Don't It Figure

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ajhbike

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I spent 5 part days bush hogging 25 acres for the local Land Trust....Lots of grass, 5ft autumn olives and wild roses. The JD 3020 worked like a champ pulling the tow behind Woods Cadet 72. I get done yesterday and finally let out a big sigh of relief and this morning I went out to see a front flat. Soooo annoyed. I suppose I should count my blessings that it didn't happen out at the field...but soooo annoying. There, I am done.
 
I was mowing a pasture and had a flat front tire. I walked back and got a spare and jack. Made the next pass and the other side was flat with a horseshoe sticking in it. My wife's horse had thrown the shoe and I hit the nail sticking out twice! Go figure....
 
Hah,....you win with a 2 timer. It looks like the likely culprit is like a 1/16th piece of a stem that went straight down through the 1/2 center rib. No Slime or Flat Out is going to prevent that
 
Autumn olive has flattened many a tire on equipment. To eliminate them spray them with glyphosate (RoundUp) onto the fresh wounds after mowing. Same with multiflora rose.
 
I am mowing for the Land Trust...They don't and won't spray anything with anything. The next town over does but not our LT. And yup, the front sure beats the 1 year old solid gold rears....and it sure beats having it happen at home.
 
ajhbike said:
I am mowing for the Land Trust...They don't and won't spray anything with anything. The next town over does but not our LT. And yup, the front sure beats the 1 year old solid gold rears....and it sure beats having it happen at home.
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Sounds like your land trust needs some education on getting rid of invasive exotics. Mowing will not get rid of autumn olive. It just stimulates it to send out more aggressive re-sprouts.
 
I know.

It was funny...the property volunteer crew (with a new manager) took back about 25 acres and said they were going to handle it with the DR and Billy Goat and put out a 10 property for bid. I was initially PO'ed since I invested in the JD 3020 and the IH 504 HiClear, a 5ft and 6ft brush hog and a 507 flail mower....and all the time and money to resurrect them all. Lots of time and work...and I did enjoy it and the hours in the seat each summer. Felt like I too was giving back and was told by them to charge $500 each for the 5 different properties and to get contractor insurance. They left me the one 25 acre property which is pretty close to home and I told them okay but it was a one way decision...no going back. and I tried hard not to blow up at them.

Well the old retired crew is sick of running the hogs through 5 ft weeds in 90F and the bids came back for $10,000. They came back and asked if I would want to help them out and do some of the old properties. I told them no, it was a one way decision. At age 70, and after mowing the one 25 acre property I don't miss it at all. Not one little bit after 10 years.
 
That sums it up. You know I gave the JD B to an FFA group to rebuild and I am probably going to get rid of the Super C with the factory snow plow, carry all, rear scoop bucket, yaddy yaddah. Then I'll be down to the 3020, 504, TO35 and the cub and who knows.....
 
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