of a satisfied engine, driving home. You know she's the best. Dan

I made sure to ask the dealer I am working with if I would be permitted "Visitation Privaledges" should my pending purchase 1 series need to revisit the dealer for an extended period of time. When he asked what an "extended period of time" would be, of course I looked him right in the eye and said "Well overnight, of course"....."Longer than that and I may need to make sleeping arrangements in the shop as I certainly wouldn't want the tractor to think it had been abandoned".

The look on his face was "Boy I hope this guy is kidding otherwise he is in need of mental health services", which others have, in fact, suggested.:crazy:

He said as long as when I was there I considered spending more money, I would be welcome anytime......I told him, it's nearly impossible to visit the dealer and not find something you can take home with you, whether it's a new JD apparel or just a spare LOF cartridge(s) for the parts shelf at home.

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SulleyBear

· #3,006 · Mar 30, 2015

ToddM said:
Rounded up the herd and put a yard in. Cali helped me spread the straw.

That is a beautiful setting.......Nice Green Equipment Assortment as well.:bigthumb:

Tell Cali to make sure to apply sun block on the underside if it is going to be sunning in that position for long. When my dogs do that, we refer to it as "puppy aerobics", regardless of their actual ages.

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· #3,007 · Mar 30, 2015

dvice said:
15" dia oak, or ash( not sure).... this tractor is a life saver....just getting to the tree through a bunch of multiflora rose bushes. the tractor just clears the way , and I hauled out the fresh wood to the splitting site...

getting ready for next seasons fire wood.. tree was at least 60 feet high....how much fire wood you guys think??? 1 cord? or More??

I am figureing that log is about 900-950 lbs!!

bob

60' long and 15" in diameter.......hmmmmm, since there is a Lab in the picture, I will say more than a cord.....That's quite the supervisor you have helping you.

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SulleyBear

· #3,009 · Mar 30, 2015

dvice said:
OOPs that's 25" in dia, NOT 15!!!

ill have to go correct that...

bob

Let's see, I was assuming a 15" diameter and 60' in length and I calculated more than a cord.

But wait, Hmmmm

Now the diameter is 25"......(I thought that the dog looked awful small if the logs were 15", but hey, I roll with what I am told)

Let me recalculate.........Well, ok........I am still going with MORE than a Cord.

But it was a complicated and difficult analysis process which led to that answer.......And it only took an hour of analysis.

And NO, I do NOT work for the gubmint.....That would have required days of analysis.

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· #3,012 · Mar 30, 2015

coaltrain said:
Some fuzzy math going on here I think....

A cord of wood is 128 cu ft.

The calculation of the 25" diameter log 60" long comes to 17.04 cu ft

So it would take 7.5 of those logs to make a cord.

Can you tell I have too much time on my hands?

Ah Hah....But didn't the ORIGINAL posting say the tree was 60' long (tall)? :dunno:

I know it also said 15" in diameter but that has been revised. So my answer is based upon 60' of tree length, not 60" of log length. So if your calcs require 7.5 logs and the length is 60", having 12 of them to reach the 60' length should still support my answer of MORE than a cord.

Was the original message sent from a personal server or a Govt. server? Now that the answer was "scrubbed".........Oh, never mind.:flag_of_truce:

Not to be overanalyzing or anything....

:laugh:

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SulleyBear

· #3,014 · Mar 30, 2015

W9GFO said:
Less actually because a cord of wood is 128 cu ft of stacked wood, meaning that there is a lot of voids (air space) between the pieces.

The EPA is very concerned about the carbon emissions from all of that air which is burned that is between the pieces of wood when you burn a cord of wood. Expect new rules soon......:laugh:

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SulleyBear

· #3,015 · Mar 30, 2015

dvice said:
well the straight section of that tree was at least 30 feet and I bet the tree was still 18" in dia. Ill go ahead and guess I got well more than a cord waiting for me once she is all split up.

there is an auto calculator for cubic feet.. I went ahead and put in 30 feet and I averaged the radius to about .9 feet... that put me at about 76 cubic feet( about 59% of a cord)....of course once the bark starts to fall off, so will my cord size!! ha ha ha

anyway, love that machine!!

really thinking about getting an even bigger JD.

bob

So the answer is ................More!

Ah ha.

Bob, we were on the same page the whole time......:yahoo:

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SulleyBear

· #3,017 · Mar 31, 2015

coaltrain said:
I really screwed that up then missing the 60' part and calclated for 60".

All in good fun!

Stan,

At least we are having fun and that's what's important. I saw in another post your weather forecast for tomorrow. Are you up at much greater elevation than most other areas in your state? Or is it lake effect and or a combination?

Today I pulled all of my perimeter markers and my "reminder sign" for the plow guys which I put in my front yard which says, politely "DO NOT PILE SNOW ON THIS LAWN".......so maybe my wrapping up my winter "aids" caused your negative weather.....You are probably 7 to 8 hours east of me via the toll road so I guess anything is possible.

Hope the snow isn't too severe tomorrow. Maybe you can post pictures of your likely last plow session of this season. Take Care.

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SulleyBear

· #3,155 · Apr 17, 2015

mjarmstr said:
Frost heaved my basketball hoop so it was crooked. I took it down today so I can expand the hole, add drainage, and reset the pole.

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I could swear I saw a You Tube Video where Bigfoot was shooting hoops at your place and that last slam dunk knocked the basketball hoop crooked. He even said to the smaller Bigfoot he was playing basketball with that " they will probably blame it on frost heaving anyway"......as they were walking away. :laugh:

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· #3,156 · Apr 17, 2015

636mullet said:
Tilled my mom's garden today. Then played around on the farm. View attachment 43895 View attachment 43896 View attachment 43897 View attachment 43898 View attachment 43899 View attachment 43900 View attachment 43901

Nice Aluminum Trailer. Very well made, reasonably low to the ground so the tail gate will work as a loading ramp and you can tell it's a top quality unit based upon the finish assembly detail when it was made. Perfect for hauling around the Deere pulling it and even bigger things. It looks like it should have a Gvwr OF 3,500lbs or so and being made from aluminum you retain a lot of load capacity.

I have been meaning to get a trailer similar to that one. Very handy for a wide variety of uses plus they last a long time since it won't rust.....:bigthumb:

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SulleyBear

· #3,157 · Apr 17, 2015

ColonyPark said:
I broke down and took the snowblower off today. Cleaned it up and stored it away until next winter. I haven't even started the 1026R for a couple weeks. With the warmer temps, she fired up immediately and with hardly a puff of smoke. The new short block is serving us well!

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Is there a specific thread which talks about what led up to your tractor getting the new short block?
:dunno:
I recall seeing some discussions awhile ago, in the dead of winter if I recall, where the issue was smoking at start up that I think you were part of but I would like to know what happened to result in the new short block. Any direction you can point me would be appreciated.

Thanks

S.B.

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