Winter Warmup!

I see you put the non slip strips and or bolted rubber matting. I recently put down nonslip material on the cub and the SC and I can't believe I didn't do it before.
 
Nice looking cubs, and green grass .
Here - 17 this morning ,has been this way for about 10 days already and looks like another week in the deep freeze . That is a good idea to cover up the cubs, I use old bed sheets to cover mine up in the garage, it really keeps all the the dust off. When I was looking for my tractor I visited with a tractor guy with 50 plus different tractors and as many different vehicle ,and he had them all covered with old bed sheets.
 
JimCub48":32optw10 said:
. . . Here - 17 this morning ,has been this way for about 10 days already and looks like another week in the deep freeze . . .
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Looks like the lowest will be tomorrow night. Every forecast I look at is a little different, but the one in front of me right now says -26. At least we haven't had much snow to move. I think I've plowed 4 times so far all winter.
 
Jim Becker":27concua said:
JimCub48":27concua said:
. . . Here - 17 this morning ,has been this way for about 10 days already and looks like another week in the deep freeze . . .
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Looks like the lowest will be tomorrow night. Every forecast I look at is a little different, but the one in front of me right now says -26. At least we haven't had much snow to move. I think I've plowed 4 times so far all winter.
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Having grown up in Florida, I was a teenager before I saw my first snow. Now, in NC we do have 4 seasons, which I have come to enjoy. But -17 or -26 and inches or FEET of snow??? You guys are braver & made of more stout material than I !!!
:big what: :big angry: :big crying: :big smile:
 
Not as bad as Jim,---but all week here been high of zero and lows of -11, so far! Had maybe 3 or 4 inches of snow, --- BUT 30 to 50 mph winds with it from the North--Northwest. At best I make it out once to the mailbox and back in---- cant hack the cold plus cant put my winter pants on with these diapers, so its light bibs and run---well walk like heck!
For cubs I still have 6 --- neighbor got addicted after helping me get the cultivator on the 56 and bought 2 of his own to play with. Transmission bearings were out on one of his and that was a total tear down, and his radiator on the other one was junk. He has both of them back runnin now.
One of mine has the bearings out of it too from what it sounds like --- might get some put in it but not likely, since we are trying to get the 310 fixed.
Still have my A and SA, neither one run right now.
Ice storm broke the big pine tree off here by the house and landed on 2 cubs ----wont know the damage til it thaws out so I can start sawing up the mess and draggin it out to the chipper.
I like the 185 that has the creeper gear to mow with. Didnt mow much last year, only trimmed ----neighbor kept my stuff mowed with his 8' Husler Z-turn.
Enjoy your tractors! --- You have nice ones!
 
JimCub48":lv0d7szu said:
Nice looking cubs, and green grass .
Here - 17 this morning ,has been this way for about 10 days already and looks like another week in the deep freeze . That is a good idea to cover up the cubs, I use old bed sheets to cover mine up in the garage, it really keeps all the the dust off. When I was looking for my tractor I visited with a tractor guy with 50 plus different tractors and as many different vehicle ,and he had them all covered with old bed sheets.
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Good cheap covers if there in a place that they can't get wet. My tractor and hers as well (at least the outer ones) are in a place that they can get blowing rain on them. Under a shed but rain can blow a long way under a shed. And wet cloth covers would be worse than no cover at all, holding that moisture against the metal.
 
I eliminated about 3 acres of mowing by planting 2,000 white pine and blue spruce trees on 8-foot centers 30 years ago. Let about 450 remain on the property and sold the rest from the transplant bed, other than 220 of the best ones grown in containers. Now my 5-row conifer fence line is the best no-maintenance fence I could have imagined. And, no more mowing. The 2 year-old seedlings were only 6 cents each back then and turned out to be one of the smartest things I've ever done.

When they were young, I mowed between them in both directions and it was a lot of extra work. But, the payoff was worth it. Even bought a 1959 Chevy Viking with a 48-inch Vermeer tree spade mounted on the back. Many of the trees have been sold and planted locally and I love to see them thriving everywhere. Our soil is typically sandy (acidic) and works well for the conifers. Not the best for grass anyway.

I've done the hay thing and it's no wonder nobody wants to do that job.
 
Barebones":1ft7doza said:
I've done the hay thing and it's no wonder nobody wants to do that job.
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I guess I am a nut, because I enjoy making hay (when the weather agrees)!

Well, except the part where I restack it in the barn!

Funny you mention pine trees, because years ago, I had the bright idea to buy pine seedlings and plant them in pots.

Let them grow for 2, 3, maybe 4 years and start selling them for a little extra coin to reinvest into my farm.

When it came time to sell, I put a sign out front.

Within a few days I got a visit from the Ohio plant inspector.

He said I can not sell live trees without a license.
License at the time was $125 a year! :(

So I said ok and did the paperwork and paid the guy.

Needles to say I only sold a few more more trees than needed to cover the cost of the licenses that year, and all my profit went to the state!!! :shock:

I never did buy another license after that!

Leave it to the Grubbermitt to stifle economic development!!! :mad:

I had no desire to be a full blown tree farm, but only to peddle some pines here and there.

I told every customer who bought a tree about the license, and every customer of mine was disgusted with the state and their overreach!
 
When I need to use my cubs in cold weather, such as pushing snow, I loosen the mounting screws on my grill and slip it back enough to slide in a piece of cardboard big enough to cover about 2/3 of the radiator. No need to worry about fastening it in, the fan will suck it in against the radiator and hold it there.
 
54 for a brief period today then back to freezing again with another 5-8” of snow predicted on Thursday. :roll:
This white stuff ain’t never going away! It’s been a blanket of snow for over a month now. The short thaw and refreezing has made a foot deep of crust that’s tough to walk thru and even the SA has a tough time driving thru where it wasn’t plowed. The berms made plowing are ice walls now. What’s in my barn is staying there till it melts and I’m locked up on projects.
It’s a pain in the butt !
 
I think they need someone to come build them one!! :lol: Another problem is that the roofing was recycled, so it has a few extra holes in it, and rain drips down on the tractors!

Poor things!! :(
 
Dale Finch":44n3gwsv said:
I think they need someone to come build them one!! :lol: Another problem is that the roofing was recycled, so it has a few extra holes in it, and rain drips down on the tractors!

Poor things!! :(
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Get you a tube of silicone caulk and your step ladder and fill those extra holes with a dab. Will be like new for 10 years or so
 
Clemsonfor":7jibvdq0 said:
Get you a tube of silicone caulk and your step ladder and fill those extra holes with a dab. Will be like new for 10 years or so
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Then paint the roof with aluminum roofing paint. Should last another 20 or more years.

Saying that, I no longer do roofs, just give advice.
 
Hmmm...food for thought. There are lots of wasp nests that for years I have been meaning to knock down. So rather than being stupid on TOP of the roof, I may do double duty...get my really tall folding ladder and knock down nests AND plug holes from the inside.
 
Dale, let me give you a piece of advice, if I may. Don't do it. I speak from experience. No folding ladder is safe. Once you go above about 41/2 feet they tend to become more unstable and the higher you go the greater the risk. I fell from a 12' step ladder on November the 11th 2019 at 5:10 in the afternoon. Yes I remember the exact time. Broke my leg in 5 places. I was lucky. I could have broken my hip or cracked my head. It took only seconds to happen and a year to fully recuperate. Just a slight shift in my weight and the ladder went. I have a genuine respect for all ladders. I don't go on one with out a least one person holding the ladder (2 people would be better) . The best is get some one younger with better balance, sense of touch and eye sight than we do. Or rent or buy scaffolding. The scaffold I just bought was much less expensive than the medical bills for the broken leg. Much more stable than a ladder. Ironically North Carolina seems to the scaffolding capitol of the country. I looked around a lot, even CL nothing, looked for new no one had any. NC seems to be full of it. Had it ordered and shipped to Northern Hydraulics. Drove 45 miles to pick it up. It was well worth it.

Sorry my for the long winded story, I really don't want anyone to go thru what I experienced. Thanks for listening.
 
Probably good advice I should heed! I had hip replacement last October, and sure wouldn't care to undo it or need another overhaul of this old body!!

Besides, the roof has been like that for over 20 years... what's the rush?! :lol:
 
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